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A massive sinkhole has opened up in a busy south London street with a burst pipe leading to major flooding and road closure chaos.

Fire and water crews were deployed to Kings Avenue, near Clapham Common, in the early hours of Sunday morning after the deluge was reported to them.

While the water flow is now under control after Thames Water stationed 'specialists' in the area, it may take up to 'two weeks' to fix the roads which appear to have crumbled as a result of the flooding.

It was far too hot for blue suede shoes yesterday, but Naomi Campbell found another way to channel Elvis Presley, courtesy of a dramatic pompadour hairstyle unveiled at Chanel’s Haute Couture show in Paris.

It was a striking look for the Streatham-born supermodel, 55, adding extra inches to her 5ft 10in and lending a retro feel to her Chanel tweed jacket and boot-cut trousers.

It would no doubt find favour with Dolly Parton, who once quipped: ‘The higher the hair, the closer to God.’ In which case, Campbell must be seated at the right hand of the Father.

It is dirt cheap, finger-lickin' good and served within seconds, so it's no wonder Britain is in the midst of a fried chicken explosion.

But the soaring demand for golden, crispy chicken dripping in grease has inevitably sparked a boom in takeaways across the country.

From independent outlets that have created a loyal customer base to fast-food giants such as KFC, you don't have to walk far to get your fried chicken fix in Britain anymore.

Suella Braverman has called a gross misconduct hearing into a firearms officer cleared of murdering gangster Chris Kaba the 'definition of insanity'.

The former home secretary criticised the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after the watchdog last week said Sergeant Martyn Blake would face an inquiry over the death of Kaba in September 2022.

In October an Old Bailey jury found Sgt Blake, 41, not guilty of murder after he had shot Kaba in the head as he tried to force his way out of a police vehicle stop in Streatham, south London.

A police marksman acquitted of murdering a violent gangster now faces a 'nonsensical' disciplinary hearing to the fury of MPs and officers.

Sergeant Martyn Blake was cleared of any wrongdoing at an Old Bailey trial after shooting dead Chris Kaba to stop the fleeing motorist running over colleagues.

But now the 40-year-old officer could face the sack after the police watchdog determined that he should face a gross misconduct disciplinary hearing despite the jury’s verdict.

A Met firearms officer cleared of murdering violent gangster Chris Kaba now faces a gross misconduct hearing and could lose his job.

Sergeant Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old in the head after he drove towards officers in an attempt to smash through a roadblock in Streatham, south London.

Officers had been tailing Mr Kaba, a 'core member' of one of the capital's most dangerous gangs, after linking his Audi to a gangland shooting the previous evening.

Cat-owners are living in terror in a quaint corner of London after a series of horrifying incidents where they claim a mystery bandit is abducting their beloved moggies.

In just a matter of weeks, five thefts have been reported - three on camera - but many more felines are feared to have been taken.

The catnappings have taken place across a one mile radius of Mitcham, South London, and while two have been returned following appeals - one remains missing.

Furious homeowners say they are being forced to pay £7,000 each just to park their cars on their own driveways by a 'greedy' in a controversial new scheme.

Lambeth Council in south London has identified 200 properties in the borough where motorists are 'illegally parked' because they are using driveways that do not have a dropped kerb, meaning they have to drive across council-owned pavements to park on their own land.

Families are to be charged to park on their own drives by a Labour council which could raise up to £1million in fees.

Nearly 200 homes in Streatham Vale have been marked with a red X where Lambeth council says occupants have been driving 'illegally' over pavements to park on their land.

The local authority's so-called 'kerbside strategy' is now demanding that people living in houses with 'illegal crossovers' make their drives official.

It means people would have to pay £4,000 to obtain 'dropped kerbside access'.

The police officer charged with murder following the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba will be publicly named on January 30 next year.

Recorder of London Mark Lucraft KC ruled today that the Metropolitan Police marksman will be identified after legal hearings at the Old Bailey last month.

Judge Lucraft said that the officer's name and date of birth will be made public next year, but that their home address or any image of them cannot be published.