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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Southwark - Caught on Camera

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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The Walworth Road branch of McDonald’s has closed after 40 years, with the chain citing redevelopment plans in Southwark

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Three London boroughs get green light to speed up buses as winners of £30m TfL competition revealed

Haringey, Lewisham and Southwark given go-ahead to redesign junctions and reprogramme traffic lights

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Autistic man 'imprisoned in his home for years' agrees £125,000 settlement with London council

The Southwark resident was left ‘scared, isolated and traumatised on a daily basis’ according to his mother

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Jubilee line: 'Jewel in the crown' Tube station listed in recognition of stunning architecture

Southwark Tube station has become the first on the Jubilee line extension to be listed by the Government

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Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts

Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists

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