Tram strikes end after pay deal is struck
The workers were in dispute over significant pay disparities between themselves and colleagues on the London Underground performing the same role.
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Nurse struck off for starting intimate relationship with patient’s carer
Louise Lungowe Rebekah John, a former Lewisham Hospital nurse, told a misconduct panel that she had done nothing wrong by beginning the relationship with the patient’s relative in 2019.
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Polling cards issued to some ineligible South London voters – but hope is it won’t matter
Some 16 local authorities said they used Civica’s Xpress management software but four councils – including Lambeth and Wandsworth – have confirmed polling cards were mistakenly sent to ineligible voters.
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Drug lord who fuelled South London gangs is given 11-year jail term
Footballer Jason Pusey, 34, was sentenced to 11 years and three months imprisonment on Tuesday at Kingston-Upon-Hull Crown Court. Pusey was sentenced to jail for his role in the supply of 107kgs of cocaine, 235kgs of ketamine, and 447kgs of cannabis.
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Westminster voters place Brexit and housing on list of concerns ahead of polling
The parliamentary seat of the Cities of London and Westminster has elected a Tory MP since its inception in the 1950 general election but could be set to buck that trend on July 4.
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Southside ready for its smarter, more welcoming look
The run-down centre, deemed to be in need of significant spruce-up is to be upgraded with new entrances, lighting and seats.
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OBE for educational chief credited with transforming fortunes of sixth-form students
Shireen Razey, executive principal at Christ the King Sixth Forms was announced as a recipient of the award for Exceptional Service to Education and Social Mobility in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
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Pair charged with conspiracy to murder after stabbing of woman
Jorge Enrique Borges, 64, of Buttermere Close, Southwark and Mateo Valencia Cano, 24, of Whitehorse Lane, South Norwood appeared in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, charged with conspiracy to murder.
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Two teenage boys injured in Notting Hill shooting
Armed police responded to reports of gunfire in Verity Close at around 11.40pm.
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Unexplained death prompts appeal for details of 70-year-old’s final days
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman was found dead at her home.
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Killed by ‘career criminal’ from Peckham for the sake of an electric bike
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of Rohan Trotman in Peckham last year arrested and charged 19-year-old Yusuf Kallon within two weeks of the killing.
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Woman led to safety after shop fire in Mayfair causes alarm in flats above
Half of the roof terrace of the four-storey building was damaged by fire on Saturday morning, and a five-roomed flat on the third floor was partially damaged by fire.
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Orpington relishing return of an old boxing club with great history
The Orpington & District Amateur Boxing Club has been set up again at Chatsworth Parade in Pettswood, and chairman Oliver Watson aims to restore it to its former glory.
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Pupils giving guidance to teachers is key to turnaround in primary school’s fortunes
Giving their teachers feedback on how they’re doing and suggestions for improvement are all part of the routine now at St Barnabas and St Philip’s – a Church of England primary school in Kensington.
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It’s 12 years for bank robber, whose deformed left ear gave the game away
Mohammed Basheeru, 44, also known as Sonni Reid, of London Road, Croydon, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, where he was sentenced to 12 years in prison having pleaded guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing.
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Guilty of double murder – but search for cruel killer’s second victim continues
Naomi Hunte, 41, and Fiona, Holm, 48, were killed by Carl Cooper in February 2022 and June 2023. He had been under investigation for the first killing when he committed the second fatal offence, but was allowed bail as there was not enough evidence to convict.
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Sir Jack Petchey, champion of young people, dies at 98
“He will be greatly missed by friends and family and by the many young people, teachers and youth leaders whose lives have been impacted by the work of his Foundation,” said a statement from the Jack Petchey Foundation he created 25 years ago.
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Walkers invited to sign up for October’s sponsored amble in aid of dementia sufferers
Thousands set to take part in 26 locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, walking for a brighter future – a future free from dementia.
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Help us minimise impact of strike, hospital chiefs urge South Londoners
During the strike, which is due to end on Tuesday, the NHS asks that patients to help minimise the disruption to NHS services by seeking treatment at hospitals only if experiencing a serious injury or life-threatening illness.
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