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• Croydon man arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred

  23-03-2016 23:49
  
  A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media.
  
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• Croydon man arrested after 'confronting' Muslim woman over Brussels terror attacks

  23-03-2016 23:49
  
  A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media.
  
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• Croydon man arrested after confronting Muslim woman and telling her to 'explain Brussels' - Telegraph.co.uk

  23-03-2016 23:14
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  Croydon man arrested after confronting Muslim woman and telling her to 'explain Brussels'
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  Croydon man who confronted Muslim woman after Brussels attack 'had no idea tweet would be a 'hand grenade'' - Telegraph ...
  Croydon man who 'tweeted about confronting Muslim woman over Brussels' has charge droppedEvening Standard
  Croydon man asks Muslim woman in street to 'explain Brussels' - Twitter responds with furyExpress.co.uk
  Charges dropped against Croydon man ov
  

• Man who 'confronted' Muslim woman in Croydon over Brussels...

  23-03-2016 22:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN who posted on Twitter that he had "confronted" a Muslim woman in Croydon about the terror attacks in Brussels has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
  The Metropolitan Police said: "A 46-year-old man was this evening arrested at his home in Croydon on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media. "He has been taken to a south London police station and enquiries continue."Shortly before 8am this morning a post appeared on the Twitter account...
  
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• TRAVEL: Severe delays on trains through Croydon stations due to...

  23-03-2016 20:31 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ALL train lines through Redhill including those which link the station with Purley and East Croydon are blocked due to a "trespass incident".
  Train services are currently experiencing severe delays and may be diverted or even cancelled at short notice due to the incident.
  ⚠️ All lines are blocked through #Redhill following a trespass incident. Services may be cancelled, delayed up to 25 mins or diverted ⚠️— SouthernRailUK (@SouthernRailUK) March 23, 2016A fault at
  
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• Have you seen this man? Police issue appeal to help find vulnerable Croydon man

  23-03-2016 19:04
  
  Yasuyuki Muto, also known as Paul Henry, 71, was last seen at 1.15pm at Lidl supermarket in London Road, Croydon
  
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• Croydon MP Steve Reed dismisses 'negative' Jeremy Corbyn list as...

  23-03-2016 18:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  CROYDON North MP Steve Reed has dismissed claims he is "negative" about Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party as a "spoof". The Times has published a spreadsheet which it claims was drawn up by Mr Corbyn's allies to rank every Labour MP by their loyalty to the party's leadership. The document, which the paper says it was "leaked", divides MPs into five groups ranging from Mr Corbyn's "core group", or inner circle, to "neutral but not...
  
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• Don't vomit or bring diarrhoea into our hospitals warn health chiefs as they struggle under the strain ahead of expected Easter surge

  23-03-2016 18:14
  
  Hospitals across south London have asked patients with diarrhoea, vomiting or flu symptoms not to head to A+E this Easter.
  
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• Police appeal to find 'vulnerable' missing 71-year-old 'at risk...

  23-03-2016 18:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN APPEAL has been launched to find a vulnerable elderly man who went missing in West Croydon this afternoon.Yasuyuki Muto, also known as Paul Henry, was last seen at about 1.15pm when he left his carer at the Lidl supermarket in London Road.Mr Muto, 71, originally from Japan, is said to be about 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build, with a white goatee. He walks with a stoop and only answers to the name Paul Henry.Police say they are concerned for his safety as he is at risk of falling and suffers from
  
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• Housing crisis in Croydon 'getting worse and worse and no end is clearly in sight'

  23-03-2016 17:14
  
  Dozens of families have been waiting for a permanent home for more than a decade, a duration described by a charity this week as “absurd”.
  
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• Croydon families left in temporary housing for more than a decade as crisis deepens

  23-03-2016 17:14
  
  Dozens of families have been waiting for a permanent home for more than a decade, a duration described by a charity this week as “absurd”.
  
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• Twitter mocks man who claimed he "confronted" Muslim...

  23-03-2016 16:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN who claimed he "confronted" a Muslim woman in Croydon about the Brussels terror attacks has been mercilessly lampooned on Twitter. At 7.53am this morning Matthew Doyle tweeted: "I confronted a Muslim women [sic] yesterday in Croydon. I asked her to explain Brussels. She said "nothing to do with me". A mealy mouthed reply". Within hours the poorly-timed and nonsensical message had gone viral as hundreds of people questioned why a Muslim woman in Croydon had...
  
