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  • Main's massacre doesn't Count for anything: Terry

    Tonbridge 0-3 AFC Wimbledon Wimbledon fans were warned not to read too much into the results and performances of the last six days despite ruthlessly dispatching Tonbridge. Jon Main gunned down his former team-mates on his return to

  • Palace unbeaten in pre-season

    Victor Moses’ second-half strike ensured Palace remained unbeaten throughout pre-season as they came from behind to draw 1-1 against Leicester City at Selhurst Park. The 17-year-old celebrated his new long-term contract by combining well with

  • Description of Battersea stabbing suspect released

    Police have released a description of the man they want to trace following the murder of a woman in Battersea. The 23-year-old victim from Wandsworth was stabbed in Lavender Hill at about 9.20pm on Thursday. She was taken to a south London

  • "I'll never recover from this"

    The mum of the tragic Southfields teen dismembered in Brazil has spoken about her daughter's killing. Cara Maria Burke, 17, had flown to Brazil three months ago with Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos after meeting him in London. But last Saturday police

  • Streatham kids 'bling up' bikes

    Disadvantaged kids in Streatham Vale have been given bikes by the police to do up over the summer. Streatham safer neighbourhoods teams donated about 20 bikes from their lost property store to children taking part in the “bling up ya bike”

  • Single glass of wine costs driver her licence

    One glass of rose wine on an empty stomach proved the downfall of a Walton woman when she was caught drink driving in Kingston, a court has heard. Eryn Hawley, of Churchfield Road, stopped by police after they saw her driving at speed over Kingston

  • Charity challenge takes cricketers to Everest

    An intrepid Wimbledon cricketer is bidding to break the world record for the highest official game of sport in history. Alan Curr, of Florence Road, will join 49 others for a game of cricket 17,000 feet up Mount Everest, to raise £250,000 for

  • Proposed weekend closures for train station ticket offices

    Ticket offices at four Kingston stations face being closed at weekends under new plans from operator South West Trains. Offices at Berrylands, Chessington South and Malden Manor stations are set to close every Saturday, with Motspur Park’s closing

  • Pop star pedals into Putney

    Observant Putney residents may spot a famous pop star and his brother pedaling on the river later today. Will Young is joining his brother Rupert in a four-man pedalo to mark the end of a two week challenge by his twin to raise money for charity

  • Primary denied secondary school link

    A Richmond primary school claims its children will suffer after the town’s lone secondary school refused to give extra priority to pupils wanting to enroll this year – a decision now backed by officials. Marshgate Primary objected to Christ

  • Husband threatened to kill wife, court told

    An angry husband threatened to kill his wife who left him after she found out he was having an affair, a court has heard. Jason Young, of Blakes Lane, New Malden, sent a tirade of threatening messages and told his wife, Trudy Bryant, to “watch her back

  • Car smash brings down phone lines

    Residents in Mitcham have been left without phone lines after a car smashed into a telegraph pole early this morning. Police and fire crews were called to Lower Green West at 12.30am after a silver BMW convertible smashed into the pole, ripping

  • Firefighter rewarded for 30 years' service

    A Kingston firefighter who dedicated more than 30 years to the brigade and once helped save the coursework of GCSE students at Tiffin Girls’ School has been honoured for his service. Paul Messeder retired as station manager at Kingston fire station

  • Fox urine mistaken for poisonous chemical

    Knocking over bins and leaving rubbish strewn across roads means foxes are rarely favoured in the capital. But one such creature not only angered Wandsworth residents on Thursday, but managed to attract the attention of the emergency services

  • Is perfume warehouse hiding secret aircraft?

    A war-time aeroplane, crushed behind the walls of a perfume warehouse in Croydon, is being kept a secret. Earlier this year, the Croydon Guardian was contacted by two readers who have seen the ghostly remains of the plane stuck in the wall.

  • Teen racially abused

    A teenager was assaulted and racially abused in two attacks outside a Morden pub. Police are looking for witnesses to the attacks, which took place in front of the Beverley in Tudor Drive. During the first assault a man shouted abuse