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• Scaffolding collapses on to road and traps man

  16-04-2025 16:45 via bbc.com
  The scaffolding fell from a public library on Church Street, Stoke Newington in east London.
  
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• 'I'm thrilled, but daunted' - Alicia Vikander returns to stage after 17 years

  07-05-2025 10:45 via bbc.com
  
  The Tomb Raider star will appear in a new West End production of Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea.
  
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• Families of London murder victims welcome new bill for criminals who skip sentencing

  07-05-2025 10:24 via bbc.com
  
  A new bill providing powers for judges to punish offenders will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.
  
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• River Thames weir and lock keepers consider strike

  07-05-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  Those working along the river are voting on potential industrial action over safety concerns.
  
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• 'We've sung for Princess Catherine and the King'

  07-05-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  
  Boys from Westminster Abbey Choir School will sing at a VE Day service - and take it in their stride.
  
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• 'You wouldn't know to look at him that he's ill'

  07-05-2025 06:55 via bbc.com
  Five-year-old Mason from Islington is waiting for his "magic medicine" - a stem cell transplant.
  
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• Search begins for new operator to run arts venue

  07-05-2025 06:55 via bbc.com
  Hounslow council says it wants an operator to bring in "world-class productions" to the venue.
  
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• Ken v Tony: How London elected its first mayor

  07-05-2025 06:54 via bbc.com
  As London marks 25 years of having a mayor, BBC News takes a look back at how a powerful prime minister tried and failed to stop an Old Labour stalwart's progress to City Hall.
  
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• Climbing on Winston Churchill statue to become a crime

  07-05-2025 02:51 via bbc.com
  The home secretary will include Churchill's statue in new law trying to stop war memorial vandalism.
  
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• Man treated for smoke inhalation after flat fire

  06-05-2025 23:23 via bbc.com
  The London Fire Brigade says the blaze was quickly brought under control on Tuesday night.
  
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• Report on Heathrow power outage to be published

  06-05-2025 22:47 via bbc.com
  An interim report on the outage that affected more than 200,000 passengers is due on Thursday.
  
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• Boys in court over seat thrown at shopping centre

  06-05-2025 17:06 via bbc.com
  The boys were charged after a seat was thrown down several floors at the east London shopping centre.
  
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• King and Queen unveil Coronation portraits

  06-05-2025 16:55 via bbc.com
  The two portraits will be on display at the gallery until they are moved to Buckingham Palace in June.
  
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• Saracens prop Hoskins to retire

  06-05-2025 16:14 via bbc.com
  Saracens prop Ollie Hoskins announces he will retire from rugby at the end of the season.
  
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• Neil hoping Millwall strengthen after near miss

  06-05-2025 14:44 via bbc.com
  Alex Neil hopes Millwall can strengthen their squad this summer after narrowly missing out on the Championship play-offs.
  
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• What it's like going undercover as a teenager

  06-05-2025 07:27 via bbc.com
  Who are the youngsters helping councils catch those illegally selling vapes to children?
  
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• Royals watch Red Arrows flypast for VE Day 80th anniversary

  05-05-2025 22:43 via bbc.com
  
  After a procession and flypast over the Palace, the King and Queen sit down for tea with veterans.
  
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• Police given more time to question Iranian men over alleged terror plot

  05-05-2025 22:36 via bbc.com
  
  The men are being held over an alleged plan to target "a specific premises", the Metropolitan Police says.
  
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• Middlesex pull off dramatic run chase against Kent

  05-05-2025 19:38 via bbc.com
  
  Luke Hollman's century and Middlesex's lower order help them to a dramatic two-wicket victory over Kent at Lord's.
  
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• Teenager honoured for hygiene kit for the homeless

  05-05-2025 09:02 via bbc.com
  Rohan Mehta says he makes the home-made kits to help give some "dignity" back to the homeless.
  
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• Vulnerable man wrongly had care ended - ombudsman

  05-05-2025 09:01 via bbc.com
  Hillingdon Council wrongly cut care support for a vulnerable man for three months.
  
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• New dog rules introduced by Tower Hamlets council

  05-05-2025 09:01 via bbc.com
  Neighbouring boroughs Newham and Hackney have had dog control PSPOs in place for many years.
  
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• Cadets celebrate VE Day aboard HMS Belfast

  05-05-2025 09:00 via bbc.com
  The cadets meet twice a week on HMS Belfast where they learn skills such as team building.
  
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• Draper loses to Ruud in absorbing Madrid final

  04-05-2025 23:33 via bbc.com
  British number one Jack Draper misses out on a first ATP Tour clay-court title as Casper Ruud edges an absorbing Madrid Open final.
  
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• Palmer's brilliance could be key moment in Chelsea's Champions League quest

  04-05-2025 21:37 via bbc.com
  Cole Palmer's return to his brilliant best could be the defining moment in Chelsea's quest to reach Champions League, says chief football writer Phil McNulrt
  
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• Bell-Drummond gives Kent victory chance at Middlesex

  04-05-2025 20:33 via bbc.com
  
  Daniel Bell-Drummond's second highest score in first-class cricket allows Kent to take charge of their County Championship Division Two clash with Middlesex.
  
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• 'We are only going up' - London City in WSL to stay

  04-05-2025 20:11 via bbc.com
  London City Lionesses are the first team with no affiliation with a men's club to earn a place in the WSL - with an owner determined to make waves in women's football.
  
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• Greater London Authority - The Guardian

  04-05-2025 18:57 via news.google.com
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• Forest inflict shock first defeat on leaders Pulse

  04-05-2025 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  London Pulse suffer their first defeat of the 2025 Netball Super League as they are beaten by Nottingham Forest.
  
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• Eight arrested in two separate anti-terror operations

  04-05-2025 18:47 via bbc.com
  
  Seven of the men arrested at various addresses across England are Iranian nationals, police say.
  
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