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Pensioner, 87, found strangled at his home in Lewisham as man charged with murder

Brian Hunt died at an address in Wellmeadow Road on Sunday morning, police said

Evening Standard

Catford shopkeeper is star of Coca-Cola advert marking 125 years on UK’s high streets

Kaual Patel even brews his own beer and makes gin at Torridon Convenience Store, Lewisham

Evening Standard

Lewisham knife attack: Two arrests after young man stabbed to death in New Cross

Ayowale Aledejana, 26, of South Norwood, near Croydon, died at the scene

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Fabian Henry, 12, died after a fire broke out at his home in Orchard Gardens

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Lewisham fire: Family pay tribute to 'lovely' talented footballer, 12, who died in flat blaze

Schoolboy Fabian Henry named as victim of fatal fire at home in Orchard Gardens just before midnight on Tuesday

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London borough that doubled 20mph zones shoots up league table of best places in capital to walk and cycle

Newham, City of London and Islington praised - but Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Bexley criticised

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NHS cyber attack contributed to London hospital patient’s death, trust reveals

Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected last June

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London Labour councillors defect to Greens as support for Starmer's party slumps in capital

Lewisham councillor says he left Labour because the party has ‘ramped up deportations and aped the far-right with anti-immigrant rhetoric’

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Man killed after falling from height at Lewisham DLR Station as Met Police launch investigation

The victim was sadly declared dead at the scene and his death is being treated as unexpected

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New bus route to join London’s 194km Superloop expansion

The new ‘Bakerloop’ service will run from Waterloo station through Elephant and Castle to Lewisham

The Independent UK

Bakerloo Line upgrade and extension has overwhelming London-wide support, survey shows

Nine in ten businesses (89%) support the proposals, while 76% of residents back the plans

Evening Standard

I tracked down Scottish Labour's London MSP candidate for Caithness

TO Lewisham Town Hall, south London, there – somewhat improbably – to try to bump into Scottish Labour’s candidate for Caithness at next…

The National (Scotland)

'Hell of a commute': Labour pick London councillor to contest Highlands seat

Scottish Labour have been blasted for selecting a London councillor to stand more than 600 miles away in the Scottish Parliament elections.

The National (Scotland)

Human remains found in gravel near Lewisham playground as children played metres away

The grim find was made during a community clean-up event in Lewisham

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Man, 41, charged with murdering wife, 45, at Lewisham home

Hai Van Nguyen, who self-presented himself to police, is accused of killing his partner Hien Thi Vu at their home

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Met Police issue swimming warning after death of teenager in London lake

Scotland Yard issued advice after the body of Izaiah Smith, 15, was recovered from Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham

The Independent UK

‘Kind’ footballer, 15, who died after drowning in London lake named

Izaiah Smith, 15, was found dead after ‘getting into difficulty’ in the water at Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham

Evening Standard

Football club pays tribute to 'hugely popular' boy, 15, after lake tragedy at Beckenham Place Park

Izaiah Smith was ‘just starting his life’ and greeted everyone ‘with the most adorable smile’ according to his friends and football coaches

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The Independent UK

Boy, 15, dies after ‘getting into difficulty’ in London lake

Specialist divers, paramedics and firefighters rushed to Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham, on Friday

Evening Standard

Statue unveiled of girl whose air pollution death inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez clean air zone

Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella

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Lewisham man charged for flying £2m cocaine haul into Essex airfield

Two men hid 30kg of cocaine under aircraft seats on flight from France to Essex

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Bakerloo line upgrade could see trains run every two minutes under TfL plans

The proposals would allow 27 trains per hour to run on the line

Evening Standard

Dramatic moment brave Met police officer risks life to tackle knifeman in London petrol station

PC Morgan Younger managed to take Fitzgerald Carty, 66, to the ground at a petrol station in Lewisham on January 25

The Guardian - UK

The cannabis farm scandal: how a rogue lettings agency destroyed countless homes

Imperial Property Group said it rented homes to NHS staff. In fact, they were torn apart to create drug factories, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage. Why has the culprit not been brought to justice?

The Independent UK

Residents return, high street reopened after knife stand-off

Lewisham Council confirmed all cordons had been lifted.

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