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Hospitals pay out £3.8m in gynaecology medical negligence claims
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Lambeth
Hospitals pay out £3.8m in gynaecology medical negligence claims
Images disclosed of man wanted in connection with Waterloo station sex assault
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Southwark
Images disclosed of man wanted in connection with Waterloo station sex assault
‘We all love you’: Father’s desperate plea to find missing daughter
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Croydon
‘We all love you’: Father’s desperate plea to find missing daughter
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Southwark
Developer and global investment firm buys final £42m plot in Elephant Park
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A UK-based developer and a global investment firm have jointly bought the final plot in Lendlease’s Elephant Park masterplan for ...
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Croydon
Teenage girl missing from Lewisham for nearly three weeks
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A teenage girl has been missing from her home in Lewisham for nearly three weeks. Lily-Anne Hook, 19, disappeared from ...
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Southwark
Fraudulent tenant sub-let his Walworth council home for more than a decade
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Southwark council has won a claim for nearly £40,000 from a tenant who illegally sub-let a property in Walworth for ...
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Lambeth
40,000 jobs in London pay below the minimum wage, new report finds
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A cross-party group of council leaders has called for urgent action to tackle employment rights abuse, after a new report ...
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Southwark
New Southwark initiative aims to provide pathway into hospitality industry
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Southwark council has launched a new initiative designed to help residents to start and advance careers in the hospitality industry ...
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Southwark
Brigade saves five from blaze in ‘disused’ block of flats
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Five people needed to go to hospital after being saved from a fire that took hold in what was described ...
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Southwark
Campaign built on voices of black communities experience with cancer wins major award
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A campaign built on the voices of black communities to increase early breast and prostate cancer detection has received a ...
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Southwark
Taxi drivers trained to give life-saving CPR
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A clinical trial company has just trained its first group of taxi drivers to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Richmond Pharmacology, ...
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Southwark
A decade on from the moment they turned outrage at statue theft into great civic pride
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In November 2011 Bermondsey experienced one of its less edifying episodes when a bronze statue to commemorate radical Bermondsey MP ...
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Southwark
NHS drone delivery service owes its origins to inspired Dulwich College duo
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Drones are now being used to deliver blood samples between Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals thanks to an innovative project ...
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Southwark
Sixth person charged in connection with shooting of Jesse in Peckham
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A sixth person has been charged in connection with the murder of Jesse Lloyd-Smith in Peckham. A 19-year-old - who ...
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Southwark
100k trees milestone is cause for civic satisfaction in Southwark
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This National Tree Week, Southwark council marked a milestone in its ambitious tree planting programme, celebrating its 100,000th tree in ...
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Southwark
Council leader issues apology after Southwark housing shortcomings are flagged up
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Report ‘Serious failings’ in the service provided by London’s biggest council landlord were uncovered by ...
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Southwark
Family makes fresh appeal nearly five months on from fatal Peckham shooting
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The sister of a 20-year-old who died in a fatal shooting in Peckham nearly five months ago has made an ...
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Southwark
Victim of ‘sex predator’ as a teen reveals feelings about winning her fight for justice
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The survivor of historic sex abuse from when she was a teenager has spoken of her 'elation' and 'mental turmoil' ...
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Southwark
SEND ‘Speak, Share, Learn’ day returns to Peckham after rave reviews
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A free event which has had rave reviews for its work supporting Southwark clubs to improve accessibility for children and ...
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Southwark
Council demands estate agents end ‘exploitative bidding wars’
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A borough with some of the highest rents in England has called on estate ...
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Southwark
Victim of domestic abuse ‘left in danger’ by police
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Police left a victim of domestic abuse "in danger" by failing to warn her that her abuser had previous convictions ...
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Southwark
Grounds for optimism, as revamped Kennington play area is unveiled
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A playground that has been shut for four years is back in operation after a long-awaited upgrade. The Fredericks Adventure ...
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Southwark
Bright future for Old Kent Road with new bridge mural
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A vibrant new mural has adorned Old Kent Road bridge as major plans for the area's growth move ahead. The ...
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Lambeth
Zebra campaign stunt calls for more safe crossings along busy road
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You might expect to see a herd of zebras at a watering hole in Africa, rather than at the side ...
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Southwark
Free school meals ‘significantly benefits’ children, families and schools, independent report finds
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A policy to introduce free school meals across London’s primary schools last year has brought  ‘significant benefits’ to children, parents ...
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Southwark
School Principal warns of potential links between screen time for kids and ADHD
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By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter A headteacher has blamed parents who ‘shove’ screens in front of their toddlers for ...
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Southwark
Alarm raised as sofa goes up in flames in high-rise block
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A sofa in a communal area on the 11th floor of a 14-storey block of flats has been destroyed by ...
