Day: May 2, 2026
Man, 25, fighting for life and three others wounded in London drive-by shooting
May 2, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 2, 2026 1:36pm Updated May 2, 2026 1:48pm A man is fighting for life in hospital after a drive-by shooting in Brixton last night. Police were scrambled to Coldharbour Lane after shots were fired from a car shortly after 1am. Four people were rushed to hospital, including a 25-year-old man who […]
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The moderate majority needs to wake up in the fight against antisemitism | Sarah Sackman
May 2, 2026“One day, this terrible war will be over. The time will come when we’ll be people again and not just Jews.” I keep coming back to those words from Anne Frank’s diary. They sum up what I feel as a British Jew and as the MP for the largest British Jewish community, in the face […]
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How a shopping centre once described as ‘Westfield of the 60s’ will be reduced to rubble
May 2, 2026It’s been a focal point of a south east London community for decades. But the Leegate centre in Lewisham, once described as the ‘Westfield of the 1960s’, is making way for a high rise flat development with 500 homes. For generations, it served the needs of the community with former high street giants like Woolworths […]
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Tension and dissent: inside the Green party’s antisemitism struggle
May 2, 2026A Green party member for more than 30 years, Elise Benjamin admits to bittersweet feelings even as fellow activists anticipate a historic breakthrough in next week’s elections. Benjamin was involved in drawing up the party’s guidance on antisemitism, which she describes as comprehensive. But the former Green councillor in Oxford now wonders whether further guidance […]
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