Builder Steve Sansom was out of prison on life licence for another murder when he killed Sarah Mayhew, 38, and dumped her remains in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, south London, last spring.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after five people were stabbed on Thursday morning in south London, emergency services said. The Metropolitan Police said a man in his 50s,

A suspect has been arrested after five people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing attack at a warehouse in South London - with one man being taken to a major trauma centre.

The London Fire Brigade said around 60 firefighters were called to the fire which erupted in a first floor flat in Upper Norwood at around 3am. Seven people were rescued using ladders and had been treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.

A brave Met officer single-handedly tackled a ‘knifeman’ who was allegedly attempting to stab another man at a petrol station in south London on Saturday. The force said PC Morgan Younger managed to disarm the man after spotting him while buying a drink at the petrol station in Lee High Road, Lewisham at around 3pm.

Several south London restaurants have been named as finalists in the British Kebab Awards. The British Kebab Awards are run in association with Just Eat and aim to “recognise and champion the efforts of local kebab takeaways and restaurants across the nation”.

As the Holmesdale shook with celebration, as the manager Oliver Glasner – usually the calmest man in the room – was sent streaking down the touchline to dive into the huddled Palace players by the corner flag, one man was at the centre of attention, knowing that his goal had sparked this carnival of human exuberance and joy.

A superstore worker bravely fended off an alleged knife attacker at a Sainsbury’s Argos warehouse by hitting him on the head with a fire extinguisher. Five people were injured in the incident at an Argos warehouse in Marlowe Way, Croydon on Thursday morning.

A 31-year-old woman who was found dead inside a house in Croydon has been named. Jamelatu Tsiwah was found by officers on Monday at an address in Bensham Lane, Croydon, following reports of an unresponsive woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 45-year-old and his partner Gemma Watts, 49, have admitted murder and perverting the course of justice by dismembering Ms Mayhew’s body, distributing the parts at “various locations” and cleaning up the scene, the Old Bailey heard.

A convicted killer and his girlfriend who carried out the “bloodthirsty” murder of a woman before dumping her dismembered body in a park in south London have been jailed for life. Steve Sansom and Gemma Watts lured 38-year-old Sarah Mayhew to her death to fulfil their “sadistic and sexual fantasies”, the Old Bailey heard.

With its above-average wages and low cost of living, the picturesque town is considered the best place to live and work in England and Wakes - ranking highest in value-for-money ratings