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"Our thoughts are with his family and friends as they continue to come to terms with their loss," Det Ch Insp Kate Blackburn said.

A man who died in a south London house fire last month has been named by detectives carrying out a murder investigation.

Basilio Dos Santos Antonio was discovered inside a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, on 25 February.

The 49-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.

Two people are due to go on trial next year charged with Mr Antonio's murder.

Detectives said Mr Antonio worked as a cleaner having moved from Brazil.

A south London council is suspending a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) scheme after months of delays to buses.

Lambeth Council said the combination of the Streatham Wells scheme and "frequent roadworks by Thames Water and other bodies" had caused a "significant strain on bus services" on the A23.

It added the LTN would pause due to the concerns and upcoming construction.

But the council's Liberal Democrat group leader said it was an embarrassing "climbdown".

A man and a woman are due in court after being charged with the murder of another man who was found dead following a south London house fire.

The 49-year-old victim, who has not yet been named, was discovered inside a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, on 25 February.

Mayara Loiola Ataide, 34, and Gevaldo Tavares Dos Santos, 46, have been charged with murder, police said.

They were also charged with two counts of arson with intent to endanger life.

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A 34-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a house fire in south London.

A 49-year-old man was found dead inside a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, on Sunday evening.

The Met said the fire is thought to have been started deliberately and is being treated as suspicious.

The woman, who is in custody, was also arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, the Met said.

Officers were called to the scene at 19:07 GMT by the London Fire Brigade.

Gross incompetence proceedings brought against PC Paul Fisher over a car crash have been dropped.

An armed policeman who crashed while racing to the scene of a terror attack will not face misconduct proceedings, a police watchdog has said.

PC Paul Fisher, 46, was cleared of dangerous driving at Southwark Crown Court last month.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) had brought gross incompetence proceedings against the officer in 2021 but has now withdrawn the case.

Scotland Yard has welcomed the move.

PC Fisher reached speeds of more than 80mph (129km/h) while responding to a stabbing spree in Streatham by Sudesh Amman in February 2020.

He added: "No other country in the world would haul one of its most highly trained officers before a court for responding to one of the most serious incidents we can deal with and doing their utmost to preserve life."

An armed policeman who crashed while racing to the scene of a terrorist stabbing attack in south London has been cleared of dangerous driving.

PC Paul Fisher, 46, made a "split-second error" when he lost control of a Met Police unmarked BMW X5 on the way to Streatham.

Southwark Crown Court heard PC Fisher admitted he "let people down" but denied dangerous driving.

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley branded the prosecution "appalling".

An armed policeman who crashed while racing to the scene of the Streatham terrorist attack has told a court that he "failed due to split-second error" and "let people down".

PC Paul Fisher travelled at speeds of up to 90mph (145km/h) before the crash on 2 February 2020.

His unmarked BMW lost control and hit three other vehicles and a house in Streatham, south London, injuring three people.

PC Fisher denies dangerous driving.