Two men jailed following ‘monstrous’ kidnap and rape
The Met said both men laughed in their police interviews.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Man becomes fastest Brit to run across USA raising £100K for cancer charity along the way
William Goodge beat the previous British record by a massive nine days.
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Teenage Green party candidate plans fight against ‘tragic’ effects of regeneration
The Green candidate moved to the UK in 2018 from Columbia.
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Plumber with heart condition takes on 100-mile run for cousin with rare disorder
Alex Mackay’s cousin has the extremely rare genetic disorder.
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Pop-up school opens for summer, promoting educational justice for marginalised communities
Akoma is an education charity for black girls based in Lewisham, Sao Paulo and Ghana.
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Calls flood in to report fire in four-floor building
Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters went to the scene.
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Roger Federer opens revamped tennis courts
These are the first of six potential park tennis courts to be refurbished by the council.
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New sculpture of first black man to vote in British election to be unveiled
Ignatius Sancho was a British abolitionist, writer and composer.
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Organised crime gang jailed after leaving man beaten and cable tied
The venues were betting shops, cash and carry warehouses and off licences.
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Elderly man who fell down hole ‘laughed at and ignored’ by housing employee
The hole has since been repaired, but is already starting to sink.
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Man charged with murder after ‘tragic’ Peckham stabbing
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder.
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Fashion that hangs from a thread
The influence of black creativity on British fashion is often referenced without acknowledgement, The Missing Thread aims to redress this.
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It’s a bout time the story of Frankie Lucas was told
The tale of a kid from the streets who fights his way to fame and fortune has been told many times, but one boxing legend became the forgotten man instead, writes Claudia Lee.
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Half of Black mothers don’t feel educated on the fatal impact of pollution during pregnancy
Air pollution contributes up to 43,000 deaths in the UK per year.
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‘No mother deserves to bury her youngest child’: Family tribute to son shot two years ago
Crimestoppers is offering up to £20,000 for information on the murder.
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‘It was like falling down a flight of stairs’: Owner of £10m chocolate company shares his story
At 18, Andrew Newlands spent his time selling digital services to companies along Croydon High Street.
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Coffee, cocktails and vinyl – Jazu bar is about to reopen
Jazu was forced out of its Camberwell property.
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‘We lost growing old together’: Families’ tribute to loved ones six months on from Brixton Academy crush
A 21-year-old woman still remains in a serious condition in hospital.
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Man dies on railway tracks after police chase
He has been identified as a 34-year-old man.
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