An enraged motorist caught out by a controversial traffic restriction in Surbiton is launching a class action lawsuit, with Kingston Council having made almost £2m in fines through the scheme.

A speeding BMW driver has been jailed for eight years and three months for killing 21-year-old Kingston University student Hina Shamim by mowing her down in Penrhyn Road.

Six men have been convicted of robbing banks and post offices of over £120,000 around south London.

Police were called to the junction of Douglas Road and Ewell Road by the London Ambulance Service at 8.36am today.

The hunt is on for a brazen thief who stole a beloved metre-high sardine tin costume from a Surbiton pub in an audacious raid.

Government plans to build a 420-place primary school in the heart of Kingston have been submitted in the face of the borough's desperate need for school places.

Louis Dimidius Alexander-Ridpath became the first child to be registered at the Kingston Registry Office this morning.

Surbiton firefighter Simon Jakeman has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his work championing London Fire Brigade to be environmentally friendly.

S**t happens – well, that how the saying goes anyway.

Builders working on constructing a Premier Inn hotel in Tolworth are facing Christmas on a shoestring after they were told to pack up their tools without being paid – with some losing out on thousands of pounds.