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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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It’s fun to stay at the YMCA, but not for much longer as central London branch is set to close
Climate activists lament the ‘disaster’ of Trump’s return to power
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Climate activists lament the ‘disaster’ of Trump’s return to power
Westminster’s ‘positive discrimination’ for jobs is unfair says opposition leader
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Westminster’s ‘positive discrimination’ for jobs is unfair says opposition leader
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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 ...
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Children services in Westminster and KC are top notch, watchdog says
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Westminster City council’s children’s services have been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the third time in a row. The service ...
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New image found of man wanted in connection with brutal Covent Garden assault on 70-year-old man
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Detectives have released a second CCTV image of a man wanted over two assaults in Covent Garden - one of ...
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Soho restaurant’s alleged flouting of drinking rules could see its licence revoked
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A restaurant dubbed the ‘beating heart’ of a Soho street by a customer faces ...
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Westminster Abbey ‘protest’ lands two women in court
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Two women will appear in court charged with criminal damage following an incident in Westminster Abbey yesterday. Alyson Lee – ...
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Society receives £230,280 to rescue statue of 19th century poet
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An organisation dedicated to one of the most famous English poets of the 19th century has been given a grant ...
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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
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The Met have banned a pro-Palestine march from gathering outside the BBC’s headquarters next weekend, due to its location near ...
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Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A disgraced doctor who was jailed for scamming elderly investors out of £1.4million has ...
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BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault
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Police investigating a sexual assault on board a Victoria line train have released images of a man they are seeking ...
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Police looking for man after London Underground sexual assault
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The British Transport Police (BTP) are searching for a man after two women were sexually assaulted on the London Underground. ...
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‘Worst nightmare’ for parents as 25-year-old man dies following Christmas Day horror in Shaftesbury Avenue
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A man who was injured following a road traffic collision in central London on Christmas Day has died - and ...
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Two women arrested in Eltham following near-fatal Mayfair stabbing
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A 36-year-old man reported as fighting for his life in hospital after a stabbing in central London is said to ...
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Police confident of maintaining order on New Year’s Eve – but don’t try to reach Embankment without a ticket
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The Met are pledging to ensure this year's New Year's Eve festivities pass off peacefully in central London, with thousands ...
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Female union official suffers whiplash and fracture after ‘picket line assault’, union claims
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A female union official sustained whiplash and a fracture on the picket line after being "assaulted three times" by security ...
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Driver charged with attempted murder after ‘violent attack’ on Christmas day
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A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after a car ploughed into four pedestrians in the ...
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Man arrested after car hits four people in West End
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car hit four people in London's West End ...
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Emergency funding of £139m needed to cope with Westminster’s temporary accommodation crisis
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City council has approved an extra £139m in funds to buy temporary accommodation ...
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Westminster’s mental health services do away with inpatient hub at Gordon Hospital
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster may be left with no inpatient mental health services under NHS proposals not ...
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‘Random’ Covent Garden attack has left man in his 70s with life-changing injuries
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Officers investigating the assault of two men in Westminster - leaving one with life-changing injuries - have issued an image ...
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Exhibition celebrates works by refugees and asylum seekers
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An exhibition celebrating the works of asylum seekers and refugees has been launched in west London. My Life: Stories of ...
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‘We are treated the lowest of the low’: Security guards at Department for Education to strike
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Security guards who work at a Government department building will walk out on strike on Saturday in a dispute over ...
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Estate agent jailed for horrific attack on sex worker
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A man has been jailed for four years for a brutal attack on a woman in her own home. Parvez ...
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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 ...
Victoria railway station targeted for potential transformation into hybrid of transport hub and homes
Victoria railway station targeted for potential transformation into hybrid of transport hub and homes
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Police searching for two men suspected of making offensive gestures at pro-Palestine protest
Police searching for two men suspected of making offensive gestures at pro-Palestine protest
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Awards celebrate success of women of colour in multitude of fields
Awards celebrate success of women of colour in multitude of fields
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Number of Westminster homeless being housed away from capital is on the rise
Number of Westminster homeless being housed away from capital is on the rise
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Pro-Palestine and Kurdish protesters take to the streets in weekend of demonstrations
Pro-Palestine and Kurdish protesters take to the streets in weekend of demonstrations
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Man detained following allegation of rape at Groucho Club
Man detained following allegation of rape at Groucho Club
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Tributes flow for ‘passionate campaigner’ at Westminster
Tributes flow for ‘passionate campaigner’ at Westminster
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Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man suffers cardiac arrest on Westminster Bridge
Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man suffers cardiac arrest on Westminster Bridge
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Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
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‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
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Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
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1,000-strong protest calls for end to fossil fuels and ‘complicity in Gaza genocide’
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
Man ‘bit woman on the chest’ in nightclub
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Man arrested after reports of person carrying knives outside Parliament
Man arrested after reports of person carrying knives outside Parliament
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Mortuary set for £2.8m refurb after trolley wheels get ‘stuck in gulleys’ used to drain human blood
Mortuary set for £2.8m refurb after trolley wheels get ‘stuck in gulleys’ used to drain human blood
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Three hospitalised after car collides with restaurant front
Three hospitalised after car collides with restaurant front
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Restaurant selling £1,100 bottle of red wine to open in former US embassy
Restaurant selling £1,100 bottle of red wine to open in former US embassy
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Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
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‘Do you want just another chain?’: Family-run Italian restaurant may not survive eviction
‘Do you want just another chain?’: Family-run Italian restaurant may not survive eviction
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Hundreds of Harrods workers prepare to strike over Christmas
Hundreds of Harrods workers prepare to strike over Christmas
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CCTV footage shows Met officers tackling phone thief in Oxford Circus
CCTV footage shows Met officers tackling phone thief in Oxford Circus
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First inspections of adult social care services see Westminster given the thumbs up
First inspections of adult social care services see Westminster given the thumbs up
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Knifeman who targeted Rolex watchers on the Tube is put away for eight years
Knifeman who targeted Rolex watchers on the Tube is put away for eight years
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Murder charge after alleged Covent Garden assault leads to death
Murder charge after alleged Covent Garden assault leads to death
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