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Brixton Drive-By Shooting Leaves Four Injured, One in Critical Condition
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Brixton Drive-By Shooting Leaves Four Injured, One in Critical Condition

Four individuals were wounded when gunshots were fired from a moving car in Brixton, south London, shortly after midnight on Saturday. The incident occurred around 01:15 BST on Coldharbour Lane. A 25-year-old man is in critical condition, while three other men aged 21, 47 and 70 sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Police are examining CCTV footage and collecting witness statements.

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Four injured in Brixton drive-by shooting as police probe link to nearby stabbing
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Four injured in Brixton drive-by shooting as police probe link to nearby stabbing

Police are investigating a possible link between a drive-by shooting that injured four people on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London, and a stabbing 700m away on Acre Lane that left a 33-year-old man critically injured. The shooting occurred at about 01:15 BST on Saturday when a car fired seven shots at a gathering outside Southwyck House where people were enjoying a bank holiday party. A 25-year-old man remains in a life-threatening condition, while three other victims aged 21, 47 and 70 have non-life-threatening injuries.

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The collapse of Red London: how Labour is losing its heartland
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The collapse of Red London: how Labour is losing its heartland

Labour faces catastrophic local election results in London next Thursday, with the Greens poised to win mayoralties in Lewisham and Hackney and seize inner-city councils. The collapse is particularly devastating as London has been Labour's strongest bastion for two decades. Voters cite Starmer's Gaza policy and anti-immigration rhetoric as reasons for abandoning the party, while Labour's abandonment of council housing—once its core vote-building strategy—has alienated working-class Londoners. The article argues the answer to Labour's London wipeout lies in the party's own decisions.

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