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Jaden and Will Smith show support for Boris Johnson's Leadership Clubs at City Hall in London. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Will Smith and son Jaden surprise youngsters at City Hall

Will Smith and his son Jaden today surprised 90 young Londoners who were on a visit to City Hall.

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Free schools approved in London

The Department for Education today gave approval for 102 new free schools across the country.

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Music free school backed by Chase and Status producer approved

A music academy in east London backed by a top producer and a school for autistic children in Lambeth are among the free schools which have been approved today.

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Meat back on the menu at Westminster schools

Meat is to be reintroduced in school canteens across Westminster within weeks.

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Joseph Gullifer was jailed for ten months. Picture: BTP

Jail for Harold Hill man who beat Tube passenger on New Year’s Day

A man who viciously assaulted a Tube passenger in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been jailed, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.

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Headteacher Jo Shuter has been issued a formal final written warning. Picture: Jonathan Goldberg.

Top headteacher at Quintin Kynaston Academy allowed to return with final warning

An award-winning Westminster headteacher has been reinstated after an eight-month suspension following allegations of financial irregularities.

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More jobs could be created if skills powers given to London boroughs, says report

London is being failed by the current approach to skills, a new report has said today.

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Penguin Ricky the Rockhopper being weighed at London Zoo. The birds put on weight in preparation for the summer months. Picture: ZSL

London Zoo residents expect summer even if no one else does

Whisper it, but summer could be on its way - at least according to penguins at London Zoo.

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