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This week Homebase was sold to CDS in a rescue deal securing up to 1,600 jobs and 70 stores.

But the future of 49 shops with 2,000 workers is currently uncertain after these stores were not included in the negotiations.

According to a list published by the Daily Mail, seven stores affected are within the capital - with four in south London.

We have reached out to Homebase for confirmation of this.

Which south London stores are at risk?

Streatham Vale - Woodgate Drive, SW16 5YP

⁠Penge - Oakfield Road, SE20 8RD

The bridge will close from 8am on Saturday, November 2 until 4pm on Sunday, November 3.

During this time, numerous bus routes will be diverted or terminated early:

Nearest stops for these bus routes:

Routes 59, 68, N68 and N171

Towards Streatham Hill, West Norwood, Old Coulsdon and Hither Green: stop S at Aldwych/Drury Lane, or stop D at Waterloo Station/Waterloo Road.

Routes 1, 188 and N1

Towards Canada Water, North Greenwich and Thamesmead: stop S at Aldwych/Drury Lane, or stop E at Waterloo Station/Waterloo Road

When are the works taking place?

The works, over the week of half term from Saturday, October 26 until Friday, November 1, are set to take place in the area between Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye.

These works are being carried out by Network Rail and will affect travel on London Overground, Thameslink and Southern services.

Why is this happening?

The upgrades, overseen by Network Rail, are part of a £400 million programme to improve tracks and signalling systems in south London.

The work will affect trains from September 21 (Saturday) through to September 22 (Sunday).

We have compiled all the details on these works so that you can plan your journey this weekend.

September 21 and 22 (Saturday and Sunday):

Engineering work is taking place between Peckham Rye and Streatham, closing all lines.

Buses will replace trains between London Bridge and Streatham Common via Peckham Rye.

Trains which usually run between London Bridge and East Croydon via Peckham Rye will only run between Streatham and East Croydon.

A casualty on the tracks was reported at the station in Brigstock Road just before 8.20pm yesterday (September 20).

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews were called to the scene.

The person was pronounced dead shortly after.

The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

All lines between Streatham and Selhurst were closed as the incident was dealt with but it has since reopened.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network, there is always someone to talk to.

The upgrade work means that no trains will run on parts of the National Rail and London Overground from Saturday, October 26 through to Friday, November 1.

These upgraded signalling systems will be implemented between Crystal Palace, Tulse Hill and Peckham Rye.

The changes are part of a £400 million programme of investment in track and signalling upgrades that Network Rail is delivering in south London.

Previously, signalling updates have been implemented between East Croydon and London Victoria back in 2o22.

The building at 101 Streatham High Road has been vacant since 2015 when the local police station relocated to a building further down the street.

Now Everitt Road Properties has applied to Lambeth Council to turn the former cop shop, built in 1912, into a hotel and café.

As part of the development, a rear extension would be added to the building, as well as a mansard roof.

According to a planning statement submitted as part of the application, Lambeth has been identified at a regional and national level as an area suitable for more hotels.

Gabriel is missing from his home in Streatham.

The 15-year-old is described as 5'9" tall, with a slim build and curly brown hair.

He has links to Lewisham.

If you have seen Gabriel, call police on 101 and quote the reference 01/654074/24.”

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Gabriel has links to the Lewisham area, please help us support the Wandsworth team in finding him. If seen please call 101 and quote ref 01/654074/24.

Designed to reduce in-store food waste, at the end of each day, unsold loaves are prepared and filled with garlic butter by in-store bakery colleagues, before being frozen to extend shelf life by 40 days.

London customers can choose from a Garlic Baguette or Boule, San Francisco Sourdough Garlic Bread or West Country Cheddar and Red Leicester Garlic Cob.

The products have proved hugely popular with customers, with more than 1.4 million re-purposed loaves sold across M&S stores last year.

The ten stores joining the scheme include M&S stores in:

Charles Ezbon, 33, of Park Lane, Tottenham, pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded firearm and grievous bodily harm in March this year.

He was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on June 19 to a minimum of nine years in jail.

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Police attended North Middlesex hospital in the early hours of December 24 after being told a man had been admitted with a gunshot wound to the leg.

The 26-year-old’s injuries were later assessed as not life-threatening.