Lawyers tell Grenfell witnesses not to answer questions which could incriminate them
Witnesses being questioned at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry have been told by their lawyers that they will not have to
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Blackheath woman embarks on a year of challenges in tribute to dad and uncle
To mark her 50th birthday, a woman has set herself a year of 50 physical fundraising challenges in tribute to
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Cribbage players hand over £1,400 cheque to Lewisham Hospital’s critical care unit
A cribbage league handed over a cheque for £1,400 to a hospital after raising the funds at its annual charity
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Teenager arrested in connection with murder of Louis Johnson, 16, at East Croydon railway station
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested this morning in connection with the murder of teenager Louis Johnson at East Croydon
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Town Hall to pay Elephant and Castle traders £200k compensation for closure of shopping centre
By Kit Heren Traders who will be booted out of a shopping centre in July to make way for new
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Charity which allows kids to play football while learning is backed by West Ham star Michail Antonio
Football-mad youngsters have the opportunity to play and learn at a new youth hub which has the backing of a
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Child social care in Greenwich receives ‘Good’ rating
Children’s social care in Greenwich has once again been rated ‘Good’ in all categories. Ofsted’s inspectors performed a rigorous audit
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Number of people in temporary accommodation rising “faster than ever before”
The number of people in temporary accommodation is increasing at a “higher rate than ever before,” according to a service
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Plans to make Peckham High Street safer
Transport for London (TfL) has set out plans to make Peckham High Street safer after a series of accidents and
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£1.4m taken out of social care “does not feel like a cut,” insists councillor responsible
A Southwark cabinet member has denied that a £1.4m cut to people’s care packages will have a negative impact. At
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Greenwich council reassures EU residents over Brexit this Friday
A series of events to reassure residents concerned over this Friday’s Brexit are to be held. Greenwich council bosses say
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Woolwich ferry workers to strike again in row over pay
Woolwich ferry workers will strike again in February and March in an ongoing bid for better pay. Unite members voted
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Grenfell Tower Inquiry: Family members call for arrests to be made
By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy who lost family members are calling on the
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Kensington and Chelsea council accused of not taking climate crisis seriously enough
A town hall has warned its residents that tough decisions will have to be made to tackle the climate crisis
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Teenager stabbed to death at East Croydon railway station during rush hour is named
A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at East Croydon railway station yesterday afternoon has been named as Louis
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Man killed vulnerable woman then lived in her Battersea flat for weeks with her decomposing corpse
A man who killed a woman and then lived in her flat for weeks with her body hidden in a
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Three Grenadier Guards committed multiple armed robberies across London and Surrey
Four men – three of them soldiers from the Grenadier Guards – were responsible for multiple armed robberies across London
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Match official subjected to homophobic abuse at Championship game between Millwall and Reading
Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a match official at Saturday’s Millwall v Reading match was subjected to
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Man dies after crashing car into tree in Croydon
Police are appealing for witnesses and any drivers who may have dashboard camera footage after a man was killed when
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