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Croydon Council has prosecuted eight companies since June

Companies fined more than £30,000 for selling knives to child

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Surrey residents head to London in solidarity with global Climate Strike

Hunt for man who exposed himself near children's school

Two men bailed following Wandsworth stabbing spree

'I used to play upstairs with my friend': Mortlake man steps up to run pub he would visit as a boy

More than 17,000 turn out for Cheam food and drink festival

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'He was technically dead' - Mum praises St George's trauma team after saving son's life

Funding bid to open new therapeutic children's centre at school's site in Twickenham

New Malden man burned to death in 'preventable and predictable' fire

Mums for Lungs to host 'Steptember' car-free street party

St Helier Hospital emergency department still 'requires improvement'

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Waddon Church of England school to close with £2m deficit

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Mitcham boy battling cancer granted wish to meet sporting heroes

Tesco criticised for filling closed Richmond salad bar with biscuits

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'Iconic' Wandsworth pub to re-open after 13 years...and no kids are allowed in

No arrests made after Eastern Electrics stabbing spree because victims 'do not want to cooperate'

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A biscuit factory has opened its HQ in Colliers Wood

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Tour Croydon iconic buildings this weekend as Open House returns

New Croydon school to open in 2020 with sports pitch on roof

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Men encouraged to sign up to new fitness program in borough

Funding helps to make Crane Park's Nature Trail more user-friendly

'An honour and privilege' - Mitcham black cab driver helps take 200 sick kids to Disneyland

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Summer set for last hurrah as Britons to bask in 26C heat this weekend

Afternoon tea and live entertainment at Russettings in aid of hospice

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Surrey Fire and Rescue battle bus fire blaze on M25

New CQC report praises Epsom St Helier Hospitals improvement

Immersive Silent Ghost Story coming to Kingston next month

Surrey road police abseil from London helipad for Air Ambulance

Sutton woman to strut her stuff on the catwalk ten years after breast cancer diagnosis

These Wimbledon waffle makers could be crowned the best in Europe

Renewed appeal more than a year after unprovoked Selsdon stabbing

Successful return for expanded Richmond Runfest sees records broken

Bus-stand area outside Morden Tube Station to close for kids on Car Free Day

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Police can now VETO parties at this five-star Battersea hotel after resident uproar

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Wanted - Police appeal for Croydon man in connection with drug offences

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From Royal Marsden to Disneyland - More than 100 black cabs team up to help sick kids

Here is why police officers swarmed Sutton station yesterday

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Cash, heroin and guns seized during early morning police raids

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Three people including 'journalist' arrested at Heathrow Pause protest

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Teenager stabbed in Mitcham during broad daylight

Fulham footballers surprise Surbiton Iraq veteran

Wimbledon woman urges people to consider an apprenticeship as she stars in national campaign

Henry Boxer Gallery to bring outsider and visionary art exhibition to Orleans House

New Richmond Council video to raise awareness for sexual health and HIV testing

Police use DNA tagging spray in crackdown on moped crime in Epsom and Ewell

Wimbledon barber furious after police cause 'unavoidable' damage to shop window during arrest

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Little Bookham star of vampire show gets ill from lack of sunlight — in LA

Kingston graduate's garden wall wows at London Design Festival

Worcester Park father to complete sporting hat-trick after horror attack

Coronation Street actress gives the chop to Wandsworth schoolgirl

This Epsom dancer was sacked for being 'too fat'

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Fourteen streets to close in Merton as borough celebrates Car Free Day

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Kingston girl jumps into action after fellow cadet passes out

Photos show impact of suspected gas explosion in Hampton Hill

Police continue to appeal for witnesses after serious sexual assault in Walton-on-Thames

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'Injuries were caused by a person using a sharp blade' - Cat found mutilated in Teddington

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Suspected explosion sees 30 families evacuated in Hampton Hill

Nine streets to close in Croydon as borough celebrates World Car Free Day

Dame Judi Dench opens Ashcroft Theatre at Fairfield Halls

'He loved Disney films' - Mitcham mother describes heartbreak of losing seven-year-old son

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Wimbledon-born actor Martin Clunes to reprise role as grumpy GP in ninth series of Doc Martin

