Leon Briggs died after being restrained in the street by police under the Mental Health Act in 2013. Andrew Wheeler, who raped a patient in her own home, is serving a 21-year jail term for sex attacks. Pictures show forensics on site today amid Sarah Everard investigation 'We are not racist': Prince William speaks out over Meghan and Harry interview. Mr Briggs was later taken into police custody but he fell unconscious in his cell and died in hospital. Pictures posted on social media of the incident showed emergency services at the scene. Lane closures: Lane one will be closed. Demand for help from a youth counselling service will "continue to rise" during the pandemic. Lanes Closed: There will be one of two lanes closed. The following traffic incidents and congestion for Clapham have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours: There are no current incidents in this location. Get in touch with us or stay up to date with our latest news and updates. The full list of stories, in date order, is below. Reports emerged of an ongoing police incident in Clapham High Street at around 8.15am The road was quickly shut between Venn Street and Aristotle Road … Picture from the scene of the incident. UPDATE: Due to the ongoing police incident at Clapham High Street: Route 50 is terminating at Clapham Common. A SERIOUS road collision, which left the occupant of a car with serious head injuries, is continuing to cause major traffic disruption on the A65 traffic near Clapham. PC Ben Gates thought his "time was up" after his patrol car crashed on a motorway in Hertfordshire. Human remains found in woods during search for Sarah Everard. Local letting agent tweets photo of the current incident. We dispatched an incident response officer, a medic in a … Clapham Junction incident: Why police taped part off busy road near station. Three men flew in from Poland to steal cash, cars and jewellery from large houses, a court hears. 1. has been saved as your Local News location, Covid-19: Case rates in Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Herts and Northants, Police and ambulance 'failures' in restraint death, Leon Briggs: Witness saw 'police on top of him', Video caption: Leon Briggs: Witness saw 'police on top of him', New sex attack report against rapist paramedic, 'Burning car' police officer makes return to work, Burglars flew to UK to raid country homes, Parents urged to be 'vigilant' as schools reopen, Teen with eating disorder 'overwhelmed' in lockdown, 'My mental health counsellor saved my life', 'I'm struggling and can't go on like this forever', Video caption: Covid-19: 'I'm struggling and can't go on like this forever', Covid-19: 'I'm struggling and can't go on like this forever', Late Christmas decorations 'light up lockdown', Officer apologises over 'dirty protest' claim, 'Build 420k homes to meet East demand' - analysis, Paramedic jailed for rape and assault of patients, Nature reserve dog poisoning probed by police, Support officers not trained to carry man who died, Capt Sir Tom's family 'overwhelmed by support', Asylum seeker prefab plans to be scrapped. 14:01. The accident has been cleared and lane three has been reopened to traffic. croydonadvertiser. Clapham Junction is a major railway station in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. In 2017, a Rail Accident Investigation Branch report into a serious irregularity at Cardiff Central on 29 December 2016 revealed that some of the lessons from the Clapham Junction accident appeared to have been forgotten. Registered company number 7575287. From: Monday 15 February 2021 To: Saturday 20 March 2021 Last updated 10:45 Friday 12 March 2021 : … Voters will head to the polls to elect Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) on 6 May. Property. The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the port of Dover. Emergency services at the scene of yesterday's accident Officers are appealing for information following the death of a 21-year-old who was hit by a van in Clapham Common yesterday. Increase your radius to see more recent local stories. 14:05 "Fire brigade and ambulances all over" 14:03. A Bedford perspective on news, sport, what's on, lifestyle and more, from your local paper the Bedford Times & Citizen. Nanuk the Labrador collapsed and died within minutes of returning from a walk. We've been forced to remove features such as traffic flow, road closures etc due to Google's new extortionate pricing. He was our world," says his daughter. Please remember that it is against the law to use your mobile phone without a hands-free kit whilst driving.