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• Five Havering parks to use for a post-Christmas dinner walk

  24-12-2025 20:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  After turkey, trimmings and altogether too much food, the best remedy is some fresh air and a walk in the park - here are five places in Havering we suggest for a Christmas Day or Boxing Day stroll.
  
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• Councillor's heartfelt message shared to mark Christmas

  24-12-2025 19:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The chairman of Epping Forest District Council, Councillor Louise Mead, has shared a festive message of kindness, peace and togetherness with residents ahead of Christmas.
  
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• Urgent search for missing Ealing man last seen over a week ago

  24-12-2025 18:26 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Police are "urgently appealing" for help finding a missing man in Ealing.
  
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• Search for man after two children 'kicked' at west London station

  24-12-2025 18:12 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Police have put out an appeal after two young children were kicked at White City Tube station.
  
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• All the TfL disruptions to plan for this Christmas to New Year period

  24-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  London Christmas travel disruption: TfL, Tube, bus and rail closures, engineering works and strikes to cause major delays. Plan ahead for festive journeys.
  
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• Two people in hospital after fire destroys part of Penge takeaway

  24-12-2025 17:49 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire at a takeaway in Penge.
  
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• Man charged following fatal stabbing in Maida Vale

  24-12-2025 17:49 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched following a fatal stabbing.
  
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• Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing north London boy ahead of Christmas

  24-12-2025 17:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Police are "increasingly concerned" about the welfare of a 13-year-old boy after he went missing from Islington nearly two weeks ago.
  
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• What we know about the fire that shut north London recycling centre on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2025 15:41 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Hornsey Street Reuse and Recycling Centre in north London had to be evacuated and roads closed after waste caught fire.
  
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• 'Enquiries launched' into circumstances of death on tracks days before Christmas

  24-12-2025 14:46 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Enquiries have been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person who was hit by a train near a Kent railway station days before Christmas.
  
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• Two Burger King restaurants in north London will be open on Christmas Day

  24-12-2025 14:10 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two north London branches—Enfield and Tottenham Hale—will open on December 25 as part of Burger King’s nationwide festive openings, offering special holiday trading hours.
  
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• Two Tube lines suspended on Xmas Eve after man suffers 'medical incident'

  24-12-2025 13:34 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two London Underground lines have been suspended due to a customer incident on Christmas Eve. Live updates here.
  
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• LIVE updates as two Tube lines suspended on Xmas Eve due to 'customer incident'

  24-12-2025 13:34 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two London Underground lines have been suspended due to a customer incident on Christmas Eve. Live updates here.
  
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• Plans to house asylum seekers in Epping Forest village withdrawn

  24-12-2025 13:28 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in Buckhurst Hill flats have been withdrawn after local opposition, Epping Forest District Council says.
  
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• Former Arsenal player makes significant donation to children's cancer charity

  24-12-2025 13:24 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal goalkeeper Graham Stack has donated £25,500 to the Royal Free Charity to support paediatric cancer care at Barnet Hospital after hosting a celebrity boxing fundraiser.
  
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• New businesses we welcomed across Havering in 2025

  24-12-2025 13:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  As we near the end of 2025, we recap the new business launches we have celebrated in Havering this year.
  
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• LIVE updates as two roads closed and recycling centre evacuated due to fire

  24-12-2025 12:17 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A fire has broken out at the Hornsey Street Reuse and Recycling Centre in Islington, with drivers advised to avoid the area.
  
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• As it happened: Two roads closed and recycling centre evacuated due to fire

  24-12-2025 12:17 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A fire has broken out at the Hornsey Street Reuse and Recycling Centre in Islington, with drivers advised to avoid the area.
  
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• Four men arrested after broad daylight stabbing in west London

  24-12-2025 12:15 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Four men have now been arrested after a broad daylight stabbing in Greenford.
  
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• South London immigration officers charged after probe into thefts from migrants

  24-12-2025 12:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Three south London immigration officers have been charged after an investigation into thefts from migrants.
  
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• Person dies after being hit by train with ‘no trains’ to major London station

  24-12-2025 11:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A person has died after being hit by a train on the line to a major London station.
  
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• Families clear up litter in Tottenham park ahead of annual carol concert

  24-12-2025 11:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Families joined a community litter-pick in Tottenham last week, ahead of the Hartington Park's annual carol concert.
  
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• Man stabbed in ‘frenzied’ daylight attack among morning commuters in Barnes

  24-12-2025 09:18 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A man was stabbed in a “frenzied” attack at a train station in broad daylight, only surviving due to lifesaving surgery.
  
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• Person hit by train on Kent line to major London station

  24-12-2025 08:30 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A person has been hit by a train in Kent, with lines closed to a major London station. Live updates here.
  
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• LIVE updates as major London to Kent railway closed after person hit by train

  24-12-2025 08:30 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A person has been hit by a train in Kent, with lines closed to a major London station. Live updates here.
  
