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  • Newlywed killed by jet ski crash two days into honeymoon

    A newlywed has died in a freak jet ski crash just two days into his honeymoon. Jeremy Hope, 39, died on his way to hospital shortly after his jet ski collided with a friend's off the coast of the Greek island of Santorini. Mr Hope, who reportedy

  • Weeping willow crashes down on car in residential street

    This was the scene after a weeping willow collapsed on a car in a quiet residential street this week. The tree, which residents claim had been leaning at a 30 degree angle for 10 years, suddenly collapsed on Tuesday evening. Jeff Bragg, a tutor

  • Fighting through

    The sun has made quite a good job of burning through the mist and cloud today - it was putting up a huge fight with this big bank of cloud to the west of Sutton this afternoon...

  • Williams: Surbiton should have scored more

    Surbiton men’s head coach Todd Williams admitted the occasion may have got to his men on Super Saturday. The MHL Premier Division side were forced to come from 1-0 down to beat Reading 3-1 in front of a bumper 300-strong crowd at Sugden Road.

  • London United bus driver strike cancelled

    A strike by London United bus drivers planned for tomorrow has been cancelled. But the company, which runs several routes in the borough, is still in talks to avoid industrial action next Monday. Drivers marched on Westminster last week in

  • Has Banksy been to Battersea?

    Has Banksy been to Battersea today? This piece of artwork, referring to the Scottish referendum, was found this morning in Chesney Street, off Battersea Park Road. The playful piece, in the style of the famous street artist, depicts Scottish

  • Blasts reported as stolen car dumped and left to burn

    A series of explosions rocked a residential road after a stolen car was dumped and left to burn. The blasts were heard by those living in and around Revell Road and Quarry Park Road at around 1.48am on Wednesday September 17. A spokesman for

  • Third block of student flats planned for Penrhyn Road

    Still more student flats are planned for Penrhyn Road in Kingston. Developers Ensco hope to build 114 rooms - 36 studios and 78 in traditional "cluster" format - just south of Kingston University's Penrhyn Road campus. If approved, the block

  • Have your say on Scotland: Should they stay or go?

    People in Scotland will have their say today. But what do you think? Should they stay or should they go? Politicians across south west London have expressed their opinions. Councils have flown the Saltire as part of a 'love-bombing

  • Two men charged with murder of Sebastian Jamal Hyman-Knight

    Two men have been charged with murder after a father-of-one was shot dead in Battersea last week. Sebastian Jamal Hyman-Knight, 21, was shot in Tennyson Street at about 11:30pm on Thursday, September 11, and died in hospital in the early hours

  • Witness appeal launched in three Sutton manhunts

    Sutton Police has released images of three men wanted in connection with a range of offences. Despite repeated attempts to track the men down officers have drawn a blank and are now asking the public to help in their manhunts. George Patching

  • Hundreds fed and happy at Tooting Foodival

    Tooting’s foodival served up more than 600 portions of locally-grown food to hungry residents at the weekend, smashing organisers’ goal of feeding 300 people. The food festival, now in its seventh year, is a community-led initiative that sees people

  • Museum unveils new school membership programme

    Elmbridge Museum has launched a school membership scheme to support schools and community groups. The museum’s learning team have liaised with Surrey teachers to produce an annual membership package that schools can subscribe to. For an annual

  • Take your talents to Tooting pop-up tomorrow

    A one-day Pop-up Talent shop will provide hands-on taster sessions and deliver inspiring talks in Tooting on Friday. The shop, open between 3pm and 7pm at Mushkil Aasaan in Upper Tooting Road, aims to explore young people's talents and improve

  • Get down to gallery for Yolo

    International art stretching from all corners of the globe comes to Herne Hill for a dynamic and challenging group art show. You Only Live Once explores modern attitudes to health and mortality and the concept of living life to its fullest in the

  • Children's drama school takes centre stage

    A new drama school that focuses on the "four Cs" of confidence, communication, co-ordination and concentration comes to Putney. Due to popular demand, Perform children's drama school will start workshops for children ages eight to 12 in St Stephens

  • Motorist hails heroes after spinning out on A3

    Two heroes came to the rescue when a car span out of control across three lanes of the A3 and came to a rest in the inside lane. Liu Yang, 50, of Surbiton Hill Park, was almost at the Cobham turn off when her tyre blew and she nearly hit the central