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The Latest Breaking News from Southwark

‘Beloved’ south London food hall to be demolished for 900-home tower block scheme

The controversial Borough Triangle development was narrowly approved by councillors at a Soutwark planning meeting

Evening Standard

Southwark’s Marlborough Sports Garden set for £5 million refurbishment

Plans include a new running track, full size basketball court, 4G football pitch and climbing wall

Evening Standard

Green light for new council housing and student rooms above Southwark station

The ‘Bauhaus’-inspired development will be 15 storeys high and includes new cafe and retail units along with a community garden and play space

Evening Standard

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‘There’s no way I can pay’: London residents despair of steep costs and forced use of ‘poor door’

‘Affordable housing’ home owners complain of paying high charges for facilities mainly used by better-off residents

The Guardian - UK

Call it Thatcher’s timebomb: the great council housing selloff, a crisis hidden in plain sight

Her right to buy policy enriched the private sector at taxpayers’ expense. Last year, it sparked another gold rush – and looming calamity for local authorities, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

Disabled woman blocked from kitchen for 11 months after 'callous' Southwark Council delays

The unnamed tenant was prevented from accessing the room while she waited for her kitchen doorway to be widened

Evening Standard

Protesters rally for disabled mum 'trapped' in south London flat for 24 years

Michelle is unable to run basic errands because of her difficulty getting down the 30 steps separating her council home from the street

Evening Standard

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Southwark Council sparks backlash after spending £31m on consultants and agency staff in under 10 months

Figures uncovered by Southwark Liberal Democrats show that council chiefs spent £2 million on consultants alone since April 2024

Evening Standard

Sarah Ferguson makes surprise visit to Southwark primary school as she reads her new children's book

The Duchess of York looked particularly festive in a suede green blazer and a black pleated skirt as she read her new children’s book

Evening Standard

Southwark fire: Two people rescued by firefighters after major blaze

Around 80 firefighters tackled blaze which forced partial closure of Borough High Street

Evening Standard

Estate agents in pricey London borough warned not to encourage rental bidding wars

ACORN Southwark said the motion would strengthen protections for local renters

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to ‘warm, kind and generous’ south London stabbing victim

Hilkiah McLeggan, from Southwark, died at the scene after reports of a number of people being stabbed in Walworth on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Elderly couple may hold key to Southwark Tube station murder

Police are trying to trace two witnesses who they believe may have ‘critical’ information

Evening Standard

Archaeologists make ‘remarkable’ discovery of 2,000 year old Roman road in London

A well-preserved section of the 2,000-year-old road, known as Watling Street, was unearthed under Old Kent Road in Southwark

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Section of 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered under Old Kent Road

Discovery sheds light on one of Roman Britain’s most important roads

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Walworth stabbing: Detectives name victim, 77, as man charged with murder

Hilkiah McLeggan from Southwark was pronounced dead at the scene in Sunday morning attack

Evening Standard

London Underground's Southwark station to partially close until 2025 to make way for building development

TfL is closing Southwark Station on some weekends as a new building is constructed above the location

Evening Standard

Hidden London: a terrifying day at the Old Operating Theatre, Southwark

Ghosts do exist, observes a spooked David Ellis

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The Independent UK

Up to 22 tonnes of cheddar ‘stolen from cheesemongers’ in elaborate scam

The cheese - worth more than £300,000 - was allegedly stolen from a Southwark cheesemongers in a scam

The Independent UK

Couple endure punishing two-year legal battle over damp, mouldy home

Exclusive: Couple allege mistreatment by Southwark Council and fight for compensation

Evening Standard

Southwark flat fire: Police investigation after man dies in blaze

A man died at the scene while a second resident was rescued by firefighters

The Independent UK

Devastated family pay tribute to ‘gentle and kind’ man killed in Southwark Tube station attack

Sam Winter was attacked while using the stairs at Southwark Underground station

Evening Standard

'Gentle and kind' charity volunteer, 28, who died after Southwark Tube station attack named

The family of physiotherapist Sam Winter say they are ‘devastated’ by his death

Evening Standard

Horror as man dies after brutal attack on stairs at London Underground station

The man passed away on Saturday evening with his family by his side following the assault at Southwark Underground station

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will bin the two-child benefit cap and outdo New Labour on tackling poverty – I’ll bet on it

On the Aylesbury estate in London this week, I met residents who recall the impact Blair had. This government will go even further, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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