Crystal Palace made it 10 games unbeaten as Sean Scannell’s 92nd minute header gave them a 1-0 win at home to Barnsley. In what was a largely forgettable game, Scannell flung himself through the air to meet Kagisho Dikgacoi’s deflected cross
Dirty, scraggly, diseased beasts. Vile creatures. Rats with wings. Such things are said of the unloved Feral Pigeons (Columba livia) of London. They infest the streets; drinking from puddles, scavenging for food, and defecating on buildings. Most people
Croydon's police headquarters was evacuated after an explosion in the basement left seven people injured. Fifty firefighters, three ambulances and the air ambulance helicopter descended on the Croydon fly-over roundabout in the town centre
Wandsworth Council has sought to clarify its position over the future plans of Elliott School. Last week the Wandsworth Guardian wrote a story stating that the main building was being demolished as part of the school's conversion into an ARK
A man has been detained under the mental health act after scaling a crane and shouting at startled passersby. Surrey Police were called to Station Approach in Epsom at noon yesterday, March 19, after receiving calls from people worried about
Jurors in the trial of three men accused of firing shots into a shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed from the waist down have retired to consider their verdicts. Thusha Kamaleswaran was hit in the crossfire of a gang feud as she played
A builder is in hospital with serious burns after an explosion at Croydon Police station. The explosion took place in a firing range in the basement of the Park Lane station, injuring seven, at 11.25am today (March 20). A man was flown by
A record-breaking teenager who conquered Everest is among 8,000 torchbearers cherry-picked to carry the Olympic torch on its journey through the country this summer. George Atkinson became the youngest person ever to rich the top of the 8,848
It’s another post-apocalyptic action horror game today. I Am Alive is the latest release from Ubisoft Shanghai and is another example of the growing maturity of Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network downloadable games (Alan Wake: American Nightmare
A body found in Streatham woods has been identified as 69-year-old Surrant Nembhard, who was last week reported missing by his family. On Tuesday (March 20), police confirmed Mr Nembhard, of Downton Avenue, had been found dead in a wooded area
Tooting’s well-loved construction gallery, which comes to an end this Sunday, may continue if plans for future funding are approved. The three month pop-up gallery has been a short-term success showcasing locally-based talent across the fields
What is it about socks? Trousers, shirts, gloves – none of these items of clothing captures our imagination quite as fully as these comfy foot-coverers. Yashna Lekhai, sixth-form student at Croydon High School, is a particular fan. Indeed, her enthusiasm
A teenager is fighting for his life in hospital after his motorcycle collided with a pedestrian in Brixton this morning. Police and ambulance crews were called to Brixton Road outside Brixton police station at 8.45am. This afternoon,
The Archbishop of Canterbury used a Wallington church service to give one of his first interviews since announcing he is to retire from his post. Dr Rowan Williams answered questions from Reverend Will Cookson before giving the Mothering Sunday
A man had a lucky escape after he was hit by a van while crossing three lanes of traffic outside Kingston bus station. Cromwell Road was closed for about 90 minutes after the collision at about 9.40pm on Friday, March 16. The man, in
Schoolchildren in Wandsworth have been given 3,710 free tickets to the Olympic Games tickets. The Mayor of London's ticket bonanza saw thousands of children awarded the tickets under the Get Set Ticketshare scheme. Schools in Wandsworth
An older person’s information and advice day was held in Wallington. Tony Ward, from Home Instead Senior Care, organised and sponsored the event on Friday, March 16, which offered a helping hand to elderly members of the community. Mr
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A drug dealer paid another man just £280 and a pack of cigarettes to blow up a flat to cover up a murder, a court heard. Andre Johnson, 25, of no fixed address, is accused of shooting Leroy Burnett, 43, because he smoked heroin that did not
Detectives have released CCTV taken at a Croydon bank in connection with an on-going fraud case. Surrey Police want to speak to the woman pictured following a number of reports of incidents of false information being used to get bank card details
Legendary Welsh crooner Sir Tom Jones will be burning down the house at Sandown Park racecourse when he performs this summer. The sex bomb has enjoyed an extraordinary career spanning four decades and is set to return to the Esher venue for a second
A violent robber who brutally beat a hotel manager has been jailed for more than eight years. Bhajed Adan, 23, of Alexandra Road, Croydon, was found guilty of robbery after targeting the Clockhouse Hotel, Thornton Heath, last year. Appearing
A woman was scammed out of £20,000 by a man she met through a dating website. The woman, who lives near Woodcote Road, Wallington, with her mum, transferred the money to the man in Malaysia after he gained her affection, then span a web of
The Scottish Play will come to the borough but everything is going to go wrong on the night, writes Sophia Sleigh. The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society is performing Macbeth, but it is one disaster after another
