Residents in Clapham say they're fustrated that an illegal travellers' site has been created on the common.
They awoke to find that several caravans had been parked in the middle of the iconic green overnight - without warning.
Conservative Lambeth Councillor Julia Memery told Liz Wickham that it's a civil case and they expect an eviction by Monday at the latest, if the travellers have not moved on voluntarily by then.
Speaking to our reporter, Liz Wickham, the travellers say they're Irish and have nowhere else to go.
The six caravans are parked on football pitches, preventing some of the regular Saturday morning matches from being played.
A fire at an electrical substation caused lights around Clapham Common to go out briefly last night. Residents heard a bang and streetlights went out for a few seconds. The local cinema also lost power to its projectors. There were no casualties and the fire was soon brought under control.
