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BBC EastEnders legend Derek Martin dies at 92 as family pay tribute to 'devoted dad'
The beloved actor, who played Charlie Slater for 15 years, has passed away and tributes have been rolling in from family and EastEnders bosses
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London Underground wine drinker offers random man a sip - bottles him over the head when he refuses
Police are hunting a bottler who smashed a man over the head when he said no thanks to sharing
Croydon stabbing first photos of scene where woman found with multiple wounds
Police are urgently trying to locate a suspect after the woman was rushed to hospital
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The New Blxck: a proposed new podcast studio that may be coming to East London
The application for a new podcast studio based in East London is being considered in this week's Licensing Sub Committee meeting
The famous monument that was once on an island and how to enter for free
Behind the crowds and coronations, Westminster Abbey hides centuries of surprising stories
Croydon stabbing live updates as woman rushed to hospital after knife attack with suspect at large
Police say a suspect has not yet been located
Historian explains likelihood of conscription being brought back in the UK and who would be called up
The British Army currently has just 73,847 trained regular troops
Where in London is the furthest point from the River Thames?
It's a 90-minute walk to the nearest train station
'I collapsed at home and my son gave me CPR - if it wasn't for the call handler I would be dead'
When Jeremy Hall collapsed at home with cardiac arrest, he only had a one in 10 chance of survival
Angry Ginge considers following champion Luke Littler into world of darts
The I'm A Celeb winner is considering Q-school
Parents to be given government guidance on screen time for children under five
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said around 98% of children were watching screens on a daily basis by the age of two
TV presenter Lorraine Kelly's dad dies as tributes pour in
The presenter said her priority is taking care of her mum
The London Underground station that was just called ‘&’ because of strange wartime rule
Travellers nicknamed the station 'Ampersand'
'I've visited over 20 London neighbourhoods in the past year -there's one I'll never return to'
From leafy streets to riverside estates, these are the best and worst London areas I visited in 2025
East London nightclub hosts rave parties for 7 months without permission
A nightclub on a Barking industrial estate has been operating without planning permission since June last year
New map shows the most popular illegal substances taken by Londoners
The Met carried out over 28,000 drug seizures
The abandoned London Underground station that’s haunted by an Egyptian mummy
Hundreds of visitors reported falling ill after viewing the mummy's coffin
Love Island star says she has 'no bad blood' with ex as she makes All Stars debut
Former Love Island winner Jess Harding has said there's 'no bad blood as she prepares to return to the villa for All Stars series three starting January 12
Man scales Iranian embassy in London and replaces flag with opposition symbol as protests continue
The Iranian embassy was the site of a famous siege in 1980 when six armed men took 26 people hostage
Watch moment armed police arrest London knifemen with bloodstained clothes after Kent stabbing
Andrew Wedderburn and Djorn Anderson were both jailed for wounding with intent