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Network Rail has issued the following press release.

A significant package of railway improvement work will affect journeys between Bedford and London over the next two weekends.

Network Rail engineers will be working at various locations along the southern section of the Midland Main Line on 20-21 and 27-28 June. Passengers should plan ahead and check before they travel, as journeys are likely to involve a bus or may take a different route.

Among the projects being carried out are:

Police are appealing for a woman they believe to have been raped to come forward following an incident in Streatham.

The attack took place on Blairderry Road at 05.30hrs on Tuesday, 12 May.

While it was not reported at the time, it was later seen on CCTV footage and police were alerted the following day.

On Sunday, 17 May a 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of rape. He has been released on bail and enquiries are ongoing.

A man has been convicted of murdering a woman following an investigation by Met detectives.

On Wednesday, 1 April, a jury at Inner London Crown Court found Simon Ghebremedhin, 33 (01.01.1992), of Streatham High Road, SW16, guilty of the murder of 26-year-old Marjama Osman in Croydon.

Ghebremedhin stabbed Marjama inside her own home on Saturday, 31 May, 2025.

Rail passengers travelling around the capital will benefit from even more Southern trains in the height of rush hour – meaning more convenient journeys and more seats.

Commuters across south London will notice the new and adjusted services in just two weeks' time when train operator Southern rolls out its new December timetable from 15 December.

It includes weekday services on some of its busiest routes through south London, including from Sutton and Norwood Junction, leading to more comfortable journeys into the city and connecting places with new direct trains.

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Network Rail has issued the following press release:

Rail passengers in South London asked to plan ahead as Network Rail brings an upgraded signalling system online over seven days this October half term

Passengers are being reminded that upgrade work will mean that no trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground networks for seven days from Saturday 26 October to Friday 1 November (half-term week).