Wed, Sep 30 2020

You'd better put the kettle on for tea and toast before I launch into this one about an incredibly bright young spark from Shooters Hill who, among many other things, is helping the United Nations celebrate its 75th birthday in October. Right, if…

The Metropolitan Police Service investigation into the murder of Sgt Matt Ratana continues at pace. Led by homicide detectives from the Specialist Crime Command, the team is supported by forensic specialists, search teams and local officers.

Transport for London is asking the government for £800m to build a Docklands Light Railway route to Thamesmead – but the Bakerloo Line extension to Lewisham appears to have been deferred. London mayor Sadiq Khan announced plans to run…

Among the complaints were that a councillor had shared and written social media posts which were alleged to be racist, in a series of incidents reported in August. The report stated those complaints were resolved “informally”, with…

Any R rate above 1 means that new people who become infected with the virus will pass it onto increasing numbers of other people, creating a snowballing effect where the virus's presence in the general population becomes greater and greater.