A boxing project to help young people build better relationships with police, get into sport and improve mental wellbeing has launched in Deptford. Year 9 students from Deptford Green School on Edward Street are being given six weeks of boxing training from Met police officers.
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What’s black and white and red all over? A blushing penguin chick meeting their namesake. Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert swapped her white coat for a pair of wellies to meet the five month old Gentoo penguin named in her honour – and break the ice.
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A woman, who is believed to be aged 23, has been killed in a hit and run in Hammersmith. The Metropolitan Police are appealing for information about the incident, which happened around 10am this morning.
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A South London council has announced that housing developers must contribute to a new community fund if they do not reduce carbon emissions to an acceptable level. Money paid into The Green Buildings Fund, set up by Southwark Council, will go towards carbon reduction projects.
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a man in his 40s was assaulted on Beckenham High Street on Sunday. The 42-year-old had been left hospitalised in a critical condition after being assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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A primary school in Charlton is raising money for a bus after their old one was stolen, stripped and abandoned in the summer. The minibus belonging to Charlton Manor Primary School on Indus Road was stolen from the school site on August 5.
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Comedian Arthur Smith was to join a sponsored walk celebrating World Mental Health Day. The Balham-based broadcaster was due to take part in CoolTan Arts’ BIG Largactyl Shuffle from the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill to the Tate Modern at Bankside tomorrow.
An immersive piece of experimental theatre exploring how PTSD shows up in the body is coming to Battersea Arts Centre this month. The Body Remembers combines soundscapes, projections, interviews and movement to explore the process of healing after trauma.
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A school in Lewisham has received recognition from a prestigious charity for tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying and celebrating diversity. Forest Hill School, on Dacres Road, is the only school in London to achieve the Stonewall School Champion Gold award.
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A woman and a child have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat in Battersea last night. Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were called to the fire at around 8pm, which was at a block of flats on Westbridge Road.
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Behind closed doors, in a secret location, artists are working on a huge installation that will be unveiled tomorrow.
A weekend dedicated to director Steve McQueen’s five-part film anthology, Small Axe, will be held at the BFI this month, writes Alexandra Warren. Taking place at BFI Southbank from October 22 to 24
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One man has been arrested and another interviewed under caution after a series of indecent exposures on Wandsworth Common. Police are continuing to investigate a number of flashing incidents which occurred over the last six months, and are appealing for information on a further suspect.
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The NHS has launched an advertising campaign to encourage more people in Croydon to donate plasma. Plasma donations in the UK restarted in April due to pressure on global supplies, but awareness is still low among potential donors.
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Hundreds of new police officers will be hired to police town centres across South London, the Met has announced. Areas to receive the policing boost include Lewisham, Croydon, and Bromley town centres, as well as Woolwich and Brixton.
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Former police officer Wayne Couzens has been sentenced to life in prison for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. During a two day sentencing trial which started on Wednesday at the Old Bailey, the court was told how Couzens “falsely arrested” and handcuffed Ms Everard before kidnapping her.
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A mosaic created in memory of a Charlton Athletic superfan has been unveiled by his father and brother at the team’s football ground. Charlton supporters raised over £10,000 for the permanent tribute to supporter Seb Lewis, who died from Covid on March 25, 2020.
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A man charged with the murder of primary school teacher Sabina Nessa has indicated he intended to plead not guilty. Koci Selamaj, 36, was remanded in custody after appearing at Willesden Magistrates’ Court today.
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A man who set fire to the belongings of two homeless men while they slept has been jailed for five years. Montel Nowhia-Job, 23, targeted two men sleeping rough in Croydon on June 10, 2019.
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