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Fire Razes Through Peckham: 100 Plus Firefighters Respond, With One Department Store Affected

A massive fire broke out in Peckham's Rye Lane, affecting local businesses and residents. Over 100 firefighters battled the blaze, which was eventually brought under control.

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Peckham fire: Department store evacuated as huge blaze rips through building in south-east London

Videos on social media show thick black smoke billowing into the sky as crews tackled the blaze on Rye Lane

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My London: Serpentine CEO Bettina Korek

Serpentine CEO Bettina Korek loves a Supernova burger, strolls like a flâneur and says Peckham has the best bathroom

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Prince William spotted pulling pints behind the bar at south London pub

The Prince of Wales poured himself a pint at a pub in Peckham as he made a surprise visit to the south London boozer.

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Prince William declares his love for pubs as he pours himself a pint during surprise visit

William got behind the Prince of Peckham bar and pulled a pint of Jamaican lager Red Stripe

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William pulls pint during visit to popular Peckham pub: 'I could stay here forever'

The Prince of Wales visited south London to learn about the aptly named Prince of Peckham’s role in the community

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Police hunt man who punched woman in face after asking her for cigarette in Peckham

The suspect has been described as a Black man around 5ft8in tall with a slim build and believed to be in his 30s or 40s

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OPINION - So long, for now, to the no-phones club that let us party like it was 1999

In a time ruled by instant information and the Instagram story-fication of fun, the mystery shrouding Lost has encouraged everyone from Central Cee to Daniel Lee to give it a try, writes Jordan Page

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London is now a no-go zone for developers, warns capital's biggest housebuilder after shopping centre plan rejected

Berkeley Group warned London’s ‘housing crisis will deepen’ after its scheme for 867 flats on the site of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham was dismissed

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Controversial plan to bulldoze south London shopping centre for almost 900 homes rejected

Berkeley Homes had applied to build 867 homes on the site of the Aylesham Centre in Peckham

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The car park that changed British art: Bold Tendencies at 20

Two decades after it opened in a multi-storey in Peckham in London, the space has redrawn the map for how to present art – with rooftop cocktails and the pink staircase that launched a thousand selfies

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Quirk Cycles wins best road bike at Bespoked London 2026

The Hackney builder’s Durmitor takes the prize from judge Robin Mather – with Bespoked Osaka next on the calendar in Japan

Cycling Weekly

Four men arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing in south London

Police say 26-year-old man died at scene outside nightclub in Peckham and two others remain in hospital

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Man, 26, killed in triple stabbing outside Peckham nightclub pictured as two others fight for life

Five people have been arrested after 26-year-old Aurelio Mejia was killed, with another man in his 20s in a life-threatening condition

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Vote Labour or risk Farage, warns Sadiq Khan as party launches London elections campaign amid dire approval ratings

The Mayor launched Labour’s London local elections campaign in Peckham after poll showing party could lose all but two of its councils

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Bara and beyond: how London went mad for British regional food

People are going mad for Peckham’s new Welsh cafe Bara. Is this the start of a Celtic takeover?

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Cult sandwich makers Mondo to open second shop in South London

Mondo inspires regular queues at its shop in Peckham

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Josh Barrie on the sauce at Bara, Peckham: Welsh cafés in London shouldn't be this unusual

The Caerphilly cheesesteak is nothing short of genius, says Josh Barrie

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Police release footage of teenager on moped hours before fatal Peckham stabbing

Detectives appeal for witnesses a week after 18-year-old was knifed in busy Rye Lane as no arrests made

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Murder investigation launched after man, 19, stabbed to death in Peckham Rye

Officers were called to Rye Lane just after 7pm on Saturday

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E-scooter rider dies in collision with bus in Peckham

There have been no arrests after the man in his 20s died at the scene

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Bara: Welsh sandwich shop to debut in Peckham with 'Caerphilly Cheesesteak'

Bara, in Peckham, will also serve a ‘Swansea breakfast’ sandwich with bacon, cockles and leeks

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Rail services shut down as huge fire breaks out at south London station

The huge fire erupted on the train tracks between Queen's Road Peckham and South Bermondsey stations

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Mother left critically injured after gunmen fire shots through Peckham home on Christmas Eve

The woman, in her 20s, suffered multiple gunshot wounds after two male suspects fired seven shots into the address on Cronin Street

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Connie's: 'London-style' pizzeria from famed Neapolitan pizzaiolo to open in Peckham

Founder Andrea Ascuiti is the man behind the celebrated 081 Pizzeria

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