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Format: 2024-11-23
Format: 2024-11-23

Shop worker jailed for sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl

A newsagent worker who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl as she shopped for a friend's birthday card has been jailed.

Teen arrested after disturbance at Surbiton station

Police swarmed Surbiton station this afternoon after reports of "a group of angry males" causing a disturbance.

Driver appears in court over death of jogger hit by van

A man has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a woman who was struck down by a van while jogging.

Two men injured in serious assault in south-west London

Two men are in hospital, one with a serious neck injury, following a violent attack in south west London this morning.

Residents taken in by church after fire rips through Tolworth bank

A fire has ripped through Lloyds Bank in Tolworth, forcing residents to flee flats above.

NHS agrees mental health ward closures and £160m investment from land sales

Three mental health wards at Queen Mary’s Hospital are to close and beds will be reduced by 10 per cent across south-west London as services are centralised at Springfield and Tolworth hospitals.

Hook Road to close for two weeks

Hook Road will be closed northbound for two weeks to allow for gas main replacements.

Two byelections set for May

This May's election vote will be a triple-threat special in Kingston as two councillors step down, triggering byelections.

Court order imposed to protect public and dogs from terriers which savaged pet

The owner of two dogs that savaged a family pet in Berrylands has agreed to a stringent set of conditions designed to keep others safe.

Dad ruins school disco by breaking up kids' scuffle – then calling 999 to report ASSAULT

A Surbiton school disco was cut short after a parent intervened angrily in a scuffle between two children.