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Charles Thomson

Investigations Reporter

Charles Thomson is an award-winning investigative journalist, covering London and Herts.

Charles Thomson is an award-winning investigative journalist, covering London and Herts.

Latest articles from Charles Thomson

Ronald Corr died at his home in Balmoral Road, Hornchurch, from a suspected asbestos-related cancer

Court probes Hornchurch OAP's death over suspected asbestos exposure
A Hornchurch pensioner may have been killed by inhaling asbestos, East London Coroner's Court has heard.

Lakhwinder Singh, whose last known address was in Gurney Close, Barking, died at Newham Hospital from acute alcohol poisoning

Investigation after autopsy finds Barking man 'died of alcohol poisoning'
The East London Coroner's Court has ordered an inquest after Barking man Lakhwinder Singh was found to have died from alcohol poisoning.

Ayse Hussein's cousin Jan Mustafa (inset) was murdered in Newham by a serial woman beater and known paedophile. She joined other bereaved families to demand tougher sentencing for murders in domestic settings

'All killers must get a minimum of 25 years', demands murdered woman's cousin
Ayse Hussein, whose cousin Jan Mustafa was murdered in Custom House, joined a protest outside Parliament calling for all killers to get at least 25 years in prison.

Colin Aylward was left exasperated when his CCTV camera filmed a taxi driver pooing on the pavement, but Barking and Dagenham Council refused to take action

Exclusive Anger as council won't treat cabbie's pavement pooing as antisocial behaviour

Dagenham man Colin Aylward says he is 'gobsmacked' after the council refused to treat a man pooing in the street as antisocial behaviour.

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Julie Major has spoken of her anger after the CCRC refused to let Mark 'Ozzy' Osbourne (inset) appeal his murder conviction, despite the star prosecution witness against him having told the CCRC he lied at trial

Exclusive Romford 'killer' denied appeal - despite star witness admitting he lied at trial
The CCRC has refused to refer Romford murder convict Mark Osborne to the Court of Appeal, despite the star witness against him admitting he lied.

Havering Council chief executive Andrew Blake-Herbert has explained why the authority is spending taxpayers' money to try to cover up racism and sexism allegations

Council forks out taxpayers' cash to barristers in bid to cover up racism complaints

Havering Council has hired lawyers to fight against a court order compelling it to reveal details of 'disturbing' racism allegations at Havering Town Hall.

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An inquest has been opened at East London Coroner's Court into the drugs death of Laura Handford, 41, in Forest Gate

Exclusive Woman found dead at 41 is latest east London victim of novel synthetic opioid
A coroner has reiterated his concern over protonitazines after 41-year-old Laura Handford was found dead in Forest Gate with the opioid in her system.

A 33-year-old woman from Poland was found decomposing inside a Newham property

Exclusive Woman found decomposing in Plaistow home prompts investigation
Senior east London coroner Graeme Irvine has opened an inquest into the death of Polish woman Marta Perkowska at her Plaistow home.

Camden Council has announced that it is triggering phase two of its Chalcots inquiry - days after the Ham&High revealed it had secretly been shelved for years

Campaigners' scepticism as Camden starts 'scoping' Chalcots inquiry phase two
Camden Council has announced phase two of its Chalcots estate inquiry a week after we revealed councillors had shelved it for years without telling residents.

The inquest was opened at East London Coroner's Court

'Accelerant used' in fire that killed mum, court hears
East London's senior coroner Graeme Irvine has opened an inquest into the death of East Ham mum Shipli Begum in a fire.