'Upskirting' On The Escalator

A female tube train passenger was the victim of 'upskirting' at King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station.

The woman was targeted by a mystery male who stood behind her on the escalator.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released this image of the man they are hunting.

Investigating officers are appealing to members of the public to assist them in identifying him.

The victim was on the Victoria Line escalator at approximately 6.15pm on Wednesday, March 11 when she was intimately recorded.

Another passenger challenged the man, who then apologised and made off from the scene.

Officers believe the man in the image could have information that may assist their enquiries.

Anyone who recognises him is asked to text BTP on 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40, using the reference 594 of 11 March.

Information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

On Yer Bike: Train Station Cycle Thief Strikes Three Times

A mystery bike thief continues to steal high value branded cycles locked outside various West Sussex railway stations.

He is known to have stolen a Trek and Vitus bike, plus another cycle at Haywards Heath; Hassocks and Burgess Hill stations, all worth hundreds of pounds.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released this CCTV image of the man they are hunting.

Investigating officers are appealing to members of the public to assist identify him.

On Thursday, March 5 a black Trek bike, worth £550, was stolen from a bicycle rack at the rear of Haywards Heath railway station after the victim left it there at around 10.00am.

Officers believe the same man is linked to two other stolen bicycles in West Sussex.

On Tuesday, March 3 the victim left his bicycle locked to a rack at Hassocks railway station at 9.00am, and it was stolen at around 1.00pm.

The bike is a Trek mountain bike with a black frame, beige/brown tyre rims and purple details on it, and worth £1,000.

Previously an £800 Vitus bicycle was stolen from Burgess Hill railway station in February.

Anyone who recognises the man in the images, or has information that could help police, should text BTP on 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40, using the reference 2600028231.

Information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Becks' Pal Dave Gardner Finally Runs Out Of Luck

'Me and My Shadow': Gardner & Becks

The loyal friend and long-term business partner of David Beckham - sports and entertainment agent Dave Gardner - has been fined for speeding in his £100,000 Range Rover.

The diminutive Godfather to Brooklyn Beckham and former fiancé of Hollywood actress Liv Tyler was fined £660, with £130 costs, plus a £264 victim surcharge and received three penalty points on his driving licence.

The 49 year-old did not appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, which heard he pleaded guilty to exceeding the 40mph limit on November 9, last year on the A40 between the junctions of Long Drive and Welland Gardens, Greenford, west London.

Father-of-three Gardner was approximately eight miles from his home in Ledbury Road, Notting Hill, which was purchased for £6.4m in 2022, when a speed camera snapped him driving at 46mph in his Range Rover SE at 8.26pm.

In correspondence to the court former Manchester United youth player Gardner - who befriended teammate Beckham when they were teenagers - declared a monthly income of £27,000.

After failing to make the grade at Old Trafford despite winning the FA Youth Cup in 1995 Gardner established the Elite Sports Agency with Alex Ferguson’s son Jason before founding his own firm. 

Via his glamorous connections with the Beckham he met actress Liv Tyler and the couple enjoyed a relationship between 2014 and March, 2021 and have two children, Sailor Gene Gardner, 11, and Lula Rose Gardner, 9.

He also has a son Gary, following his marriage to socialite Davinia Taylor between 2003 and 2010.

Gardner is currently busily involved in Inter Miami FC and is a co-investor in the Florida club, run by Beckham.

He was not represented in court and did not submit any mitigation.

"National Treasure" Hayley Mills Fined For Speeding In Mercedes

Veteran English actress Hayley Mills was described as a “national treasure” in a magistrates’ court yesterday, which heard she is in hospital, recovering from an emergency operation.

However, this did not stop the court fining her and imposing penalty points after she was caught speeding in her Mercedes-Benz near her £1m south-west London home.

The eighty year-old former child star - related to an acting dynasty - was fined £100, plus a £40 victim surcharge and given three penalty points for the offence.

She did not appear in person at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court, but had previously admitted exceeding the 20mph speed limit on the A306 Rocks Lane, Barnes, on October 29, last year.

It was 11.14am when Mills was caught by a speed camera driving at 28mph in her grey diesel Mercedes-Benz not far from her apartment in St. Ann’s Road, Barnes.

