The lights blind me. I can feel the sweat dripping down my forehead. The cameras point at me like a pair of guns. Spare me please, I scream in my head. But it's all too late now. It's just too late. "Cue," I hear through my earpiece. And, then, my punishment
An old leap year custom means ladies will be able to propose to their fellas tomorrow. The tradition - known as the Ladies Privilege - marks February 29 as they day a woman may ask her man to marry her. According to the tradition girls tired of waiting
The borough's education chief has pledged to continue helping schools become more sustainable, weeks after Hampton Hill Junior School picked up £5,000 in recognition of its efforts. It was one of only 56 schools to win the grant, awarded by the National
A former caretaker who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two school boys has been spared jail. Paedophile Arthur Miller also admitted having child pornography on his home computer, but walked free from Croydon Crown Court. The 65-year-old former
Neil Warnock has denied reports linking him with striker Julius Aghahowa, and admitted he is likely to miss out on other targets. The Crystal Palace manager was said to have sent scouts to watch the Wigan Athletic man in a reserve game this week, but
Missing teen Georgia Smith has returned home a week after she disappeared after visiting her gran in Wandsworth. The 13-year-old went missing after going to her gran's home in Forthbridge Road, Wandsworth, last Wednesday. She was found safe and
A Wandsworth woman has started up an environmental cleaning company that promises to get the borough's residents cleaning green. Kay Fairclough, from Balham, came up with the idea for her business, Cleaning Green, last year after an environmental epiphany
Together we can make a difference There is a global recognition that we all have a role to play if we are to create a planet a fully sustainable planet. Kingston Council is committed to working with the wider community to ensure that local residents
Croydon South MP Richard Ottaway has taken over Andrew Pelling's casework after it emerged he would be absent for some time while he is treated for clinical depression. Mr Pelling announced that he was standing down as Croydon Central MP last year, after
A schoolboy joyrider who flung a Streatham dad-of-four to his death after stealing his car was named and shamed today after being locked up for six years. Daniel Llewellyn Heath was just 16 when he sped away in the Honda Civic with owner Ken Hong, 38
These photos show the scant care taken by developers working on a controversial building scheme in Carshalton. Not only has the fence at 49 Gordon Road fallen into the pavement, obstructing pedestrians, but the site is left completely open - which
Cheam ward residents are due at the ballot box today to cast their vote for a new councillor. A byelection was called after former Conservative councillor Eleanor Pinfold was disqualified by councillors' watchdog the Standards Board. There are four
The 3rd Cheam Scouts Group set the benchmark for community work on Saturday. After holding a fundraising fair last year the group put the proceeds towards a bench for the Sutton Common Recreation Ground to mark the centenary of the Scouting movement last
Sports clubs are in fear of being priced out by a proposal to lease out the Rosehill Recreation Ground astroturf pitch to a third party. A motion to seek private companies to lease the council-owned sports pitch was due to be approved by the Sutton local
Strictly Come Dancing winner Alesha Dixon says she blamed herself over her split with MC Harvey, whose baby daughter was born in Tooting at the weekend. Dixon, 29, was devastated when the rapper was caught bed-hopping with Javine Hylton, who gave birth
Military historians may be one step closer to solving the mystery of a plane crash which killed Sutton air bomber John Trevor Bromfield. The KL654 Liberator, which crashed in Malaysia while delivering aid to prisoner of war camps on August 23 1945, was
Morden Corinthians Cricket Club are having a free children and parents cricket session for children aged six to 14 this Saturday (March 1). The event will be held indoors at Kings College School in Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon, SW19, from 2.30-3.30pm Everyone
Four out of 10 children in London live below the poverty line, according to a report. London Child Poverty Commission found 41 per cent of the 650,000 kids in the capital live in households with an income of less than 60 per cent of the national average
Three Croydon schools are among the most improved in the country following the release of the latest key stage 3 results. St Mary's Catholic High School, Archbishop Lanfranc School and Selhurst Mathematics and Computing Specialist school, have all
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has denied reporting Tory rival Boris Johnson to police over the alleged "illegal removal" of a cigar case from Iraq. Johnson has blamed the Scotland Yard inquiry on a concerted effort by his political opponents and branded
Detectives investigating the murder of Walton schoolgirl Milly Dowler are pursuing 97 new leads as they hope to finally catch her killer. Officers made a fresh appeal for information after prime suspect Levi Bellfield was convicted of murdering two young
