The Latest Breaking News from Lewisham

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

Other lives: Youth worker in south-east London who was co-founder of the Young Mayor Project in Lewisham

A second 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Teon Campbell-Pitter outside his boxing club in Lewisham.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Teon Campbell-Pitter in Lewisham last week.

A Section 60 Order granting additional stop and search powers to police has been authorised for the whole borough of Lewisham.