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News & features published on 8 May 2020
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Waterloo rough sleeper treated for head injuries after attack

A 32-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after he was attacked whilst sleeping rough in a railway arch near Waterloo Station.

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VE Day: Red Arrows fly over Bankside & South Bank

Residents of Bankside and the South Bank got a good view of the Red Arrows on Friday morning as they carried out a VE Day flypast of central London.

Forum discussions active on 8 May 2020
Tweets on 8 May 2020

The view the other way from Blackfriars Bridge pic.twitter.com/rdFzJDJPRh

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See cockpit footage of the Red Arrows going over the South Bank this morning https://t.co/EQM68Seyx2

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RT @cathedralsdavid: I have finally completed my 2.6 Challenge on behalf of @BOSTSE1 . My challenge was to run 5km under 26 mins or give a…

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RT @peterjohn6: My Dad served in the RAF during WW2 and my Mum was growing up in Plymouth and Swansea - I salute their wonderful generation…

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RT @JambusterLondon: A302 Westminster Bridge (SE1) (Westbound) - The Bridge is blocked due to a road traffic collision. Use an alternative…

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The windows of @DLDcollege opposite St Thomas' Hospital now have more than 4,000 posters designed by children aroun… https://t.co/Nol6hRRTm9

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AlisonGelder @se1 Someone played the last post on a bugle near Rockingham Estate just before 3pm - so poignant

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Today it's three months since the first positive COVID-19 tests were reported among residents of Lambeth and Southw… https://t.co/GdIZSCcK8H

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RT @se1: Friday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:

Southwark: 1,229 cases
(+3 from Thursday)
387.4 per 100k residents

Lambeth:…

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Friday #coronavirus COVID-19 stats for our boroughs:

Southwark: 1,229 cases
(+3 from Thursday)
387.4 per 100k resi… https://t.co/cBL2HVRxtz

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A 32-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after he was attacked whilst sleeping rough in a railway arc… https://t.co/0mwbJDfOvq

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On this day five years ago: the VE Day peal of bells at @southwarkcathed @Swarkbells as part of a nationwide 'momen… https://t.co/L0HmjmkiYI

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RT @k161013c: @se1 @WISE16 a proud Southwark resident, complete with her "victory" scarf, union flag bunting and a beautiful Peace rose i…

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deansouthwark Lovely to see @Southwarkcathed flying the flag for pic.twitter.com/MHyP8LruLn

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Today NHS England confirmed that two more patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 have died whilst in the car… https://t.co/1f2vgUmyA6

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The war memorial at London Bridge Station.

The tablet at the bottom is dedicated to the “six hundred and twenty s… https://t.co/JmOY7iZiLr

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The Southwark Street branch of @honestburgers has reopened for delivery only. pic.twitter.com/5NVaWweOpt

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RT @SOCSheila: Not a picture, but a map of Lambeth, 1889/90, showing three new free public libraries and four that were to open by 1893 fro…

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Timothy West will give one of the readings at the @SouthwarkCathed @SouthwarkCofE commemoration of #VEDay75 - watch… https://t.co/OtQfaWtUxn

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It may be a bank holiday but building works are continuing at Friars Bridge Court where the former railway offices… https://t.co/1cl1MzDRFW

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In normal times the Soviet War Memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park would be a focus of Victory Day commemora… https://t.co/SXxxwWUvrH

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RT @freqflyer: Recognising VE-Day from my rooftop in Southeast London. Loved the flypast of the Red Arrows. Thanks to all those that serv…

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TobySinclair_ Red Arrows flying over Tower Bridge London @se1 pic.twitter.com/d3Ms78k316

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RT @Heidi_LDN: As some of us start to think again about how we might in future make the trips we used to do on the bus, tube and train, ple…

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The Red Arrows passing One Blackfriars, courtesy of @Siunausta pic.twitter.com/shyR9nSjrK

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MrAndyPowell Fantastic show from the end of our road, @rafredarrows @se1 @TowerBridge @TheShardLondon. pic.twitter.com/Z6o9GW7zPb

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VE Day flypast by the Red Arrows seen from Blackfriars Bridge pic.twitter.com/rdFzJDJPRh

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RT @ShadThamesRA: More than 1,650 bombs fell on Southwark during the #Blitz, 19 within #ShadThames.

See a map of every bomb that fell on…

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