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The Latest Breaking News from Southwark

London council rips out playgrounds to build houses – then runs out of cash

Experts say boarded-up communal space illustrates crisis in social housing funding and need to protect play areas

The Guardian - UK

London's STI crisis revealed: UK's top ten areas for sexually transmitted infections are in capital

Public health experts warn that sexual health services on brink of 'crisis' in UK

Evening Standard

Rotherhithe shooting: Met police shoot dead crossbow-wielding man who forced himself into house in Southwark

Police said the man was reported to be armed with weapons including a crossbow and had broken into the home in Bywater Place

Evening Standard

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London council estate resident wins battle over misuse of planning law

Aysen Dennis, who fought gentrification of Aylesbury estate, says high court ruling is ‘brilliant, brilliant news’

The Guardian - UK

Cause of Sinéad O’Connor’s death ruled as natural causes

Southwark coroner’s court closes its case with brief statement, following singer’s death in July last year

The Guardian - UK

Five men arrested after hundreds of stolen mobile phones found in south London police raid

The raid comes after thefts across Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark

Evening Standard

Eight arrests as four police officers injured in dramatic scenes at Camberwell protest

Eight people were arrested for offences including violent disorder and criminal damage at the protest in Camberwell Road in Southwark

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Hunt for robbers on bike who slashed victim in face in Southwark attack

Police say the victim is ‘scarred for life’ after the brutal ambush near South Bermondsey station

Evening Standard

Campaigner for council housing in London fights on after leaving her home

Aysen Dennis, who accused Southwark council of ‘social cleansing’, continues court challenge over Aylesbury estate plans

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Haringey and Southwark council workers strike over pay

Housing repair workers at two London councils are on strike after rejecting a pay offer

Evening Standard

Men jailed after stealing a number of luxury watches across London

A number of robberies were carried out in Lambeth, Southwark, Bromley, Croydon, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham

Evening Standard

Cally Munchy: New pan-African restaurant concept to launch at The Africa Centre in Southwark

Cally Munchy will take residence at the Southwark arts and music space from August 16

Evening Standard

Detectives appeal after teenage girl goes missing from Southwark

Police have launched an appeal to trace a missing teenage girl from Southwark.

Evening Standard

Kevin Spacey ‘drugged’ man before performing sex act on him, court told

Alleged victim tells Southwark crown court incident occurred in 2008 at US actor’s London flat

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Kevin Spacey arrives at court in London for sexual assault trial

Oscar-winning actor is accused of committing sexual offences against four men between 2001 and 2013

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after ‘tragic’ fatal stabbing in Southwark

A 38-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds on Southampton Way on Friday

Evening Standard

Rare Roman mausoleum unearthed in Southwark

The ‘completely unique’ find was uncovered at a site being developed near London Bridge

The Independent UK

Manhunt after woman attacked with boiling liquid on London street

Police believe the woman didn’t know the man who attacked her in the street in Southwark last year

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Evening Standard

London’s empty homes could be worth £20bn: which borough has the most?

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan describes vacant property figures as a “scandal” and demands more powers from ministers to tackle the growing issue

Evening Standard

What is an LTN, and where are London’s low-traffic neighbourhoods?

Local authorities across London have been implementing the LTN schemes to prevent rat running and improve air quality in residential areas.

Evening Standard

Southwark council scraps plans for low-traffic neighbourhood after backlash from residents

Southwark council has been forced to scrap plans to introduce a new low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) following a backlash from residents.

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel was working on ‘mashup’ of Jane Austen novels before her death

Wolf Hall trilogy author remembered at memorial service at Southwark cathedral on Thursday

Evening Standard

Murder probe after woman, 27, dies at London block of flats and man found dead hours later

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman and man were found dead just hours apart in Southwark.

Wales Online

Council bans goldfish at fairs because they are 'challenging to look after'

Councilors decide to call time on the tradition of handing out goldfish as fairground prizes

Evening Standard

Black Caribbean patients in London more likely to have multiple chronic health conditions, study finds

Exclusive: New report finds that nearly half of Black Caribbean patients in Southwark and Lambeth had more than two long-term health conditions

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