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No water for a second day in parts of south London

Victoria Cook & Barry Caffrey

BBC London

Thames Water has apologised again to residents across south London who are living without water, or have very little pressure, following a burst water main in Dulwich on Tuesday evening.

The outage is affecting thousands across Crystal Palace, Forest Hill, Sydenham, West Norwood and Streatham, including 7 schools and 3 care homes.

Thousands of homes and businesses in south London have been left without water or have reduced supply after a pipe burst in the Crystal Palace area.

Thames Water has apologised to customers and said engineers had located the source of the leak and were "working to restore water to customers and fix the pipe as soon as possible".

A spokesperson added: "Bottled water will be delivered to customers on our priority services register."

They confirmed this included 11 care homes and 29 schools within the area which had low pressure or no water.

Southport and Amess murders 'linked by failings'

Paddy O'Connell

BBC Radio 4

Laura Devlin

BBC News, Essex

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess has said multiple state failures linked his death to the Southport murders, with the killers having "the same kind of profile".

Sir David, 69, died after being stabbed 21 times by Ali Harbi Ali at a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on 15 October 2021.

Boy's robotic surgery a first for London hospitals

A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in London to undergo an operation using what his surgeon calls a "revolutionary" robotic surgical system.

Rufus Quinn, from Streatham, south London, had a robotic assisted pyeloplasty, a procedure to correct a blockage between the kidney and the bladder at the Evelina Children's Hospital.

This condition affects approximately one in 1,500 children and if left untreated can cause pain and increase the risk of kidney function deterioration.

'I sang every aria just in case it was my last time'

Three London musicians who survived cancer have released a song called About Time to give a voice to people still on waiting lists for treatment, and to those recovering from the disease.

Soprano opera singer Monica McGhee, 36, based in south-east London, wrote the song after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Ms McGhee said she was so worried she would never be able to sing again that she performed arias from all her dream roles the night before her surgery.

A rail operator serving south east England has announced what services will be added to its new timetable, which starts in December.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which operates the Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express services, is making the changes from 15 December.

The changes include four extra evening services running on the London Victoria - East Grinstead route, on a Monday to Friday.

Two services will leave the London terminal at 20:20 GMT and 21:20 and two return services will leave East Grinstead at 21:36 and 22:36.

'Men can really let their guard down on our walks'

"They can really let their guard down with us," says the founder of a men's mental health initiative in London.

Scott Johnson, 37, from Bermondsey, south London, started The Proper Blokes Club CIC in September 2020.

It now supports around 500 men at weekly walk and talk sessions in 15 locations around the capital.

"The trajectory has gone through the roof now," he said. "And the more it grows, the more it is helping people who need the support."

'Making a difference'

Police watchdog lead defends Chris Kaba decision

The man who led the investigation into the shooting of Chris Kaba has defended the decision that led to a firearms officer being unsuccessfully tried for murder.

Sal Naseem's assessment that murder may have been committed has drawn fierce criticism following the acquittal of the officer. But speaking publicly for the first time about the case, he told BBC Panorama that in his opinion, he had not been convinced that Mr Kaba presented a sufficient danger to justify being shot.

Thousands march over riots and deaths in custody

Thousands of people have joined three different marches in London, focusing on the UK’s summer riots and the deaths of people in police custody.

An annual event by United Families and Friends Campaign took place in Trafalgar Square remembering those who have died in police custody, and was attended by hundreds including the family of Chris Kaba.

Chris Kaba trial a farce - ex-Met firearms officer

A former Met Police marksman, who was cleared of the murder of a suspected armed robber, has said the case against Martyn Blake was "a farce from start to finish".

Mr Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba in the forehead during a police vehicle stop in Streatham, south London, in September 2022.

The officer, who was cleared of murder earlier this week, told the Old Bailey how he feared one of his colleagues might be killed by 24-year-old Mr Kaba, who had been boxed in by police cars and was trying to ram his way free.