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Westminster
Homeless encampment between multi-million-pound houses where rough sleepers fear being attacked
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Westminster
Heaven knows, they’re Miserables now – protesters punished for theatrical disruption
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Westminster
BBC Club at New Broadcasting House given go-ahead after mistaken application for alcohol licence
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Westminster
Kicking of ticket inspector led to six-week jail term for Paddington attacker
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5 June 2024
5 June 2024
By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter A man was imprisoned after pushing and repeatedly kicking a ticket inspector at a ...
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Westminster
Murder inquiry under way after knife attack in central London
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5 June 2024
5 June 2024
A murder investigation has been launched in Westminster after man died, apparently from a knife wound. Police were called at ...
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Westminster
‘Hassan was not well’: Family speaks out after inquest finds man lawfully killed by police
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
A man armed with two knives who was shot dead by a City of London Police (CoLP) officer in Westminster ...
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Westminster
Attempts to go to ground in France fail as would-be murderer is brought to justice
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3 June 2024
3 June 2024
A man has been convicted of attempted murder of a woman after being extradited from France. Bodrul Alam, 24, of ...
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Westminster
BBC applies for new alcohol licence to run club for employees in New Broadcasting House
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1 June 2024
3 June 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The BBC has applied for a new alcohol licence to run a club for ...
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Southwark
Sadiq Khan vows to clean up Thames sewage – but said a new Government is needed to help him
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31 May 2024
31 May 2024
By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Sewage was discharged into London’s waterways for more than 12,000 hours in the past ...
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Westminster
Cop who passed on details of police operations to Algerian Embassy is sacked
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31 May 2024
31 May 2024
An officer who passed information to staff at an embassy without a proper policing purpose for doing so has been ...
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Westminster
Summer season of poems on the Underground launched
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31 May 2024
3 June 2024
Transport for London (TfL) will bring live poetry readings to a railway station on Monday to mark the launch of ...
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Westminster
Police seek witnesses after report of sex assault during daytime protest march
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30 May 2024
30 May 2024
Detectives investigating a report of sexual assault during a central London Pro-Palestinian protest on Saturday, May 18, would like to ...
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Westminster
Charities team up to support women and children in one of the country’s most deprived areas
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24 May 2024
28 May 2024
Four charities and social enterprises have teamed to support women and children in one of the country's most disadvantaged areas. ...
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Westminster
New cafe set to replace only public toilet in busy road that ‘smells like urine in summer’
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23 May 2024
23 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A busy Central London road that "smells like urine in the summer" because so ...
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Westminster
Bayswater tenants horrified by ‘life-changing’ refurb charges
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21 May 2024
21 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Residents living on a central London estate said they could be left homeless after ...
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Westminster
Inadequate response to sex assault in toilets leads to Soho bar’s closure
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20 May 2024
20 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A cocktail and live music bar in Soho where a customer alleges he was ...
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Westminster
Thousands march through London calling for ceasefire in Gaza on Nakba anniversary
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20 May 2024
20 May 2024
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The protest, organised ...
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Westminster
Beloved Tesco to be replaced with office block and supermarket half the size
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17 May 2024
17 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A beloved Tesco’s will be demolished and replaced with an office block and supermarket ...
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Westminster
Met asks council to revoke Soho strip club licence after dancers ‘touching’ customers
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15 May 2024
16 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The Met has asked a council to revoke the licence of a strip club ...
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Westminster
Legal challenge over housing policy in Westminster invokes rights of women fleeing violence
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13 May 2024
13 May 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The High Court has found Westminster City council’s housing policy indirectly discriminates against women ...
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Westminster
Public garden and café off Oxford Street set for makeover after two year vacancy
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3 May 2024
3 May 2024
By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City councillors have waved through plans to refurbish a public garden and café ...
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Westminster
Tribunal awards £58k payout to social worker harassed over transgender views
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1 May 2024
1 May 2024
By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A social worker who was suspended after sharing and liking gender critical views on ...
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Westminster
Appeals issued for missing West Country man thought to be in London
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1 May 2024
1 May 2024
Police are appealing for information to find a missing 34-year-old man who they believe may be in the London area. ...
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Westminster
Soho hair salon applies for its own extensions
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29 April 2024
29 April 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A luxury hair and beauty salon in the heart of Soho has applied to ...
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Hammersmith & Fulham
Life on one of Hammersmith and Fulham’s most deprived estates
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26 April 2024
26 April 2024
By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter The first thing that strikes you about west London’s White City Estate is its ...
