Three friends have launched an online petition to ban use of wasteful plastic in packing. Camberwell girls Raya Branford, 11, Katie Leeming, 11 and Katia Woods, 10 who all attend Lyndhurst school in Camberwell have launched a petition online to stop the use of packing peanuts made from non-renewable plastic in the UK.
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The death of a Russian critic of President Putin is still a mystery three years after it happened in a quiet suburban South London street. Detectives from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command investigating the death of Nikolai Glushkov in 2018 are making a fresh appeal for information.
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Leading female entrepreneurs have won a national award for their new projects in the tech world. Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation awards recognised 12 women from London who have exciting ideas and business plans, recognising the challenges and subconscious bias that exists in the start-up tech sphere.
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A “loving and caring” man who helped the elderly and planned to run his own cleaning business died after he was found unconscious in a central London park. Cristian Vallejo had a history of mental health problems and had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and was on home leave from treatment at hospital when he died.
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New Cross Councillor Brenda Dacres is set to become the new deputy mayor of Lewisham. Lewisham’s mayor Damien Egan announced his intention to nominate Cllr Dacres for the role today (April 9), along with his intended nomination for a new cabinet member for jobs and skills (job share), Whitefoot Cllr Kim Powell.
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Police officers have urged Londoners to “stick to the rules” as lockdown restrictions ease and pubs and shops open. The warning comes as today marks a major milestone in the Government’s roadmap in the easing of lockdown restrictions in England.
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A body found in a pond in Epping Forest has been identified as the missing 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye. Richard, who was a student at Oxford Brookes University, went missing from his home in Ladbroke Grove on Monday, March 22. His death is being treated as unexplained and police do not believe, at this stage, that there was any third-party involvement.
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Clients of a London plastic surgery clinic are looking at taking legal action against it after hackers stole personal information. Legal firm Simpson Millar said 38 people have enquired about making claims against Transform Hospital Group, whose London branches are based in Fulham and Marylebone.
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A private school in Wimbledon will carry out a “forensic review” of its policies following shocking allegations of misogyny, harassment and abuse. King’s College School was named at least seven times on Everyone’s Invited – a website where people can anonymously share experiences of sexual, harassment, abuse and assault.
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A man has appeared in court after he stabbed a woman in her 50s to death in the early hours of Easter Sunday. Vasile Bratu, 39, of no fixed address appeared at Bexley Magistrates’ Court today where he was remanded in custody and next appears at the Old Bailey on Friday.
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A record number of political parties are standing to win the London-wide seats in the upcoming London Assembly elections. In total, 171 candidates representing 18 different political parties will compete to win the 11 seats that represent the whole of London and are decided using a form of proportional representation.
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Pet-owners are being warned against considering wild animals as pets, after viewers were left shocked by a TV documentary. The recent two-part ITV documentary Britain’s Tiger Kings – On The Trail With Ross Kemp highlighted the growing problems associated with the keeping of wild animals as pets.
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A revolver and two self-loading pistols have been recovered after they were thrown from a window during a police drug and firearm bust. Officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command carried out an intelligence-led operation in Lambeth targeting those involved in the supply of firearms within London.
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Six school girls have walked five kilometres to raise money for a deaf children’s charity. The Bromley College pupils, aged from 16 to 18, hiked around Bromley to support the National Deaf Children’s Society.
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Local campaigners opposing an approved development in Lewisham are set to make their case on TV this evening. The Friends of Mais House campaign will be featured on BBC London News at 6.30pm – late breaking news stories permitting.
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“I’m black, I’m curvy, I’m in my 40s, why shouldn’t I be a model?” These are the words of Alison Cline-Williams who decided to pursue a modelling career later in life after being knocked back in her late teens for being too big at size 14. Now the inspiring 47-year-old from Croydon is passionate about representation in the industry and is determined to make it as a full-time model.
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The redevelopment of the iconic Battersea Power Station is nearly complete, with lots of new things set to open on the site this year. The Grade II*-listed building is due to open its doors to the public in Spring 2022, but there are several key milestones taking place ahead of the grand opening.
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Sadiq Khan yesterday launched his election manifesto with a pledge to support the creation of 170,000 new green jobs in London. The document, which is more than 100 pages long, contains campaign promises on everything from crime and transport to the environment and the economy.
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Southwark Council has started targeted testing in South Bermondsey after the Covid-19 variant first identified in South Africa was found in the area. This is a different and unrelated case to the case recently found in the Faraday Ward, the council said.
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