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Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and assistant Manpreet Kaur appear in London court over sexual assault charges

TOI correspondent from London: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his co-defendant, his personal assistant Manpreet Kaur, appeared in the dock at Southwark crown court on Thursday where the pair are facing charges relating to sexual offences against women in Britain.

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Behind Peter Marlow's serene cathedral photographs lay months of calls to vergers, scrawled exposure notes & a stack of drying Polaroids on the dashboard

A new exhibition at London's Southwark Cathedral reveals the unglamorous planning that made Peter Marlow's celebrated large-format cathedral photographs possible

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Met Police makes hundreds of arrests in week-long crackdown on gang violence in London

Police carried out 238 stop and searches which led to 40 arrests and conducted 13 weapons sweeps resulting in the seizure of 38 weapons

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London Green leader vows to make it harder for people to drive cars as he lays out vision for borough

Southwark leader Jame McAsh laid out his vision for the borough, including increasing affordable housing, tackling the climate emergency and resisting immigration raids

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How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’

New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken

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South London family 'moved further down an emergency housing queue' plan to fight High Court ruling

Carmen Castro Guallichico claimed her position on the council’s direct offer waiting list for social housing went backwards over a six-month period

Evening Standard

Three London schools shortlisted for World's Best School prize – the most of any city in the world

The capital has the more shortlisted entries than any other city globally, with schools in Swiss Cottage, Mayfair and Southwark all in the running

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London Labour activist admits offence linked to alleged vote rigging

Gabriel Leroy, 24, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a Computer Misuse Act offence

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Fraudster who scammed London renters out of £77,000 is jailed

Frederic James Priestley, 34, defrauded more than 30 victims when he falsely advertised a flat to rent online in Southwark

Evening Standard

London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady

Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in Freetown

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London town hall seizes first lady of Sierra Leone’s council flat after year-long investigation

Southwark Council confirmed it had taken possession of Fatima Jabbe-Bio’s two-bedroom property in Walworth

Evening Standard

Primary school population down more than 10% since 2020 in some areas

Figures have tumbled by 19% in Southwark, 20% in Lambeth and 26% in Westminster.

Evening Standard

Greens take control of another London council as Zack Polanski's party forms coalition with Lib Dems

Labour lost control of the borough for the first time in 16 years in a devestating set of local elections for the party on May 7

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Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

Seven London councils - Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark - fell from Labour to no overall control at the local elections on May 7

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Southwark Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Southwark on May 7

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London stabbing suspect appears in court on three attempted murder charges after Golders Green attack

A 45-year-old man, Essa Suleiman, has appeared in court facing three attempted murder charges following a stabbing in Golders Green and another incident in Southwark. Two Jewish men were injured in the north London attack. Suleiman, who arrived in the UK as a child and is a British citizen, also…

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Golders Green stabbing: Suspect appears in court, charged with attempted murder

In a shocking turn of events, Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old man, faces serious charges of attempted murder after a string of knife assaults in London. The prosecution claims his first victim was assaulted in Southwark, with the situation escalating as he moved to Golders Green, where he targeted two Jewish…

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Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey denies two new rape charges at Southwark Crown Court

In a Southwark court, former football star Thomas Partey faced a new set of sexual assault charges, which he firmly rejected. Prosecutors are seeking to merge this latest case with existing rape and assault allegations, potentially delaying the trial until 2027.

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Tributes paid to talented footballer, 16, killed in Southwark house fire as friend fighting for life in hospital

Tommy Ballay-Dean, 16, has been described as the ‘heart and soul of Southwark’, while his friend Shauny Halsey is in hospital in an induced coma

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Teenager, 16, dies in Southwark flat blaze next to empty fire station

Firefighters from Old Kent Road station were initially unable to battle the blaze as they were called out on another incident

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Another senior London Labour councillor joins Greens as wave of defections from Keir Starmer's party continues

James McAsh blamed Labour becoming ‘intolerant of anyone pushing for progressive change’ for his defection

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Zipcar offered free parking permits as London borough mounts 11th hour bid to save car-sharing club

Southwark offers firm use of about 200 parking bays and calls on other boroughs to offer similar incentives

Evening Standard

Council housing and student flats above major Tube station approved again

Southwark Council’s Planning Committee has approved the development on top of Southwark Tube station

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Tim Westwood pleads not guilty to rape, sexual assault and indecent assault charges

Former Radio 1 DJ pleads not guilty to a total of 15 charges at Southwark crown court

Evening Standard

Southwark Council approves plans for major refurbishment to Dulwich's Champion Hill stadium

Alongside the sporting improvements, the broader redevelopment will deliver 219 new homes in the surrounding area

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