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The Latest Breaking News from Kingston

South London children with SEND 'being broken by education system that should protect them'

Families protest amid ‘endless’ battles to get right support for their children

Evening Standard

Britons caught up in Hurricane Melissa to fly home from Jamaica today

The Foreign Office confirmed the flight would leave Kingston on Saturday

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50 as Jamaica relief efforts intensify and storm heads north

Haiti death toll reaches 30, and 19 in Jamaica, as Bermuda weathers tropical storm conditions on Thursday night

The Guardian - UK

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Yvonne Brewster obituary

Theatre director and founder of Talawa, the company that champions writers and actors of African and Caribbean heritage

The Guardian - UK

British woman living in Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa has been ‘terrifying’

A British woman living in Jamaica has told of her terror as Hurricane Melissa struck.

Evening Standard

Watch: Streets flood in Kingston as Hurricane Melissa slams Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 295 km/h, the strongest in 174 years. Streets in Kingston were flooded and power cuts hit a third of the island. Officials warn of a four-metre storm surge as Melissa heads toward Cuba.

Euronews

Hurricane Melissa: Striking photos emerge as storm makes landfall in Jamaica

Fierce winds ripped roofs from buildings, and massive boulders crashed down onto roads, cutting off access across the region.

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Hurricane Melissa latest: ‘Extremely dangerous’ storm strengthens towards Cuba after devastating Jamaica

The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of Jamaica with destructive winds and heavy rain

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa path latest: Category 5 storm tracking towards Jamaica as island authorities order an evacuation

The record-breaking storm is barreling toward Jamaica

The Independent UK

Hurricane Melissa Jamaica Updates: Tourism Shutdowns and Economic Fallout Loom as Category 4 Storm Nears Landfall

Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, forcing airport closures and threatening the island's tourism industry and economy.

International Business Times UK

UK travellers hit by flight delays and cancellations ahead of ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa

Holidaymakers stranded in Jamaica as airlines warn passengers not to travel to airports

The Independent UK

Full list of 18 south London roads facing a 20mph speed limit crackdown

A new report by Kingston Council said the authority aims to improve road safety

Evening Standard

Cars versus kids: How resistance to change limits children’s right to the city

Many Canadians over the age of 40 likely remember spending their childhoods playing on the street and moving around their communities on their own or with friends. And, according to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 11, cities should in fact be places where all residents, including children, can thrive…

The Conversation

Allan ‘Skill’ Cole obituary

Jamaican footballer, close friend of Bob Marley and manager of the Wailers

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Evening Standard

Train named after King Athelstan to mark 1,100 years since coronation in Kingston

King Athelstan was the grandson of Alfred the Great, whose coronation at Kingston preceded his unification of England as Rex Anglorum, King of the English

Digital Camera World

Visiting London? Don't take the same old photos. Here are my five favorite photo spots outside the tourist hangouts

Steer clear of the hotspots! These are London's five best photography spots I think you should check out

Evening Standard

Floating restaurant could open on River Thames in south west London

A new floating restaurant could soon open on the River Thames in south London.

Evening Standard

Contractor denies covering striking parking wardens in south London with agency workers

GMB Union said it has lodged a complaint over the alleged use of agency workers during strike action in Kingston

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The Guardian - AU

Third Test’s day-night format should feel like home turf for Australia in Kingston

The series against West Indies may be decided but every Test counts, as long as Sabina Park’s lights shine bright enough

Marie Claire

For Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, This Is More Than a Victory Lap

The Olympic medalist and world track champion has been the one to catch for nearly two decades. After withdrawing unexpectedly from the Paris Olympics in 2024 in what was supposed to be her last race, the star sprinter has emerged for one last season—and to explain what really happened.

Evening Standard

'Ever-rising' council tax in London: Angela Rayner challenged on funding shake-up set to hit boroughs

The Deputy Prime Minister was grilled over looming funding cuts to boroughs such as Richmond and Kingston

Evening Standard

Londoners face council tax rises of more than 5% in £2bn funding shift benefiting North and Midlands

Leading economists warn suburban boroughs such as Kingston, Richmond, Bromley and Barnet could be hit hard, as well as Westminster and Wandsworth

Evening Standard

Where to get a free ride on a vintage double-decker bus in London this weekend

Vintage buses from the 1950s to 1970s will make stops at Kingston, Surbiton Hill, Epsom town centre, Ashtead and Leatherhead

The Guardian - UK

UK agrees to fly home wrongly deported Windrush generation man from Jamaica

Exclusive: Winston Knight’s deportation order revoked by Home Office after a decade living on streets in Kingston

Evening Standard

Met Police say opening of new wine shop will cause anti-social behaviour

Lloyds Local wants to open in an empty unit in Kingston

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