Croydon
Minister investigating pay back option on BBC gift after Starmer donation action
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to pay for some gifts and hospitality has prompted questions on whether others will follow his lead.
Banksy’s bullet-proof Union flag vest on sale for £300,000
Five years ago, Stormzy wore a similar stab-proof vest, made by Banksy, as he headlined Glastonbury to draw attention to knife crime.
Teenager who admitted killing schoolgirl, 15, named as legal restrictions lifted
Hassan Sentamu admitted manslaughter but denies murder.
School and college leaders call for ‘meaningful pause’ to planned BTec reforms
A letter to the Education Secretary says a one-year pause is the minimum required to ensure young people are not disadvantaged by proposals.
One in three of Team GB in Olympics attended private secondary school – analysis
Nearly one in four sportswomen in the squad were educated at a single-sex school, according to the Good Schools Guide.
Education Secretary says early years is her ‘number one priority’
The Government plans to recruit more childcare staff through a ‘re-energised’ recruitment campaign, Bridget Phillipson said.
Bus passenger stabbed in Croydon after confronting man with his feet on seats
A man in his 50s was attacked on a Route 64 bus in south London.
Met Police officer fined for assault after manhandling woman on bus
Pc Perry Lathwood, 50, grabbed Jocelyn Agyemang by the arm, causing bruising injuries during the arrest on July 21 last year in Croydon, south London.
Princess Beatrice praises her mother on school visit to read prize-winning book
The princess visited West Thornton Primary School in Croydon to read from a picture book which won the Oscar’s Book Prize this year.
Human remains found in London river believed to be Sarah Mayhew
Remains of the 38-year-old were first found in a Croydon park in April and two people are in custody charged with her murder.