London man, 28, dies in crash after leaving friend's wedding for charger

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MyLondon — Ealing area (Reach)today West London man jailed for 39 years for shooting cousin dead at family wake told to 'rot in hell' • Jahmel Joseph, 29, blasted Jordan Rodney in the eye and shot his brother Omar Joseph in the head as well as the hand at the family gatherering in West London

MyLondon — Richmond area (Reach)today Richmond's new-look town centre laid out - if £1.5m plans are approved • Details of projects planned for the town centre in South West London have been unveiled

Ealing Times — News (Newsquest)today Northolt man among money laundering gang jailed for total of 27 years • A NORTHOLT man was among four people jailed today (12) for a total of 27 years for laundering dirty cash into crypto-currency.

Ealing Times — News (Newsquest)today Health trust chief accepts praise for hospital staff's work • CHIEF executive Pippa Nightingale visited 10 Downing Street to receive the plaudits, on behalf of staff, for improved performance by London North West Healthcare Trust.

MyLondontoday Croydon stepmum who killed 'screaming' girl, 5, in scalding hot bath cries loudly as she's jailed • Now convicted killer Janice Nix branded herself as a major drug dealer dubbed 'Mama J' before she later became an award-winning probation officer

MyLondon — Home (Reach)today Free DJ parties come to South Bank for grand finale of Harry Styles' Meltdown Festival • Harry Styles has curated this year's Meltdown Festival as it enters its 31st year

MyLondon — Richmond area (Reach)today Man who ran London's first ever parkrun admits 'I could not have been more wrong' • One of the 13 runners at the first ever parkrun has revealed what he got completely wrong - as the charity reaches its millionth event

Surrey Comet — News (Newsquest)today Chessington cricket club says it will ‘bounce back’ after clubhouse destroyed in fire • Chessington Cricket & Sports Club has shared a promising statement after its clubhouse that has been used for "generations" was destroyed in a fire.

Your Local Guardian — News (Newsquest)today 'Childhood should not be dictated by algorithms designed to keep kids scrolling' • Natasha Irons, Labour MP for Croydon East, gives her opinion on the new under-16 social media ban in her latest column.

Metropolitan Police — Current Newstoday Met cuts harm against women by London’s most dangerous men by more than half • New research published today shows the Met’s approach to targeting London’s worst perpetrators of violence against women and girls (VAWG) has cut the harm committed by them by more than half.

Your Local Guardian — News (Newsquest)today More than 400 St George’s flags REMOVED from Sutton streets • More than 400 St George’s flags were taken down by Sutton Council in just one year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

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