Millwall FC stars ‘lift spirits’ at hospital bringing presents and Christmas cheer to patients
Players brought sacks of presents for an afternoon playing Santa.
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Author: James Twomey
Cyclist killed in Old Kent Road lorry collision
A 53-year-old male cyclist was in a collision with a lorry.
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Man who used Snapchat to blackmail young girls and made them perform sex acts is jailed
Investigators believe he contacted close to 10,000 children online
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‘It’s a fatality waiting to happen’: Drivers hit 60mph and flip cars on road with 25 crashes this year
At least five crashes have seen cars flipped onto their roofs this year.
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Labour slam Chancellor’s ‘stealth’ fund cut as Lewisham households set to lose £13m in support
The cut could lose £2m of support for 10,000 children who receive Free School Meals.
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Three boroughs open up 37 warm spaces to combat the cold this winter
Free tea, coffee and biscuits will be available at all 37 locations.
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Met police ‘bent out of shape’ responding to Israel and Gaza conflict protests, says commissioner
The Met has needed 16,000 officer shifts from other forces.
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Residents feel ‘ignored’ as plans for two 30-storey tower blocks approved
Plans come as part of a wider project to deliver over 17,000 homes to the area.
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Plans for two blocks of flats scrapped after developer goes bust
Lewisham council decided to cancel construction after costs ballooned.
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Police called to council meeting disrupted by protesters against redevelopment of 109-year-old market
Tensions had built when a group of traders were denied entry to the meeting.
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Blood donors need over Christmas as thousands of appointment slots still open
London’s permanent donor centres have 4,046 spare slots.
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Mum fears kids will be taken away after council places her in unsuitable homes with ‘rats and leaking sewage’
The mum wasn’t able to put her baby on the floor to play because of the rodents.
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Council to crackdown on busking as thousands of noise complaints made
More than 5,000 people complained about the noise.
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‘The garden is a lifeline’: Amputees learn to be mobile again with the power of gardening
The activities help people with reaching, standing and balance.
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‘We need to tackle collective trauma of knife crime’: Power The Fight’s CEO on preventing violence in South London
Based in Peckham the charity works in schools to prevent knife crime.
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Man charged with murder more than six years after knife attack on teenager
Jamel was aged 17 when he was stabbed outside a supermarket.
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Women urged to to accept potentially life saving NHS cervical screening invites
Figures show three in 10 of those eligible do not take up the potentially life-saving offer.
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Jewish Labour councillor claims party officials trying to kick him out for stance on Israel-Hamas conflict
He said factions of the party had seized control the branch’s elections.
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‘It’s my dream to reach Paralympics’: Disabled teenager competing in triathlon to raise funds for racing wheelchair
She will attempt to walk 5km on her adapted mobility equipment dressed as Wonder Woman.
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