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Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head by Alex Wheatle review – triumph over adversity

In a searing account of early trauma at the hands of social services and the police, the award-winning writer finds joy and empowerment in his love of music

The Guardian - UK

Reclaiming Windrush Square: why urban development projects need to heed local voices

Windrush Square is a vibrant public plaza at the heart of Brixton, in the London borough of Lambeth. It was first named in 1998 in commemoration of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, which docked in Essex in 1948, carrying 1,027 passengers, at least 500 of whom were from the…

The Conversation

Hawkwind detail mammoth eleven-disc Space Ritual box set

Hawkwind will release a 50th anniversary box set of Space Ritual in September

Louder

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Sadiq Khan: Questions need answering before O2 Academy Brixton is reopened

Mayor Sadiq Khan said the O2 Academy Brixton’s future as a music venue was a ‘secondary’ issue, compared with the police investigation into what happened on the night

Evening Standard

Young sons of Brixton Academy crush victim 'starting to realise mum isn't coming home'

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and security worker Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died days after being hurt when ticketless fans tried to get into a show in December.

Daily Record

Plea for help from relatives of those who died after Brixton Academy crush

Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Penney says a criminal investigation is being conducted involving a range of potential offences.

The Independent UK

Brixton Academy crush: Corporate manslaughter probe launched as family reveals agony of children who lost mother

Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson died after ticketless fans tried to force their way into a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Asake in December

Evening Standard

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Prisoner found by police in Brixton five days after escaping jail transport van

A prisoner who slipped out of his jail-bound security van before escaping officer’s clutches on the Victoria Line train has been found by police.

Evening Standard

Appeal after man escapes from police custody in Brixton

Police have issued an appeal after a man escaped from custody in south London.

Evening Standard

Police warn 'do not approach' burglar who ESCAPED prison van and fled on transport

Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from the van outside Brixton Police Station in South London at 2pm yesterday - police chased him into Brixton Underground Station where he jumped on a train

Daily Mirror

Musician Fuse ODG says Met Police ‘racially profiled’ him after being handcuffed in Brixton

Singer Fuse ODG has claimed he was “racially profiled” by the Met Police after he was handcuffed by officers in south London.

Evening Standard

Family of woman stabbed to death in Brixton question year-long wait for trial

Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey was murdered in broad daylight as she walked home on May 1

Evening Standard

Is it lights out for Brixton Academy?

From The Clash to Rihanna, the legendary venue has hosted them all. Then tragedy struck and it closed. Shannon Mahanty looks at whether it will remain shut forever

Evening Standard

Johanita Dogbey: Mohamed Nur appears at Old Bailey charged with Brixton murder

Mohamed Nur, 33, allegedly attacked the 31-year-old from behind with a sharp weapon in broad daylight

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The Guardian - UK

The Guide #85: The brouhaha over The Last Dinner Party, indie’s buzziest band

In this week’s newsletter: The baroque Brixton band came out of nowhere to be one of indie’s hottest new acts – but is there more to their hype than there seems?

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder after woman stabbed to death

Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey, 31, died in Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton, on Monday.

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder of 31-year-old Johanita Dogbey in Brixton

A man has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey in Brixton on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Family of woman stabbed to death in Brixton pay tribute to ‘smart, loving girl’

Johanita Kossiwa Dogbey is believed to have been attacked by a stranger in daylight in south London

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Daily Record

Tributes paid to woman 'stabbed by stranger' while heading home for family party

Johanita Dogbey was said to be heading to a family party at the time of the brutal attack in Brixton in London on Monday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ stabbed to death by ‘stranger’ in Brixton

The family of a woman believed to have been stabbed to death by a stranger yards from her Brixton flat have described her as “beautiful and kind hearted”.

Evening Standard

Brixton Academy: Why have Met Police called for closure of the historic venue?

Lambeth councillors in January temporarily suspended the venue’s licence for three months while inquiries into its safety took place

Daily Mirror

Get Alexa Chung’s Met Gala brunette locks with this £6.50 Bleach London colour

Visiting Brixton’s Bleach London salon a week before the main event, Alexa worked with Alisha Dobson and Alex Brownsell to make sure her hair was red carpet ready - with own brand products

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested after 31-year-old woman stabbed to death by stranger

The 31-year-old woman died in Stockwell Park Walk, Brixton, just after 4pm on Monday.

Evening Standard

Grandmother sued by Brixton neighbour after ‘making lives a misery playing 90s dance music at 2am’

PR boss says his life has become a ‘living hell’ with a decade-long campaign of noise nuisance and harassment

Evening Standard

Brixton: Police make arrest after ‘random’ fatal stabbing of woman, 31

The 31-year-old was on the phone to her grandmother when she was attacked

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