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Investigations reporter Charles Thomson has unmasked one of Britain's worst ever paedophiles as a police informant, won precedent-setting legal battles against police and councils, and uncovered fresh evidence in the east end murder case of Jason Moore. He has been Britain's Weekly Reporter of the Year a record four times, won the Ray Fitzwalter Award for Investigative Journalism, and been shortlisted for the Paul Foot Award. Sign up to receive his newsletter exposing London's dark underbelly.

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Her body was found at home in Stocksfield Road

Coroner's Court

Met Police were called to woman's home and found her dead body

John Ioannou was sent home by Whipps Cross Hospital on June 23, then found dead on the morning of June 24 from an infection

John Ioannou was sent home by Whipps Cross Hospital on June 23, then found dead on the morning of June 24 from an infection

Coroner's Court

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'Concerns' as man found dead one day after hospital sent him home

An inquest has been opened at East London Coroner's Court into the death of 11-year-old schoolboy Freddie Davis

An inquest has been opened at East London Coroner's Court into the death of 11-year-old schoolboy Freddie Davis

Coroner's Court

Harold Hill schoolboy, 11, found dead after inhaling aerosol fumes

Tyler Hayward died from a stab wound to the heart, East London Coroner's Court has heard

Tyler Hayward died from a stab wound to the heart, East London Coroner's Court has heard

Coroner's Court

East London man died from stab wound to the heart, court hears

Michael Horn, 78, was found in Kingston Road, Ilford, in a house with a leaking roof and a rat infestation, East London Coroner's Court heard

Michael Horn, 78, was found in Kingston Road, Ilford, in a house with a leaking roof and a rat infestation, East London Coroner's Court heard

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'He had given up on life' - OAP died a day after being found living in squalor

Finchley man Muhammed Ozkan was named at East London Coroner's Court as the victim of a single vehicle collision on the A13 last month

Finchley man Muhammed Ozkan was named at East London Coroner's Court as the victim of a single vehicle collision on the A13 last month

Coroner's Court

Finchley man, 24, killed in 'single vehicle collision' in east London

'It killed Southend' - Marc Miller told the court of the detrimental impact last summer's disorder had on businesses in the city

'It killed Southend' - Marc Miller told the court of the detrimental impact last summer's disorder had on businesses in the city

'Savage' gun and machete gang war 'cost businesses millions in Essex city'

Arrest - One of the teens arrested by armed police during the disorder

Arrest - One of the teens arrested by armed police during the disorder

Teen who fired gun in gang war had conviction over prior east London shooting

Mums fled children's play area amid gun and machete gang fight in Southend

Mums fled children's play area amid gun and machete gang fight in Southend

Mums 'fled children's play area amid gun and machete fight between east London gangs'

The dead body of Francis Adjetey was found at 7 Argyle Road, Ilford - the address of the Arran Guest House

The dead body of Francis Adjetey was found at 7 Argyle Road, Ilford - the address of the Arran Guest House

Coroner's Court

Firefighters find man's dead body amid guest house fire alarm

Max took the Islington Gazette to his former children's home in Northampton Park last year. He has since been refused a payment under the council's support scheme

Max took the Islington Gazette to his former children's home in Northampton Park last year. He has since been refused a payment under the council's support scheme

Islington Council

'I suffered abuse at a children's home but was denied support cash on a technicality'

Gary Wade, 56, was found dead in a flat in Aldersbrook Lane, Ilford, in May

Gary Wade, 56, was found dead in a flat in Aldersbrook Lane, Ilford, in May

Coroner's Court

Man's dead body found inside Ilford flat after police break-in

A customer was 'appalled' to find a voicemail on his phone, accidentally left by a Thames Water employee, lambasting a Pakistani customer as a 'bastard'

A customer was 'appalled' to find a voicemail on his phone, accidentally left by a Thames Water employee, lambasting a Pakistani customer as a 'bastard'

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Customer 'appalled' at 'racist' voicemail left by Thames Water employee

