August 2025
Thames Water’s agreed to pay a fifth of its record £122-million fine by the end of next month.
Regulator Ofwat issued the penalties in May for breaching sewage [...]
Banquet Records in Kingston says it has paused shipping to the US.
It says it’s because of the tariffs President Donald Trump [...]
Repair work has begun to fix Battersea Park’s Grade II listed Albert Gate.
It’s after a large lorry struck it last week, causing [...]
Spelthorne Borough Council is cracking down on Houses of Multiple Occupancy.
These are properties rented out to at least three people [...]
More Poundland shops are going to close despite a restructuring plan being approved in court saving it from collapse.
Lawyers argued the high street retailer would've run out of [...]
Police made 528 arrests at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival but say there were “far fewer” incidents of serious violence than at previous events.
Officers responded to reports of four stabbings, none of which [...]
London’s firefighters are reminding us that it’s human behaviour like incorrectly disposed cigarettes that is often the cause of grass fires.
Fires requiring four or more engines broke out across the [...]
Surrey Police say new high-visibility patrols are already cutting crime.
Around 250 hours of foot patrols are now being carried [...]
Harlequins Women confirm the arrival of Damian Welch as Forwards Coach ahead of the 2025/26 season.
Welch arrives in Twickenham with an impressive coaching pedigree, having [...]
Multiple searches have been conducted during a police drugs operation at Sutton station.
Officers spent two hours last Monday on the operation, which [...]
A homeless man’s admitted to the murder of a woman in Hammersmith, who was battered to death with a mallet days after she took him in.
37-year-old Victoria Adams (pictured above) was found in a bedroom [...]
A fire which broke out in a Wandsworth Council waste truck was caused by a small lithium battery in a recycling bag.
Crews spotted the smoke just after 7am last Wednesday and [...]
Lib Dem leader and Kingston and Surbiton MP, Sir Ed Davey, says the small boat crisis was caused by “Nigel Farage’s Brexit” as the Reform UK leader lays out his 5 year plan.
Women and children will be among those detained under Reform [...]
Brentford boss Keith Andrews will make changes to his team for tonight’s EFL Cup match against Bournemouth.
But, Yoane Wissa won't be one of them. The forward's [...]
Pothole-related breakdowns jumped 9% between April and June compared to last year.
The RAC says it recorded a jump in call outs [...]
The government’s announced new measures to crack down on so-called ‘honour-based’ abuse.
That's where there's a crime or incident which is committed [...]
Carlos Alcaraz has cruised into the second round of the US Open tennis – with a straight-sets mauling of American Reilly Opelka.
Sutton’s Jack Draper is also through, beating qualifier Federico Agustin [...]
Scientists at the University of Surrey and Roehampton say a natural plant extract could make leukaemia treatment work better.
Forskolin, from the Indian coleus plant, was found to slow [...]
Police are trying to locate a teenage girl that could be in Heathrow.
15-year-old girl Alexis has been missing Friday the 15th of [...]
A 22-year-old says he is determined to conquer his fear of heights in order to raise money for a children’s charity in East Molesey.
James Scott is preparing to take part in a 15,000 [...]
Angela Mortimer Barrett MBE, the 1961 Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Champion, has died aged 93.
Born in Plymouth in 1932, she rose to prominence despite [...]
15 used Wimbledon Tennis Championship nets have been donated to public parks and schools across Merton and Wandsworth.
Clothing and towels used during the fortnight by the players [...]
A community garden has opened in Thornton Heath for children to learn about science and nature.
Colliers Water Garden, transformed with £200,000 from the UK Shared [...]
A will made in 1642 which resulted in a legal row concerning William Shakespeare has been discovered at The National Archives in Kew.
The will, made by Thomas Nash, has been found in [...]
There’s been a “surge” in graffiti across Mole Valley.
The council says it will be undertaking an extensive cleanse [...]
