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Metropolitan Police apply for O2 Academy Brixton to be closed for good

The police have asked Lambeth Council to revoke the venue’s licence after a crowd crush in December left two people dead.

The Independent UK

‘They’re doing this by stealth’: how the Met police continues to target Black music

Exclusive: London’s force denies conflating rap with criminality, but venues accuse them of ongoing racial profiling and censorship

The Guardian - UK

‘I look for the good in all situations’: The Power’s Toheeb Jimoh

Since his breakout role in the hit series Ted Lasso, Brixton boy Toheeb Jimoh has been nominated for an Emmy – and now Hollywood is calling. He talks to Tim Lewis about staying grounded, and how he’s finding his way

The Guardian - UK

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Revealed: London’s stingiest and most generous delivery rider tippers

Brixton and Lewisham residents are more likely to offer a tip than those who live in Mayfair and Canary Wharf, new data has found

Evening Standard

Labrum London’s peerless show lights up Brixton Village

Foday Dumbuya’s offering on Sunday touched on the migrant experience, with the help of Yinka Ilori and Julianknxx. It is a leading contender for the best show at London Fashion Week, says Joe Bromley

Evening Standard

‘It was a proper shebeen, man!’: how Sistermatic blazed a trail for Black queer sound systems

Ahead of a one-off return, the founders of the pioneering Brixton lesbian night recall how they protected their clientele and why a new generation needs to ‘party with their auntie’

The Guardian - UK

Brixton: Man charged with murder after 57-year-old stabbed to death in flat

Peter Lalgie-Williams is charged with muder of Chester Goffe after Brixton stabbing

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in Brixton

Police were called at around 1.30am on Saturday to a critically injured man at a flat in Hicken Road, Brixton, southwest London

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbing death

Police were called at around 1.30am on Saturday to a critically injured man at a flat in Hicken Road, Brixton, southwest London.

Evening Standard

Man arrested as police make breakthrough on Brixton shooting of Lemar Urquhart

Lemar Urquhart was shot eight times in a gang attack in Railton Road, Brixton

Evening Standard

Pedestrian dies in Brixton Road collision

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a lorry near Brixton Underground Station.

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The Guardian - UK

Inquest into deaths at Brixton O2 could lead to criminal charges, court hears

Police say investigation into deaths of two people after crush at London venue is ‘vast and complex’

Daily Mirror

Woman reunited with statue after decades as first public artworks of black people return

Statues believed to be the first public artworks of black people in England have returned to Brixton rail station after they were initially unveiled 35 years ago

Evening Standard

Double Joy as second Brixton station statue joins first after 37 years

When a statue of Joy Battick was unveiled at Brixton rail station 35 years ago, it was one of the first public artworks in England of a black person.

Evening Standard

Family of man in intensive care speak out after unprovoked attack in Brixton

Due to the assault, the victim has required two operations

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy crush: Claims staff took bribes to let in ticketless fans to be investigated

Thirty-three-year-old concert goer Rebecca Ikumelo and 23-year old security guard Gaby Hutchinson both died from injuries suffered in the crush

The Guardian - UK

Brixton Academy security guards alleged to have routinely taken bribes

After a fatal crowd crush at the London venue in December, the BBC has spoken to a guard who says hundreds were let in for cash

The Independent UK

Security guards at Brixton O2 Academy ‘took bribes from people with no tickets’

Security guards would each let in ‘a couple of hundred’ extra people into venues in exchange for money, whistleblower alleges

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