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Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, fatally shot the 24-year-old through the windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south London, on September 5 2022.

Rail passengers in south London asked to plan ahead as Network Rail brings an upgraded signalling system online over seven days

The police marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba has been cleared of his murder.

Martyn Blake, 40, stood trial at the Old Bailey after shooting the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.

Police bodycam footage shows the moments before Chris Kaba was fatally shot by a Met firearms officer.

Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has released footage of the traffic stop on 5 September 2022, which lead to Mr Kaba being shot.

Campaigners and police representatives have called for change following the acquittal of a Metropolitan Police firearms officer accused of the murder of Chris Kaba.

On the evening of Sunday, Sept 5 2022, Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old black man, was driving alone through the streets of south London.

The London Borough of Lambeth has again done brilliantly at the London in Bloom Awards for 2024, with 14 Golds, 9 Silver Gilts and one Silver Award, as well as special awards recognising individuals and sites for providing Lambeth’s residents and communities with beautiful, safe, sustainable and

Lambeth Council has published its latest Air Quality Annual Status Report measuring the levels of harmful pollution in different parts of the borough over the last year.

The police marksman on trial for killing Chris Kaba was no “RoboCop” with the “nanosecond” reactions of a computer, a court has heard.