Nightingale hospital built in preparation for Omicron wave may never treat patients
The Nightingale Hospital at St George’s Hospital in Tooting was built in its car park and is designed to treat around 100 patients with coronavirus.
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MP calls for a comprehensive inquiry into Sarah Everard murder
Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said: “The ultimate aim of this inquiry should be to ensure this never happens again by addressing the wider issues of institutional misogyny within policing which have come to light in the wake of Sarah’s murder.”
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Closures on Northern Line spark complaints from commuters
The Bank branch of the Northern line between Kennington and Moorgate will be shut for 17 weeks from January 15 for “vital” engineering work.
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Govia Thameslink have restored eight routes an hour from Victoria to South London stations
The services are in addition to the reduced timetable which is currently running, to allow engineering work and due to Covid affecting staff members.
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Swimmers set to raise money for homelessness with event at Tooting Lido
One of Crisis’s annual Icebreaker Challenge events is taking place on Saturday, January 15 at Tooting Lido.
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South London train routes could be cut at short notice because of Covid, journey operators warn
Services on South Western and Southeastern could be cut because of staff shortages, the firms fear
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Inspectors found Wandsworth prison heavily overcrowded and infested with rats
Charlie Taylor, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, has warned that a planned increase in the number of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth threatened the limited progress made in the Victorian prison.
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Man and his family racially abused at Tooting Broadway Tube Station
The victim was leaving a train at Tooting Broadway station on the Northern Line on December 11, 2021, when he and his family were approached by two men, who allegedly racially abused the man and pushed him.
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Mother dies after living on bench in front of Tooting Library for six years
Hawa Abdi and her son Muhyadin Gele had made a home outisde the building in Tooting Broadway after being evicted from the flat where her husband had died.
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Soldiers help NHS staff and volunteers roll out the Covid vaccine
Armed Forces personnel have joined up with the local NHS staff to boost the drive to stop residents getting the virus in south-west London.
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Battersea landmark’s tribute to Childline workers who support children having a tough time during the holidays
Battersea Power Station’s iconic chimneys shone green in support of the NSPCC’s ‘Here For Children’ campaign on the longest night of the year.
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