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• Burger King, Nando's and Harvester sign up to Eat Out scheme

  11-07-2020 13:20 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Major UK chains including Nando's, Burger King and Pizza Hut have signed up for the new "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme.
  
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• Charlton Lido one of first to reopen outdoor swimming pool

  11-07-2020 13:09 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Charlton Lido has become reopened its sparkling pool for the first time since lockdown began today, joining Hampstead Heath and other national favourites in opening up their swimming facilities to the public.
  
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• Greenwich flies flag to commemorate Srebrenica genocide

  10-07-2020 21:14 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Greenwich Council (RBG) flew a commemorative flag from the town hall today (Friday, July 10) in memory of the victims of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
  
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• CCTV released after teens assaulted in Dartford

  10-07-2020 18:16 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV after two 18-year-olds were hospitalised by an assault in Dartford.
  
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• Man found guilty of stabbing pregnant ex-girlfriend to death

  10-07-2020 17:03 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A Peckham crane driver has been found guilty of stabbing his heavily pregnant ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage, killing her and their baby.
  
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• 'Thousands' turned away from London buses without face masks

  10-07-2020 16:30 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Thousands of passengers have been stopped from boarding London buses without a face covering, as part of a city-wide public awareness campaign by TfL.
  
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• Greenwich man charged after dog bites officer's leg

  10-07-2020 16:10 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A Greenwich man whose dog bit a police officer’s leg as he was arrested has been charged with GBH and drug possession.
  
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• Beauty salons to reopen - these treatments won't be allowed

  10-07-2020 15:52 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The government has announced that beauty salons are able to reopen in England from next week.
  
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• Inquiry sought after Windrush victim case in Lewisham

  10-07-2020 15:50 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The president of Lewisham Trades Union Council has asked for an urgent inquiry from the council after a Windrush scandal victim was wrongly labelled an illegal immigrant who “concocted a very good story”.
  
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• Penalty announced for Bromley's Shampan at The Spinning Wheel

  10-07-2020 15:07 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  An award-winning restaurant will have its premises licence stripped temporarily after a sting uncovered numerous health and safety issues, as well as dozens of “clearly-occupied” beds, leading authorities to believe illegal workers were living there.
  
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• Dulwich Wood Cllrs mourn 'tragic loss' of Donnell Rhule

  10-07-2020 15:07 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Southwark councillors have described the murder of a teenager in a “loving community” as a “tragic loss”.
  
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• Cycle track plans for Orpington green set to be submitted

  10-07-2020 15:06 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A new cycle track could soon be installed at Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground, Bromley Council has announced, with additional funding for the project now being sought.
  
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• Lewisham and Greenwich NHS releases Covid-19 measures video

  10-07-2020 14:51 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has released a video to spread awareness of how it is keeping patients safe across its sites.
  
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• Lewisham Council expects £25.6m overspend over Covid-19

  10-07-2020 14:44 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A Lewisham councillor became tearful presenting a report on the stark financial future of the council in the wake of Covid-19.
  
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• Covid-19 rates rise in south east London as lockdown relaxed

  10-07-2020 13:29 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Rates of coronavirus infection in south east London have risen over the last week following the widespread relaxation of lockdown measures.
  
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• Bexley: arrest over Hospices of Hope charity shop attacks

  10-07-2020 12:18 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a suspected vandal who allegedly smashed the windows of multiple branches of a charity shop, causing damage totalling tens of thousands of pounds.
  
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• Which? names the cheapest supermarket of June 2020

  10-07-2020 12:13 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  If you are hoping to save some money on your weekly shop then head to Lidl, as Which? has officially named it the cheapest supermarket in June.
  
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• Victim of stabbing murder in Dulwich named

  10-07-2020 11:16 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The victim of a fatal stabbing in Dulwich has been named as 18-year-old Donnell Rhule.
  
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• Man who planned attack on Pride jailed in Woolwich

  09-07-2020 19:25 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A man who planned to attack the Pride parade was sentenced to life in prison at Woolwich Crown Court today (July 9).
  
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• Stamp duty holiday: South east London boroughs top savings

  09-07-2020 18:46 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Stamp duty has been scrapped for all UK homes under £500,000 with immediate effect, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday, in order to kickstart the stalled housing market.
  
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• Legal loophole lets drivers speed to avoid tailgaters

  09-07-2020 17:24 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  We all know the frustrations of driving in front of a tailgater- but experts say you can break the speed limit to avoid them, without getting a fine.Highways England says 1 in 8 road casualties are caused by people driving too close to the front of a vehicle.A recent survey by UK car leasing firm Select Car Leasing also found that a third of motorists (32%) claimed that “drivers driving too close behind me” was their biggest road-related fear.
  
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• Bexley Council to consider selling off warehouse centre

  09-07-2020 16:59 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Bexley Council will consider selling off the Erith distribution centre they purchased for £9.8 million in 2018, after failing to find a single tenant for one of the warehouses on the investment property.
  
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• Bexley councillor to move motion urging action on racism

  09-07-2020 16:53 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A Bexley councillor is set to call on the authority to address “hundreds of accounts” of racist incidents in the borough, saying “another report that gets filed away isn’t going to be enough”.
  
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• Fraudsters alter caller IDs to scam vulnerable in Gravesend

  09-07-2020 16:26 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Fraudsters are altering their caller IDs to appear as police, convincing vulnerable people they are wanted for tax evasion.
  
