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• FA CUP: Crystal Palace travel to Tottenham Hotspur - Croydon Advertiser

  31-01-2016 20:33
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  FA CUP: Crystal Palace travel to Tottenham Hotspur
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  Crystal Palace face a tough trip away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Palace beat Stoke City 1-0 yesterday, Wilfried Zaha getting the winner, while Spurs hammered Colchester 4-1. Earlier this month, Spurs beat Palace 3-1 in the ...and more »
  

• Bid accepted? Crystal Palace striker heading for Swansea City - reports - Croydon Advertiser

  31-01-2016 18:42
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  Bid accepted? Crystal Palace striker heading for Swansea City - reports
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  Crystal Palace have reportedly accepted an offer of £7.5million from Swansea City for striker Dwight Gayle. The 25-year-old striker joined the Eagles from Peterborough in 2013 for a club record fee in the region of £4.5m. However despite flashes of ...and more »
  

• Police appeal for help to find missing West Thornton man

  31-01-2016 18:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE in Croydon have appealed for help to find a man who has been missing since the early hours of this morning. Andrew Payne, from West Thornton, was last seen at 2.30am. Croydon MPS tweeted today asking anyone who has seen the 64-year-old, or has information about his whereabouts to get in touch. Call police on 101.Have you seen Andrew Payne 25.3.1952 who has been missing since 2.30am from #WestThornton #Croydon Call 101 pic.twitter.com/pQSrIxfvma— Croydon MPS (@MPSCroydon)...
  
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• Hoping for some sunshine after today's wind and rain? Think again...

  31-01-2016 16:10
  
  Today's rain is expected to carry on and throughout tonight, according to the Met Office, with winds getting stronger going into Monday.
  
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• Burglars steal 60-year old engagement ring while elderly husband visits wife in hospital

  31-01-2016 15:31
  
  A number of items of jewellery were taken, including his wife's engagement ring and a Sarah Faberge pendant.
  
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• Twisted: The sick killers who befriended Milly's murderer - Croydon Guardian

  31-01-2016 14:55
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  Twisted: The sick killers who befriended Milly's murderer
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  Three of south London's most notorious murderers formed a twisted prison gang and dubbed themselves "The Ladykillers", a police expert has revealed. Levi Bellfield, Mark Dixie and Karl Taylor, who were locked up together in 2008, would apparently ...and more »
  

• Twisted: The sick killers who befriended Milly's murderer

  31-01-2016 14:41
  
  Notorious killers Levi Bellfield, Mark Dixie and Karl Taylor would apparently "coach" each-other for their upcoming trials in an attempt to "play the system".
  
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• IPCC investigating death of man who 'shot himself in front of...

  31-01-2016 14:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE police watchdog is investigating the death of a man believed to have shot himself in front of police officers in Wallington on Saturday evening. The man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital where he died at 6.10am this morning. The incident is being investigated by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).An IPCC spokesman said: "The IPCC is investigating an incident attended by police in Wallington yesterday evening...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 34 pictures from a fun day at Rowdown Junior...

  31-01-2016 13:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Two men charged with murder of David Darko in a Croydon playground - ITV News

  31-01-2016 13:17
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  Two men charged with murder of David Darko in a Croydon playground
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  Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of David Darko, the 21-year-old man who was found dead in a children's playground in Croydon last Saturday, have charged a second man with his murder. Yesterday 19 year-old Darnell Martin was arrested on ...
  Croydon stabbing: Man held over fatal attack on David Darko in south London parkEvening Standard
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• Man who 'shot himself' during police confrontation in Wallington...

  31-01-2016 12:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN who allegedly shot himself during a confrontation with police in Wallington has died in hospital. Police were called to Melbourne Road, Wallington, at 8pm on Saturday to reports of a man with a firearm threatening to harm himself and others.When officers arrived the man, believed to be in his 50s, was in nearby Bridge Road.The Metropolitan Police said officers used a taser and baton rounds to prevent the man harming anyone. The man then fired his weapon and injured himself, a spokesman...
  
