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How people living on Electric Avenue cope with soaring cost of energy bills

Built in the 1880s, the street got its name when it became the first market street to be lit by electric lights. It was also used as the title of the hit song by Eddy Grant in 1983

Daily Mirror

Megan Thee Stallion at Brixton Academy review: dripping with star quality

The Houston rapper‘s performance was a glimpse of the generational stage talent she will surely become

Evening Standard

Derbyshire construction company Enrok working on Brixton luxury apartment scheme

Project involves converting a four-story building in Shakespeare Road and adding a fifth floor

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From oysters in Argyll to gazpacho in Lichfield – 12 restaurants to try right now

Shuko Oda heads to Brixton for West African fish and pickles, while Mary-Ellen McTague eats local veg in Stockport – top chefs tell us about their new discoveries

The Guardian - UK

Ian Taylor: No disciplinary probe after man dies in Brixton arrest, says police watchdog

Mr Taylor told police he could not breathe before his death, but one officer dismissed it as ‘all a load of nonsense’

Evening Standard

‘Maybe we’ll become a genre’: Wu-Lu, the punky lo-fi hip-hop star moving fast to transcend labels

With his rasping vocals and pick-and-mix sound, south Londoner Miles Romans-Hopcraft, AKA Wu-Lu, is causing a stir. He discusses his family pride, skatepark education, and resourceful approach to getting his music out there

The Guardian - UK

Linton Kwesi Johnson: ‘I certainly did not see myself as an angry young black poet’

The poet and activist’s life in verse has chronicled black British history. He talks about remaining hopeful, integrity, and taking 20 years to find his voice

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Megan Thee Stallion announces London headline show at O2's Brixton Academy

O2 customers can get access to the presale now, with general sale tickets going on sale this Friday

Daily Mirror

Britain so hot even the train tracks are now bursting into flames in 33C heatwave

Train services had to be suspended this morning after a fire on a bridge in Battersea, South London, between Victoria and Brixton with services to be affected due to reduced speed

Daily Mirror

Renting in New York City: ‘There are horror stories but I found it easier to find a home in Manhattan than London’

One Londoner reveals what it’s like to search for a rental home in the Big Apple, and how it compares to Brixton.

Evening Standard

Prisoners locked up with too little to do, inspectors say

Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor says there are ‘serious questions about inmates being given ‘genuinely purposeful ways to spend their time’.

The Independent UK

Britain's most expensive beer is on sale and will cost you an eye-watering £80 a pint

The Craft Beer Co chain has the imported American craft ale on sale at its boozer in Brixton, south London, at £105 for a 750 ml (1.3 pints) bottle

Daily Mirror

Brixton bus fire: firefighters tackle blaze on south London street

Incident under control in 30 minutes with driver and passengers unharmed, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

Brixton bus fire: Double-decker bursts into flames on south London street

A bus burst into flames in Brixton, south London on Friday morning.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Brixton fire: Probe to investigate if heatwave sparked bus blaze in south London

The double decker bus was seen engulfed in flames

The Independent UK

Jitney director Tinuke Craig: ‘I’m from Brixton, so I know the feeling in this play intimately’

August Wilson’s tale of a cab office in Pittsburgh threatened by ‘regeneration’ struck a chord with the 34-year-old director. She tells Nicole Vassell why she’d like Black people to come and see it at the Old Vic

Daily Mirror

Woman forced to move out terrified her ceiling would collapse awarded just £30

Fatima Djabra stayed with friends to avoid appalling conditions at her flat in Brixton, south London, where the ceiling collapsed and mushrooms grew on the walls

Evening Standard

Tinuke Craig interview: August Wilson wrote about gentrification, in Brixton we know what that’s like

The director’s new prodution of Jitney opens at the Old Vic in June - it’s 40 years old but it still resonates today

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Daily Mirror

Boyfriend jailed for stabbing partner after making her take pregnancy test

Mark Alexander, 29, of Brixton, south London, has been jailed for 15 years for the murder of girlfriend Azaria Williams, 26, after he forced her to take a pregnancy test before stabbing her 96 times

Evening Standard

Brixton killing: Teenager sentenced to life for murder of motorcyclist during music video shoot

Brandon McNeil was told he will serve a minimum of 24 years for the attack on Shane Jerome, 23, who was riding his motorbike in Brixton, south London, on July 21 last year

Daily Mirror

Harry Styles dramatically halts London show to assist audience member in distress

Former One Direction singer Harry Styles was performing at the 02 Academy in Brixton when she put a halt to the glittering show after spotting a young fan in distress

Daily Mirror

Harry Styles jokingly apologises to mum in audience after singing about drugs and boobs

Harry Styles returned to play his first UK gig in more than two years on Tuesday at Brixton's O2 Academy. The crowd was singing along to every word

Evening Standard

Pensioner, 78, left fighting for life in Brixton collision

Police are appealing for information after a 78-year-old woman was left fighting for her life after being hit by a car in Brixton.

Evening Standard

Michael Kiwanuka at Brixton Academy gig review: a long overdue coronation

Impeccable musicianship and affable charm confirmed that the Mercury Prize winner is on his way to the big time

Evening Standard

Brixton: Teen injured in shooting as witnesses tell of gunman terror

Police are searching for a gunman who shot a teenager in south London on Thursday evening.

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