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• 'Croydon cat killer' could start targeting humans - NEWS.com.au

  03-05-2016 23:38 via news.com.au
  
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  'Croydon cat killer' could start targeting humans
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  WARNING: Graphic content. A SERIAL cat killer who has decapitated and mutilated more than 50 pets over the past three years could start targeting humans, the UK's most famous profiler has warned. Criminal psychologist David Holmes said the 'Croydon ...
  
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• Selsdon man named as pensioner hit by train at East Croydon

  03-05-2016 19:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  AN elderly man from Selsdon who died after being hit by a train at East Croydon station has been named.John Whitehead, 78, was pronounced dead at the scene after police, paramedics, firefighters and the air ambulance were called to the station at about 9.30am on Saturday, April 16.Mr Whitehead's family have been informed and his death is not being treated as suspicious, a British Transport Police spokesman said.An inquest into his death has been opened and adjourned until later this year,...
  
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• ​Fire destroys storage area behind Co-op store in New Addington

  03-05-2016 19:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A FIRE tore through a storage area behind the Co-op store in New Addington this afternoon.Fire crews were called at 3.15pm and battled the blaze for about half an hour before extinguishing the flames at the rear of the Central Parade shop.The fire destroyed the 10m by 5m area, where a large amount of packaging had been left, and burnt into an electrical box.Steve Mewett, green watch crew manager at Addington fire station, said: "The fire was burning quite well when we arrived."It had...
  
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• Teenage boy stabbed on bus 'full of schoolchildren' - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2016 19:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
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  Teenage boy stabbed on bus 'full of schoolchildren'
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  Emergency services were called out to reports of a stabbing in West Norwood on Tuesday afternoon. A Met Police spokesman said a teenage boy was found on the top deck of the bus on Norwood Road with a stab wound to his stomach. A London ...and more »
  
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• Teenage boy stabbed on bus 'full of schoolchildren'

  03-05-2016 17:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called out to reports of a stabbing in West Norwood on Tuesday afternoon. A Met Police spokesman said a teenage boy was found on the top deck of the bus on Norwood Road with a stab wound to his stomach. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said crews were called out at 3.33pm to reports of a stabbing. An air ambulance was seen landing outside St Luke's Church in Norwood High Street. One person has been taken to hospital "as a priority", the spokesman...
  
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• MP Gavin Barwell denies breaking campaign spending laws as Met launches expenses probe

  03-05-2016 17:22
  
  He said: “I’m confident we have observed the law.”
  
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• WIN! We’ve got money-can’t-buy X-Men Apocalypse goodies to give away

  03-05-2016 17:10
  
  Captain America and the Avengers may be sitting atop the box office pile this week while Batman and Superman shared the crown last month but now is the time to prepare for the return of the X-Men.
  
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• Council confirms appointments of two top executives whose...

  03-05-2016 17:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THE council has confirmed the appointments of two top executives, whose salaries will cost a total of £345,000 a year. Barbara Peacock has been appointed executive director for people, in charge of the council's education, housing needs and social care services. She is due to replace Paul Greenhalgh who is retiring from the role at the end of July. Ms Peacock, who worked for the council director for development and care between 2007 and 2010, will earn £165,000 annually in her...
  
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• Three men bailed following South Norwood stabbing

  03-05-2016 16:24
  
  The trio have been bailed to a date in July.
  
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• ​London Assembly candidates say what they would do for Croydon & Sutton - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2016 16:17 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​London Assembly candidates say what they would do for Croydon & Sutton
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  RESIDENTS will be heading to the polls on Thursday to vote the person they want to represent Croydon and Sutton in the Greater London Assembly. The Advertiser has spoken to the candidates to find out waht they would do for Croydon and Sutton.
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• ​London Assembly candidates say what they would do for Croydon...

  03-05-2016 15:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS will be heading to the polls on Thursday to vote the person they want to represent Croydon and Sutton in the Greater London Assembly.The Advertiser has spoken to the candidates to find out waht they would do for Croydon and Sutton.Amna Ahmad, London Liberal DemocratsAmna Ahmad decided to campaign for the Liberal Democrats because of its opposition to the Iraq War.Ms Ahmad, who is standing for the party in the London Assembly elections on Thursday, grew up in south London after moving..
  
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• Argos highlights safety concerns over five Mamas and Papas car...

  03-05-2016 14:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ARGOS is warning customers not to use five car seats made by Mamas & Papas because of potential safety shortfalls.The catalogue company, which has two stores in Croydon, one in Church Street and one in Purley Way, is urging parents not to use the seats - manufactured by the nursery brand Mamas & Papas exclusively for Argos - as they may not protect their children in an accident.READ MORE: Third toddler dies from falling Ikea furnitureThe cars seats are now being recalled and Argos has...
  
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• Council leader refuses to comment on Labour secretary's support...

  03-05-2016 14:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL leader Tony Newman has refused to comment on the secretary of Croydon Central Labour Party's support for Ken Livingstone following remarks about Adolf Hitler. David White posted on Twitter last week that Mr Livingstone had been "largely accurate" when he described the Nazi dictator as a Zionist. The former Mayor of London has been suspended for the comments - interpreted by some as anti-Semitic - and Conservative councillors in Croydon have called for Mr White to be suspended...
  
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• Police bail three men who were arrested after 23-year-old man...

