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Two Green Party candidates standing in the upcoming local elections have been arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred over alleged antisemitic social media posts.

Saiqa Ali, a Green Party candidate for Lambeth Council in the Streatham St Leonard’s ward, and Sabine Mairey, a candidate for the same council in Clapham Town, were detained on Thursday morning.

Saiqa Ali, the Green candidate for Streatham St Leonard’s, and Sabine Mairey (pictured), the Green candidate for Clapham Town, were arrested by Metropolitan Police officers on Thursday morning, the Daily Telegraph has reported.

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The month of May sees the start of the Lambeth Libraries Readers and Writers Festival where they delight in contemporary literature while celebrating some great classics.

Maypole, Morris Dancing and a “Jack in the Green”

Kae Tempest's official music video for "Brand New Ancients On Film-Part Two". Uploaded by KaeTempestVEVO, the artist's official channel.

Maurice Burton is a British cycling legend – the first black British cycling champion who went on to an exciting professional career in Belgium before becoming the owner of De Ver Cycles in Streatham.

A new national campaign has gone live with the full list of council candidates who have committed, if elected, to push their councils to divest pension funds from companies complicit in Israel’s violations of international law.