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The Latest Breaking News from Southwark

Russell Brand had ‘maniacal grin’ as he dragged woman into toilet and raped her, court told

Comedian, who is on trial at Southwark crown court, allegedly sexually assaulted woman within minute of meeting her

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Russell Brand made alleged rape victim take photos of him half naked, trial told

Woman claims comedian ‘pranced around like an ostrich’ before forcing himself on her in hotel room attack

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

London skyscraper drama as window cleaners rescued from 15th floor

Two men became trapped in a window cleaning cradle on the 15th floor of a tower block on Blackfriars Road

Evening Standard · Oct 8

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Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6

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

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Met Police makes hundreds of arrests in week-long crackdown on gang violence in London

Police carried out 238 stop and searches which led to 40 arrests and conducted 13 weapons sweeps resulting in the seizure of 38 weapons

Evening Standard · Aug 5

London Green leader vows to make it harder for people to drive cars as he lays out vision for borough

Southwark leader Jame McAsh laid out his vision for the borough, including increasing affordable housing, tackling the climate emergency and resisting immigration raids

Evening Standard · Aug 4

How Elephant and Castle risks becoming London’s gentrification ‘patient zero’

New £500m town centre welcomes its first tenant this month, but displaced traders say promises that they could return have been broken

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

South London family 'moved further down an emergency housing queue' plan to fight High Court ruling

Carmen Castro Guallichico claimed her position on the council’s direct offer waiting list for social housing went backwards over a six-month period

Evening Standard · Jul 19

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

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

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

Evening Standard · 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 4

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 · May 28

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

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Evening Standard · May 23

Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

Seven London councils - Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark - fell from Labour to no overall control at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard · May 6

Southwark Council election: Who should I vote for?

What the main political parties are promising in the local council election in Southwark on May 7

The Times of India · May 2

London stabbing suspect appears in court on three attempted murder charges after Golders Green attack

A 45-year-old man, Essa Suleiman, has appeared in court facing three attempted murder charges following a stabbing in Golders Green and another incident in Southwark. Two Jewish men were injured in the north London attack. Suleiman, who arrived in the UK as a child and is a British citizen, also…

The Times of India · May 1

Golders Green stabbing: Suspect appears in court, charged with attempted murder

In a shocking turn of events, Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old man, faces serious charges of attempted murder after a string of knife assaults in London. The prosecution claims his first victim was assaulted in Southwark, with the situation escalating as he moved to Golders Green, where he targeted two Jewish…

The Times of India · Apr 13

Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey denies two new rape charges at Southwark Crown Court

In a Southwark court, former football star Thomas Partey faced a new set of sexual assault charges, which he firmly rejected. Prosecutors are seeking to merge this latest case with existing rape and assault allegations, potentially delaying the trial until 2027.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Tributes paid to talented footballer, 16, killed in Southwark house fire as friend fighting for life in hospital

Tommy Ballay-Dean, 16, has been described as the ‘heart and soul of Southwark’, while his friend Shauny Halsey is in hospital in an induced coma

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Teenager, 16, dies in Southwark flat blaze next to empty fire station

Firefighters from Old Kent Road station were initially unable to battle the blaze as they were called out on another incident

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