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• Workshops to prepare Erith and Thamesmead students for school return

  06-08-2020 20:25
  
  An online class focused on the Black Lives Matter movement will kickstart a month of activities aimed at readying Erith and Thamesmead’s youth for a potential return to school in September.
  
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• Caroline Flack took her own life over fears of prosecution, inquest hears

  06-08-2020 19:27
  
  Television presenter Caroline Flack killed herself at home after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted for assaulting her boyfriend and feared press intrusion, a coroner has ruled.
  
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• Lewisham: Man pulled from River Quaggy after police assault

  06-08-2020 19:26
  
  A man has been fished out of the River Quaggy in Lewisham by emergency services after he'd reportedly fled the nearby police station and assaulted an officer.
  
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• Harrow Council responds to mixed Streetspace feedback

  06-08-2020 19:00
  
  Harrow Council insists changes to some of the borough’s roads and pavements will be a positive step, despite residents’ criticism.
  
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• Camera-enforced filters to be up and running in Lee Green LTN

  06-08-2020 18:17
  
  The camera-enforced modal filters in the Lee Green low traffic neighbourhood are due to be up and running on Friday (August 7).  
  
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• Renewed call for inquiry into Windrush scandal victim case

  06-08-2020 18:12
  
  Lewisham Trades Union Council has renewed a call for an inquiry from the council after a Windrush scandal victim was wrongly labelled an illegal immigrant who “concocted a very good story”.
  
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• More congestion predicted due to Vauxhall Bridge works

  06-08-2020 17:42
  
  Motorists are being warned to expect heavy traffic delays in Battersea, Nine Elms and surrounding areas for the next 17 weeks, after TFL plans to close Vauxhall Bridge for essential repairs.
  
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• Prison officer admits misconduct over sexual relationship with inmate

  06-08-2020 17:40
  
  A female prison officer and a convicted killer engaged in a sexual relationship while he served time for murder.
  
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• Appeal for information after Streatham shooting

  06-08-2020 17:30
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after shots were fired in Streatham.
  
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• Four more coronavirus cases in Wandsworth

  06-08-2020 17:22
  
  The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wandsworth increased by four over the last 24 hours, official figures show.
  
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• Increase in drugs found at Wandsworth prison

  06-08-2020 17:21
  
  More drugs are being uncovered by staff during searches at Wandsworth prison, new figures reveal.
  
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• 'Left to die' - residents call for help at Wallington Housing block

  06-08-2020 17:12
  
  A group of volunteers are pleading for help after Clarion housing contractors "left baby pigeons to die" after trapping them inside solar panels.
  
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• Hospital visit changed Ealing student's career ambitions

  06-08-2020 16:52
  
  WHEN an aspiring lawyer visited a friend in a hospital, she had no idea it would turn her life around - and prompt her to return to university to retrain as a mental health nurse.
  
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• Met Office says it could be 34C tomorrow in south east

  06-08-2020 16:50
  
  Tomorrow could be one of the hottest days on record, the Met Office has said.
  
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• Fun sessions for Gunnersbury's Little Flamingoes resume

  06-08-2020 16:50
  
  LITTLE Flamingoes, sessions designed for pre-schoolers, are returning virtually on a weekly basis to encourage curiosity and creative expression.
  
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• Hillingdon medic back home after enforced four-month absence

  06-08-2020 16:45
  
  HILLINGDON medic Hina Pajwani has been reunited with her family just in time to spend their late father’s birthday together.
  
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• C-o-n-t-a-c-t: Greenwich launch for new outdoor theatre

  06-08-2020 16:27
  
  Get ready to immerse yourself in a new outdoor theatre experience launching in Greenwich, allowing small, socially distanced audiences to enjoy powerful drama and 3D sound using earphones.
  
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• Bromley: Police make arrest near Pratts Bottom cannabis farm

  06-08-2020 16:11
  
  Police called to a burglary in Pratts Bottom last night had their vehicle rammed as suspects tried to flee.
  
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• Councils can 'destroy' buildings to prevent second coronavirus wave

  06-08-2020 15:44
  
  Buildings contaminated by Covid-19 can be "destroyed" by local councils, under new powers granted by the Government.
  
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• Massive six-a-side league arrives in Croydon

  06-08-2020 15:00
  
  A worldwide provider of six-a-side football leagues has announced its arrival in Croydon, with a massive new league due to start at the Selhurst Sports Arena later this summer.
  
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• Man, 24, dies after Carshalton crash

  06-08-2020 14:52
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a 24-year-old motorcyclist died following a crash yesterday.
  
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• McDonald's clarifies Eat Out to Help Out rules

  06-08-2020 14:51
  
  McDonald's has issued a statement on the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme after confusion from customers.
  
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• Man admits to knife attack on mother with pram in Streatham

  06-08-2020 14:50
  
  A man has admitted the attempted murder of a woman he stabbed in Streatham Hill.
  
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• Campaign launched to tackle littering in Haringey parks

  06-08-2020 14:01
  
  A campaign has been launched to keep Haringey’s parks clean following a big increase in littering in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• ONS shows Harrow and Brent high Covid-19 excess death rate

  06-08-2020 13:30
  
  North-west London was one of the hardest hit places in the country when it came to excess deaths during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Postcode Lottery: New Eltham shares £3 million prize pool

  06-08-2020 13:08
  
  Nearly 600 people in New Eltham are celebrating scooping a share of £3million this week after the People's Postcode Lottery chose a south east London address for its monthly Postcode Millions prize.
  
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• Shaun Bailey: Class is as important as race in London

  06-08-2020 12:58
  
  Class is as a big a barrier to success in London as race – and the two should not be treated separately, the Conservative Mayoral candidate has said.
  
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• Wimbledon: Man taken to hospital with 'serious injuries'

  06-08-2020 12:46
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital following a crash with a 'large' tipper truck this morning.
  
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• Demand at SW London GPs closer to pre-pandemic levels

  06-08-2020 10:09
  
  Demand at GP surgeries in south west London jumped in June, with activity closer to pre-coronavirus levels, figures revealed.
  
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• Discover Twickenham pair with recycling company First Mile

  06-08-2020 10:00
  
  Discover Twickenham has partnered with waste management service, First Mile, to provide waste and recycling services to BID businesses, in order to save money whilst helping the environment.
  
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• Update: rapist convicted after attack near Catford Bridge

  06-08-2020 09:32
  
  A man has been convicted of rape after targeting a woman who had become lost after a cab dropped her off to the wrong destination.
  
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• Secure the future of your loved ones with St Raphael’s Hospice!

  06-08-2020 07:00
  
  Between the 7th and the 20th of September, local solicitors have very kindly agreed to give up their time for free to write or change a standard will.
  
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• Eltham dad to walk from Land's End to John O'Groats for NSPCC

  06-08-2020 06:00
  
  An Eltham man is swapping lockdown boredom for a two-month, 1,215 mile walk across the entirety of the UK, raising funds for a children's charity.
  
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