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• Junior doctors of south London scale up industrial action with full walkout planned in April

  23-03-2016 15:46
  
  All junior doctors will withdraw their labour for 20 hours in April, in protest at the contract imposition by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
  
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• Union claims "massive victory" as watchdog halts Govia Thameslink plans to close some Southern station ticket offices

  23-03-2016 15:30
  
  Stations included in the proposals were Battersea Park, Carshalton Beeches, Selhurst, Balham, Sutton, Thornton Heath, and Epsom.
  
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• London boroughs mapped and ranked by residents' credit scores - how money-savvy is your area?

  23-03-2016 14:20
  
  London’s boroughs have been mapped and ranked according to how fit their residents are – financially fit that is.
  
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• Police in New Addington give Scouts chance to see what life is...

  23-03-2016 14:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police in New Addington invited youngsters from the estate's Scout group to educate them on what life is like as an officer.Officers staged a mock crime scene at New Addington Police Station on March 9, which depicted a vehicle broken into, with the group searching the car for clues and evidence.After identifying a "suspect", the youngsters played out questioning and custody procedures.The Scouts were also given a tour of the station, attended a talk about a police officer's role and...
  
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• 'Mealy mouthed' Croydon man mocked as tweet a Muslim woman goes viral

  23-03-2016 14:00
  
  Matthew Doyle took to Twitter to explain how he confronted a Muslim woman in Croydon asking her to explain the Brussels terror attack.
  
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• Croydon man mocked on Twitter after 'confronting' Muslim woman over Brussels terror attacks

  23-03-2016 14:00
  
  Matthew Doyle took to Twitter to explain how he confronted a Muslim woman in Croydon asking her to explain the Brussels terror attack.
  
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• Crystal Palace and Leicester show support for Marie Curie appeal...

  23-03-2016 13:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace showed support for Marie Curie's Great Daffodil Appeal during their match against Leicester City at Selhurst Park on Saturday.Players from both team sported the trademark daffodil when arriving at the ground, while Palace players warmed up in Marie Curie T-shirts.The annual appeal raises money to provide care and support for people living with terminal illness, and their families. Eagles chairman Steve Browett, the club's academy director Gary Issott, former players Kenny Sansom..
  
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• Pastor 'didn't see any harm' in spanking to rid woman of...

  23-03-2016 12:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A PASTOR accused of sexually assaulting women in his congregation said he "didn't see any harm" in spanking one of them in an attempt to rid her of depression, a court has heard.Howard Curtis, who ran Coulsdon Christian Fellowship for decades, claims the smacking of the three women was consensual and denies sexual assault.It is alleged that Curtis claimed the sessions, described as "deliverance" counselling had to be done "flesh to flesh" on the bare bottom in order...
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 28 pictures of Croydon children enjoying Easter

  23-03-2016 11:51 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 34 pictures from Roke Primary School

  23-03-2016 10:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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• Autistic children ‘put at risk’ by lengthy diagnosis waiting times and lack of support

  23-03-2016 10:40
  
  Healthwatch Croydon said a lack of “effective support services” for young people with autism in the borough could lead to a “decline of physical and mental health”.
  
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• Engineering works to close lines to London Victoria during Easter Bank Holiday weekend

  23-03-2016 09:17
  
  Travel to and from the Boat Race will be affected on March 27.
  
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• Heightened police presence across the capital after terror attack in Brussels

  23-03-2016 08:43
  
  There will be an increased police presence across many parts of London today after yesterday's events
  
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• Weather: Bright start with cloud throughout the day in south west London and north Surrey

  23-03-2016 08:05
  
  Temperatures will hit 13 degrees today with a mild breeze
  
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• Summer of music 2016: your guide to the big festivals and outdoor gigs in London, Kent and Surrey

  23-03-2016 07:00
  
  Long, hot summer days at a festival are the stuff memories are made of. Here’s our guide to some of London, Kent and Surrey’s biggest music festivals and gigs in 2016.
  
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• Watchdog warns autistic children being ‘put at risk’ by lengthy wait times for diagnosis

  23-03-2016 06:00
  
  Healthwatch Croydon said a lack of “effective support services” for young people with autism in the borough could lead to a “decline of physical and mental health”.
  
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• Are you heir to a lost fortune? Read our A-Z list of unclaimed wills from south London and north Surrey

  23-03-2016 06:00
  
  Could you be the heir to a valuable estate of a deceased relative that has been left unclaimed for years?
  
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• Six people taken to hospital after car crash on Yarra Rd Croydon North last night - Herald Sun

  23-03-2016 00:46
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  Six people taken to hospital after car crash on Yarra Rd Croydon North last night
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  SIX people including two children were taken to hospital last night after two cars collided in Croydon North. The accident happened on Yarra Rd at about 7pm, when a 20-year-old P-plater drove out of a side street. He was taken to the Alfred Hospital ...
  

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