Residents concerned sleepy west London neighbourhood has become crime hotspot
The area has become a target for vehicle break-ins and vandals.
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Author: James Twomey
‘They can’t demolish it with me inside’: Woman living in shack refuses to move despite council threats to take it down
Lambeth council has branded the makeshift home an ‘obstruction’.
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Man who used Snapchat to prey on 10,000 children globally for explicit images pleads guilty to charges
The case against him comprised 28 victims, some as young as nine.
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Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners make unexpected discovery
It could be the largest such structure near Earth in the universe.
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Sadiq Khan rules out ‘pay-per-mile’ system for drivers
The concept was mentioned in Mr Khan’s 2018 transport strategy.
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Council in £12.5K pay out to tenants as disabled woman left without taps for 17 months
The council blamed the delays on a supply issue with their contractor.
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Council could reduce amount rubbish is collected to get people to recycle more
The council aims to get families to recycle almost two thirds of rubbish.
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Grade II listed ball room built to celebrate defeat of Napoleon needs ’emergency’ repairs to prevent collapse
The building was designed to be a ballroom to house up to 2,500 guests
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Southwark residents could be given land to develop and manage themselves in test to boost homebuilding
People would be expected to form housing co-operatives or community land trusts.
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Appeal to find relatives of Peckham man who fell to death from balcony after police Taser used
The man was formally identified as Zodoq Obatolah, who was aged 52.
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Man killed and another stabbed in Croydon brawl
One of the men, aged 20, died at the scene.
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Met denies it wants to shut down O2 Academy Brixton as council mulls licence decision
Police believe the Academy Music Group should not operate the venue.
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Hundreds of ‘angry’ protesters block Rye Lane after video shows shop worker ‘strangling’ woman
An employee prevented the woman from leaving the shop.
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Residents living near commons could see levy on top of council tax increase
The conservators said it needed to raise about £375,000 more a year.
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London Bridge Tube station attack leaves man with bleed on brain
One man has been arrested and released under investigation.
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Plans for five-storey block of flats criticised
The plans have received 64 objections online from residents.
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Victorian pub built in 1846 to become block of flats
Greenwich council has received plans to build a set of seven flats.
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O2 Academy Brixton closure has seen major music acts missing UK from world tours
Mazin Tappuni, who represents acts including Sam Fender and Lewis Capaldi, said artists were being put off visiting the UK because of the lack of an appropriately sized venue to put on a large show in the British capital.
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O2 Academy Brixton crowd crush gig that killed two judged ‘high risk’ beforehand
The Met has applied to Lambeth council to revoke AMG’s licence.
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