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Saga of Pimlico heating system drags on – with more consultancy costs needed
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Saga of Pimlico heating system drags on – with more consultancy costs needed
Mayor weighs in on Paddington student block debate
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Westminster
Mayor weighs in on Paddington student block debate
Alert officers’ stop and search puts lock-knife and drug possessor behind bars
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Alert officers’ stop and search puts lock-knife and drug possessor behind bars
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Bakery given all-clear to make evenings about Lebanese wining and dining
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter The owners of a new family-run central London deli are looking to open next ...
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TfL says focus is on ‘welfare and safety’ of homeless before court order sees encampment cleared
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A homeless encampment beneath a busy Central London dual carriageway is to be cleared following ...
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Westminster
Private club going public as Covent Garden gets a new cocktail bar
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A former Covent Garden private members club will become a new cocktail bar after ...
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Merton
Aldwych tragedy: Collision victim is named
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The family of a woman who died in a fatal collision in The Strand have paid tribute to her, calling ...
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Oxford Street’s new marquee signing, IKEA, set for May-day launch
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Swedish furniture giant IKEA will open its hotly-anticipated Oxford Street store on May 1 ...
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Westminster
Breaking: Woman in her 20s killed after Strand collision
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A young woman has died after a collision involving a van and pedestrians in The Strand. Police were called at ...
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Southwark
Millennium Bridge revamp will have to wait after lukewarm response to tender invitation
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A £3.5 million refurbishment of the Millennium Bridge expected to begin by this spring ...
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Life-saving councillors detail their vital intervention at Pimlico market place
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Two councillors who saved a man’s life by performing CPR on him and fetching ...
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Dad’s plea to rape and murder suspect 17 years after his daughter’s death
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Seventeen years after the death of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen, her father has made a plea directly to the ...
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Council launches consultation on strategy to improve night life and safety
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A council wants to hear from residents on its plans to make the borough safer after dark. Westminster council has ...
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Night-time roadmap for West End aiming to strike the right balance
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The ‘first-ever’ plan to bolster central London’s nightlife has been launched, and the public ...
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Strip club owner comes out fighting over non-payment to dancers
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local democracy Reporter A London strip club owner has defended withholding thousands of pounds in dancers’ tips ...
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Man scales Big Ben holding Palestine flag as protesters gather below
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A pro-Palestine protester scaled the clock tower of Big Ben on Saturday as demonstrators gathered on the streets below. Daniel ...
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Bromley
Levels of deadly pollutants cut after ULEZ expansion, study finds
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Levels of deadly pollutants in the air people breathe have dramatically fallen since the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission ...
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Man rescued from flames after fire breaks out in mixed-use building
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Firefighters rescued a man from a burning building in central London this morning. Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters ...
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‘Peaceful’ elderly woman, 80, found dead in flat as teenager arrested on suspicion of murder
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A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 80-year-old woman was found dead in her flat ...
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Major office block next to Harrods approved, despite concerns workers are able to ‘peer into residents’ bedrooms’
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter  A new major office block next to Harrods in Knightsbridge has been approved, despite ...
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Objections raised over licence renewal for ‘exploitative’ Soho strip joint
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A Soho strip club previously accused of withholding thousands of pounds in performers’ wages ...
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Around 100 people evacuated from pub after fire breaks out in kitchen
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Around 100 people were evacuated from a west London pub after a fire broke out in the basement kitchen yesterday ...
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Dip in Labour vote ushers Tories home in Westminster by-election
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Labour has lost another central London by-election to the Conservatives in a vote which ...
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Penthouse Magazine-inspired strip club will take over Madame Jojo’s Soho spot
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A strip club inspired by the notorious adult magazine Penthouse has been given the ...
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Mayor launches public consultation on ‘potential’ pedestrianisation of Oxford Street
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter  The Mayor of London has launched a much-anticipated public consultation on his plans to ...
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Kensington & Chelsea
Pressure remains high at hospitals – despite merciful drop in norovirus numbers
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter West London's leading NHS Trust has warned it is regularly seeing 100 per cent ...
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Police appeal for help after 4am wedding ring snatch at Oxford Circus Tube station
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Detectives investigating a report of robbery at a Tube station have released images of men sought in connection with the ...
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Journalist and human rights activist marks two years of protest outside UK Foreign Office
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A British-Iranian journalist and human rights activist has commemorated the second anniversary of his 'Peace Camp’, a continuous protest outside ...
