8 h. ago Cap on ground rents will benefit more than 500,000 homeowners across London and the South

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’

Society

8 h. ago ‘The land will be left as ashes’: why Patagonia’s wildfires are almost impossible to stop

Funding cuts, conspiracy theories and ‘powder keg’ pine plantations have seen January’s forest fires tear through Chubut in southern Argentina Lucas Chiappe had known for a long time that the fire was coming. For decades, the environmentalist had warned that replacing native trees in the Andes mountain range with highly flammable foreign pine was a recipe for disaster.In early January, flames raced down the Pirque hill and edged closer to his home in the Patagonian town of Epuyén, Argentina, where he had lived since the 1970s. Thirty people with six motor pumps fought for hours, hoses stretched for kilometres, but “there was no way”. Continue reading...

Events

8 h. ago South London land left vacant by failed regeneration could see 550 homes as council permits sale

South London land left vacant by failed regeneration could see 550 homes as council permits sale  mylondon.news

Events

10 h. ago Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackle south London house blaze as three taken to hospital

London Fire Brigade said it received 17 calls about the fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning

Events

10 h. ago Boy and two adults rushed to hospital after house blaze as roof collapses and 70 firefighters rush to scene

Around 70 firefighters and ten engines were sent to the scene of the blaze in Morden, south-west London, shortly after 4am on Tuesday morning.

Events

14 h. ago LIVE: South London house fire sees three including child rushed to hospital

LIVE: South London house fire sees three including child rushed to hospital  mylondon.news

Society

14 h. ago LIVE South London house fire sees 60 firefighters rush to scene to control blaze

LIVE South London house fire sees 60 firefighters rush to scene to control blaze  mylondon.news

Society

23 h. ago ‘Ongoing sewage leak won’t affect plans to introduce beavers back into South London nature reserve’

‘Ongoing sewage leak won’t affect plans to introduce beavers back into South London nature reserve’  southwarknews.co.uk

Politics

24 h. ago Scientists launch AI DinoTracker app that identifies dinosaur footprints

Researchers say artificial intelligence system matches human expert classification about 90% of the timeExperts have created an app that uses artificial intelligence to identify dinosaurs from the footprints left behind after they stomped across the land tens of millions of years ago.“When we find a dinosaur footprint, we try to do the Cinderella thing and find the foot that matches the slipper,” said Prof Steve Brusatte, a co-author of the work, from the University of Edinburgh. “But it’s not so simple, because the shape of a dinosaur footprint depends not only on the shape of the dinosaur’s foot but also the type of sand or mud it was walking through, and the motion of its foot.” Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago Marvel star Dominic Cooper fights plans for housing development in south east London

Dominic Cooper has called on Lewisham Council to revisit the controversial housing proposals in Blackheath

Politics

28 h. ago ‘Pubs are struggling across south London – so I quizzed the Prime Minister about it’

‘Pubs are struggling across south London – so I quizzed the Prime Minister about it’  wimbledonguardian.co.uk

Politics

28 h. ago South London residents fear squatters could start fire after breaking into their building

A ‘takeover’ by what appear to be homeless people has left rubbish scattered around a communal area

Events

32 h. ago South London boy 'obsessed with Greggs' finally tries vegetables after hypnosis

South London boy 'obsessed with Greggs' finally tries vegetables after hypnosis  mylondon.news

Politics

33 h. ago ‘I’m part of this country’: Windrush man left homeless by Home Office inaction

George Campbell, 69, slept in bus station as officials questioned his right to live in the UK after hospital stayA Windrush generation man who arrived in Britain as a child 60 years ago has spent several months homeless and destitute, after officials questioned whether he had the right to live in the UK.George Campbell, 69, ended up staying in a bus shelter in east London and visiting food banks after he was discharged from a hospital stay last year. Because he had no paperwork proving that he was in the UK legally, council officials classified him as ineligible for state-funded homelessness support. Continue reading...

Society

34 h. ago Snow maps turn purple with blizzards as far south as London, Essex and Surrey

Snow maps turn purple with blizzards as far south as London, Essex and Surrey - 2cm  Daily Express

Politics

34 h. ago Battersea Power Station set for 200 new council homes in £9bn transformation

The new homes are part of a drive to provide more affordable housing in south London

Economics

34 h. ago Mamma Mia and Miranda stars issue pleas to South London council over 45

Mamma Mia and Miranda stars issue pleas to South London council over 45-home plan  mylondon.news

Politics

37 h. ago The leafy South London neighbourhood named 1 of city's best places to live

The leafy South London neighbourhood named 1 of city's best places to live  mylondon.news

Politics

39 h. ago Yellow weather warning issued as south London braces for heavy rain

Yellow weather warning issued as south London braces for heavy rain  enfieldindependent.co.uk

Events

51 h. ago Crystal Palace vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and fan reaction

Liam Rosenior facing tricky test in south-east London

Sport