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Network Rail says that it’s modernising 1980s track and signalling on lines in the Peckham Rye, Tulse Hill and Crystal Palace areas, with the work promising a more reliable service with fewer delays.

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Tory leader contender Robert Jenrick accuse each other of making ill-judged remarks, reports Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

Chris Kaba trial a farce - ex-Met firearms officer

A former Met Police marksman, who was cleared of the murder of a suspected armed robber, has said the case against Martyn Blake was "a farce from start to finish".

A Labour MP has provoked fury by accusing the media of poorly portraying Chris Kaba after his real identity as a notorious gangster was finally revealed following the acquittal of the police officer who shot him dead.

Wretch 32 caused fury today after claiming Chris Kaba was 'assassinated' and 'executed' by an officer, adding that the police are 'good at villainising a person'.

Jeremy Corbyn, Sadiq Khan and Diane Abbott have been urged to apologise for supporting criminal gang member Chris Kaba after he was shot dead by police.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that police firearms officers who kill in the line of duty will not be named unless they are convicted. In a statement to the Commons, Cooper said there will be "a presumption" against publicly identifying officers facing criminal proceedings.

Neither the 24-year-old rapper’s gang history nor his criminal record was revealed in the trial of firearms officer Sergeant Martyn Blake after a senior judge ruled it had no bearing on the issues for jurors to decide.