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Streatham man who raped and abused girl under 13 jailed

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Kamran Khan, of Streatham High Road in Lambeth, groomed the child by using established connections with her family to secure time alone with her, before abusing her in multiple locations, including her home, her bedroom and a park bench.

He threatened to kill the girl if she told anyone what he had done.

The offending came to light after a family member witnessed a concerning interaction between Khan and the child.

Despite the threats made against her, the girl bravely spoke out and disclosed the abuse.

All the Croydon Southern trains cancelled before the Easter weekend

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This is due to engineering work and will affect trains from Monday to Good Friday (March 30 to April 3).

We have broken down the details so you can plan ahead.

Engineering work is taking place in the London Bridge area, closing various lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

Monday to Thursday (March 30 to April 2):

The 11.20pm trains from London Victoria to London Bridge will run non-stop from Streatham Hill to London Bridge.

A replacement bus will run from Streatham Hill to London Bridge calling at stations via Sydenham

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Teaching assistant guilty of child sexual offences

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Charlie Territt, 31, from South Bermondsey, was formerly employed as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Streatham Wells Primary School.

He pleaded guilty to four offences at Inner London Crown Court:

Causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity

Causing a child to watch a sexual act

Sexual communication with a child

Making indecent photographs of children

The allegations related to online conversations with a child in which Territt sent a video of a sexual act.

Clapham Junction and Balham Southern: Hours of disruption expected

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The incident took place between Clapham Junction and Balham shortly before 5pm on Tuesday, March 17.

Services on Southern and Gatwick Express routes between Shepherd’s Bush, London Victoria and Balham have been severely affected, with delays, cancellations and alterations while emergency services deal with the incident and lines remain closed.

Here are the routes affected and what it means for services

A number of Southern and Gatwick Express routes to and from London Victoria are being severely disrupted, with many services cancelled or altered.

Southern train services Sutton to Clapham Junction disrupted

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Train services between Sutton and Clapham Junction have been heavily affected after a signalling fault was reported in the Streatham area at 8.39am on Monday, March 16.

The fault is expected to cause disruption until the end of the day, with cancellations, delays and diversions across the network, reports our sister title London Now.

Southern services are unable to run as scheduled in both directions, and trains between Horsham, Dorking, and London Victoria are being diverted via West Croydon and Selhurst.

Clapham Junction and Sutton train disruption after fault

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Train services between Sutton and Clapham Junction have been heavily affected after a signalling fault was reported in the Streatham area at 8.39am on Monday, March 16.

The fault is expected to cause disruption until the end of the day, with cancellations, delays and diversions across the network.

Southern services are unable to run as scheduled in both directions, and trains between Horsham, Dorking, and London Victoria are being diverted via West Croydon and Selhurst.

SL15 Superloop Eltham to Clapham - All you need to know

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TfL has officially confirmed it will proceed with introducing the new SL15 Superloop route between Clapham Junction and Eltham, following a public consultation held in late 2025.

The online consultation received 1,897 responses, the majority of which came from members of the public and showed strong support for the proposal, with many respondents welcoming the improved east–west connectivity the route would bring across south London.

Changes and alterations to the route

Southern trains to and from Sutton cancelled this Sunday

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This is due to engineering work and will affect trains on Sunday (March 15).

Trains will run normal on Saturday (March 14).

Below is a full breakdown so you can plan ahead.

Sunday (March 15):

All day on Sunday, no trains will run between West Croydon and Epsom Downs or between Streatham and Sutton and Epsom via Mitcham Junction.

Replacement buses will run between West Croydon and Epsom Downs via Sutton.

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