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Motorcyclist dies after collision with car

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A motorcyclist died after crashing into the back of a car on a busy east London road.

Emergency services were called to the site of the collision on East India Dock Road in Poplar at around 2.15pm on Saturday.

The 29-year-old man was rushed to an east London hospital but died from his injuries just after 4pm.

The driver of the car stopped at the scene and there have been no arrests in connection with the incident.

Police are now appealing for witnesses who may have seen the collision or the events leading up to it.

A Met Police spokesman said: “Officers were called at approximately 14:15hrs on Saturday, 5 November to reports of a motorcycle in collision with the rear of a car in East India Dock Road, at the junction with Poplar Bath Street, E14.

“London Ambulance Service attended and the motorcyclist, a man aged 29, was taken to an east London hospital for treatment to his injuries. He died in hospital at 16:03hrs.

“Anyone who was in the area and witnessed the collision, or the events leading up to the collision, is asked to contact police via 101.”

Officers from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit based at Chadwell Heath continue to investigate.

Thousands of customers targeted by fraudsters at Tesco Bank

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Thousands of Tesco Bank account holders have been targeted by fraudsters.

Customers have reported large sums of money vanishing from their accounts while others said their accounts had been blocked.

The bank has alerted some customers that their cards have been blocked as a “precautionary measure” after identifying “suspicious activity”.

Alan Baxter complained that £600 had disappeared from his account, leaving him with almost nothing left.

He tweeted: “£600 short here, £21 left. Going to Tesco to get shopping, will just walk out with it #seewhattheysay.”

Another customer, Nikki Jones added: “Read on twitter about fraud, checked balance, money gone, no communication from them.”

Tesco Bank, which is owned entirely by Tesco, said the number affected was “in the thousands, but less than 10,000.”

A spokesman told the Standard:  “We have taken steps to protect a small proportion of customers’ current accounts from fraud following an alert yesterday.

"All our customers can continue to access their account as normal through online banking and can make chip and pin transactions.

"For those impacted, we are working to re-establish a full banking service and we apologise for any inconvenience."

Tesco Bank has more than seven million customer accounts and employs 4,000 staff across offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle.

Boy, 16, charged with attempted murder of his mother

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted murder of his mother in a London commuter town.

The woman, who is reportedly in her 40s, was repeatedly stabbed in her back, neck and shoulder in an attack in Woking, Surrey.

The teenager was then arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The Sunday Times reported that the victim was 42 and was the mother of the boy who was arrested.

She is now said to be in a serious but stable condition after the incident on Friday.

A Surrey Police spokeswoman said: "A 16-year-old boy from Wallington, Sutton has been charged with attempted murder following an attack on a woman at a property in Woking.

"The boy appeared at Redhill Magistrates Court on Saturday and has been remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Youth Court on 9 November.

"The woman, who sustained multiple stab wounds, remains in a stable condition in hospital."