Today is World Hepatitis Day, and the St George’s Viral Hepatitis Team is asking people to get tested for hepatitis C.

Gravesend residents will be able to travel directly into the capital by boat this summer, as Uber temporarily extends its Thames Clippers service to North Kent.

A daily user of Crystal Palace Park is calling on the council to refurbish its neglected toilet facilities, which are “like something out of a horror film.”

Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that there are more than 450,000 EVs on UK roads.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years.

A report, The Social State, is calling for public services to be delivered to help people form new relationships.

A TEENAGER from Eltham has been honoured with The Diana Award for her efforts to tackle social issues during lockdown.

A 2-year-old girl who had a rare case of influenza tragically died following a "catalogue of errors" at Kings College Hospital, an inquest has found.

It has been a week since the majority of restrictions on social contact were lifted in the UK, which has been a well anticipated time for the entertainment industry.

Battersea Park Zoo have welcomed two adorable new piglets last week.

Thousands of black blood donors are urgently needed in a call to save people with sickle cell disease.

Streets in Harlow and Loughton are among those set to be temporarily closed for roadworks, starting from this weekend.

A man has been found dead in a home after police were called to concerns for a resident.

RESIDENTS at a retirement housing complex are demanding action after years of issues with heating and hot water.

Work is underway to redevelop the YMCA in Wimbledon.

Delays to bin collections in Sutton and Croydon could last until the autumn due to a lack of HGV drivers.

Low traffic neighbourhood picnic in West Greenwich One year on.

A flat in Southwark has been destroyed by a fire after an incense stick on a window sill set curtains alight.

A cyclist seriously injured when travelling to work has issued a road safety warning.

A MAN in his 80s has been hospitalised after a crash on West Wickham High Street.

Official figures on Monday showed the number of Covid-19 cases newly reported in the UK dropped for the sixth day in a row.

Police have released a direct appeal to the public to be on the look out for a man who suffers from dementia missing from Southwark.

An alleged drug dealer has been charged with five offences after he was stabbed during a fight in Dartford Town Centre.

At least five people have been arrested in a police operation covering Dartford and Gravesend which saw nearly 100 people stopped and searched.

Firefighters freed an elderly man who became trapped after being hit by a lorry in West Wickham.

A British Superbike rider is in an induced coma after crashing during a race at Brands Hatch in north Kent.

A fourth member of a group of young black men who were “fitted up” by a corrupt police officer from Bromley nearly 50 years ago has been found and is mounting an appeal.

Lambeth Council has made an unreserved apology to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse and neglect suffered while in its care, following a damning report.

A man, believed to be 24, was rushed to hospital after being stabbed multiple times in south London yesterday.

Lambeth Council “put vulnerable children in the path” of sex offenders, who infiltrated children’s homes and foster care, abusing hundreds, a damning report has found.

Waste collection workers are delivering on their promise of a 'long hot summer stink' in Bexley after two weeks of strikes are now set to be extended until August.

UK scientists are yet to produce a paper to determine whether flatulence can indeed spread coronavirus.

Dragon’s Den star and Reggae Reggae sauce founder Levi Roots attended a Bromley charity football tournament in support of a 12-year-old with a life-threatening blood disorder.

Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, said the country is “facing a collapse” of the food chain.

An enquiry has found that residents were not informed about hundreds of cancellations after a major fire at a refuse site in Richmond.

A STASH of shotgun cartridges were found hidden in a communal ceiling in Battersea.

A FOOTBALL club has been left "heartbroken" after the club was plunged partially underwater following flash floods across the UK.

Sutton Guardian readers have been sharing their ideas for improving the high street since our visit last week.

THE number of serious crimes such as sexual and violence offences, criminal damage and arson has fallen across the borough, official figures have revealed.

Enfield born Charlotte Dujardin described as “pretty cool” her achievement in equalling the most number of Olympic medals won by a British woman.

A playground that was fenced off during construction work on a new development has finally been returned to the community. 

RUBBISH collections could be cut if more staff are forced to isolate by the Government's Covid track and trace system, a senior councillor has warned.

HOMES have been damaged and residents were moved into emergency housing after flooding and heavy rain hit Harlow and the south east.

There are “worrying signs” that Croydon Council’s financial crisis is having an impact on the borough’s most vulnerable children.

Tottenham will trial the use of the NHS COVID Pass for supporters wanting to attend their men’s and women’s pre-season friendlies against Arsenal next month.

Drivers are facing more disruption in and around Enfield due to temporary street closures for roadworks.

A shooting ground was damaged after a burglar broke into the premise.

AN ACADEMY has found an interesting way to make vending machines much healthier – with one school filling theirs with reading books.

SCHOOL children got the opportunity to find out how it feels to live like Vikings as their classroom studies came to life.

A man was found to be carrying weapons at Woolwich Crown Court this morning.