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Guy Luzon: I know exactly what players we need to bring in
Charlton manager Guy Luzon insists that he knows the exact recruitment process that is needed to make Charlton competitive in the Championship next season. Speaking after the side’s 2-0 victory at Dagenham and Redbridge on Wednesday evening, the
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Teenagers robbed at knifepoint in New Eltham park
A mum has spoken out after her teenage son and four others were robbed at knifepoint in New Eltham. The 38-year-old, who was afraid to be named, said her 16-year-old son was walking with four friends in New Eltham Park, near Southwood Road, yesterday
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Group left stranded in rural Kent for two hours by Welling taxi firm
Four people left stranded in rural Kent for two hours by a Welling taxi firm have vowed never to use their services again. From 1am on June 28, the group were left to sit on steps outside a venue near Tunbridge Wells after a friend's wedding, with
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Bexley police officers drag woman threatening to jump off A2 footbridge to safety
A pair of Bexley police officers risked their lives to save a woman threatening to throw herself from a bridge over the A2. PC Iain McAllen and PC Leighton Gill took part in a desperate search to find a distressed woman who had left her home in
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Bickley pre-school leader retires after 30 years
MP Bob Neill saluted the leader of a Bickley pre-school who retired after more than 30 years. Monica Sanderson, 70, taught at St Geroge’s Church Pre-School, off Bickley Park Road, for the past three decades before finally stepping down last Friday
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Three knives recovered in Lewisham
Two men have been arrested and three knives recovered in Lewisham. Police arrested a man for possession of an offensive weapon yesterday (July 21) around 8.20am. MORE TOP STORIES The knives were recovered during a stop and search by the bus
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Fire crews battle large field fire in Longfield
Fire crews have tackled a fire bigger than a football pitch in Longfield. Two fire engines and a fire fogging unit were used to extinguish the blaze in a large field in Hartley Bottom Road. TOP STORIES: The field set alight at 11.30am
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Two men seriously injured after 'falling from lorry' on M20
Two men have been seriously injured after reportedly falling from a lorry on the M20 this morning (July 22). The motorway was closed in both directions between Junction 2 for Wrotham and Junction 1 for Swanley after the incident at around 10am.
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Bromley musicians battle for London's busker of the year crown
Bromley musicians are hoping to beat off hundreds of other young Londoners to be crowned the capital’s busker of the year. Gigs is the London Mayor’s annual search for the city’s best young musicians giving them the chance to perform at landmark
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Chelsea fan from Sidcup banned from football matches for three years for involvement in Paris Metro race row
A Sidcup man has been banned from football matches for three years for his involvement in the Paris Metro race row. Video footage emerged earlier this year showing Frenchman Souleymane Sylla being repeatedly pushed off a Metro train in Paris as
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UPDATE, PICTURES AND VIDEO: Greenwich trespasser causes EIGHT hours of train delays
A trespasser on the tracks at Greenwich caused chaos for rail passengers across south east London on Tuesday evening (July 22). British Transport Police and Met Police officers were called to Greenwich station at around 5.25pm following reports
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Pedestrian hit by van in Welling
A pedestrian has been hit by a van in Welling. Met police were called to Warwick Road at the junction Park View Road just before 4.30pm yesterday evening (July 21). The victim is not thought to have life threatening or life changing injuries
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UPDATE: Passers-by thought dead man found on Plumstead Common was sunbathing
A man who died of a cardiac arrest on Plumstead Common was reportedly left as people thought he was sunbathing. The man, who was in his 30s, died of cardiac arrest on the green, near Chestnut Rise, last night (Jul 21). Emergency services were
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Dartford mother, Teresa Sheldon, admits killing five-year-old son Tommy in car fire
A Dartford mother has been detained under the Mental Health Act after admitting killing her five-year-old son in a horrific car blaze. Tommy Sheldon suffered life-threatening 65 per cent burns in the blaze in Merdon Castle Lane, Hursley, Hampshire
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VIDEO: James Bond takes on an old foe in the new Spectre trailer
Things are looking bleak for 007 in the new trailer for Sam Mendes’ Spectre. The short promo clip was released today, showing Daniel Craig returning as James Bond and it’s fair to say he is in a spot of bother. In between shots of snowy mountains
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Fire crews battle three acres of grass fire in Swanscombe
Fire fighters have tackled yet another blaze in grassland at Swanscombe. Crews tackled a fire the size of almost two football pitches in Stanhope Road just after 5.20pm yesterday (July 21). The fire was under control by 7pm. TOP STORIES
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Protesters moved on by police after sit-in to save Lewisham college
Protesters staging an overnight sit-in at a Lewisham college have been moved-on by police. The group, made up of residents, students and trade union activists, began their protest against plans to sell off the Camberwell Campus of Lewisham Southwark
