The Latest Breaking News from Wandsworth

'Eyesore' replacement for ‘iconic’ London landmark from Clockwork Orange refused

Controversial plans for replacement for Wandsworth Roundabout ‘pretzel’ thrown out by planners

Evening Standard · Sep 20

Controversial replacement for Wandsworth's famous roundabout 'pretzel' set for green light

Decision on striking wooden advertising structure to be made later this week

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis

Former Tory minister appointed to head review sees the challenges on visit to troubled HMP Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

A jail in crisis: HMP Wandsworth back in the spotlight with latest scandal

While prisoners released in error is on the rise, chaos at HMP Wandsworth has been previously laid bare

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Fury as two prisoners wrongly released from HMP Wandsworth in a week – and police weren’t told about one for six days

Anger as Metropolitan Police say they were only informed on Tuesday that migrant sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was on the run, six days after his ‘release in error’

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

HMP Wandsworth prisoner ‘would still be alive’ without failings, watchdog rules

Staff repeatedly missed opportunities to help Rajwinder Singh, 36, who took his own life, a report has found

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Prisoner in 'too hot' wing at HMP Wandsworth died of heat-related illness, watchdog finds

David Wise, 43, was found unresponsive in his cell

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025

Prison officer jailed for having sex with inmate at HMP Wandsworth

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of south-west London was charged after video of activity was shared on social media

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

Blueprints for English prisons leaked online in major security breach

Fears maps could be used to smuggle drugs or weapons into jails or plan escapes – a year after Daniel Khalife slipped out of HMP Wandsworth and spent four days on the run

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2024

Guards at scandal-hit Wandsworth Prison failed to notice inmate had died

HMP Wandsworth was put into special measures to tackle chronic overcrowding, rampant drug use, and violence

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2024