TV star Idris Elba has been spotted by local residents filming in a tiny Essex village. The multiple BAFTA nominated actor ...

Teenage knife crime dominates London news — but what is being done to intervene before tragedy strikes? Courts correspondent Tristan Kirk looks at how the capital’s youth courts try to stop first-time ...

On Friday, Elba, 52, who hails from Hackney, and is most known for his acting roles in BBC drama Luther and US crime series The Wire, returned to Barking and Dagenham College, which he attended as ...

Idris Elba confronts the reality of knife crime, speaking to those most affected - from the streets to the system - in a quest to uncover how we can break the cycle.

The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...

Series creator David Simon stated that Stringer's death wasn't personal but rather "to make a political point." ...