Daily Mail

Teachers have been patrolling a 'ghost town' low traffic neighbourhood where gangs of thieves have been targeting pupils on the unnaturally quiet streets.

Staff at Bishop Thomas Grant school in Streatham, south London have been walking streets adjacent to school which has been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted inspectors.

The secondary school is inside the Streatham Wells LTN which was introduced by the Labour-controlled Lambeth Council in October 2023.

Footage has emerged of the shocking moment two men throw punches at one another in the middle of a busy high street, bringing traffic to a standstill.

The clip sees one man, wearing just a black tracksuit and trainers, being restrained by a large group on the side of a packed Streatham High Road in south London.

As he wanders into the main road, a man and a woman follow him and attempt to drag him out of the way of oncoming traffic, which includes vans and buses.

A Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) which causes such bad congestion that buses take two hours to travel less than three miles has been scrapped leaving locals delighted.

Labour-run Lambeth Council has suspended the Streatham Wells LTN in London which has caused traffic nightmares since being introduced in October last year.

The A23, which runs along the western side of the LTN and is one of the main routes out of London into Surrey, was constantly gridlocked.

Sadiq Khan has admitted for the first time one of his favourite Low Traffic neighbourhoods is 'not great' after it was riddled with gridlock problems and bus services being ruined.

The London Mayor revealed today that his team had been in touch with Lambeth council to try and resolve the issues being created by the Streatham Wells LTN, which has seen buses travelling as slowly as 1.5mph.

The Labour politician, who is seeking re-election in May, told LBC: 'It's not working and we've asked the council to look at it urgently.'

A homeless pair have been charged with murder following a house fire in south London that left a man dead.

Mayara Loiola Ataide, 34 and Gevaldo Tavares Dos Santos, 46 both of no fixed address, were charged this morning.

They were also charged with two counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Both will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court later today.

The blaze broke out at a multi-occupancy house on Glenister Park Road in Streatham at 7.07pm on Sunday, 25 February.

A homeless pair have been charged with murder following a house fire in south London that left a man dead.

Mayara Loiola Ataide, 34 and Gevaldo Tavares Dos Santos, 46 both of no fixed address, were charged this morning.

They were also charged with two counts of arson with intent to endanger life. Both will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates' Court later today.

The blaze broke out at a multi-occupancy house on Glenister Park Road in Streatham at 7.07pm on Sunday, 25 February.

The Met Police were called by the London Fire Brigade to a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, shortly after 7pm on Sunday, following reports of a fire.

Furious south London residents have slammed a controversial new Low Traffic Neighbourhood which is causing such terrible congestion that buses are taking nearly an hour to travel less than three miles.

The Streatham Wells LTN has caused 'chaos' since it was first introduced last October, with residents, local business owners, and motorists branding it a 'nightmare'.

LTNS were first introduced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in the hopes of reducing pollution, but local residents say the latest LTN has actually made the problem worse.

Furious south London residents have slammed a controversial new Low Traffic Neighbourhood which is causing such terrible congestion that buses are taking nearly an hour to travel less than three miles.

The Streatham Wells LTN has caused 'chaos' since it was first introduced last October, with residents, local business owners, and motorists branding it a 'nightmare'.

LTNS were first introduced by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in the hopes of reducing pollution, but local residents say the latest LTN has actually made the problem worse.

A second person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was killed in a suspected arson attack in south London.

The Met Police were called by the London Fire Brigade to a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, shortly after 7pm on Sunday, following reports of a fire. Tragically 49-year-old man was found dead inside.

Detectives, who believe the fire was started deliberately, on Monday arrested a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of murder and arson with intent to endanger life.