4 h. ago Beckenham Place Park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after swimming in lake

Officers were called just after 3pm on Friday to reports that a boy, 16, got into difficulty in the water

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6 h. ago Beckenham Place Park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after entering water

Officers were called just after 3pm on Friday to reports that a boy, 16, got into difficulty in the water

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7 h. ago South East London park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after entering water

South East London park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after entering water  London Evening Standard

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7 h. ago South East London park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after swimming in lake

South East London park evacuated as boy, 16, goes missing after swimming in lake  London Evening Standard

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8 h. ago Teenage ‘super scooter’ rider jailed for fatal shooting outside nightclub

Shaquille Graham, 30, was fatally shot outside a nightclub in south-east London last March.

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32 h. ago Vandals have cut down the memorial trees I planted to remember my son who died in his sleep aged 19

Archie Adam, from Ladywell, south-east London, has condemned the 'cruel and selfish' vandals who 'brutally' stole blossom branches from trees planted in memory of his teenage son, Freddy.

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8 d. ago Fraudster who made £8.5m selling homes he didn't own before splashing out on speedboats and supercars faces prison

Anopkumar Maudhoo, 45, made at least £8.5million by selling homes he did not own to victims across London and the South East and now faces prison.

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1 week ago Amputee killed as burglar made off in his Mercedes, court told

Marc Allen, 50, disturbed the intruder at his property in Erith, south-east London, who then snatched the keys to his car.

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1 week ago Hotter than Africa! Britain to enjoy more warm weather this week with sunshine and 18C highs before weekend washout

Temperatures are expected to reach highs of 17C (63F) in London , the South and the North East of England today and tomorrow, with 18C (64F) possible by Thursday.

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1 week ago Manslaughter conviction after man fatally punched at south east London station

Manslaughter conviction after man fatally punched at south east London station  News Shopper

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1 week ago Is London living falling out of fashion? Stark map shows how eye

Official figures released today showed that in parts of east, south east and south London, median house prices fell or flatlined last year while local wages surged.

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1 week ago Income tax shock: London's bill hits nearly £64 billion a year

The bill for the two regions has jumped above £108 billion a year

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1 week ago Income tax shock: London and South East pay more than all of rest of England

Income tax shock: London and South East pay more than all of rest of England  Evening Standard

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1 week ago Income tax shock: London and South East now paying more than rest of England put together

Income tax shock: London and South East now paying more than rest of England put together  Evening Standard

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1 week ago Income tax shock: London and South East now pay more than rest of England put together

The bill for the two regions has jumped above £108 billion a year

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1 week ago No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife

When your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?In Deptford, south-east London, Holly Loftus hand-crafts between 10 and 15 knives a month. The least expensive of these could be yours for £160, while the dearest might set you back as much as £580. What do you get for your money if you seriously splash out? Loftus, who was born in Ireland and is soft spoken and gently thoughtful, takes her time with this question. “It’s to do with how much time I’ve spent combining different steels,” she says, hesitantly. “Some of the knives involve a layering technique – people know it as damascus steel – which creates a pattern on the blade. It takes a long time. There’s a lot of folding and cutting and hammering.”Such a knife is likely to be with its owner for a good while – perhaps for ever. “I’m lucky,” she continues. “The people who buy my knives have a strong sense of what they’re ge...

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1 week ago These south east London locations have been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list

These south east London locations have been named on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list  Southwark News

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3 w. ago 'Brother and sister' found dead in house in south east London

'Brother and sister' found dead in house in south east London  Metro.co.uk

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3 w. ago New south east London restaurant launches weekly event celebrating Barbados food

New south east London restaurant launches weekly event celebrating Barbados food  This is Local London

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3 w. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder over missing woman who vanished in September

Nazire Koreli, 54, from Welling, south-east London, was reported missing to police on February 28, but had not been seen since September.

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