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‘I shot a policeman in the back – 20 years later we’re friends’

At the time Leroy Smith felt he had no choice but to shoot the two police officers. They’d crept up behind him and his friend, having followed them from a Brixton pub... Read more »
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Croydon murder: Boy, 15, stabbed to death ‘who made whole class laugh’ named in friend’s heartbreaking tribute

Tributes continue to pour in for the boy, 15, who was stabbed to death in Croydon last night. One heartbreaking note from a class mate names the victim as Zaian. The note... Read more »
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Harvey Parker: Family and friends issue appeal after gifted music student goes missing in London

Family and friends of Harvey Parker have issued an urgent appeal for information after the gifted music student vanished on a night out in London on Thursday. The 20-year-old university student was... Read more »
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‘I cried when I wasn’t allowed to dance with my friends because of my disability – but now I’ve been a dancer for 11 years’

Dreaming of dance since she was a very young girl, Emily Farruku tried to join a class with her friends when she was at primary school – but was told she could... Read more »
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Westminster man could be jailed for having friends in his flat after breaking ban – South London News

By Jacob Phillips, Local Democracy Reporter A man could be sent to jail if he throws a party over the next two years. Oswaldo Desilve-Chitas, 39, was banned from having anyone into... Read more »
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Desperate mum’s emotional message to missing best friends, 12, as police search enters third day

One of the mums of two boys, 12, who have been missing for almost three days has described having the “biggest sick feeling in the pit of my stomach” as the police... Read more »
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South East London mum accused of driving her son and friends to kill disabled teenager

A mother stands accused of murder after she allegedly  drove her son and his three teenage friends to kill a disabled youth in Sydenham. Nicola Leighton, 36, her son Tyreese Ulysses, 19,... Read more »
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The best friends who met on the first day of Year 7 behind new soul-food restaurant using grandma’s recipes

Khamisi McKenzie and Daniel Opoku-Baah stood queued up to go into class on the first day of Year 7, not knowing that years down the line they would be inseparable, and launch... Read more »
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‘I grew up watching friends die – now I dedicate my life to getting knives off the streets’

London is a city which has long been gripped by the devastating effects of knife crime. One man who knows this better than most is Ryan Biddiss, 26, who grew up in... Read more »
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Princess Eugenie joins friends for a night out at David Beckham’s pub in west London

Princess Eugenie channelled autumn chic this weekend as she joined her friends for a cosy night out at The Walmer Castle pub in west London. The Queen’s granddaughter, 31, who welcomed her first... Read more »