A carer claims Camden Council instigated a safeguarding investigation into him, accusing him of abusing his sister, shortly after he enquired about filing a racism complaint against her social worker

A carer claims Camden Council instigated a safeguarding investigation into him, accusing him of abusing his sister, shortly after he enquired about filing a racism complaint against her social worker

'Council accused me of abusing my sister as revenge for racism complaint'

Mr Panashchenko collapsed at Barking station

Mr Panashchenko collapsed at Barking station

Coroner's Court

Homeless man dies three days after collapsing at east London station

Dawn O'Shea, 65, was found dead in Porters Avenue, Dagenham, after concerns were raised that she had not been seen 'for a significant period of time'

Dawn O'Shea, 65, was found dead in Porters Avenue, Dagenham, after concerns were raised that she had not been seen 'for a significant period of time'

Coroner's Court

Woman, 65, 'had been dead for some time' when body was found

Robert Price, 76, was killed by two teenagers who set fire to his home in Oval Road North, Dagenham, in July 2024

Robert Price, 76, was killed by two teenagers who set fire to his home in Oval Road North, Dagenham, in July 2024

Coroner's Court

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Pensioner killed by teens had suffered 'horrendous abuse' for years, court told

Upminster man Don Mahendra Sunil Hettiarachchi, who drove patients to medical appointments, suffered a fatal brain injury on the job. Now police and the HSE are investigating

Upminster man Don Mahendra Sunil Hettiarachchi, who drove patients to medical appointments, suffered a fatal brain injury on the job. Now police and the HSE are investigating

Coroner's Court

Police probe after Upminster care worker suffers fatal head injury at work

Vaky Varnava is the second patient in two months whose death was referred to East London Coroner's Court for a broken neck believed to have been sustained at Whipps Cross Hospital

Vaky Varnava is the second patient in two months whose death was referred to East London Coroner's Court for a broken neck believed to have been sustained at Whipps Cross Hospital

Coroner's Court

Inquest to probe hospital as SECOND patient dies with broken neck

Colin Rickards was detained at Priory Hospital Suttons Manor in Romford

Colin Rickards was detained at Priory Hospital Suttons Manor in Romford

Coroner's Court

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Man dead after 'refusing to eat' while detained in mental health hospital

Mental health patient Giedrius Vasiljevas was shot dead in Weston Green, Dagenham. An inquest is due to investigate his death in October

Mental health patient Giedrius Vasiljevas was shot dead in Weston Green, Dagenham. An inquest is due to investigate his death in October

Coroner's Court

Court bans press or public from looking at police who shot mental health patient

Christopher Sedgewick, 39, was found dead from acute alcohol poisoning at his home in Main Road, Romford

Christopher Sedgewick, 39, was found dead from acute alcohol poisoning at his home in Main Road, Romford

Romford man, 39, found dead in flat after years of alcohol misuse, court hears

Dagenham man John Nutt was said in court to be only the latest member of his family to have died from asbestos-related illness after working on east London's docks

Dagenham man John Nutt was said in court to be only the latest member of his family to have died from asbestos-related illness after working on east London's docks

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'Hardworking' dad is latest in same family killed by asbestos exposure

Jackir Ahmed was killed in a single-vehicle motorbike crash on the A12 at the Lea Interchange on May 10

Jackir Ahmed was killed in a single-vehicle motorbike crash on the A12 at the Lea Interchange on May 10

Coroner's Court

Man killed in east London motorbike crash was 30-year-old from Camden

Linda Latimer was found dead in Eastfield Gardens, Dagenham, in April

Linda Latimer was found dead in Eastfield Gardens, Dagenham, in April

Coroner's Court

Woman, 59, found dead at home had taken cocktail of alcohol and five other drugs

Mohammed Akram was found dead in Staines Road, Ilford, from an unexplained 'incised wound to the abdomen', an inquest opening was told

Mohammed Akram was found dead in Staines Road, Ilford, from an unexplained 'incised wound to the abdomen', an inquest opening was told

