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Community demands answers over girl’s ‘unnecessary’ death in gas explosion

A young girl killed in a gas explosion in south London has been named locally as Sahara Salman as the community demanded answers over her “unnecessary” death. Sahara, who was four-years-old, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, ...

10 Aug 2022 at 15:50

UK-Morocco trade deal did not get consent of Western Sahara people, court told

A post-Brexit UK-Morocco trade agreement is being challenged in the High Court by campaigners who argue it was concluded without obtaining the consent of people from the disputed Western Sahara territory. The Western Sahara Campaign UK (WSCUK), ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:28

Residents express anger at gas company following Thornton Heath explosion

Residents forced to evacuate from their homes following a fatal explosion in south London have claimed the local gas provider “has blood on their hands”. Four-year-old Sahara Salman was killed and two others remain in hospital after the blast, ...

12 Aug 2022 at 00:14

Amir Khan feared ‘kids would grow up without their dad’ during gunpoint robbery

Former world boxing champion Amir Khan feared his “kids would grow up without their dad” during the gunpoint robbery of his £70,000 diamond-encrusted watch. The 2004 Olympic silver medallist, 36, was targeted as he and his wife, Faryal ...

25 Mar 2023 at 23:42

Girl killed in gas blast named as Sahara Salman

A young girl killed in a gas explosion in south London has been named locally as Sahara Salman. Sahara, believed to have been four years old, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, shortly after 7am on ...

10 Aug 2022 at 11:41

Residents evacuated after deadly blast unable to return home almost a month on

Dozens of residents evacuated after a gas explosion killed a child on their street have not been able to go home almost one month on – while others said they had been advised to return “at their own risk”. More than 500 people were ...

02 Sept 2022 at 20:42

Mother of gas explosion victim, four, asks why problem was ‘neglected’

The mother of a four-year-old girl who died in a gas explosion in south London has paid tribute to her “amazing” daughter and questioned why the “gas problem has been neglected for such a long time”. Sahara Salman’s body was ...

11 Aug 2022 at 09:40

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Saharan dust storm covering Spain spreads to France and Portugal

A huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large parts of Spain for a second day on Wednesday, and left a film of dirt on cars and buildings in France and Portugal. The European ...

16 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Family

‘My mum died with dementia so I trekked 100km across Sahara in tribute to her – my new challenge is no more challenges’

A 58-year-old who trekked 100km across the Sahara Desert in tribute to her late mother has vowed to never take on another challenge after learning she is “enough”. Mary-Joy Albutt, head of dementia care at Avery Healthcare,...

05 Mar 2025 at 06:30

Police name four-year-old girl killed in Thornton Heath gas explosion

A four-year-old girl who died in a gas explosion in south London has been named by police as Sahara Salman. Metropolitan Police officers were called on Monday morning to a home on Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, amid ...

10 Aug 2022 at 23:15

Breast cancer survivor’s 100km Sahara trek celebrates ‘getting to live’

A breast cancer survivor is to trek 100km (62 miles) across the Sahara desert to mark 10 years since she was given the all-clear. Jackie Scully, 42, from Greenwich, south London, will set off across the North ...

02 Nov 2024 at 02:45

Residents from scene of fatal explosion still in hotels six months later

A “hero” who risked his life to rescue children in the aftermath of a fatal explosion in south London is among dozens of evacuated residents still living in a hotel six months later. Delroy Simms, 63, has ...

08 Feb 2023 at 14:26

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