BIZARRE: Kingston - You Need To See This

Eight people evacuated as fire rips through 800-year-old market place in London in early hours

Twenty-five firefighters tackled the blaze in south west London

Evening Standard · 1h ago

Bob Marley’s Kingston home became a museum in 1987, preserving his personal treasures decades later

In 1975, Bob Marley purchased 56 Hope Road in Kingston, Jamaica, and turned the property into his home, creative base and a place closely connected with the final years of his life. The 19th-century house later became a museum after Marley’s death in 1981. Six years later, his wife, Rita…

The Times of India · Sep 27

First look at 18 storey towers planned next to Unilever’s south London headquarters

Developer Cube Real Estate has submitted plans to build two towers – one 18 storeys tall and the other eight storeys – on the site in Kingston town centre

Evening Standard · Sep 22

The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica

This Booker-listed epic set in Aids-era Kingston is a triumph – bitter, bawdy and ravishingly queer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

London’s first official bathing area hit by toxic algae outbreak

Swimmers in the Ham and Kingston site on the Thames left with ‘really bad rash and itchy spots’

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Swimmers warned to avoid London's first official Thames bathing spot over toxic algae

The Environmental Agency have advised swimmers to stay out of the water after a potentially toxic bloom of blue-green algae was found

Evening Standard · Aug 19

Ghana backs Jamaica's petition to push UK for slavery reparations

Jamaica and Ghana, both former British colonies subjected to the transatlantic slave trade, are presenting a united front in the drive for reparatory justice. As Kingston prepares to lodge a formal petition with King Charles III seeking to advance its claim for reparations from the United Kingdom, Ghana's president says…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 10

Former PGA Tour Pro Matt McQuillan Dies Aged 45

The Canadian, who made 32 PGA Tour appearances, passed away in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario

Golf Monthly · Aug 9

Lynda La Plante fears writing career over as she is handed six-month driving ban

The crime writer admitted breaking the 20mph speed limit near her home in Kingston-upon-Thames five times between November and April.

Evening Standard · Aug 3

From Kingston Foreshore to Scullin shops: The Morks boys are back

A new eatery celebrates the suburbs in deep Belconnen.

The Canberra Times · Jul 28