Coroner's Court

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Mystery as elderly man found dead with 'incised wound to the abdomen'

The Cranbrook Hotel, where Mr Moran died

The Cranbrook Hotel, where Mr Moran died

Coroner's Court

Probe begins after man, 23, found dead in east London hotel

David Goss, 68, was found unwell at a property in Roxwell Road, Barking. His illness was chalked up to a drugs overdose, thanks to what a coroner called 'a dreadful mistake'

David Goss, 68, was found unwell at a property in Roxwell Road, Barking. His illness was chalked up to a drugs overdose, thanks to what a coroner called 'a dreadful mistake'

Coroner's Court

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'A dreadful mistake': How stroke patient was wrongly accused of taking overdose

Coroner's Court

Investigation launched after man, 27, found dead in Harold Hill home

Woodford Green man Brian Hayes died after consuming alcohol and drugs, East London Coroner's Court was told

Woodford Green man Brian Hayes died after consuming alcohol and drugs, East London Coroner's Court was told

Coroner's Court

Man died after consuming 'excess alcohol' and drugs, court told

An end-of-terrace house was the scene of a fatal fire in Belgrave Avenue on April 30

An end-of-terrace house was the scene of a fatal fire in Belgrave Avenue on April 30

Coroner's Court

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Romford man who died after fire tore through house is named

Sandeep Annavaratu, a 30-year-old man from Slough, died after being found unresponsive outside King George Hospital

Sandeep Annavaratu, a 30-year-old man from Slough, died after being found unresponsive outside King George Hospital

Coroner's Court

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Mystery as man, 30, dies after being found collapsed outside hospital

East Ham electrician Lalji Vekaria died after mistakenly combining two prescribed painkillers with alcohol, an inquest ruled at East London Coroner's Court

East Ham electrician Lalji Vekaria died after mistakenly combining two prescribed painkillers with alcohol, an inquest ruled at East London Coroner's Court

Coroner's Court

'Very loving' electrician killed by accidentally mixing painkillers and alcohol

Bishop of Stepney Joanne Grenfell says she found the star witness in the murder trial of Jason Moore (inset) in two attempts - after Britain's official miscarriage of justice watchdog claimed it had been trying and failing for 18 months

Bishop of Stepney Joanne Grenfell says she found the star witness in the murder trial of Jason Moore (inset) in two attempts - after Britain's official miscarriage of justice watchdog claimed it had been trying and failing for 18 months

Court of Appeal

Bishop found murder witness in two days - after officials failed for 18 months

Martin Power, pictured here at the Enough is Enough protest in Whitehall, has been cleared of affray

Martin Power, pictured here at the Enough is Enough protest in Whitehall, has been cleared of affray

London Uncovered

Brentwood man cleared of affray at protest following Southport murders

Former Rush Green scout leader Michael Costin has lost a bid to reduce his 15-year sentence for sexually abusing young boys

Former Rush Green scout leader Michael Costin has lost a bid to reduce his 15-year sentence for sexually abusing young boys

Court of Appeal

Romford paedophile scout leader loses appeal against 15-year prison sentence

Isaac Mansfield, 10, was found with cocaine in his system

Isaac Mansfield, 10, was found with cocaine in his system

Coroner's Court

'Surrogate criminal probe' into who exposed boy, 10, to cocaine before his death

Newsquest used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain data on assaults on staff at NELFT - north east London's NHS mental health trust

Newsquest used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain data on assaults on staff at NELFT - north east London's NHS mental health trust

Freedom of Information

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Violent and sexual incidents suffered by NHS staff not reported to police

The Elm Guest House was located on Rocks Lane, Barnes

The Elm Guest House was located on Rocks Lane, Barnes

Freedom of Information

South London 'VIP paedophile ring' files will remain covered up due to ruling

Henry Donkor, 40, was found dead by a support worker at an address in Forest Gate

Henry Donkor, 40, was found dead by a support worker at an address in Forest Gate

