Teachers have endured “unacceptable” stress from the Government’s last-minute decision making about Covid testing, cancelling exams and switching to remote learning, a West London headteacher says.
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Southwark food banks that collectively support more than 5200 locals per week will receive £200,000 extra funding as Covid-19 increases foodbank referrals by four times.
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By Grainne Cuffe, local democracy reporter
Lewisham Council is planning to crack down on fly-tipping, littering, and urinating outside in a bid to raise money and keep streets clean.
By Tara O’Connor, local democracy reporter
After waiting for two years for a new building, the head teacher of a South Croydon school is “devastated” it cannot welcome pupils because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A 66-year-old woman remains in a critical condition following a fail-to-stop collision in Croydon on Saturday.
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By Rafi Mauro-Benady
Around 40 firefighters and six fire engines from four stations were called to tackle a flat fire on Wednesday.
Two men in Croydon have become the victims of a corrosive substance attack, leaving one victim blinded.
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London has been named as one of the top three best regions in the England for dental care, fairing considerably better than the North West and South East.
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Metropolitan Police officers arrested more than 1,800 people over a five-week period as part of a crackdown on violence in London.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following a sexual assault attack on a woman in Forest Hill, Lewisham.
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A London nurse is “in awe” of what she has seen and heard from colleagues working around the clock to save the lives of Covid patients laying in intensive care.
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The Met police have warned they will ‘take enforcement action’ on groups intending to protest lockdown restrictions today in Parliament Square.
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A woman who threw a New Year’s Eve party for more than 100 people has been reported for consideration of a £10,000 fixed penalty notice for breaching Covid-19 restrictions.
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A woman in her 20s with learning difficulties has become the victim of an alleged sexual assault near her home in Forest Hill, Lewisham.
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The cabinet lead for children and young people at Lambeth Council has slammed the Government after it U-turned on primary school closures just before the new term.
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A man in his 40s has been charged with making bomb hoax threats and death threats following a disturbance in Southwark this weekend.
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Detectives are appealing for anyone with information about an aggravated burglary, after a woman in her 30s was threatened with a knife on Monday.
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By Joe Talora, local democracy reporter
Several Metropolitan Police officers have been recognised in the New Year Honours list for their achievements and services to policing.
Nickalas Mighten, of Grange Park Road, Thornton Heath, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public place on Tuesday.
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