  03-05-2016 14:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  THREE men who were arrested after a 23-year-old man was stabbed in South Norwood have been bailed.Police were called to reports of a "group of males causing a disturbance" in Parry Road on Sunday, April 24.Officers attended but all the men had left the scene.At around 3.50am officers were called by London Ambulance Service after a 23-year-old man was found suffering stab injuries in Michael Road.He was taken to a south London hospital. His injuries are not believed to be...
  
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• Man, 33, arrested after Selhurst house fire

  03-05-2016 13:09
  
  The gas supplier was also called to inspect the property.
  
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• Man, 33, arrested after fire and suspected gas explosion in block...

  03-05-2016 13:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested after a fire and suspected gas explosion in Selhurst.The explosion, believed to have happened in the kitchen, caused widespread damage to a basement flat in Holmesdale Road at around 11.30am on Monday.The occupier suffered burns to his hands and face but declined further treatment and several other flats were damaged in the blast.Fire crews from Woodside, Beckenham and Croydon fire stations and London Fire Brigade Fire Investigation Team also attended the address with the
  
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• Driver arrested after crashing into parked cars in Addiscombe

  03-05-2016 11:36 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The driver, in his 20s, was taken to hospital, where he remains.
  
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• London set to be hotter than Ibiza and Istanbul this scorching weekend

  03-05-2016 11:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Get the shades and sun lotion out because London is set to swelter in temperatures hotter than Ibiza and Istanbul this weekend.
  
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• Motorcylist dies after crash on Caterham Bypass

  03-05-2016 11:20 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The biker, a man in his 30s, crashed on Sunday.
  
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• Hamlet heads to Croydon pub

  03-05-2016 11:14 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  ‘To be or not to be’ will not necessarily be the question when Hamlet comes to Croydon – the question may well be ‘whose round is it?’
  
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• Motorcyclist rushed to hospital after crash with van in Thornton Heath

  03-05-2016 11:06 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police shut Melfort Road following the collision at about 2pm yesterday.
  
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• Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sadiq Khan, Labour - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2016 10:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sadiq Khan, Labour
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  WITH days to go before London heads to the polls, Labour's Sadiq Khan tells the Advertiser about his plans for Croydon. The current mayor helped bring Westfield and Hammerson together. As mayor what would you do to make sure the £1.4 billion fulfils ...and more »
  
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• Mayor of London candidates talk Croydon: Sadiq Khan, Labour

  03-05-2016 10:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  WITH days to go before London heads to the polls, Labour's Sadiq Khan tells the Advertiser about his plans for Croydon.The current mayor helped bring Westfield and Hammerson together. As mayor what would you do to make sure the £1.4 billion fulfils its potential?Sadiq Khan (SK): "Westfield will be a huge catalyst for regeneration and I'm excited about the potential it brings. I want to be the most pro-business mayor London has ever had and support boroughs like Croydon which are...
  
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• Power outage caused by electrical fire in shop basement in Purley

  03-05-2016 10:29 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A POWER outage was caused after an electrical fire in the basement of a shop in Purley.A concerned resident knocked on the door of Purley fire station at about 2am on Monday morning after the electricity had gone and smoke was seen coming from Vithu's convenience store in Brighton Road.Fire crews quickly attended the scene to put out the fire which had sparked up in the electrical cupboard, knocking out the power to flats above.Chris Stoddart, red watch manager at Purley station, said the fire..
  
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• ​Motorcyclist dies following crash on Caterham bypass

  03-05-2016 10:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A MAN in his thirties has died following a fatal collision on the Caterham bypass.Surrey Police is now appealing for witnesses following the fatal road traffic collision on the A22 Caterham bypass.The incident took place at around 1.30pm on Sunday and involved a motorcycle. It is not believed that any other vehicles were involved.The motorcyclist, a man in his thirties, suffered serious injuries and was declared dead at the scene. The next of kin has been informed.Following the incident police..
  
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• Missing woman with links to Richmond and Croydon is found safe and well

  03-05-2016 09:47
  
  A 27-year-old woman who had been missing for four days has been found safe and well.
  
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• Missing woman, 27, with links to Croydon found safe and well

  03-05-2016 09:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  POLICE were appealing to find a missing 27-year-old woman with links to Croydon.Suzanne Chikerema has been found safe and well, from Hackney, was last seen by her family when she left for work in Richmond on Thursday.The Metropolitan Police confirmed she was found safe and well yesterday.
  
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• WEATHER WATCH: Croydon to be hotter than Barcelona by end of week

  03-05-2016 09:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  IT may have felt in April as though winter was refusing to go into hibernation but don't worry as now that we are in May it appears as though we are skipping spring entirely!The Met Office is predicting that temperatures are about to soar, meaning that by the end of the week it will feel like summer in Croydon.By Friday the temperature will have reached a very pleasant 20 degrees and it is then set to get even warmer over the weekend.On Sunday the temperature is forecast to hit 23 degrees -...
  
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• Sunny start to the day will give way to cloud and light showers over south London

  03-05-2016 09:05 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  After a sunny start to the day cloud will begin to build over south London and there is a chance of isolated showers later this morning and afternoon, according to the Met Office.
  
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• WATCH: Advertiser reporter puts on her skates to try out with the...

  03-05-2016 07:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  TRAIN driver Hollie Manuk beams with happiness as she talks about her new found love. "I cannot imagine my life without it now," she said. "I'm even changing my night shifts around so I can stay longer at practice." Hollie is just one member of the 50 or so women who make up the Croydon Roller Derby club. Haven't heard of them? Well, I hope you will soon because they are working their wheels off to be one of the fastest growing sports in the country.
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