Two East Dulwich schoolboys are giving up their free time to hug 100 trees in a bid to prevent deforestation. Thomas Pickles, 11, and his eight-year-old brother Daniel are planning to hug 100 trees this weekend to raise funds to help save rainforests and fight climate change.
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A man has been jailed for killing a stranger in a random attack and assaulting three other people. Patrick Beckley, 32, of no fixed address, was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he randomly attacked and killed a man who was unknown to him.
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A man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Brixton last week. Trevin Campbell, 31, of Kingswood Avenue, Thornton Heath was arrested on Monday and will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court today charged with the murder of 25-year-old Gary Mayhew.
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Residents have demonstrated outside Lambeth Town Hall in a bid to save one of the largest community centres in the country. Waterloo Action Centre (WAC), in Bayliss Road, South Bank, could face closure following rent increases issued by the council.
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Two men have been injured after late night assault near Sutton railway station. Police were on patrol on Saturday when they came across a group of people fighting at around 1.45am. They found two men, aged 25 and 50, with injuries consistent with being assaulted. They were both taken to hospital and have since been discharged.
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Sadiq Khan has hailed Monday as a “landmark day” for London as the Ultra-Low Emission Zone is expanded to bring cleaner air to an estimated 3.8 million people. As of today (October 25) the ULEZ has been expanded to the areas up to but not including the north and south circular roads.
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A leading GP has urged anyone eligible to get their Covid-19 booster jab as soon as possible. Dr Nicola Jones, the lead GP for the Covid-19 vaccination programme in South West London, said: “If you’re eligible, don’t wait to get a booster jab – book in to top up your protection as soon as possible.
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A man shot to death in Brixton last week has been named. Gary Mayhew, 25, from the Camberwell area, has been named by police, although a formal identification has not taken place. Cops were alerted by hospital staff in the early hours of last Thursday (October 21) after a man was admitted suffering gunshot injuries. Mr Mayhew died in hospital later that afternoon.
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Young people in Lewisham have elected a new Young Mayor – with the top five candidates who received the most votes being all female. Rosanna Campbell, 15, was elected Young Mayor of Lewisham following an election that attracted a strong turnout of 51 per cent of Lewisham’s young people.
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A Croydon Met constable has spoken out about his experience of being a Black officer in the UK’s largest police force. PC Bilal Sani-Mohammed said: “I’m often asked to lend my voice to recruitment campaigns or build bridges with communities where we have a trust deficit.
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A man in his 20s has died after a stabbing in a residential area of Woolwich. Cops were called just before 8am yesterday to Sandy Hill Road where they found a man collapsed in the street.
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Little Amal, a puppet of a young Syrian refugee child, has received a ‘warm welcome from residents as it reaches Deptford High Street. The three and a half metre-tall puppet will is journeying across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.
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Two men have been arrested after the fatal shooting of a man in his 20s in Brixton. A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and a second man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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A knife amnesty bank for would-be criminals to surrender their weapons without threat of charge was left overflowing with blades. The state of the deposit bin at Brixton police station – one of scores across South London – has sparked outrage among residents and people who use the station.
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Lone Met officers will need to video call a supervisor if approaching a woman, the Met has announced today. The Met has recently faced criticism in the wake of the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard after she was falsely arrested by former cop Wayne Couzens.
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A man has been charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man in Lambeth. Arturas Ptickinas, 28, of Norwood High Street, has been charged with the murder of Mauricio ‘Maurice’ Nascimento from Croydon.
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A cop has been sacked for using the drugs crystal meth and speed. DC Stephen Proctor, who was attached to the South East Basic Command Unit, has been barred from policing after a urine test found the drugs Methamphetamine and Amphetamine (speed) in his system.
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The family of a 26-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Bermondsey have said they have been ‘ripped apart’ and beg witnesses to come forward. Jason Nyarko was fatally stabbed at a music event taking place inside an industrial unit, yards away from Millwall’s football stadium.
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Sparkle in the Park Christmas light trail in Greenwich is set to make a comeback after last year’s success. The event which delighted families from across the borough in 2020, will be back in a new location and this time residents won’t need to buy tickets.
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