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• 'I'd love a Pickles statue on Wembley Way', says owner of dog...

  31-01-2016 11:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE owner of Pickles, the dog who found the 1966 stolen football World Cup in an Upper Norwood bush, has asked for a "worthwhile celebration" to commemorate 50 years since the lucky day.Dave Corbett, 76, is hoping to take part in celebrations for the anniversary of England winning the Jules Rimet Trophy – and to remember the life of his favourite celebrity pet.Pickles, a black and white Collie, found the stolen cup while out on a walk with Dave, a former Upper Norwood resident,...
  
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• ​VIDEO: Croydon kids inspired by Krept and Konan release debut...

  31-01-2016 10:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THREE Croydon schoolchildren aspiring to win a MOBO by the time they're 15 have released their debut video. Amarri Bernard, 13, Jaro Wilson, 12, and Jahvaughni Young, 12, formed rap group '3 Friends' after meeting at school in September and are now recording and writing their own music.They are releasing several videos a month in the run up to the launch on their first mixtape on March 26 at the Scream Lounge in South End.
  In their debut freestyle video, they symbol their stage names: Little...
  
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• Going to Gatwick by train? Journeys expected to take an hour longer than usual due to Purley engineering works

  31-01-2016 10:32
  
  Southern has said additional trains will run between East Croydon and East Grinstead to connect with replacement bus services.
  
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• Opportunity and Fairness Commission: Better paid jobs in Croydon...

  31-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  BETTER-PAID, more flexible jobs for local people could soon be a reality for Croydon residents after the council agreed to draw up a "good employer charter".The list is just one of the recommendations set out by Croydon's Opportunity and Fairness Commission in its final report on how to make life in Croydon better.Employers who sign up will have to pay workers the London Living Wage of £9.40 an hour, as well as advertise jobs locally and make sure people who need flexible working...
  
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• Government minister hails Croydon technology company as...

  31-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A GOVERNMENT minister has backed Croydon Tech City as a blueprint for the future.Matt Hancock, minister for the cabinet office, said he wanted the government to do "all it can" to get behind initiatives like Croydon Tech City – which is the fastest-expanding tech cluster in London.Mr Hancock toured Croydon Tech City's headquarters last week as well as visiting businesses DotMailer and start-ups in the in the Sussex Innovation Centre like Heads Above the Cloud.Since it was founded...
  
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• Croydon girl beats bullies to secure plus-size beauty pageant...

  31-01-2016 10:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  BIG can indeed be beautiful – as a former BRIT School pupil who overcame bullying has proved.Last year Kat Henry, who grew up in Croydon, won a national plus-size beauty pageant, which she said helped to transform her life.It led to an array of public engagements before she went on to become a motivational speaker and an enthusiastic co-organiser of this year's pageant.It's a far cry from her teenage years when she said she was bullied both verbally and physically over her large size.Kat,.
  
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• Second teenager charged with murder of David Darko in South Norwood

  31-01-2016 09:21
  
  Darnell Martin, 19, of south London, will appear by video link at Camberwell Magistrates Court tomorrow following his arrest yesterday morning.
  
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• Darnell Martin charged with murdering David Darko in South...

  31-01-2016 03:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE investigating the death of David Darko have charged a second man with murder. Darnell Martin, 19, is due to appear via video link at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on Monday. A second man, also arrested on Saturday, has been bailed to return to a south London police station in March. On Thursday detectives charged Nescot College student Joshua Asante, 19, with murder. He is due to appear at the Old Bailey for a bail hearing tomorrow.Mr Darko, 21, was stabbed to death in South Norwood
  
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• Man in critical condition after 'shooting himself' during...

  31-01-2016 03:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN is in a critical condition after allegedly shooting himself during a confrontation with the police in Wallington. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Melbourne Road at 8pm after receiving reports of a man with a gun threatening to harm himself and others. When they arrived police found the man in nearby Bridge Road. The man fired his gun, injuring himself, said a Met Police spokesman.Police discharged a taser during the incident but, contrary to reports on social...
  
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