Parents welcome bundles of joy on New Year’s Day
St Thomas’ hospital in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, welcomed its first babies of the year in the early hours of Wednesday.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Founder of champion basketball academy awarded BEM in New Year Honours list
Jackson Gibbons, Basketball Academy Director at the City of London Academy Southwark, has been awarded a British Empire Medal.
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From a South London council estate to Mayor of London: Sadiq Khan ‘humbled’ to be knighted
The London Mayor said: “I couldn’t have dreamed when growing up on a council estate in South London that I’d one day be Mayor of London.”
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Police appeal for information after truck was in a collision with a pedestrian
The incident took place in Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, at around 5.25pm on December 2.
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Weather warnings see ambulance service urging public to ‘take care’ this New Year’s Eve
This New Year’s Eve almost 200 additional staff will be working to care for London.
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Three King’s College Hospital staff make New Year Honours list
Professor Stephanie Amiel, Professor Safa Al-Sarraj, and Professor Keyoumars Ashkan from the hospital in Camberwell have all received awards from the King.
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Wimbledon woman dedicated to issues with autism in young people is recognised in King’s New Year Honours list
Ms Clarke’s award recognises her commitment to voluntary and advisory work for young people’s disability organisations.
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Lido break-in ‘bound to happen’ after council stops locking parks overnight, it’s claimed
Police received reports of an alleged burglary at Brockwell Lido in Brockwell Park on Saturday.
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Youth charity to represent Lewisham at New Year’s Day parade
Urban Synergy is a mentoring charity based in Lewisham Hill which has worked with more than 30,000 young people aged between nine and 24.
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Woman knocked unconscious with glass bottle in brutal attack on Tube
A woman sat next to the victim, and the pair started arguing before the woman punched the victim in the head repeatedly, scratched her face and pulled her hair.
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Man stabbed in the leg after fight breaks out near Southwark Tube station
Police arrested two men and one boy on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH).
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South London has the most dangerous prisons in the country, new data shows
Assaults in prisons are rising by 74 a day across the country, including 25 assaults a day inflicted on staff.
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Creating fans of the future: Charlton relaunch Schools Partnership
As members, children receive a Schools Partnership box and discounted tickets.
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Lib Dems call for Commons vote on Waspi compensation as tens of thousands left ‘devastated’
Across the five Southwark constituencies, around 11,320 women have been rejected compensation by the government.
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Female union official suffers whiplash and fracture after ‘picket line assault’, union claims
The alleged incident took place outside Harrods on Sunday, the second day of strike action by more than 100 workers.
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Not-for-profit offers support over Christmas period with food bank
RJ4ALL, based in Plough Way, Rotherhithe, supports 350 people a month through its food bank.
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Wandsworth council offers free Christmas tree recycling service
From January 6, Wandsworth residents can leave their Christmas tree out on their usual collection day
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Driver charged with attempted murder after ‘violent attack’ on Christmas day
One victim remains in critical condition, police said.
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Travel agent evicted from office weeks before Christmas
The owner of Unique Travel UK had been delaying paying rent to his landlord for over two years due to smoke from a neighbouring café.
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