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Update: Clapham hit-and-run now a murder inquiry
A murder inquiry has been launched by police after a man was found dead in a Clapham street with stab wounds to his neck. The incident, which happened shortly before midnight on Thursday, was originally thought to be a hit-and-run crash but police have
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Car 'mistakingly' towed from owner's house
A Croydon man had his car towed away from outside his own house and impounded because Croydon Council mistakingly identified it as an abandoned vehicle. Nick Warans, from Ashley Lane, has now had his car returned after two weeks and received an apology
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Paedophile appeal judge goes unquestioned
A Croydon Crown Court judge who made a controversial decision to ban the identification of a convicted paedophile for fear of embarrassing his family will not be reprimanded. Judge Warwick McKinnon barred the press from identifying 45-year-old Raymond
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Brit School given go-ahead for £3million extension
Croydon's Brit School has been given the go-ahead to build a £3million extension to provide additional teaching space and music facilities for its star students. Nurturing national talents such as Morcheeba, The Kooks, Kate Nash, troubled singer Amy
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Croydon fast food attacker refused appeal by judge
A man who punched and stamped on an innocent man in a Croydon fast food joint brawl has failed in a bid to cut his sentence on appeal. Christopher Latham, 20, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm at Croydon Crown Court in May 2007 and sentenced
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Prolific offender jailed for homophobic arson attack
A heartless youth with two antisocial behaviour orders under his belt has been jailed for 10 years after setting fire to a gay couple's home as they slept. Sonny Lockwood, 20, targeted his victims, Nicholas Hughes and Peter Cameron at their home in North
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Man admits cultivating cannabis factory
A 30-year-old South Norwood man was given a 12-month suspended sentence last week after carefully cultivating a cannabis factory in a Beckenham flat. Tyrone Maduro, of St Mark's Road, was only caught last year after the owner of his rented flat arranged
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Surbiton duo take Alcott's lead
Surbiton High School skiers Eloise Greenhalgh and Alice MacAulay have celebrated call-ups for Great Britain with strong displays in the British Schoolgirl's races. Eloise, 14, claimed silver in the giant slalom, slalom and combined events in the Children
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Hunt for convicted rapist escapee
A man serving a life sentence for a series of rape offences has escaped from a south London hospital. Terrence O'Keefe, 39, escaped from Kings College Hospital on Thursday afternoon after he was taken there for medical treatment. He was transferred
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On this day...
16th February 1659 - The first British cheque is written by Nicholas Vanacker - for £400. 1972 - Nine-hour electricity blackouts take place all over Britain, as power stations struggle to find coal supplies during the miners' strike. 1997 - Researchers
