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Quadruple killer jailed for life after murdering girlfriend and three relatives

Joshua Jacques, 29, was found guilty of murdering Samantha Drummonds, 27, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, Dolet Hill, 64, and Denton Burke, 58, in Bermondsey.

1 Mar

Woman found fatally stabbed after suspected killer alerts police

The suspected killer handed himself in to the police this morning.

3 Jan

Firefighters are making steady progress at a flat fire on Polecroft Lane in Lewisham. Around 14 people have been rescued from the four-storey building. London Fire Brigade

Children among 14 people rescued from fire in Lewisham flats

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the blaze in the small hours of Friday morning.

14 Apr 2023

'Bleed kit' could have saved son's life, says grieving mum of stabbed teen

London school drops Sir Francis Drake name over slave trade links

Angry residents park car under tree to stop it being chopped down

Violent burglar who killed elderly brother and sister jailed for 32 years

'Jealous' man guilty of murdering partner in rage over WhatsApp messages

Pensioners bailing water out of Clarion home after two years of leaks

How a Lewisham bike repair shop is breaking the cycle of re-offending

Ex-Iran detainee Anoosheh Ashoori to run London Marathon

Boxer, 16, 'with whole life ahead of him' stabbed to death in fight outside gym

Artist with chronic headaches after being hit by stolen bike awarded £3m damages

Met Police officer who head-butted cocktail worker in bar avoids jail

Baby girl airlifted to hospital after falling from window in Lewisham