Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist

31 janvier 2026 à 08:00

Shy 63-year-old’s decision to blow up London traffic camera linked to online conspiracy theories and Islamophobia

To his neighbours, Kevin Rees did not seem like an extremist. The shy 63-year-old lived on a tree-lined street in suburban Sidcup, in Bexley, south-east London. He appeared to be enjoying retirement after a career mending dishwashers and other domestic appliances. “He’s a quiet character – I’ve lived opposite him for 10 years and never really spoken to him,” says Sam, who declined to give her full name.

Behind the lace curtains, Rees was much more abrasive, at least online. Under the user name the “Exterminator” he ranted about London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) which in 2023 was expanded to the capital’s outer borough, including Bexley.

Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker

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Par :Matthew Weaver

30 janvier 2026 à 15:41

Deng Chol Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in ‘sadistic’ attack at railway station

A Sudanese asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 29 years for the “sadistic” murder of a woman who was working at the hotel where he lived.

Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before stabbing Rhiannon Whyte, 27, with a screwdriver 23 times at Bescot Stadium station in Walsall in October 2024.

First female archbishop of Canterbury vows to call out misogyny

The Guardian

Par :Matthew Weaver

28 janvier 2026 à 18:47

Sarah Mullally confirmed as 106th person to take up post as some African church leaders express dismay at appointment

The first female archbishop of Canterbury has marked her confirmation in the role with a vow to speak out about misogyny while questions continue about her record on safeguarding.

Sarah Mullally took part in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral which legally confirmed her as the 106th person to take up the post and the first woman in the role. Some African church leaders have expressed dismay at the appointment.

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