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Man who cut down ULEZ camera before explosion says he embarrassed his kids

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Stephen Harwood-Stamper used an angle grinder to cut down a ULEZ camera.
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Blood splattered across pavement after man in his 20s stabbed in Streatham Hill

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Pictures from the scene show blood splattered on the pavement near the Starbucks on Streatham Hill.
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Man taken to hospital after stabbing outside Starbucks in Streatham Hill

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Streatham Hill near the Starbucks.
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LIVE as crime scene in place after man stabbed outside Starbucks in Streatham

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A police cordon has been erected outside a coffee shop in Streatham after an emergency incident. Live updates here.
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Northern Lights may be visible in London tonight – how best to see

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Met Office has forecast that the Northern Lights may be visible in London tonight.
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Queen Camilla pays tribute to ‘wonderfully witty’ friend Dame Jilly Cooper

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Queen has paid tribute to her friend and author Dame Jilly Cooper after the writer died unexpectedly on Sunday morning after a fall.
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Dame Jilly Cooper’s books and TV shows including Rivals and Rutshire Chronicles

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Author Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88 - here is a list of all her books and TV shows, including information on how to read the Rutshire Chronicles in order.
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Who was Dame Jilly Cooper’s husband? Profile of publisher Leo Cooper

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The author Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. She was married to publisher Leo Cooper for much of her life
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Imam in hospital after being stabbed in ‘unprovoked’ west London attack

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
An imam at a west London mosque is in hospital after allegedly being stabbed in an unprovoked attack.
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When and why did Rivals author Jilly Cooper become a dame?

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Beginning as a journalist, Dame Jilly Cooper wrote several popular romance novels and is most famous for penning the Rutshire Chronicles.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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