The Latest Breaking News from Southwark

London borough urged to fund legal fight for residents facing 'no fault' evictions and rent hikes

Southwark Council says it is ‘appalled’ by the eviction notices - which were issued a day before the law changed

Evening Standard · Sep 28

Lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and assistant Manpreet Kaur appear in London court over sexual assault charges

TOI correspondent from London: Indian criminal lawyer Vijay Aggarwal and his co-defendant, his personal assistant Manpreet Kaur, appeared in the dock at Southwark crown court on Thursday where the pair are facing charges relating to sexual offences against women in Britain.

The Times of India · Sep 10

Behind Peter Marlow's serene cathedral photographs lay months of calls to vergers, scrawled exposure notes & a stack of drying Polaroids on the dashboard

A new exhibition at London's Southwark Cathedral reveals the unglamorous planning that made Peter Marlow's celebrated large-format cathedral photographs possible

Digital Camera World · Aug 28

Three London schools shortlisted for World's Best School prize – the most of any city in the world

The capital has the more shortlisted entries than any other city globally, with schools in Swiss Cottage, Mayfair and Southwark all in the running

Evening Standard · Jun 25

London Labour activist admits offence linked to alleged vote rigging

Gabriel Leroy, 24, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a Computer Misuse Act offence

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Fraudster who scammed London renters out of £77,000 is jailed

Frederic James Priestley, 34, defrauded more than 30 victims when he falsely advertised a flat to rent online in Southwark

Evening Standard · Jun 13

London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady

Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in Freetown

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

London town hall seizes first lady of Sierra Leone’s council flat after year-long investigation

Southwark Council confirmed it had taken possession of Fatima Jabbe-Bio’s two-bedroom property in Walworth

Evening Standard · Jun 11

Primary school population down more than 10% since 2020 in some areas

Figures have tumbled by 19% in Southwark, 20% in Lambeth and 26% in Westminster.

Evening Standard · Jun 4

Greens take control of another London council as Zack Polanski's party forms coalition with Lib Dems

Labour lost control of the borough for the first time in 16 years in a devestating set of local elections for the party on May 7

Evening Standard · May 28