South London woman forced to pay neighbour’s bills for 3 YEARS due to council blunder

South London woman forced to pay neighbour’s bills for 3 YEARS due to council blunder

A woman ended up paying her neighbour’s bills after a South London council housed her in a block of flats with only one water and electricity metre. The unnamed woman, known as... Read more »
Brutal murder of woman, 26, on South London train remains unsolved 34 years later despite killer’s blood found at scene

Brutal murder of woman, 26, on South London train remains unsolved 34 years later despite killer’s blood found at scene

In a case that horrified Londoners, a young woman was brutally stabbed to death inside a train carriage carrying nearly 70 people. Few murder cases grip the nation such as the killing... Read more »
Man jailed for minimum of 8 years after murdering grandad in brutal attack in his own home

Man jailed for minimum of 8 years after murdering grandad in brutal attack in his own home

A man was locked up for a minimum of eight years today (April 8) after a brutal attack on his elderly friend and neighbour just three days before the funeral of the... Read more »
South London man sentenced to minimum of 24 years for murder of sixteen-year-old

South London man sentenced to minimum of 24 years for murder of sixteen-year-old

A nineteen-year-old man from South Norwood was among four sentenced to life imprisonment today  (Thursday April 7, 2022) for murdering Daniel Laskos in Havering. During the Old Bailey trial earlier this month... Read more »
East London’s lost tram network that was famed for fatal police chase and lasted only 28 years

East London’s lost tram network that was famed for fatal police chase and lasted only 28 years

It is difficult to imagine London streets without picturing cars, black cabs, and red double-decker buses. But navigating the thoroughfares of the capital was once done via a different kind of transport,... Read more »
Oxford win first men’s Boat Race in four years as ‘aggressive coxing’ accusations follow Cambridge women’s victory

Oxford win first men’s Boat Race in four years as ‘aggressive coxing’ accusations follow Cambridge women’s victory

His percussion talents have seen him play alongside Leona Lewis, opera singer Andrea Bocelli, Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, Olly Murs, Ronan Keating, JLS, Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott and The Saturdays. However, he’ll... Read more »
London library book returned almost 50 years after its due date wracking up £1,254 fine

London library book returned almost 50 years after its due date wracking up £1,254 fine

A long overdue book has finally been returned to a London library after almost 50 years. The book is an edition of the play called Querolus and was meant to be returned... Read more »
Londoner has water ‘pouring down walls’ every time it rains from ‘crack he’s had for 25 years’

Londoner has water ‘pouring down walls’ every time it rains from ‘crack he’s had for 25 years’

A Londoner has been left living in “appalling” conditions for six years, with water drenching the walls of his North London flat whenever it rains. William Corbett, 56, says rain “pours down... Read more »
‘I bought my first home for £375,000 after saving for 15 years and now it’s worth nothing because of the cladding’

‘I bought my first home for £375,000 after saving for 15 years and now it’s worth nothing because of the cladding’

Phil had been saving for around 15 years when he finally had enough money to purchase his first home. The first-time buyer bagged a brand new two-bedroom flat in Newham for £375,000... Read more »
‘My family have run our London piercing salon for 30 years. We’ve had A-list celebrity clients and pierced everything from an elbow to a face’

‘My family have run our London piercing salon for 30 years. We’ve had A-list celebrity clients and pierced everything from an elbow to a face’

“Take a deep breath,” Julia instructs me. “It doesn’t hurt when you take a deep breath.” In one quick movement, she’s pierced my ear with a needle and threaded a gold stud... Read more »