A woman found dead in a flat in Brixton Hill has died of multiple injuries, a post mortem revealed. The woman, believed to be in her 40s, was found by police in a ground floor flat in Morrish Road at 5.30am on Thursday (February 3). She was
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Fleetwood Town The Dons were indebted to Christian Jolley's late goal as they beat Fleetwood by the narrowest of margins. His 12th goal of the season six minutes from time pushed Wimbledon four points clear at the top
Crystal Palace moved four points clear of the Championship relegation zone with a crucial 1-0 win over Middlesbrough at Selhurst Park. James Vaughan scored the crucial goal after 36 minutes when he latched on to Seb Hines' mistake and saw his shot deflected
Confidence tricksters are targeting borough residents by using a telephone scam to try and steal money from their bank accounts, town hall finance chiefs are warning. Fraudsters are pretending to be either council tax or housing benefit officials and
A teenager has appeared in court charged with carrying an imitation firearm on a train at Clapham Junction. The 17-year-old, from Sydenham, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
A history group will be talking about a restoration project to make over an ageing chapel and improve biodiversity at Streatham cemetery in Tooting. The cemetery is near the Tooting Broadway end of Garratt Lane but is managed by Lambeth Council. The
The headteacher of Westbourne Primary School has won national recognition this week, and will take a lead role helping under-achieving schools. Matthew Hiley, headteacher at Westbourne, joined the 500-strong National Leader of Education (NLE
Train enthusiasts who bought an old blue steam engine from Mole Valley Council for £1 have secured enough track to move it. Brian Davis and Peter Pope set up the Hawthorn Leslie 3837 Preservation Society in a bid to rescue the locomotive in October
Fourteen football hooligans have been jailed following an alcohol-fuelled brawl in London’s West End. Southwark Crown Court heard that two groups of fans hurled glasses, chairs and a concrete post at each other as terrified bystanders ran for cover.
A pervert who tried to take pictures of a woman as she undressed in store changing room has been told to complete a sex offenders’ programme. Marlon Wasniewski was chased down the street by his victim’s fiancee after she spotted him trying to take covert
A family in Dalton Avenue had a narrow escape last night when a faulty freezer set their kitchen alight. The home owners were enjoying a night at a neighbours house when their kitchen caught alight at about 9.45pm last night. One of the family members
A 5ft teenage yob walked out of court with a referral order on Friday after pleading guilty to assaulting several police officers. The 15-year-old girl attacked two officers who were trying to arrest her friends on September 2 last year.
Merton council is holding a series of events to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History month this February. This year’s line-up includes two film screenings. The first is Gypo, a compelling drama about a young Roma
An award-winning drama based on a true World War Two survival story takes to the cornerHOUSE stage next week. Lifeboat is a play by Nicola McCartney which tells the story of how two young girls survived the sinking of the SS City of Benares - which
So many comedians are a let down when you meet them face-to-face. You expect every answer to take the form of a hilarious and witty pun but sadly, that is very rarely the case. Without a spotlight on them they are dull and to be quite frank, depressing
The Metropolitan Police Service have re-launched a website to warn of latest scams to hit the UK. Fraud Alert has been set up to help people and businesses protect themselves against fraud. It will updated with new scams as soon as victims are targeted
Three schoolboys became Croydon’s youngest criminal siblings after trying to rob two children in the street. The brothers, aged 11, 13 and 15, pleaded guilty on Monday to an attempted robbery near Selhurst station in August last year.
Congestion around some of the borough’s busiest commuter stations could be eased after new development plans were unveiled. Earlsfield station is due to benefit from the widening of pavements around the station, along with the clearing away
Children celebrated the national year of communication with a balloon launch at Wandsworth Museum. Actress Elizabeth McGovern, star of Downton Abbey and Once Upon a Time in America, joined the youngsters and officials at the Hello campaign
Hundreds of cafes, restaurants and sandwich shops have been invited to pick healthy options in favour of fatty alternatives by Croydon Council. Letters have been sent to almost 500 food outlets across the borough inviting them to the council
Controversial plans to demolish Surbiton Hospital and build a polyclinic and primary school on the site divided opinion at a council meeting. Many residents had their first chance to see the images of the hospital and school at a meeting of
The Sutton-educated president of the National Union of Students had to be rescued from angry protesters chanting anti-semitic abuse and hurling eggs. Aaron Porter, formerly of Wilson’s School in Wallington, was surrounded by an 150-strong mob
Wheelchair athlete David Weir was praised by the mayor of Sutton after a hat-trick of wins at the IPC athletics world championships. The 31-year-old from Wallington produced some of the best performances of his career to win gold in the 800m
Crystal Palace hope to continue their impressive home form in a crunch game against fellow strugglers Middlesbrough this afternoon. The Eagles have gone six games without conceding at home and if they can keep a clean sheet for 22 minutes against
