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The Latest Breaking News from Brixton

Brixton Hill unlikely to fully reopen to traffic for two weeks after water main burst

TfL said it is working to open one or two lanes of traffic as soon as possible

Evening Standard

Inside the anti-abortion protests plaguing clinics amid buffer zone delays

Anti-abortion protests and calls to the police have ramped up since so-called buffer zones were voted in, writes Maya Oppenheim

The Independent UK

Brixton Academy cleared to reopen nine months after fatal crush

The south London music venue can continue operating so long as it meets 77 ‘extensive and robust new conditions’.

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Brixton-based artist Andy Leek unveils uplifting new art trail in Marylebone

Leek is best known for his inspiring Notes to Strangers posters, which appeared around the city in 2016

Evening Standard

O2 Academy Brixton’s closure is causing bands to skip UK on world tours, promoter says

Mazin Tappuni made the comments on the first day of a two-day council licensing hearing which will determine the future of O2 Academy Brixton

Evening Standard

Leaving London: one couple’s move to Sheffield halved their Brixton rental costs — and saw them buy a home within two years

Renting outside of London almost halved this family’s costs. Within two years of moving, they’d bought their own three-bedroom home

Evening Standard

Police watchdog apologises to sister of black man who died in custody in 2008

IOPC apologises ‘unreservedly’ to Marcia Rigg, whose brother Sean died after being restrained in Brixton

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Brixton stabbing: First picture of man, 21, who died in front of distraught mum and sister

The family of a Ronaldo Scott have described him to the Standard as a “loving, caring, family man”

Evening Standard

Man stabbed to death in daylight attack in Brixton before another man killed hours later in Stanmore

Two killed in horror day of violence on London’s streets

Evening Standard

Why did O2 Academy Brixton close and when will it reopen?

Commonly known as the Brixton Academy, the venue has remained closed since a tragic incident

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

Two men injured after another homophobic attack in south London

Couple, one of whom will be left with a scar, assaulted in Brixton six days after stabbing of two gay men in Clapham

The Guardian - UK

Couple victims of homophobic attack as they returned from UK Black Pride

‘The experience was horrible. I was in shock and so confused what happened,’ victim Michael Smith said

Evening Standard

Cyclist taken to hospital after being hit by fire engine on 999 call in Brixton

The victim, thought to be in his 50s, was rushed to hospital with a head injury

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Chishuru: Famed West African restaurant reveals opening date for new site

Chishuru won countless plaudits after launching in Brixton in 2020, but closed last October

Evening Standard

Asake pays tribute to Brixton Academy crowd crush victims with poem at concert at London’s O2 Arena

He played a two-and-a-half minute video to a 20,000-strong crowd at the O2 Arena in Greenwich on Sunday on his return to the capital

The Guardian - UK

Asake review – Afropop beacon mistimes underwhelming London return after Brixton tragedy

Arriving 90 minutes late, Asake seems frustrated during his too-safe set, which included a tribute to the two people killed at his last show in the capital

Evening Standard

Teenager who stabbed 16-year-old boy in Tube knife fight at Brixton station jailed for six years

The victim refused to cooperate with the British Transport Police investigation

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Evening Standard

Oktoberfest 2023: Electric Brixton to host its first-ever beer-fuelled Bavaraian knees-up

Up to 2,100 revellers a night are expected to descend upon SW2 for the new Oktoberfest party

Evening Standard

Woman injured after being struck by motorbike near McDonald’s in Brixton

A woman has been rushed to hospital after being struck by a motorbike in a busy south London high street.

Metal Hammer

Liberté, egalité, solidarité: The night four "mean Frenchy bitches" lit up London with Brutal Pop, discothèque-noir and punk rock fire

SUN shines while heading up a new, noisy French revolution in Brixton

Evening Standard

How Brixton battled a billionaire — and won

When an office block threatened to change the face of Brixton forever, locals protested. Josh Barrie reports on the fight to save the soul of SW9

The Guardian - UK

Skin: ‘I get bored if things aren’t hard’

The singer, 55, talks about headlining Glastonbury, getting an OBE and having itchy feet

Evening Standard

Texan billionaire DJ’s controversial 20-storey Brixton tower plan scrapped

A controversial 20-storey tower proposed for Brixton by a billionaire Texan DJ has been scrapped after a years-long community campaign against the project.

Evening Standard

En Root: South London’s first plant-based pub to become permanent after summer pop-up

En Root is emerging as one of South London’s foremost dining destinations, with spaces now in Brixton, Clapham, and Peckham

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