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Children arrive at Manor Park School and Nursery in Knutsford, Cheshire, as pupils in England return to school for the first time in two months as part of the first stage of lockdown easing. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021.

Merton schools to receive more money per pupil this year

A nurse handles a syringe at a medical centre in Ashford, Kent, similar to those which will be used for a new combined jab for babies. The vaccination will protect children against Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Hib and Polio and will be administered to babies over two-months-old later this year. Plans for a shake-up of the vaccine regime for babies are being formally unveiled by senior health officials today. But health campaigners and politicians have warned the Government that it risks a repeat of the MMR controversy unless more reassurances are given about the safety of a new five-in-one immunisation jab. The Government's plans for a combined vaccination emerged over the weekend, when the Department of Health also confirmed that mercury is to be removed from the whooping cough vaccine. 10/09/04: There is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR jab and the development of autism in children, researchers said Friday September 10, 2004. Concern about a reported link between the triple vaccine and the disorder has led to a drop in the number of parents getting their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella in the UK. *07/12/04: Immunisation against infectious disease has saved more lives than any other public health intervention in Irish history, apart from providing clean water, it is claimed. Minister of State Tim O'Malley urged parents to ensure their children were protected against infectious diseases.

Merton behind on target for MMR jab coverage as uptake falls

File photo dated 08/01/19 of FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice above the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey in London. Plans to ensure sentencing in the most serious criminal cases can be broadcast are being consulted on by the Ministry of Justice.

Year-long waits for justice in fraud cases in London

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to three Merton establishments

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Black people more than three times as likely to be stop and searched by the Met ...

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for six patients...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 43 patients with Co...

File photo dated 23/01/16 of a mother holds the hand of a new baby. Bereaved parents are being reminded by the Government to check whether they could be eligible for backdated payments. Issue date: Saturday August 5, 2023.

Hundreds of households in Merton in kinship care arrangements

A TfL tram in Croydon. (Photo by David Cook)

TfL abandons tram expansion funding commitment

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings given to 12 Merton establishments

File photo dated 14/04/23 of striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line. Concern about the NHS has soared against the background of the biggest doctors' strike in history, according to new research.

Thousands of appointments and operations at Epsom and St Helier University Hospi...

NHS ambulances parked outside the accident and emergency (A&E) department of St Thomas' Hospital in central London. PA Photo. Picture date: Wednesday February 6, 2020. See PA story HEALTH Hospital. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

More people turn to A&E in south west London when GP practices are closed

File photo dated 21/05/13 of an Accident and Emergency sign. Twenty-four hours in A&E is "no longer just a documentary", leading medics have warned as figures show that almost 400,000 patients spent 24 hours or more in an emergency department in England last year. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) said the very long waits are a "matter of national shame". Issue date: Monday September 25, 2023.

People from the least deprived areas made a fifth of all visits to A&E at Epsom ...

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL A woman showing signs of depression.

Hundreds of people in south west London are living with young onset dementia

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to two Merton restaurants

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Merton restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on the plans for net-zero commitments in the briefing room at 10 Downing Street, London. Picture date: Wednesday September 20, 2023.

Less than one in 200 Merton homes have a heat pump – amid warnings of slow uptak...

File photo dated 27/11/19 of school children during a class at a primary school, as teaching assistants are taking second jobs or leaving education to work in better-paid roles amid cost-of-living pressures, a report by The National Foundation for Educational Research suggests.

Merton children worse at reading, writing and maths than before coronavirus pand...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 42 patients with Co...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for four patient...

A general view of a domestic radiator room thermostat. Families across Great Britain will find out on Friday how tough energy bills will be this winter but they may have to wait to discover what the Government will do to help Picture date: Thursday August 25, 2022.

More elderly people in Merton received help to pay their heating bills last wint...

The hands of an elderly woman in Poole, Dorset.

Almost 1,000 safeguarding concerns about vulnerable adult in Merton

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Food hygiene ratings handed to two Merton establishments

File photo dated 24/01/16 of a preschool age child playing with plastic building blocks. Parents have less time to read, play, and cook healthy meals with their children as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new poll. Issue date: Monday September 11, 2023.

Nearly three-quarters people with suspected autism in south west London experien...

Fireworks at Alexandra Palace

Bonfire Night 2023: Five London fireworks displays

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Merton restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

Undated file photo of police tape at a crime scene. Police forces have committed to follow all "reasonable lines of enquiry" in an effort to improve investigations and drive down crime rates. The standards setting body published guidance for officers in England and Wales to consider all potential evidence - such as footage from CCTV, doorbells and dashcams, as well as phone tracking - if it could lead to a suspect or stolen property. Issue date: Monday August 28, 2023.

The Met Police seizes tens of millions of pounds from criminals – as fraud recov...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Merton takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

File photo dated 11/05/18 of a car hitting a pothole on a road. Drivers are suffering from a surge in pothole-related breakdowns, new figures from the RAC suggest.

Less than five miles of Merton roads maintained in 2021-22 – as levels of road m...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for five patient...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 38 patients with Co...

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London. Picture date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust: all the key numbers for the NHS ...

General view of an Accident and Emergency Sign at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Drop in visits to A&E at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust last mon...

A selection of one pound coins, two pound coins and bank notes

Merton wages grow almost in line with inflation – as UK real-terms pay steadies

PICTURE POSED MY MODEL: A general view of a man smoking a cigarette.

Increased rate of smokers in Merton

PICTURE POSED BY A MODEL File photo dated 02/02/20 of a teenage girl with her head in her hands showing signs of mental health issues. More than 20% of referrals to children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) were rejected in 2022, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats show. Issue date: Sunday August 13, 2023.

Young women in Merton almost six times as likely to be hospitalised for self-har...

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

Good news as food hygiene ratings awarded to eight Merton establishments

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in Outer London than before pandemic

File photo dated 07/08/13 of a person cycling next to a car, as government targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England are set to be missed, according to a new report.

Fewer cyclists in Merton than before pandemic

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust cares for 36 patients with Co...

Orderlies push a bed at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for five patient...

Two women wearing short skirts walk in the sunshine as upskirting, the invasive practice of taking an image or video up somebody???s clothing, becomes a specific criminal offence in England and Wales, punishable by up to two years in custody.

More than 100 upskirting crimes recorded in London in past two years

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Chris Udunna said he had put tape on his ceiling after rain, and then mice, came through a gap. Credit: Ben Lynch.

‘My kids are crying. They think this house is going to collapse’

The data shows that in 2022, 167,663 ULEZ fines were issued to vehicles registered outside of the UK. Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images.

Amount foreign drivers owe in unpaid ULEZ fines revealed by TfL

Tube strikes on Wednesday 4 and Friday October 6 have been suspended

Tube strikes suspended for October 4 and 6