Motorcyclist killed after collision
Police were called just after 4.30pm on Tuesday following a crash involving a car and motorcycle at the junction of Mitcham Lane and Aldrington Road, Streatham
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King’s College Hospital signs up for patient-data sharing scheme
Access to the information enables teams at King’s Hospital to avoid duplicating tests, make faster and better informed decisions, and provide more tailored care to patients
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Invitation to tomorrow’s Lewisham careers and courses advice day
The launch of its free adult careers, information advice and guidance service , aims to provide one to one support to help people take their next steps towards education, employment or a new career
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Two set for Old Bailey murder hearing over Jeremiah ‘car stabbing’
Godfrey Tanishe Madondo, 19, of Colegrove Road, Southwark and Kadjo Kadio, 18, of Crown Drive, Romford, were charged on Tuesday
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Seven arrests made after early-morning gunshot fatality
The victim managed to get to a central London hospital with a gunshot injury, but despite the efforts of doctors, he died a short time later
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Portobello resident brings juice bar dream to life from boarded-up shop
Usama Ghamhi approached the council with his plan to open Cleanse Juice Bar and Kitchen after seeing the building, on world-famous Portobello Road, boarded up and sitting empty.
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Famous estate’s revamp paves way for huge furniture donation
A significant amount of homeware – including beds, sofas, televisions, white goods, electrical appliances and more – have been making their way to deserving causes
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Six-year-old Ray taking Lambeth streets by storm
Ray Whibicks is one of 7,000 local residents playing the physical activity challenge that has turned the entire borough into a real-life game
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New round of arts and fitness projects for Grenfell community unveiled
The schemes, which include boxing classes, creative workshops and a social support group, are being covered by the £1.2 million Grenfell Projects Fund (GPF)
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American garden blooms to honour botanist Collinson
The new American Garden in Peckham Rye Park opened on Monday. Freshly planted and fitted with smart new seats, the Garden – to the east of Sexby Garden – marks the end of a six-year project for Nancy Coleman-Frank.
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Oaks get reprieve in Cox’s Walk footbridge revamp
Southwark Council has been trying to find a way to fix a historic footbridge, without removing the trees – which are less than two meters from the foot of the bridge, on the west side.
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Mum takes petition to Parliament and secures new rights for parents of premature babies
On Friday, MPs debated the private members’ bill proposed by MP Stuart McDonald for Neonatal Leave & Pay in Parliament and gave it the thumbs up on its second reading in the house.
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Lewisham town hall aids Ella Kissi-Debrah memorial plan
Ella was just nine when she died – the first person in the capital to have air pollution registered as her cause of death.
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London penguins keep cool in heatwave with frozen treats
As scorching temperatures climb this week to a projected 40C, SEA LIFE London Aquarium’s colony of Gentoo penguins have been pecking away on ice treats with a difference.
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Life term for Belmarsh prisoner who murdered cell mate
Stevie Hilden, 31, of no fixed address, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday
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Two killed as car overturns in Battersea
Police were called by London Ambulance Service crews to Latchmere Road shortly before 3.30am on Saturday, to reports of an overturned Mini Cooper.
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Victim named after ‘car stabbing’ in Lewisham as four men arrested
The Met’s Specialist Crime Command have named him as 19-year-old Jeremiah Sewell from Bellingham.
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Avoid trains for 48 hours if you can, say rail operators
Rail services through south London expected to be severely disrupted because of the heatwave
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Artistic Chelsea pupils see their work put on display
As part of Children’s Art Week, the pupils took part in a raft of creative activities, the highlight of which was a fabulous Charity Art Show and Auction, held at Chelsea Theatre, World’s End Place
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