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Brixton Academy: Met says it wants new operator to run venue after crush deaths

Gaby Hutchinson and Rebecca Ikumelo died in a crush at a gig by singer Asake

Evening Standard

O2 Academy Brixton operator plans new crowd barriers if venue can reopen after fatal crush

Future of the venue will be decided by Lambeth Council next month

Evening Standard

Fate of Brixton O2 Academy to be decided next month after crowd crush

Councillors set to decide future of Brixton O2 Academy on September 11 and 12

Evening Standard

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More than 100,000 sign petition to ‘save’ Brixton O2 Academy

Scotland Yard has called for the music venue to lose its licence to operate over the fatal crush at an Asake gig in December

Evening Standard

Petition to ‘save Brixton Academy’ receives thousands of signatures as Met ‘loses confidence’ in operator

A petition to save Brixton Academy has received thousands of signatures as the venue’s future remains in the balance.

Evening Standard

Brixton O2 Academy faces indefinite closure as Met Police ‘loses confidence’ in operator after deadly crush

The Met Police have submitted an application for Brixton O2 to have licence revoked, saying it has ‘lost confidence’ in the operator

Evening Standard

Police appeal for footage in fatal Brixton Academy crush investigation

Two people were killed in the crowd crush in December

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Brixton Academy crush: Claims staff took bribes to let in ticketless fans to be investigated

Thirty-three-year-old concert goer Rebecca Ikumelo and 23-year old security guard Gaby Hutchinson both died from injuries suffered in the crush

Evening Standard

O2 Academy Brixton has licence suspended for three months after deadly crush

The decision was made after security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were fatally hurt when fans tried to enter an Asake gig.

The Independent UK

Brixton O2 Academy has licence suspended for three months after fatal crowd crush left two dead

The south London venue has had its licence suspended for three months after fatal crush

Evening Standard

Inside crowd 'carnage' at O2 Academy Brixton as hero worker describes 'incensed' stampede

Mark, not their real name, was working at the O2 Academy in Brixton, South London on Thursday night for the Asake concert - he said the tragedy started when about 300 people ran towards the venue

Daily Mirror

Second person dies after crowd crush at O2 Brixton Academy

The victim was working as security at the venue when a crowd surge happened

Wales Online

Second person dies after crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy

Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died in hospital in the early hours of Monday

The Independent UK

Heartbroken partner pays tribute to Gaby Hutchinson who died after Brixton Academy crush

Gaby Hutchinson worked as one of the contracted security providers at the event

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The Independent UK

MP calls for answers to cause of Brixton Academy ‘crowd crush’

Florence Eshalomi MP said ‘ticketing and security procedures have not performed as they should’.

Evening Standard

Watch: Four people left critical in crowd crush at Asake concert in Brixton

A woman caught up in the crowd crush at Brixton O2 which has left four people in a critical condition has told how she was left fearing for her life in the carnage. The mother from Battersea was inside the foyer of the Asake gig on Thursday night when she…

Daily Mirror

Police officer pushes woman down stairs in chaotic scenes outside Asake O2 Brixton gig

It is not yet clear what happened in the lead-up to the crowd crush outside the Asake gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton, and detectives are investigating the circumstances in which four people ended up fighting for life in hospital

Daily Record

Four people critically injured after 'ticketless fans rush doors’ at Asake O2 Academy gig

The Metropolitan Police confirmed eight people were taken to hospital for treatment 'after a large crowd attempted to gain entry without tickets’ on Thursday night.

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