9 h. ago Croydon sees 111% more A&E visits for toddlers than London average

National statistics show that one in three children (32 per cent) have suffered an accident or injury in playgrounds

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34 h. ago The real cost of climate change: Shocking report reveals how just 111 companies have cost the world $28 TRILLION in climate damage

Scientists at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire say just 111 companies have cost the world a whopping $28 trillion (£21 trillion) in climate damage since the early 1990s.

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4 d. ago NHS gives deadline ending this week ahead of May Day bank holiday amid 'serious consequences' warning

Each bank holiday, the NHS 111 phone service sees huge increases in calls from people who need urgent help because they haven't met the deadline, said the health service

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6 d. ago Sally Anne Bowman's mother blasts Australia for sending her daughter's murderer to Britain

Mark Dixie brutally raped and murdered 18-year-old Sally Anne near her home in Croydon, south London, in September, 2005, in a crime that shocked Britain.

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7 d. ago Croydon crash: Three car smash leaves one dead and five rushed to hospital after police chase

A man was killed and another left in a critical condition following a car chase with cops in Croydon. Two men alleged to have been in the pursued car were arrested

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7 d. ago Man killed and passenger fighting for life after south London police chase ends in horror crash

Five other people were injured in the collision on Wickham Road

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9 d. ago Croydon killers who went to pub after their attack are jailed for life

Croydon killers who went to pub after their attack are jailed for life  BBC

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9 d. ago Croydon killers who murdered man and ordered Guinness minutes later jailed

David Walcott, 35, and Rammon Mali, 33, have been jailed for life for the murder of Rijkaard Siafa, 22, who was stabbed at least 13 times in Croydon in April last year

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9 d. ago Croydon pair jailed for life after knifing man 13 times before heading to pub

The Old Bailey heard David Walcott, 35, and Rammon Mali, 33, had set out with knives in a premediated attack on Rijkaard Siafa, 22.

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1 week ago Katie Price shows off her changing appearance as she is supported by son Harvey and boyfriend JJ Slater at 'adult' Easter panto

Katie Price was all smiles as she was supported by son Harvey and boyfriend JJ Slater as she performed in her 'adult' Easter pantomime in Croydon's Fairfield Halls on Tuesday. 

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1 week ago Public urged to use NHS Lanarkshire’s Minor Injury Units for non

People are encouraged to phone 111 before attending a Minor Injury Unit. Those who do will be given priority over those who walk-in - resulting in quicker treatment.

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1 week ago Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class review – a complicated class portrait

Journalist Joel Budd travels around Britain demolishing Brexit myths in a nuanced study of a social group too often reduced to a cartoon by politiciansOn 13 November 1968, a 35-year-old Labour politician got to his feet in the House of Commons and had a go at the ranks of Conservative members who faced him. Six or so months after Enoch Powell had delivered his infamously racist “rivers of blood” speech in Birmingham, David Winnick – who was then the MP for Croydon South – had decided to attack the Tory fashion for bemoaning immigration to the UK from such countries as India and Pakistan and expressing faux sympathy with deprived communities in British cities. “Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants,” he said, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white working class.”As the Economist journalist Joel Budd points out in this nuanced, enlightening book about the people and places Winnick was referring to, this ...

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1 week ago Man, 57, charged with murder of woman, 58, 'he knew' at Croydon home, Scotland Yard confirm

Earlston Bennet, 57, will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court over the death of Sarah Reynolds, 58

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1 week ago NHS doctor issues warning ahead of 'extremely busy' Easter weekend

The doctor has warned that health services across the region will be under pressure, along with A&E departments and the 111 phone service facing a busy weekend

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2 w. ago Police arrest man, 57, after woman found dead at home in Croydon

Female victim, 58, discovered unresponsive at residential property in Towpath Way at 5am on Saturday

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2 w. ago Kyle Verreynne hits 111 as Nottinghamshire recover from bad start against Essex

The South African helped the hosts recover from 78 for five to 328 for eight.

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2 w. ago Moment Met Police officers go undercover dressed as Batman and Robin to catch Westminster Bridge con artists

The inventive ploy saw two officers burst into a crowd of tens of people disguised as the superheroes before grabbing the scammers. Two men have since been convicted at Croydon Magistrates Court.

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2 w. ago CCTV crisis in Croydon as a third of cameras still not working

Experts warn that these gaps in surveillance are putting public safety at risk and undermining crime prevention efforts

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2 w. ago Croydon Council takes controversial vape shop owner to court for blocking pavement with cargo

The shop has become a focal point for concerns over anti-social behaviour in the area

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3 w. ago Croydon tram service disruption as engineering work gets under way

Croydon tram service disruption as engineering work gets under way  BBC

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