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• Pictures show last-minute 1980s Christmas Eve shopping in Romford

  24-12-2025 08:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Archived photos from 1982 have preserved memories of last-minute Christmas shopping in Romford's town centre at stores like Debenhams and .
  
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• Call to nominate creatives and sportspeople in Epping Forest

  24-12-2025 08:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Young people aged 13 to 25 can be nominated for the Epping Forest Creativity and Active Sports Awards, offering up to £500 to help develop talent in the arts or competitive sport.
  
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• Thousands of toys delivered to families this Christmas thanks to appeal

  24-12-2025 07:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A Barking and Dagenham charity toy drive is delivering tens of thousands of gifts to children and families in need across the borough this Christmas.
  
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• New petition to save Hampstead Heath cafes reaches 5,400 signatures

  24-12-2025 07:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A new petition has been launched to keep the Hampstead Heath cafes with their current operators after the City of London Corporation's decided to hand over the leases to a chain.
  
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• Havering planning applications feature office block conversion and shopping centre

  24-12-2025 07:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The latest Havering Council planning applications include home extensions, care homes, office-to-residential schemes and major redevelopment proposals.
  
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• Tickets on sale for huge Super Bowl party event coming to east London

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The NFL has announced tickets are now on sale for its official Super Bowl LX party in East London, with live screening, entertainment and exclusive fan experiences.
  
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• Three Kent winter walks with a cosy pub pit stop

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Kent has some of the most scenic winter walks complete with pub stops – and these three are all within an hour of London.
  
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• New Taco Bell brings bold flavours to south west London

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Taco Bell has opened a new restaurant in Wandsworth, offering its iconic Mexican-inspired menu, opening-day giveaways and creating nearly 20 local jobs.
  
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• Homes for military families in Harrow upgraded ahead of Christmas

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The MOD has upgraded 1,000 military homes in Harrow, Uxbridge and across the UK, boosting safety and warmth for families this Christmas.
  
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• Extremely famous face set to return to south west London TONIGHT

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  South west Londoners have been warned to “remain calm” after reports that a huge and extremely familiar face is set to make a surprise return to the area tonight.
  
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• Extremely famous face set to return to south east London TONIGHT

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  South east Londoners have been warned to “remain calm” after reports that a huge and extremely familiar face is set to make a surprise return to the area tonight.
  
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• Croydon men living shorter lives than those in neighbouring boroughs

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  New data from the ONS has revealed how long men in Croydon can expect to live on average.
  
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• All the big theatre shows set to come to Bromley in 2026

  24-12-2025 06:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Bromley theatregoers have plenty to look forward to in 2026, with a packed programme of major touring productions heading to the Churchill Theatre.
  
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• 'Kitchen knives and screwdrivers': Shocking data on most common weapon used in London

  23-12-2025 20:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The most common weapons used for knife crime this year in London have been revealed in Met Police figures.
  
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• The year we decorated a houseplant like a Christmas tree

  23-12-2025 19:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Suburn News editor Shelley-Anne Salisbury says there are few sights more reliably capable of stopping her in her tracks than a beautifully lit and decorated Christmas tree.
  
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• Two men arrested after teenager stabbed in west London

  23-12-2025 18:36 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after an 18-year-old was stabbed in Greenford.
  
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• Teenager taken to hospital after broad daylight stabbing in west London

  23-12-2025 18:33 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A teenager has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Greenford.
  
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• Railway upgrade scheme to close car park for several days in west London

  23-12-2025 18:08 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Harlington station car park will close December 23-27 for Network Rail’s £7.9m footbridge upgrade. Alternative parking at Luton, Leagrave. Check journeys.
  
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• Greta Thunberg and two others arrested after London offices sprayed with red paint

  23-12-2025 18:08 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Greta Thunberg and two other activists have been arrested after a protest in support of Palestine Action prisoners in Fenchurch Street, London.
  
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• These KFC locations in south east London will be open on Christmas Day

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  KFC has confirmed several branches across south east London will open on Christmas Day, offering dine-in, drive-thru and delivery options.
  
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• The new Camden Town convenience store with 'unforgettable foccacia sandwiches'

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  STORRD is a new premium convenience store in Jamestown Road that aims to revolutionise shopping at a mini supermarket with a hot deli counter and indie brands.
  
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• Mother cat and kittens rescued from Great Ormond Street Hospital storeroom

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A mother cat and her three kittens have been rescued from a storeroom at Great Ormond Street Hospital and are now safely being cared for by Battersea.
  
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• Epping Forest community comes together to spread cheer

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  More than 260 families across Epping Forest received over 700 Christmas presents thanks to a community-led giving campaign organised by the district council with support from partners and volunteers.
  
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• David Walliams children's event set to go ahead as comedian cancelled

  23-12-2025 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A fundraising children's event with David Walliams for Hampstead's newest theatre looks set to go ahead despite the TV star being dropped by his publisher and widely cancelled.
  
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• Hornchurch car wash 'operating without permission' told it must stop

  23-12-2025 17:49 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A car wash in Hornchurch has been ordered to stop operating by Havering Council, which said it has been doing so without permission.
  
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