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Arrests made as police in riot vans launch major drugs operation...
Multiple arrests have been made after police launched a dawn drugs raid on the Shrublands estate in Shirley this morning (Thursday).Met Police officers swooped in at about 5am, targeting the supply and...
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Andre Aderemi murder: Live updates and reaction as killers are...
Three young Croydon men will be sentenced at the Old Bailey this morning after they were convicted yesterday at the same court of killing Selsdon teenager Andre Aderemi in a pre-planned attack last...
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Read the full heartbreaking victim impact statement written by...
Andre Aderemi's mum, Yemi Hughes, wrote a heartbreaking victim impact statement which was read out in court ahead of the sentencing of the three men who were convicted of killing her 19-year-old...
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'I'm always going to be the mother with a murdered teenager' -...
The devastated mother of murdered Andre Aderemi has said although justice has been served she will be living her "own life sentence". Yemi Hughes, 38, says her life was turned "upside down" on August...
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Andre Aderemi's killers have been sentenced and now face the...
The three young thugs who brutally killed teenager Andre Aderemi have been sent to prison for their horrific crime. Justice has been done for the savage stabbing of the 19-year-old on August 16 last...
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Croydon man denies his mother is dead just to get free parking...
A man trying to con his way to get free parking by using his dead mother's blue badge heartlessly said she was "alive and sat home on the sofa" when challenged in order to get a space when he went to...
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Video footage shows murderer wielding knife in threatening...
One of Andre Aderemi's killers brandished a knife and threatened to "shank" members of Mr Aderemi's gang in a video uploaded to social media. In the footage, Ali Zahawy, who was today (Thursday, May 4)...
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Patient at South Croydon hospital guilty of killing 'hardworking'...
A patient at a South Croydon private healthcare hospital has been convicted of the manslaughter of a "hardworking" volunteer.Patrick Clarke, from Caterham, was stabbed to death by 41-year-old Jimi...
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Mother of murdered Andre Aderemi makes heartfelt plea for young...
The brave mother of murdered teenager Andre Aderemi has spoken outside court as her son's three killers were sentenced, saying "four families lost their children". Heartbroken mum Yemi Hughes, who has...
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Norbury brothers and Sutton man jailed after police find stash of...
Two brothers and a friend have been jailed for a total of 15 years after detectives found a large stash of guns, bullets, chemicals to make gunpowder, a bullet-proof vest and digital devices which...
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Police believe missing girl has travelled 95 miles to Croydon
A police search is underway for a teenage girl who has gone missing and it is believe she may have travelled to Croydon.Officers are appealing for help to find Joan 'Candy' Obura who was last seen on...
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Opening of Croydon University Hospital's new A&E delayed
The opening of Croydon University Hospital's new £21.5 million accident and emergency department has been delayed by six months and may not open until the start of next year.Contractors Galliford Try...
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This is the crucial tip off which allowed detectives to trace...
The detective in charge of the Andre Aderemi murder investigation has thanked a member of the public for supplying a crucial tip off which led to police being able to trace and convict the...
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Warning over 'major leak' which has become a 'skid area' in West...
A "major leak" on a West Croydon road is still being investigated eight days after it was first reported as engineers struggle to work out who is responsible for the burst pipe. People in the area took...
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Investigations continue into 'a number of incidents' before Andre...
Incidents which took place before Andre Aderemi's murder are still under investigation as police begin to review how a series of violent offences led to the teenager being murdered. Borough Commander...
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Police cordon off part of New Addington Road - latest updates
Police have taped off a major road in New Addington with a bus inside the cordon. Four officers next to a police car have been spotted at Field Way's junction with Brierley this afternoon (Friday, May...
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Thornton Heath school praised for helping teachers 'grow' to be...
The aspirational head teacher of a Thornton Heath primary has set her sights on becoming an "outstanding" school after Ofsted praised efforts to help teachers develop and get the most out of pupils,...
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Male rushed to hospital after being stabbed in New Addington
A male has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in New Addington this afternoon.Officers from the Metropolitan Police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the scene at Field...
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Police alerted after man exposed himself to dog walker in New...
There are fears in New Addington after a man exposed himself to a dog walker and "played" with himself in public.Concern spread after a woman walking her dog alone on Lodge Lane reported seeing a...
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Thornton Heath infant school wins anti-racism award in memory of...
Young children at a Thornton Heath infant school have won an award for creating an anti-racism poster celebrating the different cultures of people living in Croydon.A group of six Year one pupils from...
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