28 h. ago Horror as human remains found in bags of gravel next to children's playground as police launch investigation into the discovery

The grisly discovery was made in a garden only a stone's throw away from a children's park in Lewisham, south east London last Saturday.

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30 h. ago Body and human remains found in bags near Lewisham kids playground

A body and human remains have been found inside several bags near a children's school and playground in Lewisham, South East London, with police continuing to investigate

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31 h. ago Lewisham human remains: Horror as body found in bags near kids playground

The discovery of human remains was made just metres from where children were playing in Lewisham, South East London. Police are continuing to investigate

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55 h. ago Manchester bomb plotter ‘moved to Belmarsh prison’ after guards attacked

Hashem Abedi has been transferred to the high security jail in south-east London, it is understood.

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56 h. ago The Diamond Heist review – Guy Ritchie’s thrilling tale of the failed Millennium Dome jewel robbery

This three-part documentary about the attempt to steal hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of diamonds is pacey and stylish – but it definitely didn’t need to glamorise the real-life violenceI suppose the wonder is that it has taken Guy Ritchie so long to get around to telling the story of the Millennium Dome robbery, in which – way back at the turn of the century, children – a group of south-east London criminals ram-raided a national joke in pursuit of the 203-carat Millennium Star diamond worth £200m, which De Beers had unaccountably agreed to display in the capital’s gangster heartland.Strictly speaking, Richie himself is not telling it; the three-part documentary The Diamond Heist comes from Oscar and Emmy award-winning company Lightbox and is executive produced by Ritchie. But the subject matter is so perfectly him that any meaningful separation in your mind as you watch it collapses quicker than a Greenwich exhibition venue’s shutters under the weight of a JCB driven at spe...

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3 d. ago Afghanistan veteran guilty of killing amputee who was run over with own Mercedes

Errol Woodger broke into a block of flats in Erith, south-east London, in the early hours of December 29 2019, the Old Bailey had heard.

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4 d. ago Teenagers in court accused of murdering Kelyan Bokassa, 14, on Woolwich bus

Kelyan Bokassa died at the scene after being stabbed on board a bus in south-east London

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4 d. ago News | South East and Greater London offices see strongest take

News | South East and Greater London offices see strongest take-up in 17 years  CoStar

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5 d. ago New south east London Wetherspoons to open earlier than planned

New south east London Wetherspoons to open earlier than planned  News Shopper

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5 d. ago Popeyes set to open new south east London location with big launch prizes

Popeyes set to open new south east London location with big launch prizes  News Shopper

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5 d. ago Expert warns hay fever season has arrived early as ‘pollen bomb’ hits UK

Pollen levels in London and the South East of England reached ‘very high’ levels on Sunday

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6 d. ago Met Office issues red alert warning as Britain basks in glorious sunshine

Sunday will see most of the UK facing medium or high alerts, while very high warnings will remain in place for London and the South East of England, the East, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.

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8 d. ago Behind Aviva's strength in London and the South East – staying agile in a fast

Behind Aviva's strength in London and the South East – staying agile in a fast-paced market  Insurance Business America

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1 week ago Tax rises 'on the cards' as UK hit by Trump's tariffs exploding into all

London and South East to escape full brunt of US import levies hitting the North and Midlands, says ex-Cabinet Secretary Lord O’Donnell

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1 week ago Police warn over swimming dangers as temperatures expected to hit 22C

It comes after Izaiah Smith, 15, died after getting “into difficulty” in a park lake in south-east London last week.

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1 week ago ‘Very high’ pollen count forecast for London and South East England

‘Very high’ pollen count forecast for London and South East England  portsmouth.co.uk

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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