Park-goers warned not to touch or feed birds amid bird flu outbreak
The Royal Parks are carrying out “enhanced monitoring” in rivers and lakes to check for signs of sickness in birds and remove dead birds as soon as possible.
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More than 430 carers could be sacked in South East London as Covid jab deadline looms
Care home staff must be double vaccinated by tomorrow in order to keep their jobs after government law changes.
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Croydon MP says the borough is being ignored by the government’s levelling-up agenda
Sarah Jones, MP for Croydon Central, said that despite there being a lot of wealth in London there are still high levels of poverty.
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New all-boys free school in Penge causes a stir with ‘eyesore tower block’ concerns
A new all-boys free school is facing backlash after residents have said they don’t want a “tower block on their doorstep”.
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The movie being made in South London with former inmates in front of and behind the camera
Unique Talent, which rehabilitates young offenders and prevents gang crime in South London, hired cast and crew from among its clients.
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National Lottery Award for dancer who helps cancer patients with dance
An inspirational community dancer who helps cancer patients through dance has won a National Lottery Award.
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Over 10,000 children are still being forced to miss school due to Covid-19
The real number of children missing school in London is expected to be much higher.
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Girlguiding is still running in the family
Three generations of one family are now all in Girlguiding, after a five-year-old enrolled 32 years after her grandmother had watched her mother do the same thing.
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Doctors to raise £100,000 for hospitals with their epic runs
Two doctors who treat patients with head and neck cancer are set to finish a £100,000 fundraising feat with a run of 100km.
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Residents concerned about noise, drugs and anti-social behaviour if bar is allowed to open late
Crystal Palace residents are worried that they will face more noise, drug users and anti-social behaviour if a bar is allowed to open until 2am. Varanda bar wants to extend its opening hours from 11pm on Friday and Saturday night until 2am, until midnight Monday-Wednesday and until 1am on Thursday nights.
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Housing director leaves Croydon Council just six months after £104,250 role was created
A housing director has left Croydon Council just months after the new role was created in the wake of shocking revelations in Regina Road flats. Alison Knight joined the authority at the end of May after awful living conditions were exposed in South Norwood. Families were living in flats thick with mould with water pouring through the ceiling. An independent investigation recommended creating a new executive director of housing.
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3,000 volunteers including Armed Forces collect donations on TfL services for Remembrance Day
More than 3,000 volunteers including uniformed members of the Armed Forces have been collecting donations across TfL services ahead of Remembrance Day. After fundraising was largely suspended last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, TfL has this year resumed its partnership with the Royal British Legion to support its fundraising efforts across 50 TfL stations.
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Paul McCartney talks Beatlemania, privacy and love for Lennon at first in person event in two years
Mr McCartney reflected on his life, his songs and his creative process with co-author Mr Muldoon.
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Cops clamp down on Woolwich after fireworks chaos
The Met police put Woolwich under special security measures for Bonfire Night after the firework chaos which took over the town centre, writes Kiro Evans, Local Democracy Reporter. Four police officers were badly injured and 30 people were arrested after allegedly throwing lit fireworks at each other and innocent bystanders on Halloween (October 31).
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Seven million vaccine boosters are given
More than 14,700 Covid-19 booster jabs were delivered in 48 hours in South-west London – the equivalent of one every 12 seconds. On Wednesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 28 around 14,753 doses were given out in Wandsworth, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Croydon.
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Daughter calls for assisted dying help after father takes his own life
A retired university lecturer is pleading for support for assisted dying after her dad took his own life following a terminal cancer diagnosis. Barbara Wall, 63, from Bromley South, hopes a Government bill can become law – five years after the death of her father, Charles Kentish.
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DLR may be extended to Abbey Wood, claims TfL management
Transport for London (TfL) has admitted its is open to extending the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) as far as Abbey Wood station in the future, writes Kiro Evans, Local Democracy Reporter. The change would represent a huge boost to residents and would provide them a direct connection to the Elizabeth line.
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Residents praise £1bn Northern Line extension despite long wait times and poor signage
Residents have praised new Tube stations despite having to wait roughly 24 minutes for direct trains, with poor signage and “ear-splitting” announcements. The £1 billion Northern line extension to Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station has been more than 10 years in the making and opened in September.
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Thousands of Londoners forced to apply for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) when they have terminal illnesses
Thousands of terminally ill patients have been forced to sign up for Universal Credit when they have less than six months to live. In the last three years, 7,485 people in London have applied for urgent support after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, including cancer.
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