Four people have been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Prentis Road, Streatham on Thursday. The Met said, although formal identification is yet to take place, the family of the deceased has been informed and he has been named as 17-year-old Denardo Samuels-Brooks.
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A second teenager has been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of the Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, the Met has said. The 27-year-old remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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A top south-west London doctor is urging people to get their second vaccination as soon as possible, with the number of Covid-19 cases starting to rise. Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park ground and Harlequins’ Twickenham stadium are among the places residents can get their second jabs in Croydon, Merton, Sutton and Kingston.
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F W Evans, the cycle shop, began in Lambeth and then thrived as a single shop in Kennington, from 1921. The chain now has 50 stores from Plymouth to Glasgow, selling and repairing bikes and acting as a hub for the cycling community. Here TOBY PORTER looks at its history, including an interesting correspondence founder Frederick had with one of his regular clients.
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A man has died after being knifed in the chest in a broad daylight attack in Streathamn. More than a dozen police cars rushed to Prentis Road, Streatham, this afternoon following the incident at around 4.16pm.
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A young woman has died after she was hit by a marked police car responding to a 999 emergency call. Witnesses said the 25-year-old pedestrian was crossing the road when she was struck and thrown into the air at about 11.20pm on Wednesday.
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Tens of thousands of residents of an estate have been told they will get a refund on their water bills after a discount to their landlord was not passed on to them. Thousands of 1,372 families who live on the St Martin’s Estate in Brixton have been told they will get thousands back after overpaying a string of South London housing associations.
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Sunday, June 6 marks the 100th anniversary of Southwark Bridge – which will be lit up for the occasion. It has survived a bombing during the Blitz, witnessed tragedy on the Thames and appeared in a Harry Potter film. TOBY PORTER tells its story.
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A crash involving a motorcycle caused massive back-ups all around one of South London’s busiest hubs, near the Oval Tube station. A collision involving the bike happened on Camberwell New Road in Kennington shortly after 1pm.
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Two drivers have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a moped rider, 25, was killed in a collision involving two cars. Police were called just after 4.20pm on Saturday May 29 to reports of a car in collision with a moped on St Helier Avenue, close to Netley Gardens in Morden.
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An 18-year-old man has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting of the Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson. Johnson, 27, was shot in the head at a house party in Consort Road, Peckham, around 2am on Sunday and remains in a critical condition in hospital.
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