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Croydon Council leader blames BREXIT for Westfield uncertainty

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Wallington Asda evacuated for the second time in two days following security alert

Wallington girl shares delight at snapping pic of albino squirrel on way home from school

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South West Most Wanted: Police are hunting these men over serious crimes

New show pays tribute to rock 'n' roll legend

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust give coronavirus update as testing continues in A&E car parks

London gang database cut by a third in attempt to remove "cloak of secrecy"

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Inspector denies 'pointlessness' of ringing police in Lewisham

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Women's Equality Party drops Mayoral bid after health problems

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Six-year-old Evan from Charlton stands up against climate change in front of Parliament

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Access Self Storage launches its annual Easter-egg appeal to raise money for charity

Cherry trees planted in Hampton Court Palace as new initiative between UK and Japan

Two men arrested for on suspicion of drug-dealing in Teddington

Greenwich sailors fight back against flooding using a wall of Christmas trees

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Caroline Flack petition sent to Hertsmere's MP

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Merton Council could spend £2.7m demolishing and then rebuilding Bishopsford Road Bridge

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More than 100 cases of measles reported in Wandsworth in past five months

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Man who sexually abused two girls in 1960s jailed

Ahamadiyya Muslim mosque to open in Southall

Help Ealing's trainee medics - and get paid at same time!

Police officer sacked after allegedly stealing bottle of brandy during boozy night out

‘Wanted’ posters could help catch fly-tippers

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Police charge four men after spate of cash machine thefts nets £120,000

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Food bank on the lookout for new home as new Bromley medical centre steps closer

Wandsworth could be getting its own bowling alley THIS YEAR

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Ham traffic diversions for Toad breeding season as residents urged to take extra care

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Fraud victim sent hilarious message to Merton Park scammer - after she left her name and address

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'They treated me like the absolute enemy rather than a parent with a very vulnerable child'

Major disruption through Sutton and Mitcham due to flooding on the train tracks

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15 people tested for coronavirus at Epsom and St Helier hospitals in first week of February

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Asda Wallington re-opened after security alert

Flood warning issued for River Wandle across South West London

New play is inspired by the families of military personnel

New exhibition examines issues of race in Britain

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Here are some ways Sutton Council will spend £200,000 following Mayor’s Cultural Impact Award win

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Kirk Douglas remembered how Laurence Olivier treated him like a star

Sadiq Khan blasts mayoral rival for 'flippant' knife crime remarks

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Sutton man detained in Egypt over 'pat on back' tired but happy after flying home

BT pledges clean-up of phone boxes that were branded a “disgrace” by councillor

Council to scrap some adult social care benefits

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Balham students raise money for charity after lymphoma diagnosis

Man convicted of actual bodily harm following death of 69-year-old

Met Office issues first red weather warning in five years over storm Dennis

Man arrested after a string of indecent exposures in Shirley

Council sets out plan to improve housing repairs

Ex-Love Island host Caroline Flack found dead at home

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Man in his 80s dead after Orpington crash

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Sutton man arrested in Egypt for 'patting' guard on back released from custody

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South Croydon man told sex worker her heart would be cut out unless she 'stopped f**king about'

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This special needs school in Wallington is officially Outstanding

Man wants historic Cheam tree destroyed during Storm Ciara turned into a play space for kids

Caroline Flack found dead at 40 in flat

Caroline Flack found dead at 40 in flat

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Caroline Flack found dead at 40 in flat

Five-year delays to upgrade school leaves staff calling to lobby district council

Police want to speak with Carshalton man following armed robbery

Two arrests made in Bromley as 48 hour dispersal zone put in place

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Chessington seafood salesman guilty of smuggling £53 million of endangered live eels

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UK battered by storm for second weekend in a row

UK battered by storm for second weekend in a row

Art centre's half term events promise fun for all the family

X Factor and The Voice singer to star in new tribute show

Gym membership at New Addington's new leisure centre has risen by £10 a month

Council spent £80,000 in legal fees trying to make residents pay for sprinklers in tower blocks

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Wandsworth mum praises Pizza Express staff after special needs son lives out his dream

