Woman stabbed at Notting Hill carnival caught in fight between two groups, police say
The woman remains in hospital in critical condition, the Met said.
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Local hero completes 600 volunteering tasks to support South Londoners and NHS
Irving Francis, 72, has spent the last four years giving back to others.
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Croydon’s ‘versatility’ makes it a hit in the world of film and TV
Eagle-eyed viewers will recognise a former office in Wellesley Road as the stand-in for a Gotham hospital in The Dark Knight Rises.
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‘Unsung heroes’ remove 300 tonnes of litter from streets in huge carnival clean-up
Crews removed 300 tonnes of rubbish, equivalent to the weight of 25 London buses.
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Thousands packed the streets of west London to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival
Five people were stabbed on Monday, according to the Met, and three people were stabbed on Sunday.
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‘He has no place in the Met’: Serving constable pleads guilty to sexual assault
During the investigation, Poonsawat continued working at the Met, on restricted duties.
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Man, 28, dies after alleged assault at Southwark tube station
Rakeem Miles, 23, of East Street in Southwark, was arrested on Friday morning.
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Councils call on Government to extend vital fund as demand for welfare support expected to rise
The LGA is urging the government to extend the fund for at least six months to avoid an “impending cliff-edge” in support.
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Mum told to stop breastfeeding in pool gets free membership and apology after petition
Ms Saenz de Tejada set up a change.org petition which received 1200 signatures in just a few days.
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Appeal to find man after swastika graffiti scrawled on football club sign
Between July 21 and August 9, an unknown man repeatedly wrote “grossly offensive” racist remarks on a Dulwich Hamlet Football Club entrance sign.
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Met officer hails Notting Hill Carnival as ‘the very best of London’
Carnival typically attracts around two million people to the streets of West London.
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New intensive care unit will nearly double capacity at Tooting hospital
The facility will nearly double the capacity for general intensive care services at St George’s Hospital.
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Council to spend £48m on social housing as waiting list passes 27,000
The cash injection promised by Greenwich council will reportedly allow the authority to buy 150 homes for social housing.
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Ex-footballer Kiernan Hughes-Mason left toddler with injuries ‘similar to high-speed road crash’
The 32-year-old was found guilty of child cruelty and grievous bodily harm following a three-week trial.
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Croydon to offer free overnight parking but reviews discounts for electric vehicles
The waived charges will apply seven days a week from 6pm to 6.59am the following day.
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Resident’s application to host Notting Hill Carnival party thrown out by council
Andreen Irving wanted to host the party, in part, to celebrate her cancer remission.
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Prisoner facing extradition took his own life after HMP Wandsworth staff failed regular checks
Piotr Marszalek, 34, had already tried to take his own life a week before he was found unresponsive in his cell.
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Image released of man wanted in connection with Abbey Wood sex assault
An investigation began after a woman was sexually assaulted at Abbey Wood station on May 30.
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First trial of its kind for pregnant women with sickle cell disease
Around 110 women with sickle cell become pregnant each year.
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