A Brixton Hill man has been arrested in connection with a murder which took place outside a KFC shop. The man, aged 24, was arrested at 2pm today (June 2) on Brixton Hill, on suspicion of murder by officers from the Homicide and Serious Crime
A blue plaque was unveiled at the birthplace of an 18th century historian and enlightenment thinker last night. Edward Gibbon, who was born in Putney in 1737, and most famously wrote the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
A cirque act fell victim to the buzzers on Britain’s Got Talent on the second night of the live semi-finals. Enchantment, which contains Surbiton dancer Caroline Wynne, 27, buzzed off by an unimpressed Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden on Tuesday
Oliver Golding could find himself facing some of the best players in the world this week after being given a wildcard to the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club. The 17-year-old, from Richmond, will be in the main draw of the traditional curtain raiser
I have driven past the Plough, in Beddington, many times without ever really being tempted to pop in. From my point of view, it has nothing to do with the pub itself. It looks like your quintessential English country pub and is reminiscent
Harlequins RL desperately need to halt their disastrous slip down the Engage Super League table when they face Bradford at The Stoop on Saturday. Having been among the early leaders following four wins from five games, Quins have picked up just one
Terry Brown has begun AFC Wimbledon's preparations for League Two by signing Rushden & Diamonds midfielder Max Porter. The 23-year-old has still to complete a medical but has agreed to move to Kingsmeadow from Nene Park, where he was out of contract
Nine schools in Sutton became academies yesterday. The schools were given status after the borough's 14 state-run secondaries formed a consortium last year with the goal of becoming academies. They submitted applications to the Government
Croydon council is moving to a fortnightly bin collection service from October to save money on landfill tax. It will now recycle food on a weekly basis and alternate weekly collections for cardboard, paper and textiles in one collection and
Ken Livingstone’s ‘colourful’ language has landed him in hot water again after he compared the former leader of Wandsworth Council to Radko Mladic, the man accused of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War 2. While on a visit to
Richmond have named their rowing squad for the Thames Water London Youth Games Regatta which takes place on Saturday 4 June. The borough finished first in the rowing competition in 2010 and their team manager has high hopes of success this year.
Double European champion Mo Farah will go head-to-head with compatriot Chris Thompson at both the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix and the Aviva London Grand Prix this summer. Farah and Thompson, who achieved a memorable 1-2 at the European Championships
Despite riding on his third 100-mile race, Adam Topham discovered unrealised potential to beat former British best all-rounder Nik Bowdler in Hounslow & District Wheelers’ 100 race on Sunday. Riding for High Wycombe, Topham recorded three hours, 38 minutes
An “abusive, threatening and intimidating” 50-year-old woman has been given an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) forbidding her to go to GPs and dentists in London. The order was granted for two years by Camberwell Magistrates’ Court on May
Sarah Jane Okeeffe: Sarah was my husbands brother John's daughter her mum was Evelyn Young. I'm so desperate to find her. Marie Okeeffe okeefmar@aol.com
Two violent rapists could be jailed for up to 15 years after being convicted of battering, raping and falsely imprisoning two women. Cousins Corrie Pinney, 35, from Yarbridge Close, Belmont, and Jermaine Kraftner, 27, from Poole, in Dorset,
There were no surprises when the five-day entries for the Epsom Derby were unveiled earlier in the week and a maximum of 17 three-year-olds will go to post for, arguably, the most famous flat race in the world. Back in 1953 Coronation year the Queen
A war veteran's campaign to remember fallen WWII soldiers’ sacrifices on a permanent memorial is entering its final phase. William Quattrucci, 84, of Clockhouse, has been campaigning since the end of WWII to have his brother Sidney's name added
The authors of a “misguided” and “sick” campaign encouraging witnesses not to come forward in shooting cases are former police informants desperate to use their experiences to force reform of witness protection (WP). The Stopsnitching (SS
Kingston could lose all but one of its front counters at police stations in the borough as the Metropolitan Police look to axe frontline services to save money. The authority is consulting members of the public on plans to cut some of its
Aspiring models were scouted from the streets of Kingston over the weekend. Models were on the lookout for new models to add to their books in the Bentall Centre on Saturday, May 28. The agency hosted a series of fashion shows, and offered
A annual community festival that lost its council funding in this year’s cuts has been awarded a grant to keep it going this year. Think in Kingston is put together by several local community groups and individuals including Kingston Philosophy
Police pounced on an ice cream man who was caught on camera performing a solo sex act while on duty in his van. Vincenzo Coffaro, 81, was filmed on a mobile phone when he was spied in full view through the serving hatch of his van pleasuring
A passionate carer has struck gold after going the extra mile. Tetri Baksh, who works at the Wimbledon Beaumont home, was named national carer of the year by Barchester Healthcare. She beat carers from about 220 other homes to win the
A new “April fools” charge for parking permits has been branded as a “stealth tax” in the latest of a series of complaints about recent changes to parking enforcement. Since April, Merton Council has asked new users of a visitors’ permit pay
Two men from Battersea have been arrested after a murder in Stockwell. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Trident unit are appealing for witnesses and information following the incident, at around 11.30pm on Tuesday. Sadiq Adebiyi, 25, from
Promotion to the Football League comes with a whole heap of rewards but also a very long to do list for AFC Wimbledon. High up on that is the updating of their stadium, Kingsmeadow, and turning it to a Football League ground - albeit the smallest one
Daytime TV presenter Ruth Langsford has joined thousands of volunteers around the UK to collect money for the Alzheimer's Society. The star of ITV's flagship This Morning joined Premiership footballer Peter Crouch outside her local Tesco store
A specialist team of pet detectives arrived in Banstead last week hot on the trail of a missing moggy. George Theonus called in professional search and rescue team, Animal Search UK, when his cat, Foyi, vanished from his home in Tudor Close
A support teacher and Home and Away fan has won a trip Down Under to film a show about her favourite programme. Joanna Adeyinka-Burford, 26 and from Tulse Hill, won the competition to fly to Sydney to film a fanzine show about the soap for
A bus caught fire in Wallington on Monday. The 455 caught fire while travelling in Plough Lane at about 4.42pm. It is understood the single-decker bus's engine caught fire, and diesel from the fuel tank ignited the back of the bus.
