Patients infected with a deadly disease 40 years ago – and the families left behind when most died – hope an inquiry into how it happened will finally reveal the truth.
Thousands of haemophiliacs, including those treated at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, were given infected blood by medics in the 1970s and 80s – but were not told, some for decades.
A man has today died after being hit by a train at a tube station. At around 12.30pm, the British Transport Police (BTP) were called to Tooting Bec Station following reports that a man had been struck by a train.
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Ronald Grant, of Trefoil Road, Wandsworth, who grew up in care in the borough, realised he didn’t have the support networks around him at the beginning of lockdown, so he decided to turn his attention to help those who needed it most.
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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman slammed Wandsworth council for doing “nothing to help her find safe, alternative accommodation”.
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A total of 507 patients have now died after testing positive for Covid-19 at St George’s since March 2020.
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St George’s Hospital in Tooting is under “enormous pressure,” with more than 330 coronavirus patients currently being treated on the site.
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The coroner, Maimoonah Aid, ruled out homicide, natural death and suicide on Monday and said the French-Irish 15-year-old probably got lost after leaving her family’s cottage on her own.
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Syeda Islam, from Battersea, has been made an MBE for ‘dedication to her community’ for more than 15 years of charitable volunteer work.
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Using a smuggled smartphone, the inmate, who wished to remain anonymous, accused some members of staff of smuggling, and ignoring Covid-19 protocols.
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The Northern Line Extension passed a major milestone at Christmas after test passenger trains successfully completed the journey through the new tunnels from Kennington to Battersea Power Station.
The Northern line passenger trains entered the new 3.2km tunnels at Kennington, travelling through the newly constructed step-plate junction that connects the existing Northern line tunnels to the extension.
This Bank Holiday weekend the NHS is urging Londoners to follow Government guidance on staying safe and remember that 999 and A&E are for emergencies only.
The NHS very busy, but urgent care is available – GPs are offering more appointments, including evenings and weekends, for people with urgent health needs.
The multi-million pound development at One Thames City in Nine Elms has 12 buildings with 1,417 new homes, including affordable housing and one to five-bedroom flats
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Kane Bell, who works for Thames Water in the fatberg-fighting sewer team in North-west London, organised and raised £480 from family, friends and work colleagues for buying food bank essentials.
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Teachers are terrified of the risks of passing on Covid-19 after being told they must drop off home-tests to a town hall in person before the new year.
Thousands of primary school staff across Wandsworth are being required by council chiefs to deliver home test results over a short two-day window.
London boroughs make up nine out of ten councils that issued the most tickets in the UK between January and July this year.
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However, urgent and emergency operations and procedures – including for cancer – will continue to go ahead as normal.
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One of the capital’s most famous markets fears there may be a shortage of some items if the border chaos continues.
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As of yesterday, there had been 8,297 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wandsworth since March.
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Little Village, a charity that provides clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children, has received a donation of packs of toys worth £250 from soon-to-launch Wandsworth-based ride hailing service UVA UK.
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Last week, BPSDC, Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine, lead contractors for Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Battersea power station redevelopment, gave more than 560 children’s books, educational toys and gift vouchers to three local primaries in Battersea as part of the annual ‘Give a Book for Christmas’ appeal.
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The empty Debenhams store in Wandsworth’s Southside shopping centre is set to be converted to amusement centre with an indoor electric go-karting track.
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More than 150 patients are currently being treated for coronavirus at St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
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Ridwan Ali, 22, is wanted for failing to appear at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, October 30.
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