Streatham MP Umunna quits Labour party
Streatham MP Chuka Umunna has resigned from the Labour party saying he will sit as part of a new independent
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Exhibition: Common Lands, an illustrated exploration of the natural world and tensions between animal and human forces.
A new exhibition from illustrators Maggie Li and Frann Preston-Gannon opens on February 15. The exhibition will explore themes of
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Police in Charlton get a shock when they case the joint
By Joe Skirkowski Police were called to reports of a burglary early this morning – only to find that what
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Goldsmiths University offers an MA in Black British History for the first time in the UK
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A degree in Black British history has been offered for the first time by a university
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Food & Drink: Benito’s Hat, Bromley BR1
BY PALOMA LACY The burrito bug has definitely hit London but perhaps not as hard as it’s hit me. In
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Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show
The legendary rock’n’roll musical is coming back to London for one weekend only with a host of stars to tell
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Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde’s iconic comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, will see two black women taking on the roles of all
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Croydon Mum and daughter’s hostel stay was five times limit
BY SEAN DELANEY toby@slpmedia.co.uk A working single mum who has had to share a one-bedroomed flat with her 13-year old
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Children’s books donated to Peter Hills Primary School marking International Book Giving Day
A school was the welcome recipient of children books to mark International Book Giving Day, which was yesterday. British Land
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The Glutton gives Offenbach’s musical some of its fire
‘Can–Can, the new Offenbach musical’, at the Union Theatre Southwark until 9 th March. www.uniontheatre.biz Tel 0207 261 9876 ***
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Why three brave Southwark policemen deserve a blue plaque
Three police officers should have their bravery celebrated with a plaque, says Southwark historian STEPHEN BOURNE. Here he writes why
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South Bank residents lose bid to prevent visitors to gallery looking into their homes
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk Residents in a glass tower have lost their bid to stop visitors to the Tate Modern gallery
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Police release images of men over Millwall violence
Detectives have released images of 12 people they would like to speak to in connection with widespread disorder that occurred
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The Garden Bridge project costs us £54m
BY JAMES TWOMEY James@slpmedia.co.uk The full cost of ex-London Mayor Boris Johnson’s failed project, The Garden Bridge, came to £53.5million, it
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Walker finds royal python slithering around Tooting common
A snake found loose on Tooting Graveney Common has been rescued after being found by a walker. The concerned member
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‘Family man’ stabbed to death in East Dulwich on his way home from birthday party
BY TOBY PORTER toby@slpmedia.co.uk A man who was killed in East Dulwich in the early hours of Saturday has been described
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Arrest made over Dennis Anderson fatal stabbing in East Dulwich
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in East Dulwich have made an arrest. The 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of
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Award to give young people something to aspire to – do you know a selfless child?
Just Enough has run 1,290 talks in Southwark on hate crime, county lines, anti-radicalisation and knife crime. It has also
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Man held over cruelty to police dog after car pursuit in Bexley
A man has been arrested on suspicion of cruelty to a police dog and theft of a motor vehicle after
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