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Southwark
‘Young people are the bedrock of our society’: Youth centre opens in Canada Water
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A charity has opened a new youth centre in Canada Water, offering a free, safe space for young people to ...
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Southwark
100 workers evacuated after fire erupts at recycling plant
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One hundred people were evacuated from a recycling centre yesterday afternoon after a fire erupted across 300 tonnes of waste. ...
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Lambeth
Warnings of skeleton service and closed rail routes through South London at Christmas
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Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead and check before they travel between Christmas Day and December 29, with ...
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Southwark
‘Loved, forgotten and revived over and over’: Artist paints Bankside neighbourhood every day for two decades
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Joe Mayhook has lived in the same street for the past 52 years. The artist, of Upper Ground, Bankside, has ...
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Southwark
Appeal to identify ‘key witnesses’ in Southwark Tube station murder
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Police are trying to trace an elderly couple who may have “critical” information that could aid a murder investigation. A ...
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Southwark
Fight to save ‘vital’ post office, as 115 branches face being axed
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The threatened closure of a Southwark post office has sparked cross-party concerns over the loss of yet another ‘vital service’ ...
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Southwark
Family pay tribute to ‘kind, generous and hard-working’ man killed in market stabbing
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A family has paid tribute to a much-loved 77-year-old man who was stabbed to death in a busy market on ...
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Lewisham
‘So many killings’: Communities call for authorities to step in after hour of violence sees two killed and four hospitalised
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Two men were killed and four others were seriously injured in less than an hour on Sunday, after two separate ...
Historic Greenwich building added to Historic England’s at Risk Register
Historic Greenwich building added to Historic England’s at Risk Register
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New homes approved on former gasworks site despite residents’ concerns about contaminated land
New homes approved on former gasworks site despite residents’ concerns about contaminated land
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Victim of fatal market stabbing named as man, 66, charged
Victim of fatal market stabbing named as man, 66, charged
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‘Amazing’ 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered in Southwark
‘Amazing’ 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered in Southwark
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More children across Southwark nurseries enjoy healthy free school meals
More children across Southwark nurseries enjoy healthy free school meals
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Two killed and four injured after separate shooting and stabbing incidents
Two killed and four injured after separate shooting and stabbing incidents
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Residents of posh Borough flats win battle to stop arches being turned into bars
Residents of posh Borough flats win battle to stop arches being turned into bars
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South London MPs respond to Donald Trump’s US election victory
South London MPs respond to Donald Trump’s US election victory
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Guide to a better future : Southwark schools get climate action template
Guide to a better future : Southwark schools get climate action template
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‘The sense of Peckham as a place will be erased’: Heritage group doubles down on calls to halt development of town centre
‘The sense of Peckham as a place will be erased’: Heritage group doubles down on calls to halt development of town centre
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Millwall remembers as Lions beat Burnley 1-0
Millwall remembers as Lions beat Burnley 1-0
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Teen joins two others in facing time for spate of mobile phone thefts
Teen joins two others in facing time for spate of mobile phone thefts
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Youth must serve six-and-a-half years for fatal Christmas Eve stabbing in Bermondsey
Youth must serve six-and-a-half years for fatal Christmas Eve stabbing in Bermondsey
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‘I’m able to pay rent every month’: Theatres hailed for fighting in-work poverty
‘I’m able to pay rent every month’: Theatres hailed for fighting in-work poverty
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Man, 63, arrested after Neal’s Yard cheese heist
Man, 63, arrested after Neal’s Yard cheese heist
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South Bank budget gym with a goal to be affordable for all
South Bank budget gym with a goal to be affordable for all
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Hospital staff protest over plans to cut 58% of jobs in key department
Hospital staff protest over plans to cut 58% of jobs in key department
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Charges dropped against Peckham’s Bibby Stockholm asylum protesters
Charges dropped against Peckham’s Bibby Stockholm asylum protesters
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Bermondsey boozer ‘thrilled’ after its IPA claims silver in champion beer of Britain competition
Bermondsey boozer ‘thrilled’ after its IPA claims silver in champion beer of Britain competition
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Man dies after falling from height in Southwark
Man dies after falling from height in Southwark
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Suspected cannabis factory at centre of fire emergency
Suspected cannabis factory at centre of fire emergency
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‘It’s been quite emotional’: Cheese firm thanks ‘brilliant’ supporters after £300K cheddar heist
‘It’s been quite emotional’: Cheese firm thanks ‘brilliant’ supporters after £300K cheddar heist
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Arrest made after boy and man knifed in broad daylight stabbing
Arrest made after boy and man knifed in broad daylight stabbing
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Blueprint for 20k new homes in Old Kent Road has some troubled residents asking: Who benefits?
Blueprint for 20k new homes in Old Kent Road has some troubled residents asking: Who benefits?
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