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A murder probe has been launched after a man died in a suspected arson attack at a home in Streatham, south London, on Sunday evening.
Police were called to the fatal blaze at a multi-occupancy home in Glenister Park Road shortly after 7pm, where a 49-year-old man was found dead inside.
An Old Bailey murder trial over the shooting of Chris Kaba, 24, is set for October 1
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London leavers: 'We left Streatham for a £220k flat in Wiltshire that has its own golf course'
Jo and Teppo Palosaari embraced working from home to enjoy a leisurely life in the countryside
Love it or loathe it Zoom has become an integral part of our lives over the past two years. For Jo and Teppo Palosaari it has proved a total game changer.
Switching her work as a Pilates instructor from face-to-face to online freed Jo from the need to be in London.
The commercial toast of London is quite often cooked by Europeans — Italian or Turkish or Greek. These cafes and their fried breakfasts are seminal. But here is one run by Moroccans, a place for fried eggs but also for tagine.
I found Lala Café along Streatham Hill, above the High Road (Europe’s longest high street), in a part of London made famous by Naomi Campbell, Dave (the rapper), and the late June Whitfield. It is opposite the Mediterranean Food Centre (MFC), surely one of London’s best independent grocers.
Officer admitted he made 'mistake' on way to Sudesh Amman stabbing spree but denied he wanted to get to scene 'at whatever cost'
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Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley has branded the prosecution of an officer who crashed while driving to the scene of a terror attack as “appalling”.
The armed officer was responding to the stabbing spree carried out by terrorist Sudesh Amman in February 2020
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An armed policeman who crashed while racing to the scene of the Streatham terrorist attack has said he “failed due to split-second error” and “let people down”.
Pc Paul Fisher, 46, was behind the wheel of an unmarked BMW X5 when he lost control and ran in to the back of a taxi driver’s Toyota before hitting a Ford Fiesta and a wall.
A group of local residents blocked cars on a road in south London as part of a protest against the area becoming a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN).
As part of the trial, only buses and taxis are able to enter Valley Road from both ends, with motorists who take the same route facing a fine of £130 from next Monday.
Locals say the signs are difficult to see, and argue that the introduction of the LTN has made traffic on the surrounding streets worse.
“They never asked people if they wanted it, yes or no, they just imposed it.
TfL said it is working to open one or two lanes of traffic as soon as possible
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A speeding BMW driver who killed a Deliveroo rider in a hit-and-run crash after jumping a red traffic light has been jailed for almost 10 years.
Abdiraham Ahmed, 20, was travelling at speeds of up 60mph in a 20mph zone when he crashed into 44-year-old Ronaldo De Oliveira’s moped in Streatham.
Mr De Oliveira was airlifted to hospital after the collision on May 11 this year, but died from his injuries.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has opened an investigation.
