Remembering the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of battlecruiser HMS Hood
On May 24, 1941, Britain’s largest battleship, known as the Mighty Hood, was hit by a torpedo.
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Author: Claudia Lee
Residents left unconvinced after Thames Water dismiss contamination fears
Residents in Beckenham have been left concerned after a number of people reported becoming ill with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea in a water contamination scare.
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‘It felt like facing a lion’: Migrant workers secure 15 per cent pay rise and sick pay
The workers who clean Blackheath Prep school will see a 15 per cent pay rise, full sick pay and improved contracts.
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Twelve students run from Paris to Scotland in memory of former student and Olympian Eric Liddell
The group of 16-year-old boys and girls are honoring Mr Liddell’s story by running a 680 mile relay from Paris to St Andrews.
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Man stabbed to death as woman held captive with cable ties in brutal scam murder
Jurick Croes, 38, of no fixed address, was found guilty of murdering Riches Obi and the false imprisonment of a woman.
Read MoreFormer school and hospital which treated parents during WWI in need of urgent resoration
Requisitioned as part of the first London general hospital in 1914, the building housed the first posting of writer and campaigner, Vera Brittain.
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Bournemouth beach stabbing: Croydon man arrested on suspicion of murder
The arrest comes after two women from Poole were stabbed on Durley Chine Beach.
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Woman hospitalised after broad daylight stabbing
One man has been arrested in connection to the incident.
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Boy, 12, dies after falling from balcony
Renoy Ellis died after he fell from a property in Kennington on Friday.
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Care workers, families and campaigners march in solidarity with Gaza
Palestinian GPA representative, Lubna Speitan, delivered a message from her family friends in Gaza.
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South London tram service ‘utterly abysmal’ claims Lib Dem
The letter states that directors responsible for running the trams should “not receive performance-related bonuses this year”.
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Housing repairs to be delayed as council workers strike over plans to slash pay by a third
More than 140 workers will take an initial day of strike action on Tuesday.
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Charities team up to support women and children in one of the country’s most deprived areas
The project will focus on Church Street Ward, which ranks in the top 10 per cent most disadvantaged wards in the country.
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Arts company launches scheme to offer subsidised studio spaces for emerging creatives
Eat Work Art will offer subsidised rates on a selection of studio spaces.
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Plans to merge school with half Muslim population into CofE primary school scrapped after opposition
A petition set up in January against the move received more than 900 signatures.
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‘Art has been and still is my life’: 93-year-old commissioned to create huge artwork using drawings from sketchbook
Jenny Adams’ drawings are enlarged from her sketchbooks which documented her daily life in Edward Edwards House.
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EastEnder’s finest join star studded Pixar party
EastEnders’ finest descended upon Oxford Street for a star- studded family get-together.
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Croydon schoolchildren get surprise visit from Princess Beatrice
The 35-year-old royal praised her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, as she read an award-winning picture book.
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Gunman shoots through Sainsbury’s window in Brixton
There have been no arrests at this stage as the Met continue their enquiries.
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