Guy’s and St Thomas’ statue to stay put after plans to move it over slavery links
Officials intended to move the statue of Thomas Guy to “a less prominent location.”
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Croydon care home rated ‘inadequate’ after toilet left leaking for two weeks
It comes four years on from a fire which destroyed the building.
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Catford railway station closed after ‘attempted rape’
Southeastern and Thameslink services were suspended for around an hour.
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‘Overcrowded, unacceptable living conditions’ at Brixton prison, report finds
The report stated that inmates were struggling to get the support they needed.
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Two women and a child hospitalised after possible chip pan flat fire
They were found suffering from smoke inhalation and were rushed to hospital.
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Residents fear new housing development will leave them in ‘almost perpetual’ darkness
Out of the 275 new homes, 65 per cent are planned to be “affordable”.
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“Illegal” Chelsea FC scarf sellers stealing 40 per cent of trade from licensed stalls
The sellers have also caused an outcry among licensed traders.
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Croydon nursery could be turned into private flats
A developer has applied to change a property at the back of Lindfield Road.
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‘I honestly feel so tearful’: Lambeth residents unable to sleep due to noisy manhole cover
Renters on Harleyford Road in Lambeth claim the noise has gotten so bad they have developed anxiety.
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Grandmother with lung disease forced to wear mask at home to keep safe from mould
The shift worker dreads coming home from her 12 hour days for fear of what new leak will greet her.
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Lewisham Library set to reopen after surprise closure
Lewisham Library has been shut since December 9, 2022, with little explanation.
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Housing secretary Gove blasts Lambeth council over tenants’ ‘disgraceful conditions’
Gove urged them to direct social housing tenants with complaints to the Housing Ombudsman.
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Man who shouted ‘I am God’ while stabbing woman to death pleads guilty to manslaughter
Aaron Cook, 23, admitted killing 76-year-old Bella Nicandro by reason of diminished responsibility.
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Croydon celebrates going from London’s knife crime capital to one year free of teen murders
In 2022 Croydon ended the year without any teenage deaths from knife crime.
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First military trio to row across Atlantic for cancer charity
An 8m boat will carry the team as they row the 3,000 miles in an estimated 35 days.
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Image released in connection with sex assault on Tube
As a man left the train at Stockwell, he sexually assaulted a woman.
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Study reveals deadly impact of pollution on black families in South London
Pregnant black women in South London have a higher risk of stillborn births.
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Six homes flooded after major water main bursts, causing traffic chaos
Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were called to flooding.
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Barber jailed for funding terrorism in Syria with Covid loans
Namouz sent in excess of £11,280 to his contact in Syria.
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