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• Covid19: Southwark aims to halve pre-lockdown driving levels

  09-07-2020 15:47 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Southwark is aiming to cut driving in the borough by 50 per cent compared to pre-lockdown levels, according to a report on its Streetspace plan.  
  
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• CCTV: Teenage girls 'inappropriately touched' in Dartford

  09-07-2020 15:45 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Police investigating a disturbing incident which involved two teenage girls being inappropriately touched by a man in Dartford have released CCTV images of a person they are keen to speak to.
  
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• Sadiq Khan pledges £1.6m to artist studios amid coronavirus

  09-07-2020 15:20 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The work spaces are home to almost 11,500 creatives including painters, musicians and dancers.
  
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• CCTV released of Orpington burglar discovered by 83-year-old

  09-07-2020 15:05 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV of a suspected burglar who asked an 83-year-old woman if she wanted “any work done” when discovered in her Orpington home.
  
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• Ministers suggest gyms could open in days

  09-07-2020 14:09 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Ministers hope gyms will reopen within days amid growing pressure from MPs for action.
  
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• Bexley Police release appeal for missing Welling teen

  09-07-2020 14:05 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Police are concerned for the whereabouts of a Bexley teenager, missing from his home in Welling.
  
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• Farmers drive tractors to London for food standards protest

  09-07-2020 13:52 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  One of the last places you'd expect to get stuck behind a tractor would be in central London, so some residents might have been surprised to spot a long line of them marching into the capital yesterday.
  
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• BBC to end free tv-licence for most over-75s

  09-07-2020 13:34 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The free TV licence for over-75s will be means-tested from August 1, the BBC has said.
  
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• John Lewis and Boots to cut 5,300 jobs and shut UK shops

  09-07-2020 13:20 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Two of the UK's biggest High Street retailers, John Lewis and Boots, have announced 5,300 job cuts.
  
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• Dartford: BMW with cardboard number plates seized by police

  09-07-2020 13:13 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A BMW has been seized by police in Dartford after officers noticed its registration plates were made out of cardboard.
  
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• Murder investigation after man stabbed to death in Dulwich

  09-07-2020 11:14 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A young man was stabbed to death yesterday evening in West Dulwich.
  
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• What the Chancellor has announced to help the economy

  09-07-2020 06:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  An emergency package of measures has been announced to help deal with the economic impact of coronavirus.
  
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• Half price 'Eat out to help out' scheme - how it will work in restaurants

  09-07-2020 06:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  To get the country eating in restaurants, pubs and cafes again, a new 'Eat Out to Help Out' discount has been unveiled.
  
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• Greenwich and Dartford theatres light up in 'emergency red'

  09-07-2020 06:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Greenwich Theatre and the Orchard Theatre in Dartford have lit up in 'emergency red' to highlight the dire condition of theatres and the live events industry during the Covid-19 lockdown.
  
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• Person dies after crane collapse in Bow

  08-07-2020 20:30 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A person has died after a crane collapsed into houses in Bow, East London, earlier today (July 8).
  
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• Greenwich residents warned over illegal unlicensed parties

  08-07-2020 20:04 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Residents of Greenwich have been warned that now is not the time to be partying after a rise in the number of unlicensed music events, block parties and illegal gatherings.
  
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• Children’s centres, jobs could go as Bexley feels pandemic pinch

  08-07-2020 19:04 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  The dire financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic will see Bexley Council push for more than £14 million of spendings to be cut and savings made over the next two years.
  
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• Goldsmiths accused of plans to lay off hundreds of staff

  08-07-2020 18:41 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Goldsmiths University has been accused of planning to lay off hundreds of academic staff in anticipation of a higher education funding crisis caused by coronavirus.
  
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• Orpington boy tries to outdo great-great-grandad's cucumber

  08-07-2020 17:10 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  An Orpington boy is attempting to outgrow his great-great-grandad's 24-inch cucumber which claimed plaudits around 40 years ago.
  
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• KFC offer customers the chance to win a year's supply

  08-07-2020 16:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  KFC lovers unite as the fast food chain has launched a new competition - and the prize is a year’s worth of chicken.
  
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• Woodland Trust warns of huge rise in littering in lockdown

  08-07-2020 15:50 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  A charity has warned that a huge surge in litter and fly-tipping in woodlands is harming nature, with some people even removing protected animals to bring them back to their own ponds in Gravesend.
  
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• Sunak announces half-price meals during August

  08-07-2020 15:15 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Half-price meals will be offered to diners eating out every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during August, the Chancellor has announced, in a bid to boost the hospitality sector.
  
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• Sadiq Khan to have two offices if City Hall moves to Newham

  08-07-2020 15:12 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan will have two offices under plans to move City Hall to Newham – one at his new East London base, and a second in the city centre.
  
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• Petition against Met PCs who 'took photos' at murder scene

  08-07-2020 14:48 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for criminal charges to be brought against two police offices who allegedly took and shared selfies of the double murder scene where two sisters were stabbed to death last month.
  
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• Piers Corbyn to protest coronavirus 'hoax' in Lewisham

  08-07-2020 14:24 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's conspiracy theorist brother is staging a protest against the 'new normal' in Lewisham, claiming coronavirus is a hoax linked to 5G masts.
  
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• Corbyn's conspiracy theorist brother to protest in Lewisham

  08-07-2020 14:24 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn's conspiracy theorist brother is staging a protest against the 'new normal' in Lewisham, claiming coronavirus is a hoax linked to 5G masts.
  
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