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• Hot weather stopping you sleeping? Read our 10 ways to cool down

  20-07-2016 22:21 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The hot weather we have been enjoying throughout the last few days may be brilliant for your sun tan but can be a nightmare when trying to get a good night's sleep.Temperatures hit a fairly ridiculous 32 degrees yesterday in Croydon and it has been almost as hot today, with 29.5 degrees being recorded.Here are our ten best ways to get yourself a good night's sleep during this heatwave. Don't go commandoThe first thing you may want to do is strip down but hold off! Sleeping naked can make you...
  
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• Police appeal for Croydon father missing with twin six-year-old...

  20-07-2016 20:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a Croydon man and his twin sons who are missing.Fazal Hossenbux, 54, was last seen with his twin boys, Farden and Farhan, at 3:30pm on Tuesday, at a children's nursery in Thornton Heath.Fazal is described as Asian, 5ft 6ins tall, with receding grey hair and a grey beard.Fazal is known to frequent the Southend-On-Sea area.Police are growing increasingly concerned as Fazal suffers from a number of health issues.Anyone who has seen Fazal or his children, or who
  
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• Police search for father missing from Croydon with six-year-old twins - The Guardian

  20-07-2016 20:19 via theguardian.com
  
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  Farden and Farhan Hossenbux, both six, are missing from south London along with their father, Fazal. Photograph: Metropolitan police. Chris Johnston · @cajuk. Wednesday 20 July 2016 14.18 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 20 July 2016 19.06 EDT.
  Concern grows for father missing from Croydon home with six-year-old twins boysThe Independent
  Dad and his twin sons who went missing from home in Croydo
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' after dad goes missing with six-year-old twin sons

  20-07-2016 19:01 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are growing "increasingly concerned" about a dad who has gone missing with his twin sons.
  
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• 35 photos of Croydon residents enjoying today's glorious sunshine - Croydon Advertiser

  20-07-2016 18:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  35 photos of Croydon residents enjoying today's glorious sunshine
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  It has been the sort of week which ice cream van drivers and fan salesmen must dream of. Temperatures hit a fairly ridiculous 32 degrees yesterday in Croydon and it has been almost as hot today, with 29.5 degrees being recorded. Our photographer David ...
  
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• Croydon: Dogging pensioners tying up police in south London with public sex boom - International Business Times UK

  20-07-2016 18:58 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
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  Warm weather means there has been an increase in dogging by randy pensioners in south London. By Staff Reporter. July 20, 2016 17:58 BST. Updated 12 hr ago. Croydon dogging There has been a surge in the number of pensioners dogging in Croydon.and more »
  
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• Serious case review launched into how a lying mother tricked doctors into carrying out needless surgery on children ... - Croydon Guardian

  20-07-2016 18:55 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Serious case review launched into how a lying mother tricked doctors into carrying out needless surgery on children ...
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  A serious case review is underway to establish how a heartless mother tricked doctors into carrying out invasive surgery on her children so she could claim hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits. The 48-year-old, of Croydon, spent at least a ...and more »
  
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• Serious case review launched into how a lying mother tricked doctors into carrying out needless surgery on children to claim benefits

  20-07-2016 18:51 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A serious case review is underway to establish how a heartless mother tricked doctors into carrying out invasive surgery on her children so she could claim hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits.
  
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• Police hunt man who sexually assaulted woman on bus

  20-07-2016 18:50 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The woman was assaulted just before 9pm on May 30 on the 127 bus
  
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• Police hunting horny pensioners after complaints about dogging in Shirley parks

  20-07-2016 18:40 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are launching a crackdown on rampant pensioners using restaurant car parks and woodland to have public sex, leaving used condoms and dirty tissues scattered in their wake.
  
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• Missing teenage girls could be in Croydon - Croydon Guardian

  20-07-2016 18:29 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Police are appealing for information on two missing teenage girls they believe could be in Croydon. Nicola Barnes, 15, left an address in Weedon at about 4.15pm Monday to go for a walk in the village. The teenager, from Buckinghamshire, was last seen ...
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• Missing teenage girls could be in Croydon

  20-07-2016 18:21
  
  Police are appealing for information on two missing teenage girls they believe could be in Croydon.
  
