The Latest Breaking News from Brixton

Asake planned 'special announcement' at gig before '3000 people broke doors'

Asake had planned to make 'a special announcement' on stage at the O2 Brixton Academy in London last night, before a suspected crush that left eight people admitted to hospital led to the gig being cancelled for safety reasons

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Asake breaks silence as four fans left critical after suspected crush at O2 Brixton gig

Asake says his heart is with all those injured following four people being left in a critical condition after a suspected crush during his concert in Brixton, south London on Thursday night

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Four people fighting for life after incident at O2 Academy Brixton

A total of eight people were taken to hospital from the O2 Academy Brixton by ambulance

Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022

Four critically injured in ‘crowd crush’ at Brixton Academy Asake gig

Police said they are urgently investigating what happened in the ‘extremely upsetting incident’.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Four people critically injured in chaotic scenes at O2 Brixton Academy

Audience told 3,000 people had broken the doors and 'breached' the venue

Wales Online · Dec 16, 2022

London’s lost mega-motorway: the eight-lane ring road that would have destroyed much of the city

In the car-crazed 1960s, planners came up with a scheme to slash through the capital’s inner suburbs with huge freeways. Only fragments were ever built – but they tell of a fate narrowly avoided

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Waiter, 25, fighting for his life after attack outside pizzeria as police hunt man

Marco Pannone suffered life-changing injuries after being attacked outside Canova Hall in Brixton, south London, at the weekend. The Metropolitan Police launched an appeal to identify a man

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

Police release image of man after Brixton restaurant worker punched and left in coma

A man in his 20s fell and hit his head on the pavement following the assault

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

Holly Humberstone at Brixton Academy review: alt-pop star is having the time of her life

Humberstone’s fragile and forceful vocals resounded across the venue in her biggest gig to date

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022

Only Food and Courses: Eighties-themed cult pop-up finds permanent home on the Strand

Chef Robbie Lorraine, who made his name inside a Brixton shipping container, is headed upstairs in a historic pub

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022