A man who posed as a woman to download child pornography from a chatroom website was jailed for 15 months today. Christopher Gow, 36, from Bridge Road, Chessington, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court after pleading guilty to possession of 306 pornographic
M25 road signs are to include estimated travel times as well as distances between junctions. The scheme, already trialed in the Midlands and south west of England, will see road signs showing the amount of time expected to travel between junctions, including
A private ambulance has been involved in a crash near the A3 at New Malden. One witness reported a car had run up the back of the ambulance on the Bushey Road flyover. A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics had been sent to the crash
A paedophile with a satin fetish who used an internet chat room to groom what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for five years. William Holah of Herne Hill used the profiles Ladysec500 and satinlover in an internet chat room.
To see a video of Becky's funeral click here Hundreds of mourners turned out to say farewell to Becky Cooksley, the teenager killed in a car crash in Norbury earlier this month. A funeral cortege carrying flowers and cards paying tribute to
England winger David Strettle has revealed his heartache about missing out on selection for this year's Rugby World Cup, but is hoping for a return to action sooner rather than later. The Harlequins flier, who broke a metatarsal in his foot three weeks
Ashtead has become the most reviled place in the UK - condemned in the national press and held in contempt on radio and television. Some people have started saying they live in Lower Epsom or Upper Leatherhead, rather than admit they come from Ashtead
Ten years to the day since their mum was killed, Prince William and Prince Harry will today mark the poignant anniversary with a memorial service watched by a worldwide television audience of millions. The brothers were only boys when Diana, Princess
People who follow The Royal Family concern me. Today, a remembrance service was held for Princess Diana. As you probably know, it was exactly 10 years ago today that she died. Now I agree the whole situation was tragic and no child should lose their
Court officers copped an eyeful when Tara Stout appeared dressed in a sexy police uniform this morning. The 36-year-old arrived at Southwark Crown Court in the revealing outfit and posed for photographs ahead of her hearing for allegedly breaching
The first of two 72-hour Tube strikes will go ahead on Monday after talks between unions and administrators failed. The strike by members of three unions will go ahead from 6pm. Union bosses say they are striking after fears for their members' jobs
A woman was led down a staircase to safety as firefighters tackled a blaze in Chiswick. The woman was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation after a fire started in a communal area of the house, which has been converted into flats. A further 15 people
A 58-year-old woman beaten unconscious during a violent mugging may have stubbed her cigarette out on her attacker as she fought to escape. The woman was walking along Inworth Street towards Battersea Park Road at 5.30am last Thursday when a man attacked
The Café Royal was the most exclusive restaurant Croydon has ever known. It was part of the social scene for more than 60 years and hosted many top class functions. It was established in 1889 at 80 North End by Carlo Genoni and Adolfo Pazzi. Both
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspicious package at Croydon Mosque. Police were called at around 8.30am after receiving calls from the mosque in London Road, Thornton Heath. Shuaib Yusaf, spokesman for the mosque, said suspicions
A family of foxes is putt-ing on a show for golfers at a Croydon golf club - and their amusing antics are proving to be a hit. Two foxes and five cubs have set up home close to the clubhouse at Addington Court Golf Centre and are using the course as
Harlequins centre Hal Luscombe has vowed Welsh head coach Gareth Jenkins' loss will be Dean Richards' gain after being frozen out of Wales's World Cup plans. The 26-year-old has not spoken to Jenkins since ruling himself out of the summer tour of Australia
Police officers have been conducting stop and searches at East Croydon station this morning under anti-terrorism laws. Uniformed officers and PCSOs have been stopping and searching passengers outside the station under section 44 of the Terrorism Act
A man's battle against drugs, which started when he was just eight-years-old, finally killed him when he was 25, an inquest heard. Shane Scowen was found by his mother curled up in his bedroom on May 25 with a syringe beside him and a tourniquet still
Either Sutton has become one of the noisiest areas in the country or residents have finally reached boiling point after years of booming stereos and screeching scooters. A new survey shows complaints about antisocial noise in the borough have jumped
Normally when someone gets a speeding ticket, it doesn't make the news, when the speeding ticket is given in Oregon then it shouldn't make the news, not the national news, not the international news and certainly not the pages of the Green Guardian blog
A Shirley woman has set up her own business selling decorative bra straps for woman who are fed up with being forced to show off dowdy underwear. Jaime Patel, 31, from Devonshire Way, spotted a money making opportunity after seeing similar businesses
A former Sutton headteacher has remortgaged her home to set up a new school for autistic children. Gillian Hutton and Vail Sale, both aged 50, decided to set up the new project, Papillon House, after being frustrated at not being able to provide enough
Amy Winehouse has pulled out of one of the biggest events of the US musical calendar, the MTV Awards. The Rehab singer has cancelled all appearances in the US, including the awards. The former Brit School student's American label, Universal Republic
Sutton aim to bounce back from their worst performance of the summer in the final round of Southern Women's League matches this weekend. After winning three of their previous four Division One matches, they slumped to last place in their fifth encounter
The Hawker 10km run and walk starts from the YMCA Hawker Centre in Lower Ham Road, Kingston, on Sunday. The walk starts at 11am and the runners are off half-an-hour later. The course takes in a scenic route along the roads and towpaths of Kingston and
