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Animal rights stunt sees woman’s throat ‘slit’ outside London KFC

PETA claimed the fake blood-drenched protest which sought to highlight the slaughter of chickens by shops in Brixton

Evening Standard

Temaki: London's first handroll sushi bar makes move from Brixton to Mayfair

Temaki earned a loyal following in Brixton after opening in 2021

Evening Standard

Plans submitted to turn going-out hotspot in south London into skyscrapers

Two sites in Brixton could be redeveloped

Evening Standard

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The Congregation: Brixton tube station’s mural of joy, resistance and community

Rudy Loewe’s arresting mural The Congregation sits above the entrance to Brixton Underground station in London. The large-scale painting highlights the people and places that have shaped the area’s history over the last 75 years. It serves as a gateway into Brixton’s past and present for locals and the estimated…

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Joy Crookes says UK and Ireland in ‘dark time’ amid rise of far-right politics

Musician’s Brixton and Dublin performances go viral after she performs Sinéad O’Connor’s anti-racism anthem Black Boys on Mopeds

The Guardian - UK

2210 By Natty Can Cook, London SE24: ‘Much more than just posh jerk chicken at fancy prices’ – restaurant review

There’s an attention to detail in every dish that makes this place more than fit for a special occasion

The Guardian - UK

Man charged over fatal stabbing of woman, 42, in south London

Robert Sabat, 59, is accused of killing Dickiesa Nurse and threatening two paramedics with a knife in Brixton

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found stabbed to death in Brixton

Officers found a 42-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds inside McCormick House in Brixton

Evening Standard

Watch: Horror moment youth 'stabs' group of teenagers during broad daylight knife attack in Brixton

Two boys, aged 16, were left injured, with one taken to hospital with a non-life threatening stab wound

Evening Standard

CCTV appeal as missing Kent teen, 15, spotted in London

The teen was last seen in Brixton, south London, on Friday

Evening Standard

How Brixton’s gentrification gravy train is pushing locals aside

As house prices soar so do plans for development, but residents aren’t so keen

Evening Standard

Aphex Twin, a Brixton squat and a load of wet mattresses: revisiting Telepathic Fish, the heart of the 90s chillout boom

Before it became naff music for health spas, chillout was cool – and this London club night was key. As a new generation carry its spirit forward, the originators remember the beats and bedding

The Guardian - UK

We can do better than figures on plinths to celebrate women’s achievements

Letters: Replacing figurative statues of colonists and enslavers with more figurative statues is timid – let’s embrace new art forms instead, says Dr Wendy Osmond. Plus letters from Jean Calder, Mary Fitzpatrick, and Peter Corkill

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan's al fresco dining scheme launches in Shoreditch - with St Martin's Lane coming soon

West End will join mayor’s £300,000 ‘summer streets’ scheme by the end of August, with roads closed to traffic

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‘I forgive my son’s killer’, says father of man stabbed to death in front of horrified Brixton shoppers

Jemaine Wong has written and directed a new stage play in honour of Keelen, 22, who was engaged to be married

Evening Standard

Brixton Calling: the wild true story behind the new musical

Simon Parkes bought Brixton Academy for £1, which was only the start of an incredible journey of music and madness - which has now been turned into a new theatre production

The Guardian - UK

Brixton Calling review – tender portrait of an iconic venue and the unsung hero who built it

Alex Urwin’s warm drama tells the story of Simon Parkes who at just 23 bought the Brixton Academy for a pound and turned it into a mainstay of the UK music scene

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"When gangsters hustled me, I showed no fear because I was unaware of what was going on": What happens when you buy one of the UK's most iconic venues for £1

A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation's most-loved live venues

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Police hunt suspect holding crutch after Windrush exhibition vandalised for second time in Brixton

A second vandalism incident has occurred at an exhibition at Brixton’s Windrush Square, believed to be unrelated to the first

The Independent UK

‘Spiritual healer’ raped woman after claiming sex would rid her of evil spirit

Met Police have urged any other victims of Bernard Williams, 77, to come forward, fearing he ‘abused his trust’ as a respected ‘elder’ of Brixton

Evening Standard

Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape

Bernard Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Brixton 'spiritual healer' who raped woman 'to exorcise spirit' may be serial attacker, police fear

Police describe Bernard Williams’ offending as ‘shocking’ as he is sentenced to nine years in prison

Evening Standard

Police arrest man on suspicion of arson following fire on Electric Avenue

The blaze on the busy shopping street saw 10 fire engines and approximately 70 firefighters called out on Monday.

The Independent UK

Dozens of firefighters on hand to battle Brixton blaze

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Evening Standard

Brixton fire: Man arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze on Electric Avenue

Emergency services remain at the scene after dozens of firefighters called to tackle blaze near market

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