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Murder arrest after man, 20, stabbed to death in Thornton Heath

Usmaan Mahmood died a day after being stabbed in Thornton Heath Recreation Ground

Evening Standard

Usmaan Mahmood: Thornton Heath murder victim pictured for first time

20-year-old died following a fatal stabbing last week

Evening Standard

Man, 20, stabbed to death in Thornton Heath street attack

A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in south London, Scotland Yard said.

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Can you drink in public in London? Croydon Council to issue ban

Croydon Council is expected to start a consultation on a public space protection order

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Four women wanted after Thornton Heath bus attack

The assault took place last August on the route 250 bus from Streatham to Croydon

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Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ after being targeted by stalker, court hears

Lewis Langley, of Thornton Heath, south London, denies stalking the former Strictly Come Dancing star.

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Thornton Heath: Residents to return to south London street devastated by explosion

Hundreds of residents of a south London street where an explosion killed a child last week will begin returning home on Wednesday.

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Thornton Health explosion: 500 residents banned from going home days after deadly blast

The blast in Thornton Heath, south London, killed four-year-old Sahara Salman on Monday and those in neighbouring properties were evacuated by authorities

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Residents' fury at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion that killed four-year-old Sahara

Community meeting told that at least 18 calls were made about about the smell of gas in the weeks leading up to the tragedy

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Residents express anger at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion

Four-year-old Sahara Salman was killed and two others remain in hospital after the blast in Thornton Heath, south London, on Monday.

The Independent UK

Suspected gas explosion which killed girl ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Sahara Salman, four, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, in the southern borough of Merton, on Monday.

The Independent UK

Police name four-year-old girl killed in Thornton Heath gas explosion

An 11-year-old boy and 54-year-old woman who were injured in the blast remain in hospital, with neither in a life-threatening condition.

The Independent UK

Mother of girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion accuses gas company of ‘negligence’

‘The saddest thing is that we tried to prevent this from happening,’ says mother Sana Ahmad

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Mum's world torn apart after 'incredible' girl killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Sahara Salman, four, was killed as three others were injured in a blast that sent debris flying through the air in Thornton Heath, South London.

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Mum's 'world torn apart' after 'amazing' girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Mum Sana Ahmad, 28, says her "world has been torn apart" as she paid tribute to her "incredible little girl" Sahara Salman - who was going to turn five next month

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Girl killed in gas blast named as Sahara Salman

A terraced house collapsed after the explosion in Thornton Heath on Monday morning.

Evening Standard

Sahara Salman: Mother of ‘incredible’ girl killed in Thornton Heath explosion tells of heartbreak

Exclusive: Sahara Salman, described as her family’s ‘pride and joy’, died just a month shy of her fifth birthday

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Sahara Salman: Tributes to ‘happy and beautiful’ girl, 4, killed in Thornton Heath explosion

Tributes have been paid to a “cute and happy” four-year-old girl who was killed after her home collapsed in the Thornton Heath explosion.

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'Happy' and 'beautiful' girl, 4, named as tragic victim of Croydon gas explosion

Tributes have been left for Sahara Salman by neighbours as flowers, teddy bears, toys and letters have been left just outside the cordon that is still in place on Galpin's Road in Thornton Heath

The Independent UK

More people evacuated after fatal gas explosion

A girl, believed to be four, died and three others were injured after a terraced house collapsed following the blast in Thornton Heath, south London.

Evening Standard

Thornton Heath: Child Dies After House Collapses In Massive Explosion

It’s believed a four-year-old girl has died after a house collapsed in an explosion in Thornton Heath.The child was pronounced dead at the scene, the London Ambulance Service said in an update, while three people were taken to hospital after an explosion in a property on Galpin’s Road on Monday…

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath explosion: Cordon extended over gas fears at scene of blast

Residents within new cordon are not allowed back in homes

The Independent UK

Thornton Heath explosion: Drone footage shows scale of deadly gas blast

Video shows scale of destruction caused by blast that killed a young girl and injured three others

Daily Mirror

Thornton Heath explosion: Fears of new gas leak where girl was killed in blast

Four police cars have rushed to the scene in Thornton Heath while residents living in properties within the new cordon are not being allowed back into their homes

The Independent UK

Neighbours tell of sickening smell of gas in days before fatal explosion

Residents near Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, said they had been able to smell gas for two weeks prior to the blast which killed a young girl.

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