IOPC to investigate the Met over ‘excessive force’ at Peckham immigration protest
Police went to Evan Cook Close, Peckham in response to a reported protest over the arrest of a man by immigration officers.
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Author: James Twomey
Council fined nearly £7K after family of five left in one bedroomed flat for a year
A council has been fined £6,750 after a family of five were left in a one-bedroomed flat for almost a year.
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Just Stop Oil climate activists glue themselves to painting at National Gallery
The two activists from Brighton said they were demanding an end to all new oil and gas in the UK immediately.
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Battersea-born First World War soldier identified after 103 years missing in action
Second Lieutenant Henry George Pike was given a rededication ceremony on June 29 after it was finally confirmed that he was buried as an “unknown” solider in a plot near Ypres, Belgium.
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Teenagers ‘ferried’ out of the city as hospitals run out of room to treat psychotic episodes
So few beds are available that young people are being sent to hospitals over four hours away for treatment in places such as Weston-super-Mare, a mental health nurse has revealed.
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‘Enough is enough’: 20,000 signatures urge Government to take action on ovarian cancer
The Target Ovarian Cancer campaign group marched to Number 10 Downing Street following research that revealed that four out of five women could not name the key symptom of ovarian cancer – persistent bloating.
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Northern line Night Tube service returns tomorrow
Transport for London (TfL) will be reinstating Night Tube services on the Northern line from the evening of Saturday, July 2.
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‘They’ve allowed it to fall into disrepair’: Council estate residents wait 20 years for repairs
One person claimed Lambeth Council only fixed a window broken by a football in 2002 last week.
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Ukrainian refugee kicked out of sponsor home after one month
The woman claims she spent only a week with her intended sponsor before they went on holiday for three weeks, and was given unusable food vouchers by Croydon Council.
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TfL plans to axe 16 bus routes will save £35m
Under the terms of a government bailout, TfL is required to make savings of £730 million per year to achieve financial sustainability.
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‘Rubbish higher than roofs of garages’: Croydon plagued by rats and fly-tipping
Residents claim people pull up to their cul-de-sac and dump car loads of junk on a regular basis.
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Dulwich private school slammed for selling £5K parking space
Residents plagued by school-run traffic have lashed out at a South London private college after it sold the headteacher’s parking space to parents for £5,000.
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‘It’s going to end up looking like Shoreditch’: Peckham locals criticise plans for redevelopment
Southwark council wants to redevelop Peckham Square which may result in the 28-year-old arch being bulldozed.
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Met accused of ‘racism and Islamophobia’ at Grenfell Inquiry
Alison Munroe QC, a lawyer acting on behalf of some of the bereaved and survivors of the tragic fire, alleged police were worried there could be outbreaks of “crime and disorder” because victims were Muslim.
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‘It’s pure greed’: Businesses shut up shop as new landlord hikes rents
Business owners in the arches under the train tracks on the Bath Factory Estate in Herne Hill said they were “horrified” when they learned that their new landlord, Arch Company, would be increasing the rent.
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Mayor of London agrees to Fossil Free Pride campaign
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said he supports the Fossil Free Pride campaign to ensure there are no polluting floats at the celebration.
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‘Ignoring the needs of the disabled and elderly’: Council slammed for making disabled residents climb stairs
A town hall has been slammed by residents of a sheltered accommodation as a lift that elderly and disabled tenants use has not worked for nearly two years.
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Deputy Mayor officially opens sensory gardens
A new sensory garden of a learning disability service was officially unveiled at a special summer party – with Bromley’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Christine Harris, doing the honours.
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Ukraine tennis star helps out in Wimbledon British Red Cross shop
Ukrainian former tennis player Olga Savchuk visited the British Red Cross Wimbledon shop on Sunday 26 June in support of the charity’s Ukraine crisis appea
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