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It's the middle of week - what the Americans call "hump day" - and the weekend is in sight. These drinkers were enjoying an after work treat on the sun deck at the Old Bank pub in Sutton. Cheers!

This video shows freerunners using Sutton as their playground, flipping the town on its head with their unique way of getting around. The sport is also referred to as Parkour and involves pacing through urban areas by running, climbing, and vaulting

A Kingston charity is still waiting to be paid £27,000 raised at a charity auction celebrating its 10th anniversary two months ago. Momentum, which supports children with life-limiting illnesses such as cancer and their families, has been waiting

The great-granddaughter of a soldier who rode war horses is set to join television choirmaster Gareth Malone for a commemorative prom. Mia Salmon will sing with the Proms Military Wives Choir during a concert, featuring puppets from the play War

Entertainment retailer HMV is to open a new shop in Croydon 16 months after leaving the town.  The chain will launch a new store in North End in September, following the closure of its in branch in the same street in April. Sixteen staff in

Wandle Park has joined the list of green spaces in Croydon to be named among the UK's best. The park, which this year fully reopened following a makeover, is one of 13 picturesque spots in the borough to receive the Green Flag quality award. 

A Somali family have been living on a bench in Tooting for weeks on end. Every night a man and woman are seen huddled under sleeping bags, directly outside TK Maxx, in Tooting High Street. This photo was taken just after 10pm on Tuesday

Council workers got a little trim happy in Kingston – after sawing hedges almost in half. Residents in Burton Road were dumbfounded after environmental rangers trimmed about a dozen hedges in the street last Friday. Tim Lidbetter, who has lived

A former features editor of the News of the World has been charged with hacking the phones of famous people and their associates. Journalist Jules Stenson, 48, from Battersea, was charged today for conspiracy to intercept communications in the

Footballers perhaps a little past their prime enjoyed a slow-paced version of the beautiful game at a walking tournament in Walton. Five teams were welcomed by Elmbridge mayor Councillor Barry Fairbank to the walking football tournament on Thursday

Thousands of Ahmadiyya Muslims are expected to descend on the Baithul Futuh Mosque in Morden as Eid al-Fitr celebrations get underway today. Heavy traffic has been reported between Rose Hill in Sutton and the mosque in London Road, Morden, as up

The friendliness of San Lorenzo keeps people coming back time after time. Owners Ghigo and Paolo Berni are ever-present, chatting to diners like they are old friends, and many of them are. The secluded walled courtyard and mezzanine with a

Harlequins number eight James Chisholm is determined to cap off an unforgettable summer by adding the Premiership Rugby Sevens title to the Junior World Championships trophy he won earlier this year - and he insists that his side have the players to

A 49-year-old from Coulsdon has died after being hit by a train. Emergency services were called to Earlswood station in Surrey just after 2pm yesterday but could not save the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his family have been

A dog owner wants people to join her call for dangerous dog laws to be beefed up. Cheam woman Shirley Preston wants the law to be changed so that a list of potentially dangerous dogs is drawn up and all breeds in the list are made to wear muzzles

Epsom’s MP has said there is "no way" a cramped GP surgery could disappear because NHS bureaucrats have not considered an application for it to move to new modern premises. The Ashley Centre Surgery, in Ashley Square, Epsom, is facing a bleak future

A woman has been hospitalised after a crash in Kingston this morning. The woman, reported to be in her 60s, was taken as a priority to St George's Hospital in Tooting, London Ambulance said. The crash, between a blue Kia and a white refuse

This piece of muppet-themed topiary has been spotted in Cheam. The creatively shaped bush was seen in Northey Avenue earlier this week. It is not clear whether the gardener was inspired by Zippy from Rainbow, the Honey Monster or Elmo from

A 46-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot his drinking partners. Police were called just after 7.30pm yesterday to Keevil Drive, in Southfields, to an allegation of assault and threat to kill his companions. The

Brentford boss Mark Warburton has insisted star midfielder Adam Forshaw is concentrating on starting the new Championship campaign at Griffin Park. The Bees reportedly turned down an approach for the 22-year-old midfielder from former boss Uwe

