‘I’ve lost my whole life’: Mum living in cockroach hell loses 10 years’ possessions
Many cockroaches can be seen scuttling around in various parts of the house.
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Author: James Twomey
Driving test ‘frustration’ as third party companies block book tests and hike up prices
Some drivers are having to wait eight months until they can take their test.
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Merton councillor admits selling housing stock ‘worst mistake’ the authority made
Merton councillor Andrew Judge’s comments come as the council looks to build 400 new “genuinely affordable” homes on council land in the next four years.
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Bromley to build more public toilets as one fifth of people don’t leave home over lack of amenities
A report published by Age UK London last month said 81 per cent of Londoners are disappointed by the lack of public toilets in their borough.
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Bermondsey restaurant blasted by inspector for ‘heavy rodent infestation’
Lokma Turkish grill and bar in Bermondsey was handed a score of 0 out of a possible 5 for food hygiene by Southwark council.
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Londoners urged to get Covid and flu jabs to avoid ‘twindemic’
Covid rates have been steadily rising in London over the past month.
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Tfl rules out driverless Tube trains
London’s transport chiefs have ruled out introducing driverless trains on the Tube.
Read MoreWandsworth to build 1,000 council homes by 2027
The move was approved by the council’s executive on Monday after being green-lit by the housing committee in September.
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Sadiq Khan slams reports of shelved plans to end Section 21 evictions
Sadiq Khan has hit out at the Government for supposedly abandoning plans to scrap “no fault” evictions for private renters.
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Oxford Street to see revamp after ‘devastating’ failed Marble Arch Mound
The authority has spent £35.72m on regenerating the Oxford Street area so far.
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Greenwich residents forced to block traffic at junction where two people died
It comes after two people were hit by motorbikes at the crossing in October and January of this year.
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Last known survivor of ‘Indian Titanic’ found in South London
On November 23, 1942, the British built ship was travelling from Mumbai to South Africa when it was struck near the Seychelles by two Japanese torpedoes.
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‘Shivering in the streets’: Thornton Heath church saves tenants after fire
Around 60 firefighters tackled the blaze at Sycamore House in London Road on Saturday.
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Southeastern train cuts risk women’s safety, warns MP
Labour’s Janet Daby said mothers had been contacting her worried about their daughters’ safety.
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600 homes could be demolished where A Clockwork Orange and Misfits were filmed
The Thamesmead housing estate has previously been used to film episodes of Misfits and the film A Clockwork Orange.
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‘Cut the crap’: Protesters walk to town hall dressed as poo as tenant’s flat flooded with sewage
Members of ACORN Lambeth, a tenants campaign group, marched to Lambeth town hall in Brixton on Saturday to highlight the issue of the leaked sewage.
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The power of mentoring – youth workers on film about gangs secure employment
More than 60 young Londoners were involved in the production which was filmed in Thornton Heath, West Croydon and Putney.
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Croydon by-election to take place after death of councillor
A by-election is set to take place in the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward.
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Balham GP surgery saved from closure
Balham residents feared for the future of Trinity Medical Centre, which has more than 8,000 patients on its books.
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