1 hour ago Surge in counterfeit Labubu dolls 'serious safety risk to children' after hundreds seized in south London

Trading Standards said poor quality dolls have loose parts and poor-quality stitching that are a choking hazard

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4 h. ago Mother whose sick child was left in damp and mouldy flat by south London council is awarded £9,400

An investigation found Lewisham Council took 13 months ‘too long’ to provide the family with interim accommodation

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7 h. ago Teenage girl reveals how being wrongly accused of horrific cyberbullying attacks on classmates ruined her life... before real perpetrator was revealed to be victim's mother 

Khloe was a 13-year-old school student in Michigan when her peers became the targets of horrific harassment, according to Unknown Number: The High School Catfish.

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7 h. ago Man dies in Edinburgh street as police probe suspicious death

A 22-year-old was found injured and later died following an incident in the early hours.

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8 h. ago First sponsors event at Wishaw Golf Club is an incredible day of community spirit

The inaugural tournament drew together 23 teams for a Texas Scramble

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8 h. ago Everything you need to know about Eddie Dempsey, new RMT boss and 'proud south Londoner'

New RMT boss Eddie Dempsey is just as bolshy and matter-of-fact as his predecessor, Mick Lynch. Here’s what you need to know about the south London-born trade union boss

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8 h. ago Violent criminals to be 'reassured' by prison officers in case Taser trial behind bars triggers them

Guidance issued to officers at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London instructs staff to explain the rollout of the devices and 'provide reassurance' to convicts unsettled by the scheme.

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10 h. ago Council warns fake Labubu dolls pose choking risk to children

More than 230 'unsafe' counterfeit dolls seized by south-west London council in July and August

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12 h. ago Mum and two kids found dead inside septic tank as police launch murder probe

A 32-year-old woman and her two young daughters, six and eight, have been found dead in a septic tank near their home in Poland. A murder investigation has been launched

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13 h. ago Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants

Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery driversA motorcycle rider out on a shopping trip was arrested and detained for a month as part of a high-profile government crackdown on undocumented migrants working for food delivery apps.Fernando Fontoura, 33, who moved from Portugal to the UK when he was 12, was arrested by immigration enforcement officers after he parked his motorbike near a grocery store in south-east London on 22 July. He was taken to a detention centre near Gatwick airport where he was held for 29 days. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago London teacher banned from classroom after changing room voyeurism conviction

Christopher Arnold, who worked at a private school in south London, was placed on the sex offenders register

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22 h. ago Teenage boy and girl arrested on suspicion of murder after Luton stabbing

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital by emergency services with serious injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after.

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26 h. ago Travel review: Here's why boutique art hotel in London is the perfect place to stay with the family

If you are planning a weekend in London with your children, make sure a visit to the vibrant South Bank is part of your itinerary.

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26 h. ago Police launch investigation after newborn baby found dead in Tonypandy home

South Wales Police have opened a probe into the ‘sudden death’

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27 h. ago Young man shot dead over stolen motorbike told ‘that’s karma’, court hears

Rico Andrews was blasted in the chest by a pillion passenger on a moped in Battersea, south-west London, in October 2023.

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31 h. ago I had to stop raving after bunion surgery – so I became a DJ instead

Tina Woods, AKA Tina Technotic, now DJs around the world and has found a new sense of connection. She even believes it’s lowering her biological ageTina Woods was sitting in a taxi when the dancing bug bit. It was after midnight and she and two friends were heading home from another friend’s 60th birthday party. South-west London rolled past the window. They had had a bit to drink. As they passed Le Fez nightclub, they realised they didn’t want to go home. “We were like: let’s go dancing before we go to bed,” she says.Woods, then 56, had gone clubbing in her 20s, but on Le Fez’s dancefloor, as her body caught the beat, she had “an epiphany moment”, a shock of pure euphoria: “The joy I felt – the mind, body and soul connection – was like a lightning bolt.” She knew then that “dancing and music were going to be a bigger part of my life than I’d ever thought”. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Illegal immigrant fraudster who made £8.5m in one of Britain's biggest ever property swindles is jailed

Anopkumar Maudhoo, 46, made at least £8.5million from 45 victims by selling them homes he did not own across London and the South East.

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53 h. ago South east London man jailed after stabbing five former colleagues in warehouse

South east London man jailed after stabbing five former colleagues in warehouse  News Shopper

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54 h. ago Golf club hits out at group of thugs after causing damage to popular course

Dullatur Golf Club in Cumbernauld became the latest course to have been targeted by careless yobs earlier this week.

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54 h. ago Man jailed for 16 years after stabbing spree at Argos warehouse in south London

Babah Sesay was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Friday

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