Crime
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Walworth man charged with murder
Iron Miah was found collapsed with a head injury in Nelson Street, E1, on Tuesday, November 19. He died in hospital two days later.
Katherine Johnston
In the dock: Homeless man who 'kidnapped and sexually assaulted' an eight-year-old in Burgess Park
Upton is alleged to have attacked the police officers who caught him after a manhunt
Katherine Johnston
Murder investigation launched in Deptford after 20-year-old is stabbed to death
While formal identification has not yet taken place, officers are confident that the deceased is Crosslom Davis
Kevin Quinn
Politics
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General Election 2019: "To lose to Neil Coyle is still losing to a Remainer" says Lib Dem candidate... after previously saying there was no such thing as a Labour Remainer
'We are very much here and holding Labour to account' she says after Lib Dem defeat
Katherine Johnston
General Election 2019: Harriet Harman says 'terrible result' leaves her constituents with a 'dreadful prospect'
'We must be absolutely determined to make the change in the party that is necessary so that we can be an effective opposition'
Katherine Johnston
General Election 2019: Simon Hughes skewers Jo Swinson and Ed Davey's election campaign
'Jo led the campaign on the basis that she could be Prime Minister. Incredible, nobody believed it. She was almost unknown'
Katherine Johnston
General Election 2019: Unite to Remain fails to deliver seats but Green support surges in Dulwich and West Norwood
'We’ve thrown most people under the bus and it’s our fault' - Simon Hughes
Katherine Johnston
Education
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Peckham nursery’s destiny is uncertain
Families devastated as community nursery faces eviction with rent raised nearly threefold
Katherine Johnston
FREE job and apprenticeship fair this Wednesday in Walworth
Held at Darwin Court, Crail Row, SE17 from 10am
Katherine Johnston
Keen to give urban beekeeping a try yourself? - You can in Bermondsey
Explore the basics at a ‘Beekeeping for Beginners’ taster session
Kevin Quinn
Peckham charity nets DFID funding to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon go to university
Only three in a hundred refugees will go to university - a statistic this Peckham charity wants to change
Katherine Johnston
Housing
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Rough sleepers living in tents near Imperial War Museum given permanent accommodation
'We will closely monitor this issue and we have already received a positive response from the community living nearby'
Katherine Johnston
Sadiq Khan calls for a rent cap after new data shows annual private rent in Southwark has risen by £4k since 2012
'The cost of putting a roof over our head is preventing too many us from living the life we want'
Katherine Johnston
Wrap Up London: Here's how you can donate a coat to keep the homeless warm this winter
Volunteers will be at London Bridge and Waterloo tube stations to take coat donations
Josh Salisbury
Ledbury blocks could be bulldozed after engineers find tower blocks structural problems are worse than previously thought
Current refurbishment estimate of £8 million per block is expected to spiral
Katherine Johnston
Weird
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Burly Bear: Spoiled Borough pooch whose owners have spent £15,000 on him in six months featuring in Primark Christmas ads
Burly is spoiled rotten, with his owners spending £15,000 on him in just six months - and now he's Primark's star
Josh Salisbury
'Pearly Queen' of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe to do wing-walk for homeless veterans
Michelle believes she will be the first 'pearly' to attempt a wing-walk in her full ceremonial gear
Josh Salisbury
Singer Jorja Smith rides through Rotherhithe Tunnel on a Jet Ski for latest track 'Be Honest'
'This video is a madness. Really rode a jet ski through London,' she said
Josh Salisbury
Meet Burly Bear, the pampered Pomeranian with A-list celeb pals like Emilia Clarke, Keeley Hawes and Daniel Radcliffe
His jacket is studded with Swarovski crystals, his collars are from Louis Vuitton and he hangs out with A-listers - is Burly Britain's most pampered pooch?
Josh Salisbury
Environment
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Rotherhithe Tunnel's £130 fines are being stepped up
From Monday (December 2) any drivers caught will receive a fine for each journey through the tunnel.
Kevin Quinn
Sydenham Hill Wood oaks saved after intervention by Helen Hayes
Other options will be explored
Katherine Johnston
Despite 93% of businesses against, East Dulwich CPZ will go ahead
One of the CPZ’s aims is to alleviate problems faced by people living near the station
Katherine Johnston
Peckham Rye rubbish piles up after station stand-off between Network Rail and Southwark Council
Outside the station resembles an 'unsupervised municipal refuse tip' says one resident
Katherine Johnston
Transport
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The Bike Project: Herne Hill charity giving bikes to refugees gets £100,000 boost
The money will help pay for new staff to fix up second hand bikes before giving them to refugees
Josh Salisbury
Update: Travel disruption continues after Tulse Hill bridge collision
Motorists are advised to avoid the South Circular
Katherine Johnston
Breaking News: Lorry collides with low bridge in Tulse Hill
Commuters at train station along the track including Herne Hill were told that trains have been cancelled.