A woman has gone to hospital after a bus collided with a parked car this morning. The collision happened at about 8.10am in Sussex Road, south Croydon. Police and London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. A woman in her
Campaigners have been in the High Court fighting plans by Surrey County Council (SCC) to remove paid staff from 10 libraries and replace them with volunteers. The Surrey Library Action Movement (SLAM) lodged a legal action against SCC earlier
A Good Samaritan was bottled by two drunken louts after she defended a pensioner from their lewd abuse. The 29-year-old intervened when she saw the elderly lady being taunted by two intoxicated women on a train from Wimbledon to Chessington
Renowned blues singer and guitarist Bryn Haworth joins in the Easter celebrations at Cornerstone the Church. Services start at 10.30am and 6.30pm on Sunday, April 8, with Easter gifts for every visitor to the Gold Cup Suite at Sandown Park Racecourse
An eighth man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a man during the August riots. Trevor Ellis was fatally shot on the night of August 8 as rioters ransacked Croydon. At about 9.20pm officers discovered Mr Ellis, 26, in
The Mayor of London said he was "committed to" extending the tramlink in Merton” during a walk about in Wimbledon town centre. Boris Johnson said: “Tramlink is something that we are committed to and is something that we think is very exciting
A community scheme which makes everyday greetings a weapon in the fight against crime has been awarded a Team London Star by Boris Johnson. The Meet and Greet scheme was launched in Kingston by two residents associations who wanted to increase
A taxi driver has corroborated the sighting of "a dark figure" in Epsom last month but has played down its significance. The man, who works with NV cars in Sutton has been on holiday since the mysterious sighting on February 14 on the Ewell
Leatherhead missed out on another chance to ease their relegation fears with a 2-0 home defeat against League leaders Billericay Town on Saturday. The result leaves Tanners fourth from bottom, six points behind drop zone rivals Hastings and Harrow
A dedicated son and film director has been chosen to carry the Olympic Torch this summer following his impressive fundraising efforts for the Kent Air Ambulance Service. Tom Smith, from Croydon, undertook a series of projects to help raise
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was viciously mugged for her phone opposite a retail park. Three people, one of them a woman, approached the victim on Atlantic Road, Brixton, near the Argos store, at about 9.15pm on Monday,
Six alternative designs for a new main entrance to Putney Exchange have been put on display at the shopping centre. A planning application to alter the frontage was submitted by BlackRock, the Exchange's owners, as part of a £10m revamp of
A planning application for a nine-storey block of flats was given the green-light, sparking fury from neighbours who fear the area is being transformed into "Manhattan". Councillors voted through the plans at a meeting on March 15 allowing
A broken down train at Selhurst has delayed Southern Rail services towards Sutton. A spokesman for Southern Rail said the southbound train suffered mechanical difficulties outside Selhurst Station at just before 8am this morning. The
Sutton councillors are “extremely concerned” about the future of St Helier Hospital and want some honest answers from the NHS. Sutton Council has called for the NHS to keep people informed about the fate of the hospital, after managers were
People washing their cars or turning on the sprinklers could face prosecution when hospeipe bans from three water companies hit Elmbridge from April 5. Veolia Water Central, Thames Water, and Sutton and East Surrey Water were among seven firms
The search for the next Kiss FM presenter came to Croydon at the weekend. The London radio station launched the Kiss Chosen One, which will unearth the next Kiss FM presenter. Hundreds of aspiring radio presenters visited the Whitgift
The race for London's next Mayor has officially begun. Candidates including incumbent Boris Johnson and former Mayor Ken Livingstone are vying for the chance to lead London for the next four years - and to wave the flag at this year's London
Lord Alan Sugar has gone into business with Apprentice finalist Susan Ma. The 22-year-old organic skincare specialist, from Croydon, made it through to the final round in the boardroom in last year's series but missed out on the £250,000 investment
A jilted ex-boyfriend who claimed voices in his head told him to stab his former lover will not stand trial accused of sexually assaulting a child. Clifford Mills, 49, from Shirley, was jailed for 21 years last month after a jury took just
The sun will struggle to break through today as south London and Surrey face up to a cloudy but dry day. Met Office forecasters have predicted a warm day despite the sun struggling to break the cloudy start commuters have woken up to. A forecaster
Nurses marked World Kidney day and are helping to raise awareness of kidney disease. Nurses from the renal department at Epsom, Sutton and St Helier teamed up with the South West Thames Kidney Fund on Thursday, March 8. They ran a stall
This year, year eleven students are getting ready to take the most important exams of our lives by revising, doing past paper questions and knowing everything we need to know about our GCSEs, a stressful process. Though, to what extent is there
