January 2026
Actor, Sir Idris Elba has been fined for breaking a 20mph speed limit while riding his scooter along Chelsea Embankment.
The 53-year-old was recorded travelling at 28mph last June. He’s [...]
Protesters turned out in force on Saturday to call for Hammersmith Bridge to re-open to motor vehicles.
Jackie News was there and you can hear the full [...]
People across Merton are being offered a cash reward for reporting fly-tippers.
The council will hand out up to £200 if the [...]
In his latest roundup with Jackie News, Wimbledon MP Paul Kohler talks to Jacqui Kerr about the issues affecting his constituents this month including bike thefts, policing, organised crime and even US President, Donald Trump.
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A David Bowie mural is to be reinstated in Tolworth.
His alter ego Ziggy Stardust was originally painted on to [...]
Two time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.
It’s after a straight-sets win over home player Alex de [...]
AFC Wimbledon match postponed due to Storm Chandra.
Three EFL matches have been postponed tonight as Storm Chandra [...]
In her first roundup with Jackie News since the new year, Richmond Park’s Lib Dem MP, Sarah Olney talks to Jacqui Kerr about the issues affecting her constituents this month.
This includes free transcripts of sentencing remarks from judges for [...]
A prisoner who was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in October will be sentenced later.
24 year-old Brahim Kaddour-Cherif will appear in court after pleading [...]
Police officers from the Spelthorne Safer Neighbourhood Team are at Sunbury Library today for a chat over a cup of tea.
Residents can drop in between 2 and 3.30pm to discuss [...]
Millions of people around the world are marking Holocaust Memorial Day.
This year’s theme, 'Bridging Generations.' is a reminder that the [...]
It’s thought another large group of youths taking part in the “Blind Date” TikTok challenge is expected on Sutton High Street today.
A dispersal order is in place from 2 pm to midnight, [...]
Three people are in hospital after a fire destroyed two storeys of a house in Morden.
Around 70 firefighters were called to a blaze at a [...]
A scout group in Cheam says there’s a “very strong” possibility it won’t see its centenary unless more volunteers can be found.
It’s thought more than 3,000 young people have been a [...]
Ground rents will be capped at 250 pounds a year for leaseholders across England and Wales.
Changes announced by Sir Keir Starmer this morning also mean [...]
The Tories say Nigel Farage is doing more of their ‘spring cleaning’, after Suella Braverman became the third MP to defect to Reform UK this month.
She'd previously been home secretary under Liz Truss and Rishi [...]
A 17-year-old girl from Epsom Downs is to walk and down Box Hill nearly 100 times this weekend to raise money for a Tadworth based charity.
Amy Brett will be replicating walking up Mount Everest for [...]
Carbon emissions have fallen by 19% across Epsom and Ewell since 2020.
The council says upgrades like the installation of LED lights [...]
The All England Club’s legal battle with campaign group Save Wimbledon Park over plans to almost triple the size of its grounds on the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club site continued last week.
The All England Club’s legal battle with campaign group Save [...]
South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction will be affected by engineering work this weekend.
Queenstown Road station in Battersea will be closed, and many [...]
The housing secretary has met with the country’s biggest construction companies to discuss Labour’s plans to build 1.5 million homes.
Steve Reed, who is also the MP for Streatham and [...]
2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the major extension of the Northern Line
The 1926 expansion included seven new stations, adding Morden, South [...]
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out her overhaul of policing, aiming to tackle “unpunished” everyday crime and get officers from their desks to the streets.
The Home Secretary has outlined proposed reforms including the creation [...]
Firefighters tackle blaze at famous Kensington Roof Gardens.
Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters fought the flames [...]
Fire breaks out in Battersea
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire [...]
