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Exhibition celebrates works by refugees and asylum seekers
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Exhibition celebrates works by refugees and asylum seekers
‘We are treated the lowest of the low’: Security guards at Department for Education to strike
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‘We are treated the lowest of the low’: Security guards at Department for Education to strike
Estate agent jailed for horrific attack on sex worker
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Estate agent jailed for horrific attack on sex worker
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Plan to give authorities power to regulate e-bikes and scooters revealed
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A council leader has thrown his support behind a Government plan to give mayors ...
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Police searching for man who ‘did Nazi salute’ at protest
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​​Police want to speak to a man who appeared to perform a Nazi salute at a Pro-Palestine protest on Saturday. ...
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Eight year term for man who paid for child exploitation streams from the Philippines
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A man has been jailed after admitting paying money to watch live streams of children being sexually exploited. Duncan Bartlett, ...
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Heaven given the all-clear to open its doors again
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Heaven nightclub has been given the greenlight to reopen after being shut by the ...
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‘They think we are machines’: Hundreds of Harrods workers vote to strike over Christmas
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More than one hundred workers across Harrods' retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning departments have returned an overwhelming vote in favour ...
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Family left with leaky roof for five years was failed by Westminster housing chiefs
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A housing watchdog has said Westminster council, which took five years to fix a ...
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Convenience store in trouble for making alcohol availability a little too convenient
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store which sold alcohol outside of its licensing hours to undercover inspectors ...
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Victoria railway station targeted for potential transformation into hybrid of transport hub and homes
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Network Rail is in the early stages of looking at potential redevelopment plans for ...
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Police searching for two men suspected of making offensive gestures at pro-Palestine protest
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The Met has released images of two men alleged to have made offensive gestures at a protest in central London ...
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Awards celebrate success of women of colour in multitude of fields
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The Baton Awards 2024 highlighted excellence among women of colour for the seventh time on Thursday - when  17 winners ...
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Number of Westminster homeless being housed away from capital is on the rise
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Service Dozens of homeless families are being sent miles outside of London as Westminster does ...
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Pro-Palestine and Kurdish protesters take to the streets in weekend of demonstrations
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Thousands of people took to the streets in protest at the weekend as three demonstrations flooded central London on two ...
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Man detained following allegation of rape at Groucho Club
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Police have made an arrest as part of an investigation into an allegation of rape at a venue in Soho. ...
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Tributes flow for ‘passionate campaigner’ at Westminster
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City councillor Gillian Arrindell has passed away, the local authority has has confirmed. ...
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Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man suffers cardiac arrest on Westminster Bridge
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Police are appealing for witnesses and any CCTV or dashcam footage following an assault on Westminster Bridge that has left ...
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Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
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An officer has been found guilty of assaulting a woman while he was off-duty. PC Lewis Rollins, attached to Central ...
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‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Heaven nightclub in London has lost its fight to reopen after being shut down ...
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Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City council is investing £12.7 million to refurbish eight public toilets, with a ...
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1,000-strong protest calls for end to fossil fuels and ‘complicity in Gaza genocide’
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About 1,000 protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an end to fossil fuels and ‘UK ...
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Man ‘bit woman on the chest’ in nightclub
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Police want to identify a man in connection with a sexual assault that took place in a west London nightclub ...
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Man arrested after reports of person carrying knives outside Parliament
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A man was arrested yesterday afternoon following reports of a person carrying knives outside the Houses of Parliament. Police were ...
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Mortuary set for £2.8m refurb after trolley wheels get ‘stuck in gulleys’ used to drain human blood
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Adrian Zorzut A mortuary is set to receive a £2.8million refurbishment following complaints of trolley wheels getting stuck in ‘gulleys’ ...
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Three hospitalised after car collides with restaurant front
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Three people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into the front of a restaurant last night. The ...
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Restaurant selling £1,100 bottle of red wine to open in former US embassy
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A high-end restaurant selling bottles of red wine for £1,100 and a dish of ...
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Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
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A man has been jailed after he encouraged others to carry out “extremely” violent attacks against medical staff, MPs and ...
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‘Do you want just another chain?’: Family-run Italian restaurant may not survive eviction
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A family-run Italian restaurant in Covent Garden may not survive if it’s evicted so ...
