A man has become the first in the UK to have a life-saving keyhole operation which avoids the need for open-heart surgery. Jose Rodrigues, 57, was the first person to undergo the procedure at St Thomas’ Hospital at the end of July, in a procedure which has only been performed a handful of times in the world.
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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has launched a programme of skills training and mentoring in South London with Stormzy’s music label. Warner Music UK (WMUK) and The Rio Ferdinand Foundation will offer young people workshops and personal development programmes.
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Hundreds of people saw the opening of a hospice’s new education centre after its launch had been held up by lockdown. The St Christopher’s Centre for Awareness and Response at End of Life (CARE) threw open its doors on September 30.
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Families with disabled children are living on a nightmare estate in Westminster where flats are covered in damp and gutters overflow. Sisters Charlie and Lisa Lynch have been left living in a mouldy nightmare at Abbotts House in Pimlico.
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A man shot dead after a house party in Croydon was killed outside a silent disco. Leroy Mitchell, 35, “was a popular local man and his family and friends have been left absolutely devastated by his death,” the Met Police said.
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A police watchdog is conducting investigations into more than 12 police officers sparked by PC Wayne Couzens’s abducting, rape and murder Sarah Everard. But the Independent Office of Police Conduct says it cannot reveal details of how those are progressing.
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Harriet Harman has called for the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Cressida Dick to quit, saying “women’s confidence in police will have been shattered”.
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A man who claimed to have been hearing voices has been convicted of killing his mother’s partner after years of mental health issues.
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A 54-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his father in Lewisham on Tuesday. Frank Samuel, 54, of Beacon Road, Hither Green, has been charged with the murder of Arthur Samuel, who was aged 81.
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A 38-year-old man was arrested in East Sussex at about 3am today, Sunday September 26, in what Scotland Yard described as a “significant development”.
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Hundreds of people have joined a vigil for Catford teacher Sabina Nessa who was killed as she walked to a pub in Kidbrooke – and hundreds more have joined them in similar events throughout the country.
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Just across the road from the new Nine Elms Tube station is a new Rainbow Plaque to mark a crucial location in a movie which changed perceptions in Thatcher’s Britain – and made a star of one of its leads. My Beautiful Laundrette was one of the first movies made by the infant Film Four productions, part of Channel 4.
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Staff at the school where murdered Sabina Nessa worked have been trying to cope with their own grief while also being strong for the pupils. Sabina, 28, was found stabbed to death near the OneSpace community centre at Kidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke, on Saturday at 5.32pm by someone looking for a lost ring.
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The 38-year-old man was arrested at an address in Lewisham and taken into custody, where he remains.
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A music college has launched its first scholarship day – offering a full fee bursary for the duration of the winner’s chosen course. Candidates will demonstrate their talent, ideas or passion projects to convince the panel why they will make the biggest impact on the industry in the years ahead and deserve the free place to further those ambitions.
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Police investigating a fatal shooting in Lambeth returned to the scene one week on from the murder as they continue to appeal for witnesses and information. Officers attended with paramedics and found 27-year-old Chino Johnson, pictured, suffering gunshot injuries. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, Chino was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
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Staff are running the London Marathon for a charity which supports people who have been hit by depression, breakdown or other stifling conditions. Mosaic Clubhouse, an award-winning mental health charity in Lambeth, provides opportunities for people with severe and enduring mental health challenges.
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A rapist who met men on dating app Grindr for consensual sex then attacked and robbed them has been jailed after a Lambeth victim enabled police to track him down. Goodey, pictured, of Tramway Avenue, Enfield, raped two men he met on the dating app.
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Murdered teacher Sabina Nessa was probably on the way to a local bar when she was killed, police say. Cops have released details of the route she was travelling at the time of the attack in the hope that any further witnesses will come forward.
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