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• 35 photos of Croydon residents enjoying today's glorious sunshine

  20-07-2016 18:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  It has been the sort of week which ice cream van drivers and fan salesmen must dream of. Temperatures hit a fairly ridiculous 32 degrees yesterday in Croydon and it has been almost as hot today, with 29.5 degrees being recorded. Our photographer David Cook has been in Wandle Park and Lloyd Park taking photos of some of the lucky Croydon residents who haven't been stuck in an office (we're not jealous, honest). Yesterday, you won't be surprised to hear, was the hottest day of the year so far. In.
  
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• London mayor Sadiq Khan slams Southern as an 'embarrassment' and...

  20-07-2016 17:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has slammed Southern Rail's service as an "embarrassment to London" and made proposals that Transport for London should take over the franchise. Commuters have been caught in the middle of a bitter dispute between the RMT Union and Southern's parent company Govia Thameslink Railway, over proposals to change the role of their conductors. Workers have taken strike action on four separate occasions, and last week...
  
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• Police searching for two missing schoolgirls believe they could...

  20-07-2016 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers who have gone missing are believed to be in Croydon or Brighton, according to Sussex PoliceOne of the teenagers who has disappeared is called Destiny Fossey, from Crawley, was reported missing at about 8.30pm yesterday eveningThe 15-year-old girl is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall and of slim build with very long black hair.Destiny was last seen wearing a grey cap, blue jeans and a black crop top.The teenager is believed to be with Nicola Barnes, also 15, who left an address in..
  
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• Former Charlton and Crystal Palace footballer jailed for armed robbery offences

  20-07-2016 16:51
  
  A former Charlton and Crystal Palace footballer has been jailed for 15 years for armed robbery offences.
  
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• Police hunting horny pensioners using Shirley parks for dogging

  20-07-2016 16:29
  
  Police are launching a crackdown on rampant pensioners using restaurant car parks and woodland to have public sex, leaving used condoms and dirty tissues scattered in their wake.
  
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• Is it legal to smash a car window to save a dog trapped during a...

  20-07-2016 15:26 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A stark warning has been issued in these sweltering temperatures to make people aware of the dangers the warm weather can pose to dogs and particularly of the potentially tragic consequences of leaving a dog in a hot car.The RSPCA receives thousands of reports of dogs suffering from heat exposure each year - the equivalent of one every hour - but before you smash a window to try and save a pet do you know what the law says?What to do if you see a dog in a car on a hot dayRSPCA guidance is that..
  
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• Police 'looking into' holes which forced closure of Waddon street

  20-07-2016 14:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police cordoned off a road to inspect potholes which forced the closure of a road in Waddon this morning. Officers shut Harrison's Rise after receiving reports of disruption caused by the holes. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Service told the Advertiser: "The road is closed due to a hole. Police are looking into itREAD NEXT: Pokemon Go: Map reveals locations of rare Pokemon, gyms and Pokestops in Croydon and London
  "The road was shut for safety reasons, as the potholes...
  
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• Anti-expansion campaigners demonstrated outside Number 10 to catch Theresa May as she left for first Prime Minister's questions

  20-07-2016 14:36
  
  Campaigners from Richmond joined forces with activists from around London outside number 10 Downing Street to urge new Prime Minister Theresa May to deny Heathrow airport permission to expand.
  
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• Man denies stabbing his girlfriend to death in their Addiscombe home

  20-07-2016 13:55
  
  A man has denied stabbing to death his girlfriend at their home in Addiscombe.
  
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• Man denies stabbing girlfriend to death in Addiscombe home

  20-07-2016 13:55
  
  A man has denied stabbing to death his girlfriend at their home in Addiscombe.
  
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• 'An embarrassment to our city': Sadiq Khan plans to send in senior TfL team to sort out Southern Rail

  20-07-2016 13:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants TfL to take immediate control of Southern Rail in a bid to end months of misery for thousands of commuters.
  
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• Offline: BT broadband customers in London and south east struggling to access internet

  20-07-2016 12:06
  
  An outage to BT's broadband service has left many users struggling to access the internet.
  
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• Man denies murdering his girlfriend at their Addiscombe home

  20-07-2016 11:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man has denied murdering his girlfriend at the home they shared in Addiscombe.Pawel Sroka, 34, appeared at the Old Bailey this morning (Wednesday) charged with the murder of Joanne Trojniak.He is accused of stabbing to death 29-year-old Ms Trojniak in Meadvale Road, where the couple lived, on March 23.Appearing via video link from Belmarsh Prison wearing a black jumper and grey trousers, Sroka pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder. He was remanded in custody to appear for trial at the...
  
