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‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
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‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
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Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
1,000-strong protest calls for end to fossil fuels and ‘complicity in Gaza genocide’
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1,000-strong protest calls for end to fossil fuels and ‘complicity in Gaza genocide’
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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 ...
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Thousands march in London as three different protests flood the streets
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Thousands of protesters took to the street on Saturday as three different demonstrations converged in central London. Family and friends ...
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Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
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A gathering voice raised in objection to the abject state of our canals, rivers and seasides is set to gain ...
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Met getting ready for day of Tommy Robinson marchers and anti-racism opponents
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The Met are planning an increased police presence in Westminster tomorrow because of planned demonstrations involving opposing factions in the ...
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Now Soho wants in on Khan’s pedestrianisation dream – but council is outraged
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A group representing more than 150 Soho businesses has called for the renowned shopping ...
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Council to reject ‘vastly inappropriate and excessive’ LED ad board in Leicester Square
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A proposal for a state-of-the-art advertisement board in Leicester Square that would be the ...
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Homeless encampment of more than 40 people cleared after months of complaints
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A homeless encampment in London’s famous Park Lane estimated to have been occupied by ...
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CCTV footage captures moment phone snatcher is arrested with help from public
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A suspected phone snatcher was arrested seconds after a phone was stolen, thanks to assistance from members of the public ...
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Landlord furious as rogue tenant turned luxury Soho flat into a brothel
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A landlord whose Soho flat was turned into a brothel without him knowing said ...
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Old Belgravia nick’s transformation into a luxury hotel can go ahead
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter The vacant Belgravia police station is to become a luxury 206-room hotel - despite ...
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Last Soho school ‘must survive’ to maintain area’s beating heart
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Staff at Soho’s last remaining school say they needs an additional £200,000 every year ...
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£20k reward offered in attempt to clear up brutal Soho murder from 20 years ago
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Police are offering a £20,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of the person responsible for brutally stabbing ...
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Arrest made following Victoria tube stabbing
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An arrest has been made following a stabbing at Victoria Tube station last Friday. A man in his 40s was ...
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Old Belgravia police station looks set to get new lease of life as a hotel
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to turn a vacant Westminster police station into a 206-room hotel have been ...
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Hundreds flee conference after activists set loose thousands of live crickets
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Suspected trans rights activists disrupted a trans-critical conference by flooding a packed auditorium with thousands of live crickets. The protesters, ...
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Office workers evacuated as police carry out controlled explosion near British Museum
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Police carried out a controlled explosion near the British Museum yesterday after a “suspicious” package was found. Office workers were ...
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Life term for horror moment random stranger was pushed in front of Tube train
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A man who pushed a complete stranger on to Tube tracks in a random attack has been jailed for life. ...
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Murder charge for man accused of stabbing teen Mohammed
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A man has been charged with the murder of 19-year-old Mohammed Adam Abdi in Westminster. Awad Abdel Samad, 23, of ...
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Cleaners at Department for Education win pay rise and sick pay after ‘long, hard fight’
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Workers who clean and cater for a Government department building have won a pay rise and full sick pay following ...
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Boy of 15 ‘not in danger’ after daytime stabbing at Sloane Square Tube station
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A 15-year-old boy stabbed at Sloane Square Tube station was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening ...
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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Girl, 14, hospitalised after suspected acid attack outside school
Girl, 14, hospitalised after suspected acid attack outside school
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Bid to renew sex licence at famous striptease club meeting resistance
Bid to renew sex licence at famous striptease club meeting resistance
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Body found in the Thames confirmed as that of missing Soho regular Natasha
Body found in the Thames confirmed as that of missing Soho regular Natasha
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Tory winner in ward by-election says opposition to Oxford Street ‘pedestrianisation’ was factor in his victory
Tory winner in ward by-election says opposition to Oxford Street ‘pedestrianisation’ was factor in his victory
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Labour retain Westminster ward seat in low turnout local poll
Labour retain Westminster ward seat in low turnout local poll
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Zimmer in the frame for Maida Vale Studios regeneration
Zimmer in the frame for Maida Vale Studios regeneration
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Council locks horns with Sadiq Khan over plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
Council locks horns with Sadiq Khan over plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
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Oxford Street pedestrianisation : How shoppers and businesses feel about it
Oxford Street pedestrianisation : How shoppers and businesses feel about it
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BT police seek help after two women targeted by Bond Street flasher
BT police seek help after two women targeted by Bond Street flasher
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Four people treated by ambulance crews after fire in block of flats
Four people treated by ambulance crews after fire in block of flats
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Casino gets green light to extend alcohol hours to fix bizarre midweek rule
Casino gets green light to extend alcohol hours to fix bizarre midweek rule
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Two men charged after Banksy artwork stolen from west London gallery
Two men charged after Banksy artwork stolen from west London gallery
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Upmarket flats being swamped by Airbnb and short-term tenants, say dismayed residents
Upmarket flats being swamped by Airbnb and short-term tenants, say dismayed residents
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Bereft family speak out after ‘senseless’ killing of ‘charismatic’ mentor Tikquaan
Bereft family speak out after ‘senseless’ killing of ‘charismatic’ mentor Tikquaan
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Cycling campaigners accuse Westminster of not fulfilling promise to create more bike lanes
Cycling campaigners accuse Westminster of not fulfilling promise to create more bike lanes
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Falling pupil numbers in Westminster Primary schools is financial red flag
Falling pupil numbers in Westminster Primary schools is financial red flag
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Demolition needed to create new retail and office space at One Victoria
Demolition needed to create new retail and office space at One Victoria
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Britain’s first female neurosurgeon commemorated with blue plaque
Britain’s first female neurosurgeon commemorated with blue plaque
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Wannabe boy racers fined for reckless tricks caught on camera near Buckingham Palace
Wannabe boy racers fined for reckless tricks caught on camera near Buckingham Palace
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