Coroner's Court

Man found dead after 'struggling to find support and accommodation'

An inquest at East London Coroner's Court heard how Lynda-Mai Stewart took her life, saying 'the last straw' was her inability to get a dentist appointment

An inquest at East London Coroner's Court heard how Lynda-Mai Stewart took her life, saying 'the last straw' was her inability to get a dentist appointment

Coroner's Court

Bereaved mum who took her life was 'abandoned by authorities'

David Sandground died at Newham Hospital after suffering an aneurysm

David Sandground died at Newham Hospital after suffering an aneurysm

Coroner's Court

Pensioner's death under investigation amid hospital treatment concerns

Patricia Wynter discharged herself from Newham Hospital and was found dead at home by her granddaughter two days later, the coroner was told

Patricia Wynter discharged herself from Newham Hospital and was found dead at home by her granddaughter two days later, the coroner was told

Coroner's Court

Investigation as east London grandmother found dead from painkiller overdose

A coroner has asked police to explain their efforts to find Robert Wright

A coroner has asked police to explain their efforts to find Robert Wright

Coroner's Court

Police face probe after 'missing' man found dead at home 12 days after report

MPs have called on Karen Kneller (main image) to resign as head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Jason Moore (top left) and his sister Kirstie (bottom left) have echoed the MPs' sentiments

MPs have called on Karen Kneller (main image) to resign as head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Jason Moore (top left) and his sister Kirstie (bottom left) have echoed the MPs' sentiments

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East London murder convict's family call for justice watchdog boss to quit

East London toddler Ahsanul Izyan died during a family holiday to Greece (stock image of a Greek town), the court heard

East London toddler Ahsanul Izyan died during a family holiday to Greece (stock image of a Greek town), the court heard

Coroner's Court

Toddler was 'found unresponsive in pool' during family holiday to Greece

Samantha Johnson, 36, was found dead in Bellhouse Road, Romford

Samantha Johnson, 36, was found dead in Bellhouse Road, Romford

Coroner's Court

Woman, 36, found dead with alcohol, class A drug and sleep aid in her system

An inquest opened into the death of Daniel Sher at East London Coroner's Court

An inquest opened into the death of Daniel Sher at East London Coroner's Court

Coroner's Court

Young man shot dead in Pakistan by his own uncle, court hears

The deaths of two men in Newham - Said Ali and Christian Manibo - are being probed

The deaths of two men in Newham - Said Ali and Christian Manibo - are being probed

Coroner's Court

Court to investigate two men's deaths linked to drugs

Gulzar Khan died in Whipps Cross Hospital with a broken neck staff failed to detect, a coroner said

Gulzar Khan died in Whipps Cross Hospital with a broken neck staff failed to detect, a coroner said

Coroner's Court

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Elderly man's neck 'may have been broken in hospital'

George Fraser laid dead in his home in Angel Way, Romford, for weeks

George Fraser laid dead in his home in Angel Way, Romford, for weeks

Coroner's Court

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Romford man, 37, laid dead for weeks after NHS staff 'misled his family'

Isaac Mansfield, 10, was found with cocaine in his system

Isaac Mansfield, 10, was found with cocaine in his system

Coroner's Court

Disabled boy, 10, died after ingesting cocaine - but mystery over how it got there

Margaret Mullane MP failed to appear before a coroner, claiming she couldn't attend because it was a parliamentary sitting day - but then her office told Newsquest she wasn't at Parliament

Margaret Mullane MP failed to appear before a coroner, claiming she couldn't attend because it was a parliamentary sitting day - but then her office told Newsquest she wasn't at Parliament

Coroner's Court

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Labour MP who skipped court 'for Parliament' went and visited a school instead

Newsquest's investigations reporter Charles Thomson (top right) has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism, for his investigations into the justice system and potential wrongful convictions

Newsquest's investigations reporter Charles Thomson (top right) has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism, for his investigations into the justice system and potential wrongful convictions

London Uncovered

Newsquest murder investigation shortlisted for national award