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Call it Thatcher’s timebomb: the great council housing selloff, a crisis hidden in plain sight

Her right to buy policy enriched the private sector at taxpayers’ expense. Last year, it sparked another gold rush – and looming calamity for local authorities, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Disabled woman blocked from kitchen for 11 months after 'callous' Southwark Council delays

The unnamed tenant was prevented from accessing the room while she waited for her kitchen doorway to be widened

Evening Standard

Protesters rally for disabled mum 'trapped' in south London flat for 24 years

Michelle is unable to run basic errands because of her difficulty getting down the 30 steps separating her council home from the street

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Southwark Council sparks backlash after spending £31m on consultants and agency staff in under 10 months

Figures uncovered by Southwark Liberal Democrats show that council chiefs spent £2 million on consultants alone since April 2024

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Sarah Ferguson makes surprise visit to Southwark primary school as she reads her new children's book

The Duchess of York looked particularly festive in a suede green blazer and a black pleated skirt as she read her new children’s book

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Southwark fire: Two people rescued by firefighters after major blaze

Around 80 firefighters tackled blaze which forced partial closure of Borough High Street

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Estate agents in pricey London borough warned not to encourage rental bidding wars

ACORN Southwark said the motion would strengthen protections for local renters

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Family pay tribute to ‘warm, kind and generous’ south London stabbing victim

Hilkiah McLeggan, from Southwark, died at the scene after reports of a number of people being stabbed in Walworth on Sunday.

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Elderly couple may hold key to Southwark Tube station murder

Police are trying to trace two witnesses who they believe may have ‘critical’ information

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Archaeologists make ‘remarkable’ discovery of 2,000 year old Roman road in London

A well-preserved section of the 2,000-year-old road, known as Watling Street, was unearthed under Old Kent Road in Southwark

The Independent UK

Section of 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered under Old Kent Road

Discovery sheds light on one of Roman Britain’s most important roads

Evening Standard

Walworth stabbing: Detectives name victim, 77, as man charged with murder

Hilkiah McLeggan from Southwark was pronounced dead at the scene in Sunday morning attack

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London Underground's Southwark station to partially close until 2025 to make way for building development

TfL is closing Southwark Station on some weekends as a new building is constructed above the location

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Hidden London: a terrifying day at the Old Operating Theatre, Southwark

Ghosts do exist, observes a spooked David Ellis

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Up to 22 tonnes of cheddar ‘stolen from cheesemongers’ in elaborate scam

The cheese - worth more than £300,000 - was allegedly stolen from a Southwark cheesemongers in a scam

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Couple endure punishing two-year legal battle over damp, mouldy home

Exclusive: Couple allege mistreatment by Southwark Council and fight for compensation

Evening Standard

Southwark flat fire: Police investigation after man dies in blaze

A man died at the scene while a second resident was rescued by firefighters

The Independent UK

Devastated family pay tribute to ‘gentle and kind’ man killed in Southwark Tube station attack

Sam Winter was attacked while using the stairs at Southwark Underground station

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'Gentle and kind' charity volunteer, 28, who died after Southwark Tube station attack named

The family of physiotherapist Sam Winter say they are ‘devastated’ by his death

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Horror as man dies after brutal attack on stairs at London Underground station

The man passed away on Saturday evening with his family by his side following the assault at Southwark Underground station

The Guardian - UK

Starmer will bin the two-child benefit cap and outdo New Labour on tackling poverty – I’ll bet on it

On the Aylesbury estate in London this week, I met residents who recall the impact Blair had. This government will go even further, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Family's 'trauma' after eight years in mouldy London council flat blamed for childrens' nosebleeds and breathing problems

Southwark Council has apologised after Glory Uhunarabon and her children forced to live in ‘unacceptable conditions’

Evening Standard

OPINION - John Darlington on London Monuments: Vauxhall Gardens from racy arbours to Taylor Swift

Historically, the south side of the river, especially around Southwark, has always had a different vibe from the medieval and Tudor city across the Thames to the north. More relaxed, it was where London’s citizens went for entertainment away from the legal formality and puritanism of the city. It was…

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Group of 17 London secondary schools join up to go smartphone-free

Measures will impact more than 13,000 pupils in Southwark, and include confiscating phones used at school

Evening Standard

Arrests as police clash with protesters trying to stop asylum seekers being moved from London hotel

Demonstrators arrived outside Driscoll House in New Kent Road, Southwark

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