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• WATCH: Ten adorable ducklings rescued from roof of Croydon Council's offices

  20-07-2016 11:19 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A family of adorable ducklings was rescued from the roof of Croydon Council’s offices.
  
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• Ten adorable ducklings rescued from roof of Croydon Council's offices

  20-07-2016 11:19
  
  A family of adorable ducklings was rescued from the roof of Croydon Council’s offices.
  
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• Family's 'disgust' as nurse who neglected 98-year-old woman at centre of care home scandal suspended for just six months

  20-07-2016 10:29
  
  A woman who secretly filmed shocking neglect suffered by her 98-year-old grandmother at a care home has spoken of her “disgust” at learning a nurse at the centre of the scandal has been suspended for just six months.
  
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• Man who came off motorbike on M25 rushed to hospital with serious...

  20-07-2016 10:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s was taken to hospital last night with potentially life threatening injuries after he came off his motorbike on the M25.Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident on the clockwise carriageway near junction 6 at Godstone at 8pm.A police spokesman said the man, who was riding a Yamaha bike when he came off, suffered "serious and potentially life threatening injuries"."He has been taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting by ambulance," he...
  
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• South Norwood man denies raping girl when they were 15

  20-07-2016 09:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man has denied raping a girl at an address in South Norwood when they were both 15.Dylan Rowe, of Westgate Road, pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape at Croydon Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday). The offences are alleged to have taken place at an address in South Norwood on the same day in August 2010.Mr Rowe, who wore a shirt and grey suit trousers in court, is charged with rape, oral rape and attempted rape.Judge Elizabeth Smaller granted Rowe...
  
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• Trains back on track after massive Forest Hill sinkhole is filled in and you could be entitled to compensation

  20-07-2016 09:24
  
  Commuters can breathe a sigh of relief as the gaping hole beneath tracks between East Croydon and London Bridge has been filled in.
  
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• Trains back on track after massive Forest Hill sinkhole is filled in

  20-07-2016 09:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Commuters can breathe a sigh of relief as the gaping hole beneath tracks between East Croydon and London Bridge has been filled in.
  
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• London set for another scorcher with temperatures of 31C

  20-07-2016 08:47
  
  London is set for another scorcher, with temperatures reaching up to 31C and a lot of humidity.
  
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• Average speed check cameras to be installed on major road close...

  20-07-2016 08:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A new batch of average speed cameras are being brought in on the A217 between Banstead and the M25. The cameras will be introduced over the next few months on the dual carriageway which has a 40mph limit. Motorists will be familiar with the traffic enforcement cameras which have been used on the M25 and other roads managed by the national Highways Agency. However, this is the first time the cameras are being permanently introduced on a Surrey County Council-maintained road.The move has been...
  
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• Asda recalls chocolate treat that could cause health problems

  20-07-2016 08:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Asda has been forced to recall a chocolate treat because its label failed to mention the presence of egg in the product. The batch of Baker's Selection 20 Mini Rocky Road Bites have been removed from shelves at stores, including the one in Marlow Way, Wallington. Customers with an allergy or an intolerance to egg have been told not to eat the bites. The batch which has been recalled has a best before date of August 4, 2016.NOW READ: Croydon residents advised to wash salad and..
  
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• Pokemon Go: Map reveals locations of rare Pokemon, gyms and...

  20-07-2016 08:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Downloaded Pokemon Go and just Gotta Catch 'em All? Don't fear - help is at hand in the shape of a new open source interactive map revealing the locations of some of the rarest Pokemon, best gyms and Pokestops. The smartphone game officially launched in the UK on July 14 and has taken the country - and the world - by storm. Groups of players are roaming the streets to try and find the best Pokemon, take over gyms and raid Pokestops for power-ups. READ: What is Pokemon Go and why are people...
  
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• Trains between East Croydon and London Bridge return to normal as...

  20-07-2016 07:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Commuters will be relieved to hear the huge hole under tracks between East Croydon and London Bridge has been filled in and services should return to normal this morning. The void caused two days of chaos for passengers travelling to and from London Bridge after it opened up under one of the lines near Forest Hill on Monday. Southern said on Twitter yesterday afternoon that work was continuing and all lines through Forest Hill would remain closed until the end of the day. ✅ #ForestHill...
  
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