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Martyn Blake has denied murder after Chris Kaba was shot dead during a police stop.

Chris Kaba was shot dead in police stop

Emily Pennink2 minutes ago

A police marksman shot Chris Kaba dead believing “one or many” officers could be killed as the suspect attempted to escape at “any cost”, a court has heard.

Martyn Blake, 40, shot the 24-year-old in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car during a police stop in Streatham, south London, on September 5 2022.

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Chris Kaba: Anger may have played part in police marksman shooting driver dead in south London, court told

Martyn Blake, 40, has gone on trial accused of murdering Mr Kaba in September 2022 during police stop

Sir Mark Rowley said abuse online and lengthy misconduct investigations have left officers less willing to take action or additional duties

Sir Mark Rowley said the abuse thrown at police officers online is ‘shameful’

Margaret Davis1 minute ago

Abuse on social media and controversy over investigations by a watchdog have damaged police officers’ confidence so much that the rate of stop and search and arrests has dropped, the head of Britain’s largest force has claimed.

Forget your middle-class aspirations of a bouji garden office duplex — fashion has decreed the humble Wendy house to be the external living area flex you didn’t know your toddler (and, er, David Cameron) was an early adopter of.

Police were called to reports of an altercation on Fernwood Avenue

While there’s plenty of talk about a return to office working and the resurgence of city living, a recent report by Quick Move Now and Home.co.uk lays bare how tough it still is to sell a property in London.

The figures revealed the locations across the UK, where it takes the longest and shortest time to sell, based on the number of days a property is on the market.

Two people are charged with the murder of Basilio Dos Santos Antonio