The stereotypical view of Croydon as a grey, characterless, concrete town is set to be reinforced as the council plans to scrap its colourful In Bloom competition. Despite the borough scooping six national and regional titles in the past five
Police raced to Epsom town centre on Friday night after reports that a man had doused himself in petrol and was threatening to set himself alight, only to find the call was a hoax. The man was said to be outside pub chain Slug and Lettuce in
An 11-year-old cricketer could have bowled himself into the record books. Sai Patel, who plays for Sutton Cricket Club, took three wickets with the first three balls of the club's new season. The triple golden duck, in the first match
Police gave bad drivers a talking to during an operation to weed out antisocial motorists. The operation, which forms part of the Drive Smart campaign, took place in Terrace Road, Walton, on Wednesday, May 25. During the day, 32 drivers
Police are hunting a pair of violent thugs who left a man with serious head injuries after attacking him in a nightclub. The 26-year-old was taken to hospital after being set upon by two white men in Crystals in Whitehorse Lane, South Norwood
The new Mayor of Wandsworth was on hand to cut the ribbon at the opening of a new eco-friendly community garden this weekend. Councillor Jane Cooper visited the fruit and vegetable garden in Spencer Park, Wandsworth, on Saturday. The
Despite its healthy financial position, NHS Wandsworth is being asked to make millions of pounds of savings to help plug the gap in the healthcare budget across south-west London. After achieving a budget surplus of £12m in 2010/11, the PCT
Surrey County Council have signed a new contract which will provide free Wi-Fi in all libraries across the county, while saving taxpayers £1.6 million over the next seven years. The new deal with contractor Aixell will save £230,000 a year
Shoppers can dance their way to a beach-fit summer body while picking up style tips at Centrale shopping centre next weekend. The high-energy Zumba workouts - a latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance - will be taking place in the central atrium
Charity music event Big Band in Nonsuch Park is experiencing record ticket sales. BBC Big Band guest conductor Jay Craig, will again be bringing his star-studded orchestra and vocalists to the park on June 24. The success of last year's
Strictly Come Dancing stars brought a touch of glamour to Norbury Green Residents’ Association as they celebrated their name change. Matthew and Nicole Cutler showed off their skills in front of deputy Croydon mayor Susan Winborn as the group
A creator of chocolates that include ingredients such as rose and sea salt has been named chocolatier of the year. Esher resident Keith Hurdman, a master chocolatier for Thorntons, shared the award with three others who had all received three
A church congregation was rocking in the aisles when a blues guitarist performed to the worshippers. Bryn Hanworth, who has played with such acts as Gerry Rafferty and Chris de Burgh, was the guest of Cornerstone the Church at Sandown Park,
Wandsworth Council is warning that August's Olympic cycle race rehearsal could cause traffic chaos and has called on Transport for London (TfL) to rethink its plans. The London Surrey Cycle Classic on August 14 (Sunday) will cause the closure
A matron who has worked at Epsom and St Helier hospitals for 26-years has been crowned nurse of the year by the trust. Maria Paterson, matron for speciality medicine, was presented with the award at a ceremony on May 12 as part of a celebration
A father with a great sense of humour who dedicates his time to helping his sons with their homework has been nominated as parent of the year. Joseph Fadele, 52, said it came as a shock when he heard he was nominated for a Croydon Champions
A prison warden has been suspended over an alleged affair with a West Croydon murderer responsible for sexually assaulting and battering a care worker to death. The unnamed woman is believed to have slept with 27-year-old Leigh Thornhill –
Tom Ladyman won a $25,000 scholarship at the Intel sponsored International Science and Engineering Fair 2011. It was one of the largest awards at the fair which was held in Los Angeles this year. He attends Sutton Grammar School for Boys and won the
