7 h. ago South London hospital staff set to strike over 'Mickey Mouse' contracts

Ballot result showed 98% support for the strike

Events

24 h. ago News | London and South East industrial looking for better take

News | London and South East industrial looking for better take-up in second half of year  CoStar

Politics

26 h. ago Heatwave causes surge in vehicle breakdowns because of hot tyres

The RAC said it received 10% more callouts between Monday and Thursday compared with the same period last week.

Politics

29 h. ago Pub at the heart of South London community beats closure threat in final standoff

The South London pub, Queen of the South, is under threat of closure but its founder Clement Ogbonnaya says the community has rallied around him in an unprecedented show of support

Events

33 h. ago ‘What about our lives?’: emotions run high in frontline Ukrainian city over ceding land to Russia

Trump’s talk of ‘land swaps’ as a simple transaction belies grim reality of what it would mean for people in Zaporizhzhia The city of Zaporizhzhia, an industrial hub in south-east Ukraine, is as good a place as any to grasp the stakes of freezing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along its current frontlines, or of implementing a “land swap for peace” deal as envisioned by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.Since Russian troops began rolling into Ukraine in February 2022, Zaporizhzhia, with its broad avenues and Stalin-era apartment blocks, has been a 30-minute drive from the frontline. It has been under near-constant attack from missiles and drones. On Sunday, a Russian guided air bomb hit a bus station, wounding 24 people – just another day of suffering in a city that has known many of them. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago Thunderstorms and 30C heat forecast for London as fourth heatwave of the summer continues

Heat health alerts, in place for much of the last week, have also been extended into next week

Events

62 h. ago Warnings issued for thunderstorms and high temperatures as heatwave continues

Flood alerts have also been issued.

Events

2 d. ago Five outdoor summer events in South London not worth missing

Five outdoor summer events in South London not worth missing  Southwark News

Events

3 d. ago Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

Parts of England are set for another day of sweltering sunshine after highs of 33.4C on Tuesday.

Events

4 d. ago Amber health warnings in place as heatwave temperatures set to hit 34C

The UK Health Security Agency has amber warnings in place for the East Midlands, West Midlands, east of England, London and the South East.

Events

5 d. ago Amber heat warnings issued across England with temperatures set to soar

Areas of the UK are expected to be hotter than Bali in the coming days.

Events

5 d. ago Boy, 17, fighting for life in hospital after stabbing in south east London

Boy, 17, fighting for life in hospital after stabbing in south east London  News Shopper

Politics

5 d. ago Bitesize: The latest South London food openings to look out for

Bitesize: The latest South London food openings to look out for  Southwark News

Politics

6 d. ago Police probe after teenage girl 'raped' on footpath near south London golf club

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward

Events

8 d. ago Croydon teacher banned after doing pupil’s coursework and submitting it as their own

Lauren Oliver, 35, who worked at Oasis Academy Shirley Park, has been struck off the teaching register

Events

8 d. ago Yellow heat health alert issued for southern half of England

The warning will be in place from 12pm on Monday until 6pm on Wednesday.

Society

8 d. ago Missing out on £54m research fund ‘undermines’ northern universities, say mayors

The elected mayors warned that investment was ‘concentrated disproportionately in London and the South East’.

Economics

9 d. ago Police hunt burglars who swiped gold and jewellery worth £500,000 from south London home

Detective Constable Jamie White said valuables had been passed down through generations of one family

Economics

1 week ago Contractor denies covering striking parking wardens in south London with agency workers

GMB Union said it has lodged a complaint over the alleged use of agency workers during strike action in Kingston

Events

1 week ago 'Someone will be killed’: Residents sound alarm after 10 bus crashes on south London road

Residents in Catford are calling for urgent safety measures to be implemented amid fears someone could be killed

Events