All Points East announces final additions to huge line up
All partied out this summer? Well, best dust off your raving gear – there’s one major summer festival still to go.
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Tennis ace Maria talks motherhood and female empowerment ahead of Olympics
Years after hanging up her tennis shoes, Maria, 37, has become a mum to her sweet little boy.
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Gang members jailed after police discover plans to take guns to funeral
Snapchat messages showed gang members planning to bring guns to to the funeral of Lemar Urquhart.
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Solar panel on roof of seven-storey building catches alight
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters responded to the blazel in Loampit Vale, Lewisham.
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‘It’s a very emotional story’: Documentary drama by ex-offenders released
Therapeutic Productions is a company created by ex-offenders that works with disadvantaged communities.
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Mum with ‘no hot water for four months’ forced to use kettle for daughter’s baths
The housing association denies the delay, claiming the issue had not been reported.
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Westminster is capital’s most crime-ridden borough, data reveals
The new data comes in the wake of the new Government’s crackdown on crime.
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Boy, 17, charged with murder after fatal shooting
Jesse, aged 20, was fatally shot in East Surrey Grove, Peckham, on July 10.
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Tenants move into 100 new council homes as 99 more built
The 99 homes currently under construction are due for completion in 2026.
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Olympic tumbling twins surprise young Croydon gymnasts
The Gadirova twins, who have won 15 Olympic, World, and European medals visited Allstarz Gymnastics Club.
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Residents warn of ‘accident waiting to happen’ in quiet road used as rat run
One local said speeding cars alongside lines of parked vehicles has led to a number of near head-on collisions.
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Entries open for competition shining a light on community’s faith and belief projects
Free to apply, residents have until August 11, to submit their entries across five categories.
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City Hall urges Londoners to ditch cars and “reclaim streets” on World Car Free Day
TfL is also encouraging residents along the Windrush Line to hold carnival-inspired street parties.
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Met seize £250,000 supercar in crackdown on uninsured vehicles
The supercar, which has a 190mph top speed, was spotted revving its engine while being filmed.
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Entire council estate told they must move out after fire risks ‘worsened’
No definite timescale has been given for when residents must vacate the buildings.
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Queer Comedy Club ‘devastated’ after ‘targeted in homophobic attack’
The letters ‘LGBTQ+’ were ripped out of vinyls advertising The Queer Comedy Club at Betty and Joans.
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1964: The great train robber escapes from jail
Battersea-born Charlie Wilson, 32, was freed by a gang of men who broke into Winson Green Prison in the early hours of the morning.
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Southbank Centre festival celebrates disabled artists and performers
There are five weeks left until the Southbank Centre’s Unlimited festival.
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New theatre festival celebrates South-east London’s emerging writers
Running from September 3 to 13, the festival’s writers cover just about everything from Ancient Greek epics to true crime.
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