Churches
Turin Shroud replica on display in Southwark
A full-size replica of the Turin Shroud - the 4.5-metre linen cloth believed by some to have been used to wrap the body of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion - is on display in Southwark.
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Planning & Development
'Polar bear sanctuary' next to Tower Bridge proposed by GLA?
A proposal for a 'polar bear sanctuary with snow slide' to be constructed in The Scoop amphitheatre next to the former City Hall has been accidentally published online by the Greater London Authority.
Arts & culture
Supreme Court: Tate Modern visitors did cause nuisance to Neo Bankside flats
The presence of thousands of Tate Modern Visitors looking into the glass-walled homes of Neo Bankside residents from the art gallery's top-floor viewing platform did constitute a nuisance in law, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Politics & local government
Labour Party HQ relocates to Blackfriars Road
The Labour Party's headquarters has returned to Southwark, 26 years after it left the borough for Westminster.
Police & crime
Police launch crackdown on ‘organised begging’ at London Bridge
British Transport Police are carrying out a two-month operation to combat "organised begging" around London Bridge Station and people selling packets of tissues on board trains.
Arts & culture
Bermondsey Square's Kino cinema is closing down
The Kino Bermondsey cinema is closing down this week, marking the end of a decade and a half of movie screenings at Bermondsey Square.
Southwark
The Ship pub in Borough Road has closed down
The Ship pub at the junction of Borough Road and Borough High Street has closed down after more than two centuries.
Police & crime
Lower Marsh murder: police renew appeal for information
Officers believe the two men in the images may have witnessed the incident but have not yet come forward. Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: "If you are the people in these images, or if you know who they are, then
Postal services
Blackfriars Road Post Office to close at end of January
Blackfriars Road Post Office will close later this month after the private operator that has run the branch for the past five years announce its intention to withdraw the service. Post Office bosses describe the closure as 'temporary'.
Planning & Development
Green light for 14-storey student block off Newington Causeway
Plans for a 14-storey block of student accommodation with 219 bedrooms next to the Inner London Crown Court on Newington Causeway have been approved by Southwark Council's planning committee.
Planning & Development
Nearly 900 hotel rooms approved in two Albert Embankment towers
Plans for two new hotels on Albert Embankment with a total of nearly 900 bedrooms have been approved by Lambeth councillors.
Arts & culture
Channel 4 to make reality TV show in South Bank Tower penthouse
Three unoccupied penthouse apartments at the top of a South Bank skyscraper could be the setting for a new Channel 4 Big Brother-style reality TV show next spring.
