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A Pakistani asylum seeker has appeared in court after being accused of repeatedly raping an eight-year-old girl.

It is alleged that Kamran Khan, 43, raped the child twice between September 2024 and July 2025 before forcing her to watch a third person engage in sexual activity.

He got the eight-year-old to masturbate him until he ejaculated and also put his hand and penis on her vagina, it is claimed.

Khan, of Streatham High Road, south London, denied the two counts of rape at Inner London Crown Court, alleged to have taken place in the borough of Lambeth.

A 'surprising' rival to Vice President JD Vance in the early race for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination has emerged, according to a campaign expert.

Vance has long been seen as the heir to Donald Trump's MAGA movement, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reportedly seen a groundswell of support among party activists and early voting states.

CNN analyst Eric Bradner said Rubio, who has become a member of Trump's trusted inner circle, polls particularly well in Iowa.

A city boss has sued his neighbours for £25,000 after complaining their dogs bark too much.

Filippo Alloatti claims his family have to leave their home in Streatham, west London, every weekend to escape the supposed constant racket from two German Shepherds living next door.

It has also meant his wife has been forced to abandon her clothing business which she ran from home, while his three children, aged 16, 15, and 11, have been unable to concentrate on their homework.

Reckless dashcam footage captured a string of dangerous incidents on Streatham High Road, south London on July 24.

The footage shows multiple mopeds jumping red lights with one riding on the wrong side of the road, narrowly missing an unsuspecting pedestrian.

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A publican has spoken of his fury after police used a battering ram to destroy the £5,000 doors of a pub that had been burgled three times in a week.

Shocking footage shows four officers gathered around the entrance to Stanley’s of Streatham, in south London, before they produce the heavy tool and start heaving it at the doors.

The pub’s window had been smashed three times in a week by the same man, who then stole bottles of spirits from behind the bar, owner Steve Novak said.

A London primary school has included actor Elliot Page in its teaching materials as a positive example of masculinity in a bid to challenge gender stereotypes.

The Canadian actor, who now identifies as a man after medically transitioning with cross-sex hormones and surgery, featured in a lesson at Streatham Wells Primary School about how masculinity can take multiple forms.

Page was described as someone who shows masculinity 'can mean softness and strength' in materials shared with pupils.

A massive sinkhole has opened up in a busy south London street with a burst pipe leading to major flooding and road closure chaos.

Fire and water crews were deployed to Kings Avenue, near Clapham Common, in the early hours of Sunday morning after the deluge was reported to them.

While the water flow is now under control after Thames Water stationed 'specialists' in the area, it may take up to 'two weeks' to fix the roads which appear to have crumbled as a result of the flooding.

It was far too hot for blue suede shoes yesterday, but Naomi Campbell found another way to channel Elvis Presley, courtesy of a dramatic pompadour hairstyle unveiled at Chanel’s Haute Couture show in Paris.

It was a striking look for the Streatham-born supermodel, 55, adding extra inches to her 5ft 10in and lending a retro feel to her Chanel tweed jacket and boot-cut trousers.

It would no doubt find favour with Dolly Parton, who once quipped: ‘The higher the hair, the closer to God.’ In which case, Campbell must be seated at the right hand of the Father.

It is dirt cheap, finger-lickin' good and served within seconds, so it's no wonder Britain is in the midst of a fried chicken explosion.

But the soaring demand for golden, crispy chicken dripping in grease has inevitably sparked a boom in takeaways across the country.

From independent outlets that have created a loyal customer base to fast-food giants such as KFC, you don't have to walk far to get your fried chicken fix in Britain anymore.

Suella Braverman has called a gross misconduct hearing into a firearms officer cleared of murdering gangster Chris Kaba the 'definition of insanity'.

The former home secretary criticised the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after the watchdog last week said Sergeant Martyn Blake would face an inquiry over the death of Kaba in September 2022.

In October an Old Bailey jury found Sgt Blake, 41, not guilty of murder after he had shot Kaba in the head as he tried to force his way out of a police vehicle stop in Streatham, south London.