Kevin Quinn
Crossrail delay: New rail line will not open until 2021 and may be £650m over budget
Officials have previously said that Crossrail would help ease overcrowding on the Jubilee at Canada Water
Josh Salisbury
Culture
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Bermondsey primary schoolchildren design The Shard's Christmas light display
Children from the Bridges Federation, which includes Snowsfields, Tower Bridge and Robert Browning schools, designed the illumination
Josh Salisbury
Opening tonight is Potted Panto at Southwark Playhouse - fun for all the family!
An amazing seven classic pantomimes in eighty hilarious minutes
Kevin Quinn
Cinderella at the Vaults: the best of British panto and get a pint from the on-stage bar
This knees up of a night out brings all the characters you know, love and hate, to pull your mates, spill your pints and pour their hearts out on the karaoke.
Kevin Quinn
Nominations open for our Southwark Blue Plaques
The scheme came about after the News and Southwark Heritage Association tried to find a way around English Heritage’s strict criteria, that a building must be standing and the person dead for them to qualify
Kevin Quinn
Health
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Donate to this Walworth Christmas landmark
Every year Gunaltay lights up the Aylesbury for a good cause
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
New exhibition for East Dulwich 'Swimming in the Slow Lane' artist
'It was a huge shock, but I was helped by a family friend who also has MS. She told me MS was nothing to be afraid of'
Katherine Johnston
Patient being treated for rare monkeypox infection at Guy's and St Thomas's
The authorities are now contacting those who have been in close contact with the patient as a "precaution"
Josh Salisbury
Type 2 Diabetes patients can now book NHS self-management and support courses online
23,812 people in Southwark have Type 2 diabetes
Katherine Johnston
Regeneration
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Sadiq Khan: 'Canada Water Masterplan won't cause transport overcrowding in SE16'
He had been grilled on the issue of transport overcrowding in Canada Water by Assembly Member, Caroline Pidgeon
Josh Salisbury
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
SE16: Massive £3.3bn Canada Water Masterplan development unanimously approved by councillors
The scheme, the largest in Southwark history, will see the overhaul of swathes of Rotherhithe and Surrey Quays in the next fifteen years
Josh Salisbury
Canada Water: 'Transport chaos if Masterplan approved' say objectors at packed meeting
Transport took centrestage among objections to the massive Canada Water Masterplan meeting last night
Josh Salisbury
British Land: Dates set to hear Canada Water Masterplan application this month
Officers have recommended that councillors accept the proposals
Josh Salisbury
Misc
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Peckham nursery’s destiny is uncertain
Families devastated as community nursery faces eviction with rent raised nearly threefold
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
Tube maps given Millwall FC make-over with each line representing Lions history
Now you can get a Tube map that's been remade to show the history of Millwall and The Den
Josh Salisbury
Burly Bear: Spoiled Borough pooch whose owners have spent £15,000 on him in six months featuring in Primark Christmas ads
Burly is spoiled rotten, with his owners spending £15,000 on him in just six months - and now he's Primark's star
Josh Salisbury
Simon Hughes: Former MP's trademark yellow cab headed for scrap - because it's not green enough
The yellow cab is being ditched in favour of a green alternative
Josh Salisbury
Business
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Two Bridges: Ex-manager of Bermondsey boozer starts daily protest outside his own former pub over employment row
Elliot Swift, who used to manage the Two Bridges pub, by City Hall, says him and his family are being made homeless over Christmas
Josh Salisbury
Rotherhithe: Bid to knock down Albion pub for flats approved by Southwark Council
Pub campaigners have expressed concern over the demise of pubs in the borough, including the China Hall in nearby Lower Road
Josh Salisbury
Lidl's new Camberwell store to open this month
The chain has identified several other potential locations in Southwark
Katherine Johnston
Yoghurt lids and small plastic bags out as Tesco cuts down on single use plastic
'Our customers will really welcome this. I’d like to thank every one of them who has shared examples of ways they feel we can cut plastic in our Southwark store'
Katherine Johnston
Emergency services
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Man fighting for life after Rotherhithe Tunnel three-car collision
The Rotherhithe Tunnel has since re-opened fully to traffic, says TfL
Josh Salisbury
Crystal Palace house damaged by fire
Fire broke out on Sunday
Katherine Johnston
Man dies in Peckham fall
Death is being treated as non-suspicious
Katherine Johnston
Appeal for information after motorcyclist dies after a collision with a car in Lewisham
Police said the driver of the car failed to stop at the scene
