80-year-old is cheered out of King’s College Hospital as he beats coronavirus
An 80-year-old has been cheered out of hospital after fighting off coronavirus at King’s College Hospital. Jose-Luis Fernandez, a grandfather of
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Merton College supplies food for vulnerable people
Families struggling through the coronavirus crisis are getting food packages from their local college. Surplus food for residents with cash problems
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Socially-distant party thrown for Navy hero Patsy on VE Day
A 95-year-old Patsy Sheehan should have been taking part in a Royal British Legion VE Day celebration last Friday –
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Coronavirus survivor celebrates VE Day with his friends – and proper distancing
A coronavirus survivor has celebrated VE Day with friends from far and wide – with proper distancing. John Loughery, of
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Restaurant providing hundreds of meals every day for NHS staff and vulnerable people during coronavirus pandemic
A restaurant kitchen has swapped its usual clientele for volunteers in an effort to provide meals for NHS staff, essential
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Doctor and his wife creating pick-me-up packages for front line NHS staff coping with coronavirus pandemic
A hospital doctor and his wife are creating essential pick-me-up packages for front line NHS staff coping with the fallout from
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Teenagers hurt after car collision in Erith
Four people were injured in a car crash – and police are now appealing for information on what happened. They
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Tower blocks to transform skyline between Tate Modern and South Bank
One of South London’s biggest landmark brutalist buildings is to be replaced by blocks of flats which will tower above
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Emergency refuge for women fleeing domestic violence opens in Westminster
A first emergency refuge for female victims of domestic abuse fleeing their home during the coronavirus pandemic has been opened in Westminster. The project, run
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Turner Prize winner Deller to launch talks for 17 schools staged by Dulwich College
Pupils of up to 17 schools will hear about his life and work from Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller for
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Three cleaners have died at St George’s Hospital, Tooting
A hospital has announced the deaths of three staff members who cleaned its wards and corridors. Salih Hasan, Fyngs Mullings
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Wimbledon artist for whom her chihuahua provides a sanity claws
For Dante it was Beatrice; for John Lennon it was Yoko and for Peter Andre it was Katie Price… for
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South London Memories: Shining a light on Nightingale
The importance of washing your hands to combat Covid-19 is vital in today’s ongoing battle against the virus. Florence Nightingale,
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Shop owner who worked at West Indian community hub into her 80s dies at 105
A shop owner who continued to help out at the store into her 80s as it became a community hub
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Knifeman who ended career of promising footballer is jailed for 15 years
A knife-wielding thug who ended the career of a promising footballer with a single stab wound has been jailed for
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Number of buses and Tube trains to rise towards pre-lockdown levels, says TfL
London’s transport chiefs are looking to build up bus routes and Tube train services as close to to pre-pandemic levels
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Nurse switches from neurosurgery to Covid-19 front line
A nurse who normally works with recuperating neurosurgery patients has talked about what it is like caring for people with
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Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish: Neutral grounds may be the least worst option
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish is wary of a restart to the Premier League, ahead of a crunch meeting of
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Millwall manager Rowett: If risk is low, let’s return
Millwall boss Gary Rowett believes returning to training on May 16 will be a positive step, if the Government says it is
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