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A man has been charged with murder after an 85-year-old man was found dead at a property in south London.

The London Ambulance Service called the police to a property on Churchmore Road in Streatham, at around 13:00 on Friday afternoon.

The Met Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and he had "a number of injuries".

Amithraz Balgobin, 36, of Lambeth, south London, was on Sunday charged with murder and drug possession, and is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on 7 July.

Police have begun a murder investigation after an 85-year-old man was found dead at a property in south London.

Officers made the discovery at the address on Churchmore Road in Streatham, on Friday afternoon.

The Met Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene and he had "a number of injuries".

A 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody and detectives said they are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the death.

A man has been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old woman in south London.

Simon Hinsta Ghebremedhin, 33, of Streatham in south London is due to appear at Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said.

Marjama Osman was declared dead at the scene from a single stab wound on Frith Road, Croydon just after 09:00 BST on Saturday. Her family have been told and are being supported by specialist officers, the force added.

Officer who shot Chris Kaba faces misconduct probe

Harry Low

BBC News

The Met Police officer who was cleared of murder after shooting Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct hearing, the police watchdog has said.

Sgt Martyn Blake, 41, an officer in the specialist firearms unit MO19, shot Mr Kaba in the head after he tried to ram his way out of a police vehicle stop in Streatham on 5 September 2022.

Traffic cone man eyes London Marathon world record

An avid runner will attempt to break the record for the fastest person to run the London Marathon dressed as a traffic cone.

Michael Wiggins, from Streatham, south-west London, will run his 18th London Marathon since 1999 - and his first in a traffic cone costume as he attempts to break the Guinness World Record (GWR).

Mr Wiggins wants to beat the previous record of three hours and 22 minutes, all while raising money for Prostate Cancer UK.

Homes in south London may temporarily lose their water supply as it slowly returns to normal, Thames Water has said.

Some households have been without water since Tuesday evening, following a burst pipe.

Reiterating its apology to thousands of customers affected in Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, the firm said it had diverted water from other areas meaning lower pressure for customers in taller buildings.

On Friday, locals told BBC London it had been "absolutely abysmal" and the communication from Thames Water had been "woeful".

T hames Water says it has fixed the burst pipe restoring supply "to the majority of homes" in south London which were left without water since Tuesday evening.

Thousands of people in Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham were affected by the outage. The company added that it was "working hard to flush and do our final checks to fully restore supplies to customers".

Seven schools and three care homes have been affected by the leak in the SE19, SE20, SE23, SE26, SE27 and SW16 postcodes .

Superloop 2, the next stage in a network of express bus routes linking the outer London boroughs, could be launched the end of the year, according to the capital's bus supremo.

Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord said he hoped to see the first of the new routes launched before the end of 2025 – but a round of consultation would have to take place first.

The original Superloop network of express bus routes began in 2023, and Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan promised in his re-election manifesto last year to launch Superloop 2.

Will London's MPs have a change of heart over third runway?

Tim Donovan

BBC London political editor

Reviving plans for a third runway at Heathrow has set off another round of soul-searching among London's MPs.

Economics vs environment. Principle vs personal ambition. Choices for some are unlikely to be easy.

When MPs last voted on this in 2018, nearly 30 Labour MPs opposed expansion in a free vote. A handful of those now find themselves not just in government but holding ministerial office.

Two men have been sentenced for killing and attempting to rob a drug dealer for a stash of cocaine in south London.

Michael Afonso-Peixoto, 27, drove to Thornton Heath after someone offered to buy drugs, but was instead ambushed by five men.

Zak Baako, 29, from Croydon, who was found guilty of murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years and nine years concurrent for robbery.