Kevin Quinn
London Bridge Terror Attack
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London Bridge attack: Victim's family concern at lack of permanent barriers on bridge two years on
The Coroner offered his sympathies but said the present arrangements on the bridge do not put lives at risk
Josh Salisbury
Lion of London Bridge: ‘I feel I’ve been forced to attend counter extremism classes’
Over two years on from the attack Roy Larner says he is still homeless and unable to get counselling
Josh Salisbury
London Bridge terror attack: Services to mark second-year anniversary at Southwark Cathedral
The terrorist attack, two years ago today, claimed the lives of eight innocent people and wounded many more
Josh Salisbury
London Bridge inquest: Roy Larner attack retold in court as "distressing imagery" shown
The court was shown CCTV footage of the attack on Roy Larner, dubbed the 'Lion of London Bridge'
Josh Salisbury
Missing People
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Missing: 83-year-old from Brixton with "serious medical conditions"
He could be in south-east or east London
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
Update: Two missing girls from Camberwell found 'safe and well'
Both are 'safe and well'
Katherine Johnston
Breaking News: Urgent appeal to find two teenage girls missing from Camberwell
Both were last seen on Sunday night
Katherine Johnston
Aldrin Carlos' devastated mother pays tribute to her beloved son who was found dead after being missing for nearly three weeks
'To know that my son was a good person, that he touched so many people’s lives, and was so kind, it is the only thing I have that can help me heal'
Katherine Johnston
Traffic
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Bermondsey motorists be warned of floods
Much of the road by the Milpond Tenants Hall already seems to be effected.
Kevin Quinn
Kevin Quinn
Rotherhithe Tunnel's £130 fines are being stepped up
From Monday (December 2) any drivers caught will receive a fine for each journey through the tunnel.
Kevin Quinn
Traffic Alert: Traffic slow after vehicle breaks down in Rotherhithe Tunnel
Woolwich Ferry has been suspended due to a technical fault.
Kevin Quinn
traffic alert: traffic lights stuck on red in camberwell
Denmark Hill at the junction of Milkwell Yard
Kevin Quinn
Sport
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Dulwich Hamlet: Club up for Game Community Award
The winner will be announced on December 16
Katherine Johnston
Southwark Tigers beg the council NOT to demolish their clubhouse
'We are prepared to take over all running costs, everything, and have a sponsor lined up'
Katherine Johnston
Peckham Town FC: Labour's football reforms welcome but could go further
'Too much money needs to be spent on items to meet FA tick-boxes that are often unnecessary for clubs at the 5th or 6th level of non-league' - Peckham Town FC
Katherine Johnston
Adam Barrett to take charge of Millwall's clash with Leeds after Neil Harris' departure
The shock announcement of Harris' departure
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Community
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Bermondsey primary schoolchildren design The Shard's Christmas light display
Children from the Bridges Federation, which includes Snowsfields, Tower Bridge and Robert Browning schools, designed the illumination
Josh Salisbury
Katherine Johnston
Katherine Johnston
New exhibition for East Dulwich 'Swimming in the Slow Lane' artist
'It was a huge shock, but I was helped by a family friend who also has MS. She told me MS was nothing to be afraid of'
Katherine Johnston
Maypole Project youth club members take on London's biggest Santa Fun Run
'We are fast and furious runners'
Katherine Johnston
Dulwich Almshouse Charity gets more space for OAP activities
Knitting and exercise classes on offer for older people
Katherine Johnston
The Lakanal fire - 10 years on...
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Memorial on ten year anniversary of the Lakanal House fire held in Camberwell
'We are deeply sorry for the six precious lives that were lost' - Southwark Council leader Peter John
Katherine Johnston
THE LAKANAL FIRE – 10 YEARS ON: LOST TO THE INFERNO Dayana, Thais and Felipe Francisquini
Dayana Francisquini’s partner Rafael arrived at hospital believing they had been saved, only to find his entire family had succumbed to the blaze
Katherine Johnston
THE LAKANAL FIRE – 10 YEARS ON: Lost to the inferno Catherine Hickman
A fashion designer, Catherine had created her own fashion label, Moi Et Cat, and had created several looks for Bjork in her glittering career
Kevin Quinn
THE LAKANAL FIRE – 10 YEARS ON: A timeline of its legacy in Southwark
£9.5 million worth of work began on refurbishing the boarded up block to bring it back into use, after the council decided demolition wasn’t an option given Southwark’s chronic housing shortage.
Katherine Johnston
London Bridge Terror Attack 2019
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Borough Market seller called for the bus to empty on London Bridge as police gunned down Usman Khan
Witness talks of the horror of the stampede
Kevin Quinn
