13 h. ago Residents in south London flat blocks say they are 'living in hell' amid bug infestation

Bed bugs and ants have infested a number of flat blocks in the area, as have cockroaches and mice in the past

Politics

67 h. ago Knifed on school run & sons murdered in front of their MUMS – we live in hellhole town where dealers prey on kids

CHILDREN murdered on the school run, while drug dealers and thieves lurk around every corner - all in one hellhole town trapped in a stranglehold of crime. The Sun paid a visit this week to a community where residents are desperate to get out. Croydon, in South London, is among the boroughs ranked "most dangerous"...

Economics

1 week ago Residents left feeling 'dehumanised' by broken lifts in south London tower block

Residents have been made to carry babies and wheelchairs up the stairs and there is no timeline for fixing the lifts

Politics

1 week ago Anyone noticing one smell between 2am and 5am urged to check bed sheets

An expert has shared the 'red flag' signs you could be dealing with a bed bug infestation

Politics

2 w. ago Tech, terror and Tom Hollander: Niamh Algar on her wild new TV thriller

The Irish actor started out with Shane Meadows but her career is now stratospheric. As she takes on big tech in The Iris Affair, she talks about nerves, AI nightmares – and battling a malevolent supercomputerExplosions weren’t a problem, nor were the guns, fire, multiple fights and a spell underwater – but dealing with cockroaches? The line was drawn. “That was the one stunt we weren’t allowed to do,” says Niamh Algar with a laugh, “because cockroaches are actually quite dangerous.” Plus, she says with a wry smile, you can’t train one not to bite. It’s not too much of a spoiler to say her character in the new Sky Atlantic show The Iris Affair has a run-in with a bug infestation – CGI it turns out, and fakes made by the props team – that makes her other encounters with corrupt police, internet sleuths and a potentially malevolent megaquantum computer seem tame.Algar, most recently seen in the ITV thriller Playing Nice with James Norton earlier this year, plays Iris Nixon, a genius wh...

Events

3 w. ago South London residents rally to save their community's last remaining bank

New Addington locals have taken to social media and signed petitions in opposition to the closure of the Lloyds branch

Politics