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Mains leak closes Regent’s Street for second time in two months
Part of Regent’s Street will close again tomorrow so engineers can carry out repairs to a collapsed sewer and a leaky pipe to prevent a “possibly catastrophic burst” in the future.
Westminster City Council loses sex shop policing court battle
A London council today lost a Court of Appeal legal fight over how it funds policing of unlicensed sex shops, saying it would mean a “free-for-all for the sex industry”.
Hyde Park bombing suspect appears in court
A 61-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of four soldiers in a bomb blast in Hyde Park more than three decades ago.
Free schools approved in London
The Department for Education today gave approval for 102 new free schools across the country.
Man charged over IRA Hyde Park bomb blast
A man has been charged with the murder of four soldiers who died in a bomb blast in Hyde Park in 1982.
Iconic London street signs fetch thousands at auction
Street signs which have stood in Downing Street, Abbey Road and other notable locations across the capital sold for thousands of pounds at auction today.
Serving Met officer convicted over indecent images of children
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of making indecent images of children.
MP adds voice to calls for Mayfair to be returned to Monopoly board
A London MP has backed calls for Mayfair to be reinstated on the Monopoly board.
Man charged with 13 offences across Camden, Barnet and Haringey
A man has been charged with 13 offences, including indecent exposure and knifepoint robbery.
Suspected drug dealers arrested in Soho
Eighteen suspected heroine and cocaine dealers have been arrested in a major police operation targeting drug and street crime in Soho.
Meat back on the menu at Westminster schools
Meat is to be reintroduced in school canteens across Westminster within weeks.
- Five charged with trafficking and prostitution offences
- Multi-million pound estate regeneration plans to go on show
- London Finance Commission report welcomed by political and business groups
- Operation Elveden: Three people from London, including Sun journalist, charged by police
- Top headteacher at Quintin Kynaston Academy allowed to return with final warning
- Woman charged over alleged District line race rant
- Camden parents some of the least likely to get first choice primary school place for children
- Heritage: Hard drinking poet Dylan Thomas and the ‘house of horror’ years in Camden Town
- Charity takes on eating disorders with ‘Recovery Buddy’ scheme
- Westminster City Council wins Supreme Court fight over accommodating ‘mentally ill’ man
- Thatcher ‘death party’ drunk from Camden wanted by police after failing to appear in court
- Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond opens new Westminster cycling route
- Westminster City Council approves giant blue cockerel for Fourth Plinth
- Queen’s Speech to take place at Houses of Parliament
- ‘Plebgate’ row bike raises £10,600 for charity in eBay sale
- ‘Helpful stranger’ ploy pickpocket jailed within 24 hours of Tube theft
- Maida Vale man jailed for imprisoning and attacking his friend in Kilburn
- Bodyguard of former News International boss Rebekah Brooks charged with perverting course of justice
- ‘Totally inappropriate’ giant blue cockerel to stand on Fourth Plinth
- Mo Farah to appear at Bupa Westminster Mile
- Inquest of hoax call nurse delayed by five months
- ‘Plebgate’ row bike for sale on eBay
- ‘Lives are at stake’ because of hospital changes, rally at Ealing Common told
- Hospital campaigners protest against downgrade of A&E departments
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