reuters_tickers This content was published on June 28, 2024 - 09:08 9 minutes By Suban Abdulla and Natalie Thomas LONDON (Reuters) – In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life. At a former school, peeling walls are getting a fresh coat of paint, and laundry hangs on a line to dry.