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A woman who was hit by a Metropolitan Police van when she crossed the road in south London has settled a legal claim against the force for £1.3m.

The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was hit by the van responding to an emergency call as she crossed a road in Streatham in 2019.

Green by-elections may cost up to £250,000

Nine by-elections are to be held this summer to replace candidates voted into office at the London local elections earlier this month, some of whom were found to be ineligible to take up their posts.

Of those, eight were from the Green Party, which has been criticised by opposition parties for poor vetting procedures. The ninth was won by Labour.

Police are urging a woman they believe to have been raped in south London to come forward.

The Metropolitan Police said the attack happened outside Gaumont Place in Streatham at 05:30 BST on Tuesday.

It was not reported at the time but was later seen on CCTV footage, and police were alerted the following day.

Detectives have launched an investigation and are searching for a man described as black, of medium build and in his early 30s.

New Lambeth councillor suspended from Green Party

A newly elected Lambeth councillor was suspended from the Green Party after she allegedly made a series of antisemitic social media posts.

Saiqa Ali, 56, was elected as one of 29 Green Party councillors in the south London borough on 7 May.

However, the Lambeth Green Party has since said Ali was suspended at the time of the election and would have to either sit as an independent councillor or join a different group.

Broadcast regulator Ofcom has partially upheld a complaint from the police watchdog over a Panorama episode about the shooting of Chris Kaba.

The documentary included claims by Sal Naseem, a former London regional director for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), that a murder investigation into the police officer who shot Kaba had been launched amid pressure over potential public disorder.

The IOPC denied the claim and objected after its statement was not included in the initial broadcast, and the BBC refused to make a public apology.

Motorcyclist spared jail over death of woman, 86

A motorcyclist who knocked down and killed an 86-year-old woman as she crossed a road has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Radue Tomescu admitted causing death by careless driving after hitting Joan Brown while travelling at up to 40mph in a 30mph zone on Streatham High Road in March 2023.

The 32-year-old, from Camberley, Surrey, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, banned from driving for 18 months and ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.

The Metropolitan Police marksman who shot and killed Chris Kaba is expected to know by the end of July whether he will have to face gross misconduct proceedings.

Kaba, 24, was shot dead in Streatham, south-east London, in September 2022 as he tried to ram his Audi past police cars that had followed him and penned him in.

Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murder following a trial but is waiting to find out whether he will be subject to a disciplinary hearing.

A rugby club founded more than 150 years ago has launched an emergency appeal for funding, warning it faces an uncertain future amid rising costs and falling income.

Streatham and Croydon RFC, founded in 1871, said the cost of maintaining its ground on Frant Road in Thornton Heath - where it has been based since 1926 - was reaching thousands of pounds each year. The most recent water bill alone cost £2,000.

"Celebrating 100 years should be a time of celebration, but the reality is the cost of running the club has become extremely difficult," he added.

Local elections profile: Lambeth

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London's 32 boroughs.

Where is it? The London Borough of Lambeth is in south London and is bordered by five other boroughs and the River Thames to the north. Its neighbouring boroughs include Southwark, Bromley, Croydon, Merton and Wandsworth.

Monday

Tomorrow will be breezy and cool. A few scattered showers in the morning will be followed by cloud and rain in the afternoon. By the evening, it will turn largely dry with the odd bright break.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday

Tuesday will be a milder day, staying cloudy for much of the day, but skies will clear in the afternoon. Remaining dry and bright throughout Wednesday and Thursday with the odd patch of cloud.