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Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds
Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20...
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More than 100 evacuated and nearly a dozen injured after fire in South Kensington
Eleven people treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out in residential building in LondonEleven people...
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Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
UK’s largest water company also calls for dividend payouts and lower fines for breaches to avoid...
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Sunak says no Islamophobia issues in Tory party despite Anderson remarks
PM says prejudice unacceptable but refuses to address anti-Muslim concerns after comments about London mayorUK politics...
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Royal Parks workers bring landmark case over race and equal pay
Exclusive: Group of London toilet cleaners and attendants at court of appeal over legality of outsourced...
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Westminster Abbey agrees ‘in principle’ to return sacred tablet to Ethiopia
Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala...
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Sweet potato island and a black cat shortlisted for London’s fourth plinth
Public encouraged to comment on seven artists’ proposals for ephemeral pedestal in Trafalgar SquareA sweet potato...
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‘Take the Windrush, then change on to the Suffragette’: onboard the renamed London Overground lines causing controversy
Mayor Sadiq Khan thinks his new line names for the capital’s ever-expanding rail network bring clarity,...
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Soho theatre bans comedian after ‘verbal abuse’ of Jewish audience members
Venue says Paul Currie will not be invited back after allegations he verbally abused man who...
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The cruel Thames: the job of pulling bodies from a dark, dangerous river
On average about 30 bodies are retrieved from its waters in London each year. Only a...
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Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day
Takeaway delivery riders say employment status has left many struggling to earn national living wageDelivery drivers...
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Budget crisis imperils Royal Court’s support for new writers
The literary department at the London theatre is renowned for taking risks with untried playwrights, but...
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Tom Holland is latest superstar name in bumper year for London theatre
West End even more packed than usual with big-name talent, but insiders say star casting is...
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Met officers dissuaded children from making sexual abuse claims, report finds
Other failures listed in damning official report include blaming children for ‘making poor choices’Metropolitan police officers...
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Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad
Social housing resident Filippe Scalora alleges a stranger moved into his flat while he could not...
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India’s wealthy ‘fear London is worse than Delhi for muggings’
Fear of crime in UK capital is one of biggest concerns of rich Indians, says entrepreneurIndian...
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Met police appeal for help as Clapham chemical attack suspect hunt enters fourth day
Searches carried out at Abdul Ezedi’s Newcastle home and in London as his female victim remains...
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Hundreds of thousands expected at pro-Palestine march in London
Met police ban face coverings in Westminster as organisers accuse force of bowing to political pressureMiddle...
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Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters
Court rules not enough evidence provided to prove defendants failed to comply with section 14 order...
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Clapham chemical attack: police hunt ‘significantly injured’ but ‘dangerous’ suspect – latest updates
Police share new photo of Abdul Ezedi as CPS confirms he pleaded guilty to sexual assault...
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Parents plead for help after girl, one, taken to hospital six times due to mould
Father of Dareen Nuru says they have been told to move out of south London flat...
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Witnesses describe ‘horrific’ attack with corrosive substance in south London
Woman and two young daughters taken to hospital along with five others after incident in ClaphamWitnesses...
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London schools may be mothballed as student numbers fall
Capital’s councils say they are struggling to keep schools open as pupil funding dries upLondon’s councils...
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‘It was so worrying’: EU motorist tells of £11,000 run-in with London Ulez rules
Driver was unaware he had to register French hire car with TfL’s collection agent even though...