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Lambeth’s ten libraries provide essential services and community spaces for thousands of residents.

Recent refurbishment works have already taken place at Durning and Streatham libraries, and a £1million overhaul of Brixton library was completed in August.

The upgrade work means that no trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground from Saturday, October 26 through to Friday, November 1.

These upgraded signalling systems will be implemented between Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye.

We found appealing two-bedroom flats for less than £400,000 – well under the average for a first-time buyer in London – in hotspots like Stoke Newington, Battersea and now-prized Peckham.

If you were hoping to plan any trips by train for the October half-term week – forget it.

In a significant achievement for local representation, two MPs from our Brixton Buzz patch have been elected to chair influential Westminster committees following competition from fellow Labour Party members.

The 16-year-old has stepped up to play for England, matching his sister Betty in the process.

And the charity’s funding has been invaluable for the South London youngster as he makes his way on the international scene.

Why were Labour MPs threatened with losing the party whip, and what does it mean? ANDREW FISHER on how Croydon’s MPs voted over the removal of pensioners’ Winter Fuel Payment

The Labour MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, did not take part in the Parliamentary vote on the Conservative motion to block plans to means-test the Winter Fuel Allowance.

In a statement, Ribeiro-Addy explained her absence, saying:

A wheelchair user has claimed Eurostar staff prevented her from boarding a service from Paris to London after a 'petty power play'.