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Driver guilty of killing Croydon neighbour, 71, who slipped on crutches
A driver has been found guilty of killing her 71-year-old neighbour who slipped on crutches and fell under the wheel of her car. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, Elizabeth Avorga, 42, was found guilty of causing the death of Janet Emmett by
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Driver who killed couple 'twerking' in back of car in Battersea jailed
A young woman from Bromley has been jailed for 11 years for killing a couple who were standing up “twerking” in the back of her convertible moments before it crashed in Battersea. Adele Okojie-Aidonojie, 23, had been drinking alcohol and driving
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Shocking video shows moment e-bike erupts at Sutton railway station
Shocking new CCTV footage has been shared by London Fire Brigade after an e-bike erupted into flames on the platform at Sutton station. The explosion happened on Thursday, March 21. The bike owner bought the e-bike from an online marketplace
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Man taken to hospital after stabbing in south London
A man in his early 30s has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed in Lambeth. Police were called just after midnight on Thursday (April 4) to reports of an assault on Glasshouse Walk, SE11. The victim was found with a stab wound and taken
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Woman and four emergency services staff exposed to poison in Thornton Heath
London Ambulance Service has issued a statement after a woman and four emergency workers are being treated in a London hospital after being exposed to a “hazardous substance”. The woman was taken to Croydon University Hospital by the London Ambulance
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The New Addington kids care home where staff show ‘care, compassion and warmth’
A care home in New Addington where staff “show care, compassion and warmth towards children” has kept its ‘good’ Ofsted rating after its latest inspection. Calleydown Shortbreak Children's Home is a Croydon Council-run residential home in New Addington