South Norwood to benefit from £95 million high streets fund

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Someone is targetting an Earlsfield road by leaving VOMIT on cars

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"It is a monumental day" - Fairfield Halls reopens to public

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Sutton & Cheam MP fails to raise Heathrow expansion concerns for two years

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Council to bring in cheaper and more eco-friendly LED street lighting

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Richmond GP placed into special measures

80 bags of fly-tipped rubbish in Mitcham and Morden investigated by council

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Richmond Talking Newspaper celebrates 2000th recording

Team of Richmond retirees take on The Great River Race for charity

This Tadworth accountant stole £140,000 from a small family business that she worked for

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Sutton bottom of list for Mayoral funding

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Sport

'We count ourselves lucky' - Palace boss responds to Ayew's 'undervalued' tag

Palace looking to exploit Wolves' busy schedule says Hodgson

Hodgson confident he'll get more from Palace ace

'We just can’t wait to get started!' - Richmond coach confident ahead of Quins test

Kayakers, canoeists and paddle boarders to take to the Thames for London Regatta

Under-23 boss makes Ian Wright comparison with Palace youngster

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Scapegoat or deserved criticism? Palace's 4-0 defeat highlighted defender's frailties

Richmond's have 'huge potential' says captain ahead of season opener with Quins

Carshalton Athletic 1 Hornchurch 4 - Five-game winning streak comprehensively halted

Surrey slammed after 272-run defeat

Brentford ace on why he left Griffin Park and opted for loan move to Midtjylland

Report: Enfield Town 3 Corinthian Casuals 1

'You feel for the lad' - Arsenal legend sympathises with Palace pair

Old Elthamians 24 Rosslyn Park 30 - Lound's boot proves the difference

Richmond 26 Chinnor 14 - West Londoners maintain unbeaten start to season

Engman's injury time strike grabs point for Chelsea at Brighton

Report: Tottenham 4 Crystal Palace 0 - Son brilliance sinks Eagles away record

'We allowed them to be good' says Palace defender on Spurs defeat

Preston performance was our 'lowest' this season, says Bees ace

Bees boss makes honest admission after Preston defeat

Palace captain: I can't explain Spurs defeat - but we can learn from it

Hodgson reveals only positive from Spurs drubbing

Player Ratings: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Crystal Palace 0

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National sport

Warren Gatland compares Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones to ‘good wine’

Australia survive scare to make winning World Cup start against Fiji

Scotland ready to tackle Typhoon Tapah and Ireland, says Greig Laidlaw

Wainwright to make World Cup debut against Georgia

Stockdale warm on Ireland’s back three

Ireland back Murray and Sexton to handle Scotland

Bournemouth end long wait for a win at Southampton

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21 games and a whole lot of nostalgia - but is the SNES Classic Mini console worth asking Santa for?

Let's visit ... the Warner Bros Harry Potter studio tour for a magical day out

Things to see and do on a family weekend break in Canary Wharf (yes, Canary Wharf)

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Battersea playground re-opens with new equipment following revamp

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Merton's walking footballers net championship three-peat

Mitcham headteacher who ran unregistered school sentenced to 120 hours' unpaid work

Proposed petition changes in Kingston labelled a 'step closer to closing down open democracy'

'Having fun through exchanging our culture' - Koreans praise community vibe at harvest festival

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Young Reporter

Exclusive : How Hollywood came to Hampton – and the stars loved it

Warm Spell Draws Out Summer Businesses

New Homeless Shelter Needs Volunteers - by Patrick Helm, Hampton School

Surrey's Wildlife in Trouble by Abby Graham-Maw, City of London Freemen's School

Operatic Cinema by Peter Cocks, City of London Freemen's School

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Biden decries reports about Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s president

Girl with leukaemia inspires team to tackle Serpentine for charity swim

Hurricane Lorena skirts along Mexico’s coast

US to send troops to Saudi Arabia but hold off on striking Iran

Celebrities walk red carpet to show support for British Heart Foundation heroes

Bitter civil war over deputy leader Watson as Labour conference begins

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Teenager charged in connection with murder of Meshach Williams in Brent

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