Two men wanted by police following New Malden assaults

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UK faces battering for second weekend in a row as Storm Dennis approaches

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Date announced for hospice's annual 10k charity race

Council confirms further cuts and tax increase to balance budget

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'My mother's last days were full of love and dignity'

Thousands of EU citizens have already applied for settled status in South West London

The best and worst parcel delivery firms in the UK (you may not be surprised)

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Sport

FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

Five things we learned from Millwall's 1-0 win over Preston

Coulson: Weather can't be an excuse

Boss has no issue with critics

O's paid price for 'negative' second half

O's slip to Robins defeat

FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

One Charlton player needs to get up to speed after Blackburn defeat, and fast

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Sport

FANS REACTION

'Stonewall,' 'All day long,' 'How can we complain?' - Addicks react to Rovers defeat

'It's pointless asking me' - Charlton boss on officiating in Blackburn defeat

Millwall targeting play-off push says Lions boss after Preston win

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Hutchinson header gives Millwall first away victory of 2020

INJURY NEWS

Bowyer on why Jonny missed Blackburn tie: 'you won't believe it'

MANAGER REACTION

'They did a job on us' - Addicks boss after 2-0 Rovers defeat

PLAYER RATINGS

Who was the positive in Charlton's 2-0 defeat by Blackburn?

CHARLTON 0 BLACKBURN 2

REPORT: Charlton 0 Blackburn 2 - Addicks blown away at The Valley

Reid makes Kansas loan move

'The place will be bouncing' - The Valley sold out for Blackburn trip

'They won't know what's hit them' - Euell on the importance of Charlton's Academy Day

O's in for tough Robins test

Disappointment with a point against Fulham shows how far they've come says Lions ace

'He's polished us' - Lions forward on what Rowett's brought to The Den

'It was a VAR moment' - Millwall striker on controversy in Fulham draw

FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

Have Millwall found their midfield Lion?

O's benefitting from knowing who is in charge

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National sport

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says Harry Maguire should have seen red

Bukayo Saka has aspirations to be a winger at Arsenal

Manchester United make Chelsea pay as VAR takes centre stage

Launchbury ‘extremely proud’ of recent England career despite reduced role

Gary Neville backs Manchester City to win appeal against ‘hopeless’ UEFA

Simeone expects Klopp’s Liverpool to go down in history as a great team

‘The champion is not going anywhere’ – Wilder confident ahead of Fury rematch

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Young Reporter

I, Cinna (the poet) by Georgina Featherston, Ursuline High School

The 'Beat of Life' is celebrated for the 19th year by Bancroft's by Amala Sangha, Bancroft's School

Planet over profit - HBS Green Team kick-start No Fast Fashion February with a clothing swap - by Tahmina Sayfi Henrietta Barnett School

Single People Awareness Day: Jaiming Kang from Walthamstow School for Girls

Valentine's Day - An economist's secret love, by Divy Dayal, Wilson's School

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Education

Barnes teacher is first winner of new London STEM teaching award

Shocking report into treatment of pupils at Orpington grammar school published

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Millennium Performing Arts college in Greenwich celebrates first graduation

Fantastic turnaround for Plumstead Manor school as it receives 'Good' Ofsted report

The John Roan school receives damning Ofsted rating as academisation threat looms

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News

FLASHBACK FRIDAY - 30 photos in the Croydon Guardian from 2007: Part 1

25 firefighters tackle Sutton flat fire as residents led to safety

Sutton Dad in Egyptian prison for 'patting airport security officer on the back'

Ealing arts group moves to Dickens Yard base

Uxbridge students donate 500 items to food bank

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National news

Apple warns of coronavirus impact on results

Doctors call for end to ‘torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange’

Measles complication warning amid ‘unfounded’ vaccine fears

Measures to prevent crime could begin as early as nursery, experts say

Boris Johnson not looking to scrap TV licence fee ‘at this stage’

I’m going to miss you: Love Island narrator pays tribute to Caroline Flack

Coronavirus: Stranded Britons on cruise ship could be flown home

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