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The Latest Breaking News from Balham

Man fights for life after being stabbed near south London park

A 35-year-old man was attacked near Clapham Park in Balham on Friday night

Evening Standard · Jul 19

London leaver: 'We made an offer on our 300-year-old Devon cottage without viewing it in the flesh'

From frenetic Balham life to Thermos-fuelled hikes on Dartmoor, moving to Devon — and a much smaller mortgage — afforded this family a total change of pace

Evening Standard · Jan 11

Police hunt six after knife brandished during Balham Tube Station brawl

The British Transport Police have released CCTV images of six people after a fight turned violent on Balham’s southbound platform.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025

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Man, 22, found guilty of murder after killing friend in row over phone in Balham

Salah Ahmed, 22, was found guilty of murder on Wednesday following a three-week trial at Kingston Crown Court

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

Balham stabbing: Police trying to trace family of teenager knifed to death in south London

Detectives named victim as 18-year-old Issa Ali Musa Abdulrahman Barakat as they appealed for help to find his family

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Balham stabbing: Man, 21, arrested for 'attempted murder' after knifing in south London

Police officers found a man suffering from stab injuries on Laitwood Road on Monday

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024

Iamthemorning added to A Sunday In September bill

This year's A Sunday In September prog all-dayer takes place at The Bedford in Balham on September 15

Louder · Apr 6, 2024

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The Fierce And The Dead announced as headliners for A Sunday In September

This year's A Sunday In September prog all dayer takes place at The Bedford in Balham on September 15

Louder · Jan 29, 2024

Life sentence for killer who stabbed victim 24 times

Errol McKay was killed at his flat in Balham in July 2022 following an argument.

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Family of Balham murder victim ‘broken’ as £20k reward offered on second anniversary of death

Matthias Poleon was ambushed by two gunmen on the driveway of his Balham home

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Police hunt intruder after ‘terrifying’ attempted rape in Balham

Police are hunting an intruder after a woman was attacked in her south west London home.

Evening Standard · May 31, 2023

Sainsbury's shoppers furious as more stores force customers to scan receipts to leave

People have reported seeing the security barriers in Sainsbury's stores in Balham south London, Redhill in Surrey, Colne in Lancashire, and Winnersh in Berkshire.

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2023

Man’s skull fractured in ‘terrifying’ £6k Rolex robbery in Balham

The victim was walking along Hydethorpe Road when a male accosted him from behind

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023

Council forced to refund drivers £100,000 in fines due to confusing road sign blunder

A confusing sign outside a primary school in Balham, south west London, has caused more than 1,000 drivers to be fined, with Lambeth Council now admitting it was poorly located

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022

Man, 22, charged with murder after fatal stabbing in south-west London

Errol McKay, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene at a home in Trinity Crescent, Balham, after police were called at around 1.15am on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022

Two arrested after man fatally stabbed in home in Balham

A man aged in his 40s has been stabbed to death in south-west London.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

Nick Jones: ‘Soho House? We’re the inclusive members club’

As he opens new branches of his private members empire in Balham and Brighton — and even celebrates the launch of a new skincare line, Nick Jones talks global expansion, the dilemma of diluting the brand and why the devil is always in the detail. By David Ellis

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022

The best brunch in London 2022: From Parlour to Milk, where to head on the weekend

Bacon naans, queues in Balham and the finest service in town: Clare Finney details London’s top spots

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Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2022

Soho House ventures into South London with new club in Balham

The SW12 outpost, its tenth in London, is due to open in early summer and will be the first south of the Thames

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Community centre ‘overwhelmed’ by response to Ukraine aid donations appeal

The Polish White Eagle Club in Balham, south London, has at least 30 volunteers sorting out donations for Ukrainians fleeing their home.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2022

Hundreds of Londoners queue round the block to donate to Ukrainian refugees in Balham

Londoners queued for hours to load up lorries worth of donations to be taken to Ukrainians fleeing their homes as Russian missiles strike Kyiv.

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