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Hour-by-hour London weather as Storm Floris to hit

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Storm Floris will arrive in parts of the UK on Monday (August 4), which could bring rain to London tomorrow.
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Jessie J admitted to hospital for infection just weeks after breast cancer surgery

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Singer Jessie J has revealed she was admitted to hospital due to an infection and fluid on the lungs, just weeks after breast cancer surgery.
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LIVE updates as major national A road closed after crash in west London

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A major A-road to Wales is closed in west London after a crash. Live updates here.
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The ‘top notch’ London pub owned by a legendary Hollywood director

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
The Lore of the Land pub in London was created by Hollywood director Guy Ritchie and is praised for offering 'exceptional' meals.
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Month-long festival along the Thames celebrating 2,000-year heritage

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Totally Thames 2025 will see month-long celebrations including concerts, historic exhibitions and boat races.
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South Londoners jailed in July including paedo teacher and teens who killed boy

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Our round-up of the south Londoner criminals jailed in July 2025.
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‘I’m from Portsmouth and proud – it’s the perfect place to visit from London’

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
I grew up in Portsmouth - Pompey to those who know it - and while I’ve lived in London for years now, nothing quite compares to the charm of my hometown.
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‘I went to the 5* hotel resort looking over a beautiful lake near the Alps’

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
After years of dreaming about a lakeside escape, my boyfriend and I finally made it to the Hôtel Royal at the Evian Resort in Lake Geneva, and it exceeded every expectation.
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Crimestoppers’ most wanted Londoners include suspected knifeman and watch thief

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Our round-up of the Londoners on the Crimestoppers most wanted list.
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The ‘epic’ Kent coastal walk with ‘incredible views’ just an hour from London

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Discover the Kent coastal walk that takes you from Folkestone to Dover and is just an hour from London.
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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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