Secondary schools in Lambeth and Merton failed to make the grade in the national key stage 3 exams. Lambeth's borough average of 33 and Merton's of 33.9 fell below the national average of 34.9 in the exams sat by 14 year olds last May. Croydon and
Five climate change protesters have been released on bail after they were arrested for climbing on the roof of Parliament yesterday. The activists breached security at Westminster by climbing on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament to demonstrate
Director of rugby Mike Schmid is targeting wins in the next two matches to cement Esher's place in National League One next season. Schmid's men host Newbury on Saturday and travel to Coventry a week later, and he believes victories in what he describes
Metropolitan Police boss Jimmy Cooper has described this weekend's showdown with play-off chasing Kingstonian as the game that could make or break his side's season. Cooper saw the Blues slip to a 1-0 defeat at Cray Wanderers on Saturday as the race
A 17-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the murder of transexual Kellie Telesford. The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday. A trial has been fixed for August 4. Forty-year-old Kellie Telesford was found
The FA Cup made an emotional return to Wimbledon last night when Wembley heroes Dave Beasant and Lawrie Sanchez were on hand to unveil a permanent exhibition chronicling the history of the club. After years of campaigning Merton Council, along with the
A Balham woman abandoned a baby while she tried to use a forged credit card. The 29-year-old ran off leaving a pram with the seven-month old girl when she was challenged by staff in Marks and Spencer in Bromley, Kent last Thursday. A man she was with
An Edenham High pupil who stabbed his classmate in the head with a pair of scissors is unlikely to return to school, according to the headteacher. Ms Jacey Downes has told the Croydon Guardian this morning that she will do everything in her power to
The body found floating in the Thames by schoolchildren has been identified as that of a man nicknamed Santa who went missing on Christmas Eve. Youngsters at St James' School in Twickenham made the grim discovery during their lunch break last Wednesday
The average Kingston resident is responsible for 2.4 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from household gas and electricity use every year - the equivalent of a small car driving nearly 12,000 miles. The figures from the Department for the Environment
A fitness trainer accused of killing Walton business woman Kate Beagley said she was alive when he left her, a court heard. Karl Taylor, 27, said in a statement that he and the 32-year-old arranged to meet in Twickenham last May, a week after they first
Rosslyn Park coach Chris Kibble has demanded his side finish the season on a high after a five-try romp at Luton eased their relegation fears. Saturday's 40-29 win pushed Park towards mid-table in National Division Three South and ended a run of four
A screenprint of Croydon-born supermodel Kate Moss is part of one of the largest exhibitions of artwork by Banksy. Sixty works by the urban artist will go on display at the Andipa Gallery in Knightsbridge from tomorrow. The work, a pastiche of Andy
Coach Brian McDermott revealed he will be backing Harlequins RL skipper Rob Purdham for international honours after the second row inspired Quins to a 34-18 win over Wakefield. Purdham led from the front as Quins overturned an eight-point deficit to
Despite the best efforts of captain-for-the-day Tim Pinnock, Surbiton lost 3-2 to Bowdon in their National Premier Division fixture at Sugden Road on Saturday. For the first time this season the Surrey club were without James Mulcair, their team captain
A woman has died and a man is critically ill after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in a Hounslow flat. A 26-year-old woman died at the scene and a 32-year-old man was taken to hospital after police were called to Wooldridge Close last night. The block
A Norwegian court has decided to postpone a hearing for Amy Winehouse, who is accused of drug possession, local media reported. Winehouse had been due in court on Friday to contest a fine, but the Bergen district court approved a request by Winehouse's
A 23 year-old man acquitted for murder this week after serving almost a year behind bars says he has lost all faith in the justice system. Otis Brown, of Frant Road, Thornton Heath, walked free on Tuesday after an Old Bailey jury accepted he had killed
Walton Casuals boss Luke Dowling has vowed to stop tinkering with his side's formation after the Stags were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Corinthian Casuals on Saturday. Dowling switched from the 4-3-3 that had served them so well in recent
Stoneleigh pole vaulter Jade Ive lept into the record books at the weekend, all but booking her place on a plane bound for India for the Commonwealth Youth Games in October. The 16-year-old became the first U20 Brit to clear the 4m mark at Sunday's National
28th February 1991 - It is revealed that of the 16 Britons who died in the Gulf War, 9 had been accidentally killed by American troops. 1999 - Oliver Driscoll pays £6,200 for a first edition of "The Beano" at auction. It is the highest price ever paid
