Third man charged with murder of Emmanuel Ogabi in Woolwich
Shai Bosman-Allen, 20, of Windmill Close in Blackheath, was charged on Wednesday, December 8.
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Author: Alexandra Warren
Woman attacked in ‘terrifying’ sexual assault close to where Sarah Everard was abducted
Police have released an e-fit of a man they would like to speak to.
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Historic lido and athletics track in Wandsworth to be restored with £3.5 million investment
Olympic long-jumper Jade Johnson said the news about Tooting Bec’s athletic track was an “amazing early Christmas present”.
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Off duty cop arrests man on Lewisham train for exposing himself to teenage girl
The Detective Inspector was on his way to work for a night shift on a train through Lewisham on Monday, November 29, when a teenage girl asked him for help.
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Sabina Nessa’s school fundraising to create edible garden in her memory
Headteacher Lisa Williams said: “Creating a safe outdoor space where children can learn and thrive seems the perfect way to do something positive for Sabina.”
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‘Violent’ and ‘controlling’ man jailed for life for the murder of 23-year-old girlfriend in Greenwich hotel
Taye Francis, 40, of no fixed address, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, November 10 after plunging a knife into the neck of 23-year-old Khloemae Loy.
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Police search for three men after antisemitic incident in Oxford Street
A video widely shared on social media, filmed on Oxford Street at around 8pm on Monday, November 29, showed occupants of a privately hired bus being abused by a group of men.
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Law protecting mental health patients named after South London man comes into force
Olaseni ‘Seni’ Lewis, from South Norwood, died as a result of prolonged restraint by Metropolitan police officers at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham on August 31, 2010.
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Oak tree planted in memory of Jewish refugees and holocaust survivors
Janet Weston, who sponsored the tree in memory of her late father Hans Hermann Meyer, attended the planting.
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This week 10, 20, 30 years ago
10 years ago – An investigation was launched after a pensioner died in a fire at her flat, a day after being released from a mental health care home.
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Spotlight On Music and Tracks
Lewisham-born musician, vocalist and DJ Coby Sey (main picture) is hard at work on his upcoming show – a collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) at the Southbank Centre.
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Christmas lights at The Shard switched on by twin sisters who work in emergency services
Sisters Siobhan and Shivaun Elliott, who work for the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade respectively, attended the launch with their families to officially switch on the lights.
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Man and woman charged after 15-month-old dies of head injury
Jake Drummond, 31, of no fixed address, was charged with murder and Section 18 wounding with intent and Louise Jane Lennon, 31, of Ingrave Street, Battersea, was charged on the same day with neglect of a child and causing/allowing the death of a child.
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Cousins jailed for life for the murder in broad daylight of 18-year-old in Dulwich
Kieran Robinson and Sean Robinson stabbed Donnell Rhule in broad daylight and in front of “horrified” members of the public.
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Couple found guilty after eight-week-old baby dies with ‘unimaginable’ number of injuries
The post mortem skeletal X-rays showed the baby had over 60 fractured bones in her body, including 41 identified fractures to her ribs and 24 limb bone fractures.
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11-year-old Afghan boy went missing less than a month after arriving in England
He was last seen in Deptford at around 4pm on Tuesday, November 30 when he left the address where he is staying to play football in a nearby park.
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Residents of South Park Crescent feel vindicated for broadband complaints
Residents of South Park Crescent felt vindicated by the survey which showed they have London’s worst broadband speeds – and the eighth-worst in the UK, writes Alexandra Warren.
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Revealed: London street with the slowest broadband speed
Residents of South Park Crescent, have one reason to be unhappy, they get the worst broadband reception in London
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100-year-old woman from Greenwich raises £1,500 for community allotment
Nina Long said: “It feels good to be able to make a difference even though I am unable to go out and help physically.”
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