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Fall in school rolls forces closure of two schools

The council blames the "difficult" decision on declining birth rates and families leaving London.

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PCs who put spit hood on 90-year-old face hearing

Two serving PCs and a former officer will face gross misconduct hearings.

Jesse Lloyd-Smith, a man with dark hair worn in braids. He is smiling and looking at the camera

Mother saw gunman open fire as son shot - court

Jesse Lloyd-Smith's mother witnesses a gunman opening fire and finds her son shot, a court hears.

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Sisters of man shot dead 10 years ago renew appeal

Ola Raji, 21, was stabbed and shot by two men while cycling on the East Surrey Grove estate.

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Cockney museum in Surrey is 'my pride and joy'

George Major, who is the Pearly King of Peckham, set up his museum in Stoneleigh in 2020.

Shaquille Graham is smiling at the camera. His hair is braided and tied back. He is wearing a zip-up jumper in navy blue with yellow piping on the zip and double yellow piping bands on the upper arm.

Teenager given life sentence over nightclub murder

Shaquille Graham was shot by Tyler Roberts-Emmanuel, who laid in wait for him outside a nightclub.

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Teenager guilty of nightclub shooting murder

Shaquille Graham was shot by a man who laid in wait for him outside a club in south-east London.

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Peckham Soup Kitchen searching for new home

A soup kitchen in south London, which says it is a "lifeline", may be forced to close its hub.

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Gang detained over transgender student stab attack

The victim was repeatedly stabbed and beaten after being lured to a car park, a court hears.