Head of the Met’s Black Police Association sacked over WhatsApp messages
Former inspector Charles Ehikioya was dismissed without notice following a hearing which concluded on Friday.
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New technology at hospital will see patients receive test results faster
South West London Pathology (SWLP) has recently installed new analysers at Croydon hospital, in the first step of a rollout of new blood sciences services.
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Historic railway bridge set for three-year restoration project
Network Rail will begin refurbishment works on Hungerford Bridge on Saturday.
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Council breaks record with third outstanding rating for children’s service
Kensington and Chelsea council’s children’s services has become the first in the country to receive three consecutive outstanding ratings.
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Council loses 131 temporary accommodation homes to private landlords
The majority of the loss, 131 properties, was due to landlords asking for their properties back from the council.
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Engineering work to close railway lines across next two weekends
Maintenance works in the Wimbledon area will see services affected across the network on January 18, 19, 25 and 26.
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Society receives £230,280 to rescue statue of 19th century poet
The Byron Society received the grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to rescue the National Byron Memorial Statue.
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‘The power of community-driven media’: Community radio station marks 10th birthday
Riverside Radio was launched on January 12, 2015, by former BBC presenter Jason Rosam.
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Objections to children’s home planned for former site of ‘cannabis factory’
The proposal received 84 objections from residents and was refused by the authority.
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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
In a statement published on Wednesday, the PSC said it “utterly condemned” the use of “repressive powers”.
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Elizabeth line becomes UK’s busiest railway service
A new report shows that the two year old service has already created jobs, homes and regeneration along its route.
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Promise of ‘swimmable rivers’ must not encourage swimming in dangerous tides, officials warn
PLA’s director of sustainability said there were around 31 deaths in the tidal Thames in 2023.
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Council wrongly suspended SEN pupil from school transport
The council was also told to pay the mum £66 for the two return journeys she made each day.
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Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
The General Medical Council (GMC) said Dr Muhammad Mirza “had not yet fundamentally taken ownership” of his actions.
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The Vegan Tigress takes to the stage at Clapham’s Bread & Roses Theatre
The Vegan Tigress by Claire Parker tells the story of a 19th century fairytale writer who accidentally summons a ghost.
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Kick start the new year with these free wellbeing classes
Whether you are promising to drink less, quit smoking, save money, or lose weight, there are ways of making the challenge a little easier.
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Battersea power station’s annual Light Festival is back
A series of shining light installations will adorn Battersea’s Grade II-listed power station at the end of the month.
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New comedy festival to hit Clapham this month
Rosebuds will showcase a carefully curated arrangement of more than twenty acts from January 28 until February 2.
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Free cinema tickets released to bust the winter blues
The scheme will kick off on January 20, with tickets for screenings of the 1990s cult-classic, Point Break, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
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