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Students on the run will help ‘Samaritans-type’ support group
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Students on the run will help ‘Samaritans-type’ support group
Guilty verdict for 50-year-old accused of killing his partner of 80
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Guilty verdict for 50-year-old accused of killing his partner of 80
Extra pay for Westminster carers is huge boost, says disability campaigner
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Extra pay for Westminster carers is huge boost, says disability campaigner
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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, ...
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Protest against Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ plan for Gaza
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Activist group Merton Friends of the Earth were among thousands of protesters who marched from Whitehall to the US embassy ...
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Famous Marylebone hotel will remain closed after fire ripped through building
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A famous west London hotel and restaurant will be closed until further notice after a huge blaze ripped through the ...
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Council invests £2m in crackdown on graffiti after 4,141 cases reported
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A council is investing £2million to crack down on rising cases of graffiti. Westminster council’s waste contractor, Veolia, runs three ...
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Pilot programme trains hospital staff to identify patients affected by domestic abuse
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A pilot programme at a west London hospital is training staff to recognise and support patients affected by domestic abuse ...
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Government pledges more cash to plan redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter The Government is to provide millions of pounds in funding towards detailed designs and ...
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Underground Oxford Street loos’ transformation into bar can go ahead
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter An application to turn disused public toilets near Oxford Street into a new bar ...
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Fundraiser visits women’s charity on seventh stop of 10-night sleep-out challenge
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A mother has taken on a gruelling 10-night sleep out fundraiser challenge to support vulnerable women and the services that ...
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Lawyer calls for government inquiry into ballet body shaming allegations
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A leading abuse lawyer has called for government action after settling what is believed to be the first case of ...
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Kuwait-based firm ordered to address fire safety concerns in Paddington block
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A judge has ordered works to be completed on a Paddington residential block with ...
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Decisions needed on what to do about replacing Pimlico’s ageing heating system
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Upgrading the UK’s oldest district heating system, which powers more than 3,000 homes, will ...
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‘Flames coming out of the scaffolding’: Family-of-four escape blaze in block of flats
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A family-of-four managed to escape from a block of flats after a fire broke out of the ground floor. Six ...
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‘Truly irreplaceable’: Iconic West End cinema under threat of closure
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A West End cinema famed as the capital’s legendary home of cult film has launched a campaign to save it ...
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Community fund helps 3,000 residents improve health in 2024
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More than 3,000 Westminster residents forged healthier lifestyles last year with help from the Healthy Communities Fund (HCF). The HCF ...
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Heathrow’s third runway: Sadiq Khan opposed to government approval
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By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Sir Sadiq Khan has warned that a third runway at Heathrow could undermine his ...
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Underground loos could get new lease of life as intimate bar for 30
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A pair of disused public toilets near Oxford Street may be converted into a ...
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Protesters detained after alleged disruption of Sigourney Weaver scene on West End stage
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Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information after two protesters disrupted a theatre performance in central London last night. At ...
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Lambeth Bridge set for signalling work to make it safer for cyclists
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By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter A major set of upgrades at Lambeth Bridge will begin their next phase later ...
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Tighter pedicabs regulations being considered to curb ‘free-for-all’ culture
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy service Pedicab riders in London may have to wear high vis vests, take out insurance ...
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Apologies and £5k compensation for tenant who waited nearly a year for repairs
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Westminster City council has agreed to pay a tenant nearly £4,800 after taking 11 months to repair exposed electrical wires ...
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Met hope e-fit will help trace rapist who shoved woman into car to carry out assault
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Police investigating a rape have released an e-fit image of a man they are working to identify. A woman reported ...
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Renewed appeals with CCTV footage as mystery Soho death remains unexplained
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Police investigating the death of a man in Soho have issued footage of three people they are asking to come ...
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600-bed Paddington tower block for students is non-starter, council decides
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A controversial proposal to build a 605-bedroom tower in Paddington to house King’s College ...
