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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices
Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
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Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register
BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault
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BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault
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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 ...
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Victoria railway station targeted for potential transformation into hybrid of transport hub and homes
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Network Rail is in the early stages of looking at potential redevelopment plans for ...
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Police searching for two men suspected of making offensive gestures at pro-Palestine protest
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The Met has released images of two men alleged to have made offensive gestures at a protest in central London ...
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Awards celebrate success of women of colour in multitude of fields
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The Baton Awards 2024 highlighted excellence among women of colour for the seventh time on Thursday - when  17 winners ...
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Number of Westminster homeless being housed away from capital is on the rise
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Service Dozens of homeless families are being sent miles outside of London as Westminster does ...
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Pro-Palestine and Kurdish protesters take to the streets in weekend of demonstrations
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Thousands of people took to the streets in protest at the weekend as three demonstrations flooded central London on two ...
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Man detained following allegation of rape at Groucho Club
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Police have made an arrest as part of an investigation into an allegation of rape at a venue in Soho. ...
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Tributes flow for ‘passionate campaigner’ at Westminster
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City councillor Gillian Arrindell has passed away, the local authority has has confirmed. ...
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Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after man suffers cardiac arrest on Westminster Bridge
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Police are appealing for witnesses and any CCTV or dashcam footage following an assault on Westminster Bridge that has left ...
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Cop found guilty of assault on woman in Balham
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An officer has been found guilty of assaulting a woman while he was off-duty. PC Lewis Rollins, attached to Central ...
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‘Crime-generating’ Heaven must stay shut until fate is decided
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By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter Heaven nightclub in London has lost its fight to reopen after being shut down ...
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Westminster unveils £12.7m plan to tackle long-term neglect of West End toilets
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By Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter Westminster City council is investing £12.7 million to refurbish eight public toilets, with a ...
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1,000-strong protest calls for end to fossil fuels and ‘complicity in Gaza genocide’
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About 1,000 protesters took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand an end to fossil fuels and ‘UK ...
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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Another famous restaurant name wants to relocate to former US embassy site
Another famous restaurant name wants to relocate to former US embassy site
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Thousands march in London as three different protests flood the streets
Thousands march in London as three different protests flood the streets
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Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
Campaign to clean up our waterways gathering pace with planned march
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Met getting ready for day of Tommy Robinson marchers and anti-racism opponents
Met getting ready for day of Tommy Robinson marchers and anti-racism opponents
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Now Soho wants in on Khan’s pedestrianisation dream – but council is outraged
Now Soho wants in on Khan’s pedestrianisation dream – but council is outraged
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Council to reject ‘vastly inappropriate and excessive’ LED ad board in Leicester Square
Council to reject ‘vastly inappropriate and excessive’ LED ad board in Leicester Square
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Homeless encampment of more than 40 people cleared after months of complaints
Homeless encampment of more than 40 people cleared after months of complaints
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CCTV footage captures moment phone snatcher is arrested with help from public
CCTV footage captures moment phone snatcher is arrested with help from public
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Landlord furious as rogue tenant turned luxury Soho flat into a brothel
Landlord furious as rogue tenant turned luxury Soho flat into a brothel
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Old Belgravia nick’s transformation into a luxury hotel can go ahead
Old Belgravia nick’s transformation into a luxury hotel can go ahead
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Last Soho school ‘must survive’ to maintain area’s beating heart
Last Soho school ‘must survive’ to maintain area’s beating heart
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£20k reward offered in attempt to clear up brutal Soho murder from 20 years ago
£20k reward offered in attempt to clear up brutal Soho murder from 20 years ago
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