New app trialled to help blind people navigate South London railway stations
The app uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to help them.
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Author: James Twomey
Florence Nightingale’s customised wheelchair to go on display at hospital
It will become a new permanent display at the Florence Nightingale Museum.
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Mayor of London announces £10m funding boost to mentor 100,000 kids
Young people who are not in mainstream education will get support.
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Trio aim to make historic 19th century boozer ‘most inclusive pub in London’
The historic boozer, originally called Star and Garter, dates back to the 19th century.
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‘We will never get over the loss’: Man jailed for stabbing ‘loving father’ to death in bar brawl
Ibrahim Bah, 34, died in the early hours of May 1, 2022 from a single stab wound.
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Croydon council ordered to pay £15K to ex-director
The authority has called the judge’s ruling a ‘worrying precedent’.
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Mural opens in Stockwell for National Blood Week to encourage black heritage donors
Sickle cell is more prevalent in people of black heritage.
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Man left in critical condition after car crash as driver arrested on suspicion of drug driving
He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
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Residents call for large park to close at night following rape and fatal stabbing
Residents say the park’s 24-hour policy is attracting crime to the area.
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Pair of bag snatchers jailed after thefts across London railway stations
They pleaded guilty to multiple counts of theft.
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‘Angry’ residents protest council’s decision to sell iconic Victorian building
The Grade II listed Victorian building dates back to 1883.
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Piccadilly Circus lights could see bar open on top
But the Met have argued against the plans.
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Doctor has first cancer removal procedure in UK with newest surgical robot at hospital he works at
The doctor had robotic-assisted surgery after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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RNLI saves drowning person in Battersea on 10,000th call-out
The crew launched to multiple reports of a person in the water around Battersea.
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‘You were failed, little bro’: Amazon worker missing from South London found dead in Kent
His family confirmed on Instagram that his body had been found on Wednesday.
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Residents say no fire alarms sounded as terrifying blaze ripped through block of flats
They had already raised concerns with the block over fire safety.
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Social worker accused of tenancy fraud wins £2K payout from council
Ms Onigbanjo was employed by the council as a newly qualified social worker in 2015.
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Council bans ice cream vans from more than 30 roads
The ban is due to the ‘nuisance’ and impact on public that trading can attract.
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London’s oldest Gothic church to be ‘dwarfed’ by office block
Residents fear the extension of the building will overshadow the historic cathedral.
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