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‘Tireless’ Westminster ward councillor decides to call it a day
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City council’s Paul Dimoldenberg has announced he is standing down as a cabinet ...
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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
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A Westminster resident has described the pending closure of the Great Russell Street YMCA ...
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Climate activists lament the ‘disaster’ of Trump’s return to power
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Environmentalists rallied to express their fears for the planet's future after this week's inauguration of Donald Trump as President of ...
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Westminster’s ‘positive discrimination’ for jobs is unfair says opposition leader
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City council has vowed to press ahead with giving people from ethnic minorities ...
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Jeremy Corbyn’s brother among those facing charges after Palestine protest
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Four people from South London are among those who have been charged with offences following Saturday’s Palestine solidarity protest in ...
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Scores arrested at Palestine protest – but campaigners cry foul over ‘heavy-handed’ policing
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A total of 77 people were arrested during Saturday's Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) protest that police say involved a coordinated ...
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Scheme for student block at Paddington on the drawing board
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A proposal to build a new 20-storey tower to house King’s College London students ...
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Council guilty of missed care home visits and delayed mental health assessment
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A woman has received £100 and an apology from Westminster City council after two ...
Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
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New image found of man wanted in connection with brutal Covent Garden assault on 70-year-old man
New image found of man wanted in connection with brutal Covent Garden assault on 70-year-old man
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Soho restaurant’s alleged flouting of drinking rules could see its licence revoked
Soho restaurant’s alleged flouting of drinking rules could see its licence revoked
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Westminster Abbey ‘protest’ lands two women in court
Westminster Abbey ‘protest’ lands two women in court
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Society receives £230,280 to rescue statue of 19th century poet
Society receives £230,280 to rescue statue of 19th century poet
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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
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Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
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BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault
BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault
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Police looking for man after London Underground sexual assault
Police looking for man after London Underground sexual assault
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‘Worst nightmare’ for parents as 25-year-old man dies following Christmas Day horror in Shaftesbury Avenue
‘Worst nightmare’ for parents as 25-year-old man dies following Christmas Day horror in Shaftesbury Avenue
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Two women arrested in Eltham following near-fatal Mayfair stabbing
Two women arrested in Eltham following near-fatal Mayfair stabbing
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Police confident of maintaining order on New Year’s Eve – but don’t try to reach Embankment without a ticket
Police confident of maintaining order on New Year’s Eve – but don’t try to reach Embankment without a ticket
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Female union official suffers whiplash and fracture after ‘picket line assault’, union claims
Female union official suffers whiplash and fracture after ‘picket line assault’, union claims
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Driver charged with attempted murder after ‘violent attack’ on Christmas day
Driver charged with attempted murder after ‘violent attack’ on Christmas day
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Man arrested after car hits four people in West End
Man arrested after car hits four people in West End
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Emergency funding of £139m needed to cope with Westminster’s temporary accommodation crisis
Emergency funding of £139m needed to cope with Westminster’s temporary accommodation crisis
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Westminster’s mental health services do away with inpatient hub at Gordon Hospital
Westminster’s mental health services do away with inpatient hub at Gordon Hospital
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‘Random’ Covent Garden attack has left man in his 70s with life-changing injuries
‘Random’ Covent Garden attack has left man in his 70s with life-changing injuries
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Exhibition celebrates works by refugees and asylum seekers
Exhibition celebrates works by refugees and asylum seekers
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‘We are treated the lowest of the low’: Security guards at Department for Education to strike
‘We are treated the lowest of the low’: Security guards at Department for Education to strike
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Estate agent jailed for horrific attack on sex worker
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
Plan to give authorities power to regulate e-bikes and scooters revealed
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Police searching for man who ‘did Nazi salute’ at protest
Police searching for man who ‘did Nazi salute’ at protest
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Eight year term for man who paid for child exploitation streams from the Philippines
Eight year term for man who paid for child exploitation streams from the Philippines
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