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'I was stabbed in a random bus stop attack at 17 - doctors say one thing saved my life'

Rico was stabbed at a bus stop in East London while with his friend and his story has since been turned into a youth-led theatre project

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'One more thing disappearing for concrete': East London boat cinema under threat from tower plans

An arts venue on water has quietly built a loyal community in Canary Wharf - but its future is now uncertain

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I quit London to raise family in Ireland instead but I miss three things about capital

After having our first child in 2023, we eventually left our Greenwich flat and moved back to Ireland after eight years in London, and here are three things I miss most

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Richmond neighbours vow to keep fighting to stop neighbourhood's last allotments becoming graves

The London council agreed to bulldoze the 120-year-old allotments to expand a local cemetery in December

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Sergeant feared spine ‘shattered’ after being hit with sledgehammer, jurors told

A female police sergeant thought her spine may have "shattered" and feared being "paralysed" after a Palestine Action activist struck her back with a sledgehammer, a trial heard.

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Newham council worker fired for having 4 jobs while on sick leave

A former Newham Council tutor lost his unfair dismissal claim after being fired for secretly working four other jobs while on sick leave, a fact his employer discovered via his own published blog

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Tube strike confirmed as union says talks with TfL have 'baffled our negotiators'

Strikes by London Underground drivers will go ahead next week

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Pretty commuter town that 'feels like village' despite being on London Underground

It was named one of the best places to live in the whole country

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Counter terror police lead probe into Hendon arson attack on shop

Counter-terror police are investigating an arson attack in north-west London “due to the similarities” with recent incidents in the area.

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Shoplifting in London trebled in 5 years with charge rate lowest in the country

A Met Police chief inspector said the force has a 'relentless approach' to tackling retail crime

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Fourth man arrested after Golders Green arson attack

The man was arrested after counter terrorism police attended two addresses in East London

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‘I’m raffling off my £370k London flat for £5 – I want to help the next generation afford a home’

A London woman is raffling off her £370,000 two-bedroom flat for just £5 in a bid to help someone onto the property ladder.

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Fraudster South London mum pretended to be homeless and fleeced council out of £12k

Princess Ogheneakpobor Ojeh was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining £12,251.38 from Bexley Council last summer

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Man died after turning round and driving wrong way on motorway

The coroner said the reason for his decisiuon will never be known

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Life inside the ‘overlooked’ London area named one of the best places to live where locals say ‘it’s the place I’m happiest’

This corner of South East of London has been ranked as one of the 'Best Places to Live', which some locals believe is only right

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London actor cancels dream holiday to see family to instead spend £5k on hair transplant

It reached the point where Jaryd Trainer could no longer accept it when people told him 'you look fine'

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The little known park near Tube station that's London's best place to see bluebells

They're weather-dependent, but should be in full bloom by mid-spring

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Reform UK 'looking into' Croydon candidate over 'research' paper that pushed Covid conspiracy theory

Retired researcher David Booth is standing as one of Reform's two candidates in Kenley

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'Very prominent' gambling arcade opposite London Underground station blocked

Silvertime Amusements Limited was hoping to move their current operation on the busy West London street to a more prominent location

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'I drove the UK's most stressful junction and it was hell on earth'

Rafi Mauro-Benady took on one of Britain's worst roundabouts - here's how it went