Firefighters had to dig a 4ft hole to rescue two elderly dogs stuck down a badger sett yesterday. A deaf arthritic terrier cross, 15, and a Jack Russell, 14, ran into the sett on Bocketts Farm, south of Leatherhead, at about 7am. Firefighters

A killer is on the run after being granted bail by a senior judge despite being found guilty of causing the death of a man so terrifed for his safety he threw himself out of a window. Jurius Tarasov, 33, has evaded capture by police after failing

A 24-year-old man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. Ermias Gebermoiryim, of no fixed address, is accused of raping the girl in Wandle Park, Colliers Wood on Saturday, July 12. Appearing

Epsom’s MP has slammed a budget supermarket chain for bulldozing a much-loved ex-pub without planning permission to replace it with a new store.  The ex-Organ and Dragon pub, in London Road, Ewell, was knocked down last month. Lidl bought the

A new free school due to open in September has only just received funding, despite already hiring teaching staff and offering school places. Scheduled to welcome a reception class in less than two months, Park Community School's funding from the

Owners of a garden centre threatened by an "awful" takeover by the National Trust are preparing to leave with a closing down sale. Morden Hall Garden Centre, which Capital Gardens has run for the past 23 years, is due to start a discount sale on

Wimbledon Hockey Club’s Commonwealth Games quartet look set for a semi-final date against either Australia or India. Alastair Brogdon, Henry Weir, Phil Roper and Michael Hoare, in the red and white of England, face Canada tomorrow (Thursday).

England legend Gordon Banks reckons keeping Crystal Palace in the Premier League for a second year could be an even bigger achievement for Tony Pulis following their miraculous survival last season. The Eagles looked dead and buried in November

Brentford boss Mark Warburton reckons his men remain well on track for the start of the new Championship campaign despite a 4-0 friendly defeay to CA Osasuna on Tuesday. A youthful Bees had held the Spanish side 0-0 at half time, but four second

Sutton police officers joined in the festivities to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday.  Around 1,500 people enjoyed the celebrations aat Overton Park on Monday which lasted throughout the morning, to mark the end of the holy month-long fast

Ewell Village’s hurdling sensation Shona Richards announced herself on the global stage last week by winning silver in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Junior Championships. The 18-year-old set a personal best of 56.16 seconds and broke the British

Health bosses want to close mental health services at Queen Mary’s Hospital, which treats 500 patients a year, and reduce inpatient beds across south-west London by 10 per cent. A review, set to transform mental health services across the region

A 3-0 defeat to Australia would not give many English sportsmen any reason to feel positive, but Surbiton’s Georgie Twigg thinks otherwise. The 23-year-old made her comeback from a groin injury to face the auld enemy at the Commonwealth Games on

Merton is one of seven councils in London which has failed to make use of powers to penalise homeowners who leave houses empty for more than two years. The Empty Homes Premium, introduced last April, empowers councils to charge property owners

Cheam's cycling superstar Joanna Rowsell has a four legged namesake after a charity decided to honour her Commonwealth Games success. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has named a stray tabby after Rowsell after she took gold in the 3,000m individual

Light and easy to digest, this deliciously nutritious and flavoursome salad will set you up nicely for a summer afternoon run. It’s brimming with a colourful variety of ‘rainbow’ foods, each colour containing different ‘superfood’ phytochemicals

An 89-year-old man watched in horror as two large dogs cornered a terrified cat and ripped it apart in his garden. Edward Lucraft, from Treadwell Road, Epsom, said he fears for his own safety after witnessing the brutal attack on Sunday, July 20

Buses could return to their old routes running over Spring Lane bridge in Woodside after works to increase the weight capacity were completed. The services 130 and 312 have been on diversion since spring 2010 after weaknesses were discovered in

A veteran journalist and former Surrey Comet reporter has died, aged 91. Denis Soul became a Comet reporter after the Second World War, during which he served in the RAF. He later moved on to become editor of the Richmond, Twickenham and Barnes