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• Silva turns Fulham into Euro contenders - now they need final step

  06-04-2025 19:13 via bbc.com
  
  Fulham's seventh-place finish under Roy Hodgson remains their best in the Premier League. Under Marco Silva, they are set to match it - and maybe achieve even more.
  
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• Mum jailed for 21 years for drowning sons in bath

  11-04-2025 13:57 via bbc.com
  
  Kara Alexander was found guilty of murdering Elijah Thomas, two, and Marley Thomas, five, in 2022.
  
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• South Africa's Lochner signs new Harlequins deal

  11-04-2025 13:27 via bbc.com
  
  South Africa international Danelle Lochner signs a new contract with Harlequins.
  
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• Charlton hit by 'cyber attack' in August

  11-04-2025 13:14 via bbc.com
  
  Charlton Athletic were hit by a cyber attack in August which wiped "significant financial data" the club says.
  
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• Chelsea captain Bright surprises local children for World Book Day

  11-04-2025 12:27 via bbc.com
  
  Match of the Day visits a World Book Day event laid on by the Chelsea Foundation.
  
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• Canary Wharf's 'whale' a reminder of plastic waste

  11-04-2025 11:54 via bbc.com
  
  The sculpture Whale on the Wharf is made from plastic litter found on the beaches of Hawaii.
  
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• Ncuti Gatwa cast as Elizabethan playwright Marlowe

  11-04-2025 08:00 via bbc.com
  
  The Doctor Who star will appear in a new play which examines the rivalry between Marlowe and Shakespeare.
  
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• Inclusive Watford rock band reach BGT semi-finals

  11-04-2025 07:08 via bbc.com
  
  The Watford-based rock and roll band has made it to the Britain’s Got Talent live semi-finals.
  
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• QR code 'quishing' scams up 14-fold in five years

  11-04-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  
  Thousands of scams linked to fraudulent QR codes have been reported since 2019, the BBC finds.
  
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• Rare otter pups take their first dip at London Zoo

  11-04-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  The Asian short-clawed otter pups are venturing out more and more, the zoo says.
  
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• Leicester Square busking suspended by council

  11-04-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  Westminster City Council is suspending busking in the square in order to comply with a court ruling.
  
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• Elizabeth line station screens show busy carriages

  11-04-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  All stations between Ealing Broadway and Maryland to Brentwood inclusive have the new technology.
  
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• Public taught how to de-escalate Tube harassment

  11-04-2025 07:01 via bbc.com
  
  Transport for London is funding courses that train people how to react when they see harassment.
  
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• Maresca hails Chelsea academy duo after first-leg success

  10-04-2025 23:31 via bbc.com
  Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca praises the contributions of academy graduates Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong in their 3-0 Conference League win over Legia Warsaw.
  
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• Tributes for teens killed in crash near Heathrow

  10-04-2025 21:18 via bbc.com
  The three teenagers have been named by police as 17-year-old Star Tomkins, 18-year-old Harley Woods and 17-year-old Jimmy Savory
  
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• Tube drivers in Aslef union vote for four-day week

  10-04-2025 19:05 via bbc.com
  Aslef's proposals include a 34-hour week, which allows drivers to have an extra day off every week.
  
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• Dry spell sees sharp rise in London wildfire calls

  10-04-2025 17:17 via bbc.com
  The London Fire Brigade is urging Londoners to exercise caution as the dry weather continues.
  
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• Artist's Tube death was accidental, inquest finds

  09-04-2025 21:11 via bbc.com
  
  Sarah Cunningham was hit by a Northern line train after stepping on to the track at Chalk Farm.
  
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• Mayor's £1m sports funding 'to reduce youth crime'

  09-04-2025 19:20 via bbc.com
  
  The funding will start this Easter and support almost 2,000 young people in the capital.
  
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• Man guilty of murdering mum in front of daughter at Notting Hill Carnival

  09-04-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  
  Shakeil Thibou is found guilty of killing Cher Maximen after stabbing her at last year's event in west London.
  
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• Everything Spurs do is seen as negative - Postecoglou

  09-04-2025 17:20 via bbc.com
  
  Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says he is battling a "negative agenda" where even the team's good days are seen from a "glass half-empty" perspective.
  
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• Sharing fake drowning image of mayor was a joke, says Susan Hall

  09-04-2025 15:50 via bbc.com
  
  Tory London politician Susan Hall shared the fake image of Sadiq Khan a day after a boy died in a lake.
  
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• Boat Race water quality 'an ongoing concern'

  09-04-2025 15:22 via bbc.com
  
  Boat Race organisers say water quality is an "ongoing concern" following claims that the River Thames fails basic safety standards before Sunday's race.
  
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• Chelsea's Sanchez among world's best keepers, says data

  09-04-2025 15:03 via bbc.com
  
  Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez is among the world's best goalkeepers - along with two of his Stamford Bridge colleagues - new data shows.
  
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• Century-long wait for family council homes - study

  09-04-2025 14:10 via bbc.com
  
  Clearing the backlog for some properties in parts of London would take 100 years, a study finds.
  
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• BBC unveils restored controversial statue by Eric Gill

  09-04-2025 12:50 via bbc.com
  
  The statue has been restored after a member of the public attacked it with a hammer.
  
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• Orient's Happe and James to miss rest of season

  09-04-2025 12:05 via bbc.com
  Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens confirms defenders Dan Happe and Tom James will miss the rest of the season through injury.
  
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• LFB too slow handling complaints, report finds

  09-04-2025 10:55 via bbc.com
  
  LFB's standards unit also lacks independence, a London Assembly committee said in a report.
  
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• 'I don't think it's going to hit me' - Rice revels in free-kick magic

  09-04-2025 10:43 via bbc.com
  
  After 338 career games Declan Rice had never scored a free-kick, but fast forward 90 minutes and he has scored two - against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
  
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• MPs call for Croydon rail scheme to be reviewed

  09-04-2025 07:07 via bbc.com
  MPs want two railway stations to be upgraded as part of the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme.
  
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