The Latest Breaking News from Lewisham

For three days the borough of culture will host artists from Yinka Shonibare to Stephen Bailey

Police have said that the two men were potential suspects of bike theft and the black male was taken to the ground even after he told officers that the bike he had with him was his own

Laura Brody had to deliver son at home after miscarriage and was then told Lewisham A&E could not take remains

Croydon is London’s private garden hotspot but those wanting an inner-city oasis should hunt in Lewisham and Lambeth.

Londoners went to the polls in local elections on May 5. Josh Salisbury has the lowdown on the vote in Lewisham

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

A leaflet arrived in my letterbox from a candidate to be my local mayor. But in between the pledges on fly-tipping and tax cuts was a shocking statement against gay marriage, writes Jessica Fostekew

Local residents allegedly heard a woman ‘screaming’ and ‘five gun shots’ in the area on Saturday morning

The legendary dub poet reflects on five decades at the heart of Black activism – and how he’s still fighting now