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Lambeth
Six arrested on suspicion of assault and animal cruelty after St George’s Day protesters clash with police
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25 April 2024
25 April 2024
Six men were arrested in Central London on Tuesday after clashes broke out between St George’s Day protesters and the ...
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Westminster
Four injured after blood-covered cavalry horses bolt in Central London
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24 April 2024
24 April 2024
Four people have been injured after several Household Cavalry horses escaped and bolted through Central London this morning. At least ...
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Westminster
Garden makeover for home to café off Oxford Street
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23 April 2024
23 April 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A public garden and café off Oxford Street is set for a ‘much-needed’ refurbishment. ...
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Westminster
Family issues statement over death of Hyde Park woman as search for killer leads to overseas suspect
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
Police say their prime suspect in the killing of Kamonnan Thiamphanit - the Hyde Park woman known as Angela - ...
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Westminster
Westminster accused of ignoring consultation by hiking parking charges
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Service Westminster City council has been accused of ignoring residents after hiking parking charges. The ...
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Westminster
Extended licencing and fan zones planned ahead of June Champions League final
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The Greater London Authority (GLA) has applied to double the number of events which ...
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Westminster
Wreath laid in memory of PC Yvonne Fletcher – 40 years after her killing
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17 April 2024
17 April 2024
Today marks 40 years since WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot and killed on duty as she policed a protest outside ...
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Westminster
Quarter of a century on from the Admiral Duncan pub bombing – Soho remembers
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16 April 2024
18 April 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter It was a warm late April’s evening in 1999. The Admiral Duncan pub in ...
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Westminster
Doctor given 10-month suspension for ‘cavalier’ issuing of prescriptions to overseas patients
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16 April 2024
16 April 2024
By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter A Westminster doctor involved in a scheme which saw almost 300 prescriptions inappropriately issued ...
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Westminster
Met believe there is strong possibility killer was known to 27-year-old murdered in her Hyde Park home
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12 April 2024
12 April 2024
Police say they are keeping an open mind about who was responsible for the murder of Kamonnan Thiamphanit - and ...
Young woman killed at her Hyde Park home is named
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11 April 2024
11 April 2024
Wet walls, mould and loose windows add up to misery for White City family
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10 April 2024
10 April 2024
Murder investigation launched after woman is found dead at her Hyde Park home
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9 April 2024
9 April 2024
Gushing endorsement for major revamp of abandoned Mayfair department store
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4 April 2024
4 April 2024
Savile Row block demolition ‘would make no sense,’ council report says
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2 April 2024
2 April 2024
DNA linking Westminster rape from six years ago to another in east London
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2 April 2024
2 April 2024
Tories choose their General Election candidate – but not without whiff of controversy
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28 March 2024
27 March 2024
Designs for Mayfair’s old Fenwick store look set for green light
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27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Finish in sight for Victoria railway station concourse upgrade
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27 March 2024
27 March 2024
Illegal rave venue shut down – to the relief of sleep-deprived neighbours
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26 March 2024
26 March 2024
Choice of next Tory general election candidate for Westminster mired in conflict-of-interest claims
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25 March 2024
25 March 2024
Estate off Oxford Street where rats are ‘as big as cats’ and thieves use the garden to stash stolen goods
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22 March 2024
22 March 2024
Council takes down document ‘mistakenly’ referring to LTN plans
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22 March 2024
22 March 2024
Unidentified body found near Putney pier believed to be missing student Samaria
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14 March 2024
14 March 2024
Images released of man sought after 2am Victoria railway station assault on young woman
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
Warnings that more rental properties in Westminster could be lost to Airbnb
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
Boom ‘would be too loud if it stayed open longer’, say authorities about Oxford Street bar
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
Concerns for welfare of missing young Westminster woman
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
Libraries to be used as vaccination spots as council takes aim against low MMR jab rates
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13 March 2024
13 March 2024
New research finds healthiest restaurants in the country are in the richest areas
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11 March 2024
11 March 2024
Offices still needed, says council after throwing out bid to turn former passport office into a hotel
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7 March 2024
7 March 2024
Proportion of low-emission vehicles now higher in Westminster than anywhere else in the country
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7 March 2024
6 March 2024
Marylebone leisure centre can Seymour of a future with imminent £42m revamp
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5 March 2024
5 March 2024
Highest levels of capital’s homeless remain in Westminster, latest stats confirm
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4 March 2024
4 March 2024
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