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Southern trains cancelled in lead up to Easter weekend

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The work will be carried out from Monday to Friday (April 14 to April 18).

We have outlined and simplified the details so you can plan your journey.

Engineering work is taking place between London Bridge and East Croydon, closing some lines via Sydenham on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (April 14, April 16, and April 17):

The 11.58pm train from London Bridge to Streatham Hill train will not run.

A replacement bus will run from London Bridge to Streatham Hill, calling at stations via Sydenham.

Streatham High Road: Man in critical condition after assault

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Police were called to the incident on Streatham Green at 3.50pm on Monday (April 7).

The victim, a man in his 30s was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.

He remains in hospital in a critical condition.

Enquiries remain ongoing and a scene is in place.

If you have any information, contact police on 101 and quote CAD 4450/07APR25.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 15:50hrs on Monday, 7 April to Streatham High Road, SW16 following a serious assault.

Teaching assistant accused of child sexual offences

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Charlie Territt, 31, from South Bermondsey, was formerly employed as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant at Streatham Wells Primary School.

He is charged with engaging in sexual communication with a child, causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and causing a child to watch a sexual act.

Territt pleaded not guilty to the three charges during a brief hearing at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday, April 1.

The court heard the charges relate to allegations that Territt engaged in a sexual conversation with a child online last year.