A 17-year-old has today been convicted of murdering Jay Hughes in Bellingham.

A stray corn snake was recovered by police officers this morning after it was seen slithering past a church.

Staff at a children’s pre-school said they are ‘delighted’ to receive an ‘Oustanding’ following their latest Ofsted inspection.

A group of Year 10 drama students have secured a place in the final of a national award competition.

A number of people in Plumstead have been issued with parking tickets near the scene of a fatal shooting last week.

The Seven pub, formerly The Seven Balls, has reopened after a year-long closure .

The district’s MP has encouraged more women who are mothers to pursue a career in politics.

New zones will be rolled out to protect residents’ parking spaces on roads near Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium.

Detectives investigating offences committed by alleged serial rapist Joseph McCann have made six arrests.

Residents in Bromley will soon have a change in the days waste is collected to improve the efficiency of the service.

Charging points for electric vehicles have been installed as part of a green energy programme.

A Lewisham councillor who defected from Labour has labelled leader Jeremy Corbyn a racist and likened him to a dictator.

Just before his 27th birthday, Jerry Lovell-Papenthein collapsed and was clinically dead for 45 minutes.

London-wide deaf and disabled people organisation, Inclusion London, has called on Lewisham Council to release more information about its plans for the borough’s deaf and disability services.

A married couple intent on putting care workers at the forefront of their business have explained why the company has thrived so quickly.

Bromley residents will be exposed to more education on pollution awareness in the future after the council launched an anti-idling campaign.

Police in parts of Wandsworth have temporarily been given the power to stop and search anyone they please.

Lewisham residents have been praised for helping refugees settle in the borough, while hitting back at the government’s ‘hostile environment’ approach to immigration.

Police are searching for a vulnerable teenager from Croydon.

Croydon council hav appointed a director to lead a newly formed network applying a 'public health approach' to tackling knife crime.

A scheme to scrap polluting vans in London has been extended to include more small businesses.

A scheme to scrap polluting vans in London has been extended to include more small businesses.

A scheme to scrap polluting vans in London has been extended to include more small businesses.

A sexual health clinic has re-opened with improved services.

The Mitchell brothers are back in prison after being convicted of robbing a petrol station in Orpington.

School kids from Greenwich have pleaded for the Silvertown Tunnel to be scrapped, as protesters hit City Hall.

Three Croydon care homes are inviting local people to join in their family-friendly celebrations at this year's open day.

A Wimbledon man who suffered a stroke while at work has spoken out about his battle of depression.

A scheme for new flats in Sidcup has taken major steps forward, after council officers gave it their backing.

The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival starts tomorrow and there is so much to look forward to.

A Battersea schoolgirl has raised more than £450 for an older people’s charity by selling her favourite bedtime stories.

A Wandsworth restaurant was damaged earlier this week after it caught fire.

It's officially Bring Your Dog to Work Day tomorrow (Friday, June 21).

It's officially Bring Your Dog to Work Day tomorrow (Friday, June 21).

It's officially Bring Your Dog to Work Day tomorrow (Friday, June 21).

About 250 workers in the Barnet area will be made redundant as a meat wholesaler shuts for good.

A 54-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a former nurse in Teddington, after he deliberately set fire to her house.

Councillors  in Greenwich have nodded through revised plans for 65 new flats after developers came back again asking to change affordable housing levels.

Greenwich Council is poised to declare a climate emergency at Town Hall next week, months after initial calls from campaigners.

Lidl is trying again to bulldoze an empty pub in Mottingham much to the despair of neighbours.

The leaders of Richmond and Wandsworth councils have spoken out after the unveiling of a consultation on the "preferred masterplan" for Heathrow's third runway.

A former winner of Ongar Music Club’s Essex Young Musician of the Year award is set to be the first performer in a new series of monthly concerts.

Police are appealing for help finding a high risk missing person from Sutton.

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his conviction for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown.

Shocking figures have revealed that people as young as 13 and as old as 83 have been treated for knife wounds at St George's Hospital.

A specialist school which takes the unusual approach of offering therapy and life coaching to pupils is hoping to move to Wallington, if a planning application is successful.

A petition has been launched to preserve the history of Plumstead Station from re-development.