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The Latest Breaking News from Brixton

From The Clash to Rihanna, the legendary venue has hosted them all. Then tragedy struck and it closed. Shannon Mahanty looks at whether it will remain shut forever

Evening Standard

Johanita Dogbey: Mohamed Nur appears at Old Bailey charged with Brixton murder

Mohamed Nur, 33, allegedly attacked the 31-year-old from behind with a sharp weapon in broad daylight

Evening Standard

The Guide #85: The brouhaha over The Last Dinner Party, indie’s buzziest band

In this week’s newsletter: The baroque Brixton band came out of nowhere to be one of indie’s hottest new acts – but is there more to their hype than there seems?

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Man charged with murder after woman stabbed to death

Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, died in Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton, on Monday.

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Man charged with murder of 31-year-old Johanita Dogbey in Brixton

A man has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey in Brixton on Monday.

Evening Standard

Family of woman stabbed to death in Brixton pay tribute to ‘smart, loving girl’

Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey is believed to have been attacked by a stranger in daylight in south London

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Tributes paid to woman 'stabbed by stranger' while heading home for family party

Johanita Dogbey was said to be heading to a family party at the time of the brutal attack in Brixton in London on Monday afternoon.

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Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ stabbed to death by ‘stranger’ in Brixton

The family of a woman believed to have been stabbed to death by a stranger yards from her Brixton flat have described her as “beautiful and kind hearted”.

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy: Why have Met Police called for closure of the historic venue?

Lambeth councillors in January temporarily suspended the venue’s licence for three months while inquiries into its safety took place

Evening Standard

Get Alexa Chung’s Met Gala brunette locks with this £6.50 Bleach London colour

Visiting Brixton’s Bleach London salon a week before the main event, Alexa worked with Alisha Dobson and Alex Brownsell to make sure her hair was red carpet ready - with own brand products

Daily Mirror

Suspect arrested after 31-year-old woman stabbed to death by stranger

The 31-year-old woman died in Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton, just after 4pm on Monday.

The Independent UK

Grandmother sued by Brixton neighbour after ‘making lives a misery playing 90s dance music at 2am’

PR boss says his life has become a ‘living hell’ with a decade-long campaign of noise nuisance and harassment

Evening Standard

Brixton: Police make arrest after ‘random’ fatal stabbing of woman, 31

The 31-year-old was on the phone to her grandmother when she was attacked

Evening Standard

Murder arrest after woman stabbed to death by stranger in Brixton

The woman was walking along Stockwell Park Road when she was attacked by a man from behind

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Woman stabbed to death in broad daylight in Brixton

Victim in her 30s pronounced dead at the scene in south London on Monday afternoon

The Independent UK

Online petition to save Brixton Academy surpasses 50,000 signatures

The south London music venue faces permanent closure after the Metropolitan Police urged the council to strip the venue of its licence.

Evening Standard

Woman stabbed to death in street in Brixton

The victim, thought to be in her thirties, was pronounced dead at the scene

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

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.

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Met Police call for permanent closure of Brixton Academy

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

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Met police calls for Brixton Academy’s licence to be revoked

Venue could close permanently after two people were killed in a crowd crush in December

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

Daily Mirror

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

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