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A south London fancy dress shop which was set on fire during the riots in 2011 has reopened. Party Superstores on Lavender Hill, Battersea, was looted and £500,000 worth of stock was destroyed. Duncan Mundell, managing director, told the BBC that the building was insured and it cost £150,000 to refit the shop. He said: […]
Will Smith, also known as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, ditched the Walk of Fame and Hollywood Sign to visit the less-than-famous Brixton this morning. The rap star was given a tour of the South London area – which is famous for its Afro-Caribbean culture – by Labour MPs Chuka Umunna and Tessa Jowell. Smith […]
A 14-year-old girl decided her boyfriend would kill a schoolboy after they had disagreed over football, the Old Bailey heard. Her 16-year-old boyfriend went to a Brixton housing estate where he killed teenage footballer Junior Nkwelle. The exact reasoning for the row is unknown but prosecutor Jonathan Turner implied it was something “trivial” that caused […]
A woman who was trapped in a tower block fire was told by a 999 operator to stay in her flat despite her screaming when the burning ceiling fell in, an inquest was told today. Catherine Hickman died in July 2009 along with two women and three children at the blaze in Camberwell, south London. […]
Meze Mangal Restaurant – a South London kebab shop – has been ranked higher on Tripadvisor than London’s most famous five-star hotel, The Ritz. The shop has been ranked seventh out of 1000 London restaurants behind restaurants such as Gordon Ramsay’s Petrus and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Brett Graham’s The Ledbury, and Michel Roux’s La Gavroche. […]
Today a fun day campaign is being held against plans to close the accident and emergency and maternity wards at St Helier Hospital in south-west London. The demonstration has been arranged by residents and Sutton Council. Organiser Karen Russell told the BBC that closing “its most vital departments is crazy and it has made people […]
There’s so much at stake in the restaurant industry these days – from money, to reputation, to loyal customers, and then there’s ego. Heading to a restaurant that headlines with three prominent names one might expect these to be the chef, owners, artistic directors or culinary visionaries. But no, I later (and thankfully) find out. […]
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DETAILS OF HELICOPTER CRASH AFTER HITTING CRANE IN VAUXHALL
Key Points – A helicopter crashed in Vauxhall, south London – with reports it hit a crane on a tower block. – Around 60 firefighters are at the scene near Wandsworth Road. – London Fire Brigade are also at scene of a crane. – Trains are not stopping at Vauxhall railway station and nearby bus […]