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‘Spiritual healer’ raped woman after claiming sex would rid her of evil spirit

Met Police have urged any other victims of Bernard Williams, 77, to come forward, fearing he ‘abused his trust’ as a respected ‘elder’ of Brixton

The Independent UK

Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape

Bernard Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Brixton 'spiritual healer' who raped woman 'to exorcise spirit' may be serial attacker, police fear

Police describe Bernard Williams’ offending as ‘shocking’ as he is sentenced to nine years in prison

Evening Standard

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Police arrest man on suspicion of arson following fire on Electric Avenue

The blaze on the busy shopping street saw 10 fire engines and approximately 70 firefighters called out on Monday.

Evening Standard

Dozens of firefighters on hand to battle Brixton blaze

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The Independent UK

Brixton fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze on Electric Avenue

Emergency services remain at the scene after dozens of firefighters called to tackle blaze near market

Evening Standard

Arson arrest made after fire breaks out on south London’s Electric Avenue

70 firefighters were called to a Brixton fire as large plume of smoke seen billowing over busy shopping street

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70 firefighters called to blaze on Electric Avenue

A large plume of smoke could be seen rising from an area behind buildings on the busy south London shopping street.

Evening Standard

Man arrested after Windrush exhibition vandalised in south London

Met Police officers were called to Windrush Square on Thursday following reports of damage to the display

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Man arrested twice after pictures dedicated to Windrush generation vandalised

The exhibition was vandalised two weeks after it was put on display in Windrush Square in Brixton

Evening Standard

Cooking in the clink: Mark Hix teams up with inmates at HMP Brixton to host one-off dinner

Clink Charity works to rehabilitate prisoners by training them in hospitality roles

Evening Standard

Jourdan Dunn donates blood and calls for more black heritage donors

The 34-year-old model, whose son has sickle cell anaemia, gave blood herself at Brixton Donor Centre in south London.

The Independent UK

Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98

Known as Sam the Wheels, he filmed aspects of community life in south London, including 1981’s Brixton riot

The Guardian - UK

Viagra Boys at Brixton Academy review: high-functioning, anti-establishment chaos

5/5 Your nan might not approve of the tattoos and sleazy tales of drugs, but no one is doing it like this Swedish punk band

Evening Standard

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"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

The Independent UK

The Pogues at Brixton Academy is a strange and beautiful tribute to Shane MacGowan

4/5 Avoiding staid respectability, this event – part of a short UK tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ – sees the audience singing along in bittersweet unison with the remaining band, younger musicians and guest vocalists

The Guardian - UK

Alex Wheatle obituary

Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain

Evening Standard

Police issue fresh appeal to trace backpack after man in his 30s stabbed to death in Brixton

Emergency services rushed to Brixton Road at around 5.10am on Thursday, March 20, following reports of a man suffering a stab injury

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Chuck's Rotisserie: new high-end roast chicken restaurant to debut in Brixton

Chuck’s will open in Brixton in April, bringing juicy rotisserie, roast potatoes and top hot sauce

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Masked knifeman stabbed stranger to death 90 seconds after meeting, court told

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, 30, is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar in Brixton last Thursday.

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Part of Brixton Tube station could be converted into 'attractive' new restaurant

Proposed new eatery would operate out of a disused rear part of the station

Evening Standard

Brixton stabbing: Man charged with murder after victim knifed to death

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder

Evening Standard

First picture of man, 34, killed in Brixton stabbing as police launch murder probe

Troy Ramsundar was pronounced dead after a stabbing on Brixton Road

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in Brixton

Police rushed to Brixton Road, Brixton, where a man in his 30s died after a stabbing on Thursday morning

Evening Standard

Brixton stabbing: Man in 30s knifed to death as police make murder arrest

The victim was attacked on Brixton Road, near Coldharbour Lane, at about 05.10am on Thursday

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