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Hundreds of Harrods workers prepare to strike over Christmas
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Hundreds of Harrods workers are to be balloted for strike action over demands for fair pay and better working conditions, a ...
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CCTV footage shows Met officers tackling phone thief in Oxford Circus
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Dramatic video footage released by the Met shows cops foil an attempted phone theft in one of London’s busiest streets.  ...
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First inspections of adult social care services see Westminster given the thumbs up
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter  Westminster council’s adult social care services department has been rated ‘Good’ by the healthcare ...
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Knifeman who targeted Rolex watchers on the Tube is put away for eight years
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A 'brazen and dangerous' robber who armed himself  with knives has been jailed after threatening victims with the weapons in ...
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Murder charge after alleged Covent Garden assault leads to death
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A man has been charged with murder, following the death of a man in Covent Garden last month. Police were ...
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Another famous restaurant name wants to relocate to former US embassy site
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A high-end restaurant serving a bottle of ‘fine red wine’ for £1,250 and pork ...
Thousands march in London as three different protests flood the streets
Thousands march in London as three different protests flood the streets
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Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
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Met getting ready for day of Tommy Robinson marchers and anti-racism opponents
Met getting ready for day of Tommy Robinson marchers and anti-racism opponents
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Now Soho wants in on Khan’s pedestrianisation dream – but council is outraged
Now Soho wants in on Khan’s pedestrianisation dream – but council is outraged
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Council to reject ‘vastly inappropriate and excessive’ LED ad board in Leicester Square
Council to reject ‘vastly inappropriate and excessive’ LED ad board in Leicester Square
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Homeless encampment of more than 40 people cleared after months of complaints
Homeless encampment of more than 40 people cleared after months of complaints
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CCTV footage captures moment phone snatcher is arrested with help from public
CCTV footage captures moment phone snatcher is arrested with help from public
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Landlord furious as rogue tenant turned luxury Soho flat into a brothel
Landlord furious as rogue tenant turned luxury Soho flat into a brothel
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Old Belgravia nick’s transformation into a luxury hotel can go ahead
Old Belgravia nick’s transformation into a luxury hotel can go ahead
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Last Soho school ‘must survive’ to maintain area’s beating heart
Last Soho school ‘must survive’ to maintain area’s beating heart
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£20k reward offered in attempt to clear up brutal Soho murder from 20 years ago
£20k reward offered in attempt to clear up brutal Soho murder from 20 years ago
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Arrest made following Victoria tube stabbing
Arrest made following Victoria tube stabbing
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Old Belgravia police station looks set to get new lease of life as a hotel
Old Belgravia police station looks set to get new lease of life as a hotel
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Hundreds flee conference after activists set loose thousands of live crickets
Hundreds flee conference after activists set loose thousands of live crickets
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Office workers evacuated as police carry out controlled explosion near British Museum
Office workers evacuated as police carry out controlled explosion near British Museum
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Life term for horror moment random stranger was pushed in front of Tube train
Life term for horror moment random stranger was pushed in front of Tube train
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Murder charge for man accused of stabbing teen Mohammed
Murder charge for man accused of stabbing teen Mohammed
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Cleaners at Department for Education win pay rise and sick pay after ‘long, hard fight’
Cleaners at Department for Education win pay rise and sick pay after ‘long, hard fight’
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Boy of 15 ‘not in danger’ after daytime stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station
Boy of 15 ‘not in danger’ after daytime stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station
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Tens of thousands take to streets of London in solidarity with Palestine
Tens of thousands take to streets of London in solidarity with Palestine
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Too many acid attackers evading justice, Sadiq Khan and Met are told
Too many acid attackers evading justice, Sadiq Khan and Met are told
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Man, 35, arrested following Westminster school acid attack
Man, 35, arrested following Westminster school acid attack
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Police downplay ‘gunshot’ fears after window of taxi ferrying Ian Hislop shatters
Police downplay ‘gunshot’ fears after window of taxi ferrying Ian Hislop shatters
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Police hunt suspect after acid attack outside school sees girl, 14, and boy, 16, hospitalised
Police hunt suspect after acid attack outside school sees girl, 14, and boy, 16, hospitalised
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