Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

A footballer who verbally abused another player has been convicted of a homophobic hate crime. Tower Hamlets FC player Ayokunle Odedoyin, originally from Barking, targeted Sheppey United’s Jahmal Howlett-Mundle with a homophobic... Read more »
Goldsmiths University to keep statues connected to slavery – South London News

Goldsmiths University to keep statues connected to slavery – South London News

Goldsmiths University has decided to keep four statues connected to slavery and Britain’s colonial past on the front of Deptford Town Hall.  Following a public consultation of people in the Lewisham area... Read more »
Matthijs de Ligt: Chelsea offer Timo Werner as part of De Ligt deal | Transfer Centre News

Matthijs de Ligt: Chelsea offer Timo Werner as part of De Ligt deal | Transfer Centre News

Chelsea are willing to pay €45m (£38m) plus Timo Werner to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus while Hakim Ziyech is in talks with AC Milan, reports Sky in Italy. The 22-year-old... Read more »
Cyclist punched in face by driver in east London

Cyclist punched in face by driver in east London

A London man who has cycled the same 9 km route to his job at the Salvation Army for 20 years, says he was punched in the face by an angry driver Thursday. Peter... Read more »
Charges laid after south London gunfire

Charges laid after south London gunfire

By Scott Kitching June 24, 2022 12:20pm Police have made an arrest in connection with shots that were fired in a south London neighbourhood. On the night of Sunday, June 12, police... Read more »
London bus cuts will ‘cripple’ Putney and make pensioners’ hospital trips harder

London bus cuts will ‘cripple’ Putney and make pensioners’ hospital trips harder

Proposals to cut bus routes could “cripple” parts of London and make it harder for people to get to hospital, a union has warned. Routes 14 and 74 from Putney to Russell... Read more »
‘A runway between Broadway Market and Brick Lane’: the glamorisation of East London’s gentrification

‘A runway between Broadway Market and Brick Lane’: the glamorisation of East London’s gentrification

Home to the emerging creative class, independent coffee shops and beanies in more colours than you can name, East London has been crowned as one of the capital’s trendiest locations. London Fields,... Read more »
Summer by the River Festival showcases at London Bridge City – South London News

Summer by the River Festival showcases at London Bridge City – South London News

A free festival will run for three months next to London Bridge. Summer by the River Festival is taking place in London Bridge City, the name for the area next to London... Read more »
Train strikes; Now London Underground and Greater Anglia workers threaten summer industrial action

Train strikes; Now London Underground and Greater Anglia workers threaten summer industrial action

London Underground workers have threatened to strike again in a dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions – as millions of rail passengers suffered a fourth day in a row of disruption... Read more »
London Tube closures June 24 weekend: See the full list

London Tube closures June 24 weekend: See the full list

With the weekend upon us, it’s time to check what planned TFL closures are taking place from Friday to Sunday. We’ve put a quick list together of all the work this weekend to ensure you don’t get... Read more »