The Mirror

Homeowners are furious as they say they are being forced to pay £7,000 each just to park their cars on their own driveways.

Motorists "illegally park" at around 200 properties across Streatham Vale in Lambeth, south London, because their driveways do not have a dropped kerb. The residents therefore must drive across council-owned pavements to park on their own land, which the authority says breaks the law and causes damage to its pavements.

US fast food chicken chain Wingstop has unveiled plans to launch at least 20 new eateries across the UK throughout this year.

The news comes after a takeover by a US private equity firm, which forked out over £400 million for Wingstop's UK operations last month. The company has said it will open at least 10 fresh sites within the first half of the year. New dine-in restaurants will open in Swansea, Newcastle, Lakeside shopping centre in Essex, Streatham in South London, and Cardigan Fields in Leeds.

A row has broken out over plans to move a pedestrian crossing 50 yards down the road - which council leaders say will cost an eye-watering £650,000.

Transport for London (TfL) wants to relocate a pedestrian crossing on Streatham High Road in south London in a bid to improve public safety. It plans to move the crossing from its current spot near Woodbourne Avenue down to by the next road, Gracefield Gardens.

A Greggs super fan lost more than four pounds by eating nothing but sausage rolls for a week - but still ended up in hospital afterwards.

Saj Cavet polished off 36 of the baker's iconic pastries during the seven-day challenge which he ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The 25-year-old swapped his usual healthy diet for the British staple - and dropped to just over 14 stone from 14st5llbs. But two days after finishing, the foodie woke up to discover one side of his face had completely swelled.

Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana's terror charge was allegedly delayed for two weeks over fears of further rioting.

Claims of "policing issues" over the high profile case were reportedly flagged by ministers following the high profile Chris Kaba murder case. Police officers across the country threatened to put down their weapons if Metropolitan Police marksman Martyn Blake was found guilty of murder. Kaba, a 24-year-old black man, was shot and killed by the officer - who was found not guilty.

The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba dead now has a "price on his head," according to reports.

Sergeant Martyn Blake, 40, was acquitted of murder on Monday afternoon and today, after reporting restrictions were lifted, the Mirror was able to document details of Mr Kaba's link to the Brixton Hill-based 67 gang.

And Mr Kaba, 24, was said to have shot a rival in the legs at a nightclub six days before he died during the police stop in September 2022, and would have stood trial for attempted murder had he survived.

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake has been cleared of murdering Chris Kaba who was fatally shot in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5, 2022.

Blake, 40, shot the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 after identifying the vehicle as one that had been used as a getaway car in a shooting the night prior. The car was hemmed in by police cars in Kirkstall Gardens after an officer recognised its registration number. A helicopter and six police cars were involved in the stop.

A police marksman accused of murdering fleeing driver Chris Kaba has told a jury: "I didn't intend to kill".

Martyn Blake, 40, said he was aiming at the central body mass of Mr Kaba, who was driving an Audi Q8 at the time, and intended only to stop the car. The 24-year-old was shot in the head in Streatham, south London on September 5 2022, dying in hospital shortly after midnight the following day. Jurors have already been told that Mr Kaba was hemmed in by police cars in Kirkstall Gardens and drove the cari forwards and backwards in an attempt to escape.

A basement which has been compared to a "hole in the ground" has been put on the housing market for £30,000.

The supposed property, which has been described as a "unique basement space", is on sale in Streatham, South London. According to the listing on Zoopla, the site offers an "excellent investment opportunity".

Dashcam footage released today shows Chris Kaba's final journey before he was shot dead by an armed Met Police officer.

The recording from an unmarked police car shows the winding route Mr Kaba, 24, took before his Audi Q8 was stopped by armed officers on September 5 2022. Within seconds of a tactical unit executing a stop, Mr Kaba was killed with a single gunshot to the forehead.