“This is the childhood actress and national treasure,” prosecutor Matt Longhurst told the court. “She currently has three penalty points on her driving licence for a speeding offence.”

Her Bombay-born partner, actor Firdous Bamji, emailed the court: “I am submitting this on behalf of Haley Mills, who has recently undergone emergency surgery for a hernia and is in hospital.”

Mills herself told the court: “It is with great regret that I am unable to come to court.”

The surgery took place on June 2 and the actress remains in hospital.

Mills paid the fixed penalty fine outside the time limit, which resulted in the offence being elevated to the magistrates’ court.

She says she did not receive the notification letter due to visiting a friend who had suffered as stroke.

“The fine will be reverted back to when it was a fixed penalty, which was missed on reasonable grounds because she was not at home,” announced bench Chairman John Soones.

Mills is the daughter of legendary actor Sir John Mills and author and actress Mary Hayley Bell.

She is a BAFTA award-winner, Golden Globe recipient and official Disney Legend.

The former child star appeared in six Walt Disney films, including the movie adaptation of her own mother’s novel ‘Whistle Down the Wind’.

Mills is more recently known for her performance in the long-running ITV series ‘Wild at Heart made somewhat of an acting comeback in 2024, appearing as FBI profiler Dr. Josephine Grant in M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller ‘Trap’.

The thespian family includes her actress sister Juliet Mills and her brother Jonathan is a writer and producer.

End Of The Line: Serial Train Pervert Back Behind Bars

A serial train sex offender is back behind bars after targeting an eleven year-old girl travelling with her mother.

Tajinder Sabherwal, 44, of High Street, Bedford, stared at the youngster while touching himself over his clothing on the St. Pancras to Peterborough service.

At St Albans Crown Court he was sentenced to two years and two months in prison after pleaded guilty to Outraging Public Decency. 

He was also handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

In 2021 Sabherwal received eighteen months imprisonment for exposing himself to women and touching himself inappropriately on multiple occasions at stations and on trains across London and Surrey.

His latest offence occurred on March 22, last year

The court heard how on 22 March last year, a mother and her young daughter were on the train when Sabherwal boarded the service and sat adjacent to them so that the child was in his line of sight.

The mother turned around and noticed Sabherwal was touching himself over his shorts while staring at her daughter.

She turned around again and made eye contact with Sabherwal who, on realising he had been caught in the act, left his seat and walked down the train.

The mother texted 61016, British Transport Police’s (BTP) text-to-report service, and officers boarded the service at Biggleswade, but Sabherwal had already left the train.

BTP detectives identified Sabherwal as the offender and he handed himself in at Luton police station before offering no comment to all questions put to him in police interview.

BTP Detective Constable Agata Barker said: “This was an extremely disturbing incident for the victim and her mother. 

“Sabherwal stooped to a new low, committing this vile offence while staring at a young child.

“He is evidently a repeat offender and poses a serious danger to women and girls, so I am pleased to see him return to jail where he can’t target the public with his repulsive behaviour.”

Square Mile Knifeman Banged Up

A well-known criminal is back behind bars after City of London police found a large serrated kitchen knife on him outside Liverpool Street station.

Officers in the Square Mile spotted him acting suspiciously and search his bag, which contained the eight-inch blade.

Craig Powell, 41, of Drysdale Avenue, Chingford is now starting a nine month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to possessing a blade article.

He also admitted being in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order.

On Thursday, April 9 at around 11:15am, plain-clothed officers were on patrol around the station when they saw Powell, whose suspicious behaviour led the officers to follow him.

Powell was approached by officers on Harrow Place and after identifying themselves, a search was carried out.

When searching the suspect’s bag, a large kitchen knife was discovered. 

Sergeant Sibyl Beaumont, of the City of London Police, said:

“This was a good result where we were able to quickly make an arrest after which we seize a large knife

“Powell’s actions had drawn suspicion from officers and in a stop and search, a knife measuring eight inches was found. 

“This highlights the benefits of our proactive and plain-clothed patrols working to make our streets safer and for people to feel safe in the City.

“People carrying these large knives are doing so to intimidate and cause fear and we want to send a strong message: that if you’re caught carrying a weapon, we will arrest you and bring you before the courts.”