Two Met officers charged after car collision in Brixton that killed pedestrian
Pedestrian Shante Daniel-Folkes, 25, from Norwood, was killed after a collision involving two separate police cars which were responding to an emergency call.
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Archbishop of Canterbury blessing heralds new era for restored Waterloo church
These days, St John’s Waterloo is also a well-known concert venue and home to the Waterloo Festival, and for many years has been a centre of support for the homeless.
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Animal Rebellion protest leads to more than 100 arrests
A significant policing operation was put in place to respond quickly to incidents of criminal damage and highway obstruction in central London.
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OCD sufferer eager to help other black men overcome taboos over mental health
He is 28 but suffered for three years before finally confronting the dark thoughts which were making him feel suicidal and seeking therapy.
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Black Business awards land on plenty of South London’s finest movers and shakers
No fewer than six entrepreneurs from South London received accolades for outstanding work in their respective fields at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, Tower Bridge,
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Woolwich stabbing: Man is charged with murder as victim is named
A murder investigation was launched on Wednesday, last week, after 23-year-old Damilola Oloruntola, suffered fatal stab injuries in Brookhill Road.
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Lewisham council announces Black History Month cultural programme
The local authority has allocated almost £3.5k in grants funding to 11 community groups for the celebrations. The micro-grants have supported a wide range of Black History Month activities including workshops for senior citizens, a women’s networking event and mini food festival.
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Young boy in critical condition after collision with bus in West Norwood
Officers were called at around 8.15am today (Tuesday) after receiving reports of a collision involving a bus and a pedestrian in Norwood Road.
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Coin minted 230 years ago as part of anti-slavery campaign, is up for sale
The coin carries a distinctive image which was doing the rounds at the time – it features an enslaved man in chains ‘taking the knee,’ which has become a symbol of defiance in recent times.
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Tributes after D-Day hero who ‘watched from St Paul’s for German planes’ dies aged 99
Albert Wiltshire was one of those astonishingly brave men who took part in the D-Day landings – piloting the landing craft which ferried Canadian troops onto Juno beach in Normandy in June 1944.
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Raising cash for dementia care: Jane’s charity run honours late brother
Jane Keir, a trustee of the charity, took on the 13.1 mile route in memory of her late brother Bruce who lived with young onset dementia and died almost a year to the day the race took place.
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Pair jailed in £25K jewellery ploy where friend of 14 years victim was strapped to a chair
On Monday, Woolwich Crown Court sentenced Simone Fortune – 37, of Park Corner Road, Gravesend to five years and three months in prison. Carlos Lane – 38, of Old Road East, Gravesend, has handed a four year term for his part in the scheme.
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Lost agents of Second World War remembered
If you happen to visit Nell Gynn House in Sloane Avenue, Kensington, you will find a plaque dedicated to a wartime hero – Vera May Atkins Rosenberg – who lived in a block of flats there during the Second World War.
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Police seek help tracing Lewisham High Street ‘flasher’
The incident happened close to the Iceland shop shortly before 11pm on Saturday, July 30, and was witnessed by two woman.
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Greenwich teen who feared she’d never walk again abseils down St Thomas’ Hospital
Alex Jeffery, 18, from Greenwich, abseiled 160 feet down St Thomas’ Hospital in London to raise money for Evelina London. She was inspired to take on the charity challenge after receiving lifesaving treatment at the hospital
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Forest Hill mum runs London marathon to raise funds for hospital which saved her little champ ‘AJ’
The mother-of-three said: “We realised after Aj came out of hospital that he could have died and the staff had really looked after us.
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Tooting bride marries 11 weeks after life-saving liver transplant to beat rare disease
Clare Dickins got married just 11 weeks later and has just started a new job in the events industry to cap a remarkable year – an example of why this month’s NHS Organ Donation Week carries such importance.
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Two men hospitalised after Vauxhall street clash
Officers were called to reports of a confrontation outside a night club at around 4.30am yesterday morning.
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Wanted woman named after alleged robberies of elderly victims in Bexley and Bromley
Stanka Georgieva, 33, is wanted in connection with a series of at least four theft offences committed against vulnerable elderly victims across London.
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