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Last Friday (March 15), The Sunday Times' expert panel unveiled London's 'Best Places to Live,' with Forest Hill crowned one of the winners, along with Crouch End, Little Venice, London Fields, Wimbledon Village, and the highest rated place to live in London, Clerkenwell.

As soon as I saw that Forest Hill had been crowned one of the top places, I couldn't resist the temptation to experience its renowned charm first hand.

Armed with a sense of adventure and a healthy dose of scepticism (because really, how amazing could it be?), I embarked on a day of exploration.

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Among those jailed were six men who were convicted of the murder of Michael Jonas in Penge and two men who were found guilty of murdering Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke in Abbey Wood.

Meanwhile, a truck driver was jailed after he crashed into a bus stop in Blackheath and killed 14-year-old Logan Finch.

And in other news, a mum from Erith was jailed after she tried to cover up an XL Bully attack.

Here are the names and faces of South Londoners who are now behind bars.

Alagie Jobe, Hussain Bah, Sammie Shallangwa and Jake Debonsu

A 34-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fire in south London.

The Metropolitan Police were called by London Fire Brigade to a multi-occupancy house in Glenister Park Road, Streatham, shortly after 7pm on Sunday, where they found a 49-year-old man dead inside.

On Monday a 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

She remains in custody at a south London police station.

The man’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by family liaison officers.

Police have appealed for witnesses and said they are treating it as an isolated incident.

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A rapper from Penge slaughtered a 17-year-old in a park then was still at large when he murdered another boy a year later.

The family of a teen who was brutally stabbed to death in a Bromley park have slammed his killer’s lack of remorse.

A manhunt for chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi has entered its third day.

This is the face of Tyler McDermott who was shot dead in Tottenham in 2023.