Killer at large after man in his 20s stabbed to death in south London – London Evening Standard

Killer at large after man in his 20s stabbed to death in south London  London Evening StandardCatford murder: Man…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/188565/

Downing Cans and Smashing Bottles: The Militant Milkmen of Forest Hill and Catford

Fighting both dairy capital and trade union bureaucrats.

Armitage’s Substack

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wildcat and sympathy #strikes #slowdowns, confronted strikebreakers, smashed milk bottles, blocked depots challenged bosses, who worked them seven days a week, trade union officials, who often refused to organise official #strikeaction despite popular enthusiasm for militant #milkcarriers of #ForestHill and #Catford

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Dullaguhr Press | South London | July 2025
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Downing Cans and Smashing Bottles

"Downing Cans and Smashing Bottles: The Militant Milk Carriers of Forest Hill and Catford" by Matthew Lee When one thinks of the...

Dullaguhr Press

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Two Metropolitan Police officers who denied having heard a restrained man say "I can't breathe" before he died in custody lied under oath at his inquest, a misconduct panel has been told.

Danielle Barnes and Elizabeth McAleenan are accused of failing to ensure the welfare of a member of the public after Kevin Clarke, who had paranoid schizophrenia, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in March 2018.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkexe5jed4o

Met Police: PCs deny hearing Kevin Clarke say 'I can't breathe'

Two PCs are accused of lying to an inquest by claiming they could not hear what Kevin Clarke said.

BBC News

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A link for those who can't bypass the Telegraph paywall:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d12nnx789o

Catford: No injuries in high-rise flats fire, says London brigade

All residents evacuated safely and the blaze is under control, says London Fire Brigade.

BBC News

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Flames and black smoke billowed out of the windows of two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of a 13-storey tower block in Catford.

Approximately 70 firefighters, 10 fire engines and several ambulance crews were sent to Rosenthal House, a block of 40 flats built in 1969, shortly before 1pm.

Fire crews from Forest Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, Lee Green and other stations were dispatched to the scene.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/04/fire-breaks-out-in-two-flats-in-london-tower-block/

Catford: Fire breaks out in two flats in London tower block

Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines called out to two flats in building in Catford, Lewisham

The Telegraph

Thankfully these flats don't have the Death Cladding, or this story would be far worse

https://news.sky.com/story/70-firefighters-tackling-fire-at-high-rise-block-of-flats-in-london-13209347

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70 firefighters tackling blaze at high-rise block of flats in London

Sky