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WESTMINSTER
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Westminster
Westminster bearing even bigger brunt of capital crime than before
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Westminster
Celebrities visiting Odeon Leicester Square may have to make way for hotel expansion
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Westminster
Tent encampment at Park Lane too ‘loud and lairy’ for some
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Westminster
Police data reveals neighbourhood ‘blackspots’ where almost 100% of crimes go unsolved and phone snatchers thrive
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17 July 2024
22 July 2024
The Met has been criticised by the police watchdog for failing to catch and deter criminals following a Channel 4 ...
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Westminster
New housing block purchase by Westminster agreed – but pressure to delivery more temporary homes continues to bite
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17 July 2024
17 July 2024
By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Service A building formerly occupied by tenants from a housing association has been bought by ...
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Westminster
D-Day vet, 104, says he feels ‘like a prisoner in my own home’ after lifts on estate break down
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter He evaded Nazi capture in North Africa for three years and pushed Hitler’s forces ...
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Westminster
Free school meals made permanent at nurseries and secondary schools
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15 July 2024
15 July 2024
By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter Free lunches in nurseries and secondary schools in Westminster will continue to be served ...
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Westminster
Council temporary accommodation spending up by £34m in a year – the biggest jump in a decade
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12 July 2024
12 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Spending on temporary accommodation by a central London council has increased by £34million in ...
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Westminster
Council writes off £56m in ‘irrevocable debt’ during last financial year
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11 July 2024
12 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A London council has written off £56million in ‘irrevocable debt’, and business rates are ...
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Greenwich
‘Each of these statistics is a human in need’: Homelessness charity appeals for help as rough sleeping numbers spiral
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9 July 2024
9 July 2024
A homelessness charity is appealing for volunteers to help support the spiralling number of people sleeping rough across the capital. ...
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Westminster
Appeal for witnesses after Soho robbery left man with ‘potentially life-changing’ head injuries
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8 July 2024
8 July 2024
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Soho which left a man with "potentially life-changing" head injuries in ...
General Election
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General election 2024: Cities of London and Westminster turns Labour for first time in history
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5 July 2024
5 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Labour’s Rachel Blake has won the seat of the Cities of London and Westminster ...
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Westminster
Former US embassy could soon host New York restaurant chain
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter A popular New York restaurant chain where a plate of pasta can cost up ...
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Westminster
Westminster wants to prolong free school meals scheme
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4 July 2024
4 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster council is poised to extend its free school meals programme into the 2024/25 ...
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Westminster
Westminster voters place Brexit and housing on list of concerns ahead of polling
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Voters in the seat of the Cities of London and Westminster said Brexit and ...
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Westminster
Man jailed for ‘hideous and sustained’ sexual attack on 18-year-old
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2 July 2024
2 July 2024
A 39-year-old man has been jailed for more than eight years after he repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman as she ...
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Westminster
‘A beacon for openness and inclusion’: 32,000 march through the capital to celebrate Pride
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
Tens of thousands came together in London on Saturday as part of the capital's Pride celebrations. A 32,000 strong parade ...
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Westminster
Woman led to safety after shop fire in Mayfair causes alarm in flats above
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1 July 2024
1 July 2024
Firefighters have issued a reminder of their smoking safety advice following a fire at a shop with flats above it ...
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Westminster
Homeless encampment between multi-million-pound houses where rough sleepers fear being attacked
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18 June 2024
18 June 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Beneath one of London’s busiest roads, a small collection of tents are dotted between ...
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Westminster
Heaven knows, they’re Miserables now – protesters punished for theatrical disruption
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10 June 2024
10 June 2024
Five people have been convicted of aggravated trespass after a Les Misérables performance at the Sondheim Theatre in central London ...
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Westminster
BBC Club at New Broadcasting House given go-ahead after mistaken application for alcohol licence
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7 June 2024
7 June 2024
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter The BBC has been given the go-ahead to run a club for employees in ...
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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 ...
Beloved Tesco to be replaced with office block and supermarket half the size
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17 May 2024
17 May 2024
Met asks council to revoke Soho strip club licence after dancers ‘touching’ customers
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15 May 2024
16 May 2024
Legal challenge over housing policy in Westminster invokes rights of women fleeing violence
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13 May 2024
13 May 2024
Public garden and café off Oxford Street set for makeover after two year vacancy
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3 May 2024
3 May 2024
Tribunal awards £58k payout to social worker harassed over transgender views
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1 May 2024
1 May 2024
Appeals issued for missing West Country man thought to be in London
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1 May 2024
1 May 2024
Soho hair salon applies for its own extensions
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29 April 2024
29 April 2024
Life on one of Hammersmith and Fulham’s most deprived estates
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26 April 2024
26 April 2024
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
Four injured after blood-covered cavalry horses bolt in Central London
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24 April 2024
24 April 2024
Garden makeover for home to café off Oxford Street
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23 April 2024
23 April 2024
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
Westminster accused of ignoring consultation by hiking parking charges
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
Extended licencing and fan zones planned ahead of June Champions League final
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22 April 2024
22 April 2024
Wreath laid in memory of PC Yvonne Fletcher – 40 years after her killing
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17 April 2024
17 April 2024
Quarter of a century on from the Admiral Duncan pub bombing – Soho remembers
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16 April 2024
18 April 2024
Doctor given 10-month suspension for ‘cavalier’ issuing of prescriptions to overseas patients
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16 April 2024
16 April 2024
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
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
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