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Councils which issues most PCNs revealed as plans to hike fines announced
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Following the announcement that parking penalties are set to increase by £30, new data has revealed Westminster as the hotspot ...
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Westminster
‘Penthouse’ wants to take up Madame Jojo’s strip club mantle
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A strip club inspired by Penthouse magazine and where a bottle of tequila could ...
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Westminster
Students on the run will help ‘Samaritans-type’ support group
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University of Westminster students will lace up their trainers for a charity run in support of an organisation that helps ...
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Guilty verdict for 50-year-old accused of killing his partner of 80
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A man has been convicted of murdering his partner at her flat in west London. A jury at Southwark Crown ...
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Extra pay for Westminster carers is huge boost, says disability campaigner
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A disability campaigner has praised a funding uplift for carers his council is set ...
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‘Ban disruptive loud music from pedicabs’, demands MP
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter An MP has launched a petition calling for an all-out ban on the use ...
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New genetic tests could predict risk for people with deadly heart condition
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Doctors could soon begin offering patients and families personalised advice on their risk of developing a potentially deadly heart condition, ...
Protest against Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ plan for Gaza
Protest against Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ plan for Gaza
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Famous Marylebone hotel will remain closed after fire ripped through building
Famous Marylebone hotel will remain closed after fire ripped through building
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Council invests £2m in crackdown on graffiti after 4,141 cases reported
Council invests £2m in crackdown on graffiti after 4,141 cases reported
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Pilot programme trains hospital staff to identify patients affected by domestic abuse
Pilot programme trains hospital staff to identify patients affected by domestic abuse
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Government pledges more cash to plan redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital
Government pledges more cash to plan redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital
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Underground Oxford Street loos’ transformation into bar can go ahead
Underground Oxford Street loos’ transformation into bar can go ahead
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Fundraiser visits women’s charity on seventh stop of 10-night sleep-out challenge
Fundraiser visits women’s charity on seventh stop of 10-night sleep-out challenge
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Lawyer calls for government inquiry into ballet body shaming allegations
Lawyer calls for government inquiry into ballet body shaming allegations
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Kuwait-based firm ordered to address fire safety concerns in Paddington block
Kuwait-based firm ordered to address fire safety concerns in Paddington block
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Decisions needed on what to do about replacing Pimlico’s ageing heating system
Decisions needed on what to do about replacing Pimlico’s ageing heating system
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‘Flames coming out of the scaffolding’: Family-of-four escape blaze in block of flats
‘Flames coming out of the scaffolding’: Family-of-four escape blaze in block of flats
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‘Truly irreplaceable’: Iconic West End cinema under threat of closure
‘Truly irreplaceable’: Iconic West End cinema under threat of closure
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Community fund helps 3,000 residents improve health in 2024
Community fund helps 3,000 residents improve health in 2024
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Heathrow’s third runway: Sadiq Khan opposed to government approval
Heathrow’s third runway: Sadiq Khan opposed to government approval
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Underground loos could get new lease of life as intimate bar for 30
Underground loos could get new lease of life as intimate bar for 30
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Protesters detained after alleged disruption of Sigourney Weaver scene on West End stage
Protesters detained after alleged disruption of Sigourney Weaver scene on West End stage
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Lambeth Bridge set for signalling work to make it safer for cyclists
Lambeth Bridge set for signalling work to make it safer for cyclists
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Tighter pedicabs regulations being considered to curb ‘free-for-all’ culture
Tighter pedicabs regulations being considered to curb ‘free-for-all’ culture
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Apologies and £5k compensation for tenant who waited nearly a year for repairs
Apologies and £5k compensation for tenant who waited nearly a year for repairs
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Met hope e-fit will help trace rapist who shoved woman into car to carry out assault
Met hope e-fit will help trace rapist who shoved woman into car to carry out assault
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Renewed appeals with CCTV footage as mystery Soho death remains unexplained
Renewed appeals with CCTV footage as mystery Soho death remains unexplained
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600-bed Paddington tower block for students is non-starter, council decides
600-bed Paddington tower block for students is non-starter, council decides
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‘Tireless’ Westminster ward councillor decides to call it a day
‘Tireless’ Westminster ward councillor decides to call it a day
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It’s fun to stay at the YMCA, but not for much longer as central London branch is set to close
It’s fun to stay at the YMCA, but not for much longer as central London branch is set to close
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