The Latest Breaking News from Brixton

Petition to save Brixton Academy passes 25,000 signatures

South London concert venue has been closed since December after two people died in a crowd crush

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023

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 · Apr 28, 2023

Met Police call for permanent closure of Brixton Academy

Brixton Academy's licence may be indefinitely suspended following fatal crowd crush

Metal Hammer · Apr 26, 2023

Killer jailed for stabbing man to death in music video shoot has sentence reduced

Brandon McNeil, 20, was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 24 years after admitting to murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023

Man who murdered motorcyclist has minimum jail term reduced

Brandon McNeil, now aged 20, admitted murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Woman still in critical condition 3 months after Brixton crush tragedy which left two dead

A 21-year-old woman is still in a critical condition three months after a crush at The O2 Academy Brixton which left two people dead

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Married couple illegally claimed £1million in benefits and bought FIVE properties

Emmanuel Bay, 68, and Nancy Bay, 67, from Brixton, south London, fraudulently received £1 million in disability benefits between 1999 and 2018 and bought five properties

Daily Mirror · Mar 15, 2023

Man who bought home on 'UK's most dangerous street' for £5,000 says it's now worth £1m

Hasan Rezvan, 75, bought the four-bed property in Brixton, south London in 1970 after moving to the UK from Cyprus - despite the area's bad reputation it has since skyrocketed in value

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

Indie cafe in Brixton takes on hedge fund-backed coffee chain over name

Family-run Blank Coffee in south London launches legal challenge saying US Blank Street Coffee is trying to copy its ‘vibe’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Misplaced breathing tube contributed to death of UK’s first child Covid victim, coroner finds

Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, of Brixton, south-west London, died of acute respiratory distress syndrome, caused by Covid-19 pneumonia, in the early hours of March 30 2020

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023