The Latest Breaking News from Blackheath

COMMENT: Protests against an ‘ugly’ residential development in southeast London – of the kind that the government is keen to fast-track to meet its housing targets – could soon be played out across the country, fears former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ finalist and long-term resident Sarah Hadland

Work has started on the Blackheath tunnel, which first opened in 1849

Tabara N’Diaye, author and founder of homeware brand La Basketry, tells Olivia Lidbury how her pocket of south-east London offers calm and culture

Tony Rodd and his partner Becky said rising costs and energy bills and decreased footfall had made the business 'untenable'

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage

Jackson won the Oscar for Best Actress twice for Women In Love in 1970 and A Touch Of Class in 1973

Former Labour MP and Academy Award winning actress Glenda Jackson died after a 'brief illness' at her home in Blackheath, south-east London, her agent said

Prince and Princess of Wales hosting a garden party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening with King among royals back to business as usual

The London Marathon begins in Greenwich and Blackheath this morning and organisers have advised travellers to use public transport due to several road closures put in place for the annual event