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• Upminster five-storey hotel plan refused by Havering Council

  18-01-2023 19:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Plans for a five-storey hotel in Upminster have been rejected, with the proposed scale and height of the development among the reasons given. 
  
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• London's Best Burns Nights Ceilidhs, Suppers & Celebrations

  18-01-2023 18:59 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Dust of your kilt and your dancing shoes, here's where to find the best Burns Night celebrations in London - and remember, unless stated all ceilidhs will have a dance caller, so no skill, experience or expertise needed.
  
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• Thorntree Road Woolwich police chase ends in crash

  18-01-2023 18:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Two people have been taken to hospital after a police chase which led to a crash in Woolwich.
  
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• Upminster driver slams decision to ticket broken-down car

  18-01-2023 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  An Upminster driver has claimed a parking warden ticketed her car - despite her explaining it had broken down and been stuck for more than four hours. 
  
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• Union: Teacher strike to hit all Barking and Dagenham schools

  18-01-2023 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A total of 1,700 school teachers in Barking and Dagenham are set to support the national strike next month, a union has claimed.
  
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• Worcester sex offender may be on the run in Camden Town

  18-01-2023 17:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Wanted sex offender Lewis Jones from Worcester and Malvern may be in Camden Town - detective urges him to hand himself in.
  
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• Mark Cavendish and wife ‘terrorised’ at home by raiders with knives

  18-01-2023 17:44 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta were “terrorised in their own home” by balaclava-clad raiders wielding knives, a court has been told.
  
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• Chernobyl Prayer: A Book Review - Hannah Cowne, St Philomena's School

  18-01-2023 17:38 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Recommended to me by a teacher, I found ‘Chernobyl Prayer’, by Svetlana Alexievich, to be an incredibly profound and insightful book.
  
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• Renewed appeal to find missing family last sighted in London

  18-01-2023 17:37 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Police concern for a missing couple and their newborn baby is mounting after the car they were travelling in was found on fire almost two weeks ago.
  
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• Enfield workers could be hit as Microsoft to axe 10,000 jobs

  18-01-2023 17:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Microsoft workers in Enfield could be set to lose their jobs as about 10,000 roles are set to be axed.
  
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• Hornchurch theatre bags two nominations at The Offies

  18-01-2023 16:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has got not one but two entries shortlisted among the finalists at this year’s The Offies (Off West End Theatre Awards).
  
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• Mental health worker at St George’s Hospital gets attacked by patients

  18-01-2023 15:50 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man has said he has been “attacked frequently” by patients at St George’s Hospital due to the lack of staff available.
  
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• No arrests after double stabbing near Harlesden station

  18-01-2023 15:48 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  There have been no arrests following a double stabbing near Harlesden station.
  
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• Camden councillors discuss £2.5m social care package cuts

  18-01-2023 15:41 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Care packages to help people who need extra help from social services will be reviewed to save up to £2.5m over the next three years as one of a number of savings as Camden council faces a budget gap of £40m.
  
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• London Tube and bus fares to rise by 6 per cent in March

  18-01-2023 15:31 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  London Underground Prices and London Bus fares will increase in March
  
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• Harrow Council refusing to put in ULEZ cameras

  18-01-2023 15:15 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Harrow Council is refusing to put up cameras needed for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion, after raising “serious concerns” about the scheme.
  
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• Thorntree Road Woolwich police incident: Recap

  18-01-2023 15:01 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A road in Woolwich is blocked due to a police incident, according to AA maps.
  
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• Thorntree Road Woolwich police incident: Live traffic updates

  18-01-2023 15:01 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A road in Woolwich is blocked due to a police incident, according to AA maps.
  
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• Repairs to Regent Canal Dead Dog bridge underway in Camden

  18-01-2023 14:01 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Work has begun to repair an iconic bridge in Camden that has featured in films including James Bond's Spectre.
  
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• Brent Crude Oil Price Tops $87 on Prospect of Rising Chinese ... - The Wall Street Journal

  18-01-2023 13:50 via news.google.com
  Brent Crude Oil Price Tops $87 on Prospect of Rising Chinese ...  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Ronnie Scott's Musical Instrument Amnesty Day Returns

  18-01-2023 13:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The iconic Soho jazz club has announced its Musical Instrument Amnesty is back again for 2023.  
  
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• Video shows Princes Road Dartford car crash - putting two in hospital

  18-01-2023 13:42 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  This is the horrific moment two cars crashed in Dartford - which put two people in hospital as a result.
  
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• Southwood Road Eltham lamppost crash: Pictures show damage

  18-01-2023 13:37 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Shocking photos show the damage to a car after crashing into a lamppost in Eltham.
  
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• 'Antisemitic' abuse hurled at Arsenal fan during Spurs derby

  18-01-2023 13:33 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Jewish woman says she asked to leave an Islington pub after she confronted Arsenal fans for chanting antisemitic slurs.
  
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• David Carrick: Police told to check staff against criminal database

  18-01-2023 13:24 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Police forces have been asked to check their officers and staff against national police databases in the wake of the David Carrick case
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson: Clarkson's Farm to go ahead despite Meghan comments

  18-01-2023 13:08 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A third series of Clarkson’s Farm is still in production despite comments made by Jeremy Clarkson which prompted reports Amazon had dropped the star
  
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• Donutelier By Roladin To Open In London's Covent Garden

  18-01-2023 13:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Move over crosstown doughnuts, the evolution of doughnuts available in London just got a little bit boushier. Actually, a whole lot more boushier. 
  
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• Brentwood war memorial improvements proposed by council

  18-01-2023 13:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A new paving area and repositioning of a World War One silhouette are among the proposed upgrades to Brentwood’s war memorial as part of a public consultation. 
  
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• Sutton Council leader waited for hospital bed for 17 hours

  18-01-2023 12:58 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The leader of Sutton Council waited for a hospital bed on a trolley for 17 hours after suffering a blood clot on the lungs this Christmas, she revealed at a council meeting on Monday.
  
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• More than 80% of readers trust local news as audiences grow

  18-01-2023 12:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  More than four in five people trust news from local newspapers and websites, as audiences continue to grow
  
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• Recap: Thornton Heath Parchmore Road fire near Tesco

  18-01-2023 12:43 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a fire at a building on Parchmore Road in Thornton Heath
  
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• Recap: Thornton Heath Parchmore Road fire

  18-01-2023 12:43 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a fire at a building on Parchmore Road in Thornton Heath
  
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• LIVE updates: Thornton Heath Parchmore Road fire

  18-01-2023 12:43 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters have been called to a fire at a building on Parchmore Road in Thornton Heath
  
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• Ten-year search for missing Kilburn dad Robert Duff goes on

  18-01-2023 12:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Ten years after a father went missing, police have reappealed for anyone with information to come forward.
  
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• Sutton Council meeting chaos as dozens object to ULEZ

  18-01-2023 12:24 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  There were chaotic scenes at a Sutton Council meeting as dozens of locals objecting to the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone came out in force to demand the authority debate the scheme.
  
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• Conservatives slam Barnet Council net zero citizens assembly

  18-01-2023 12:19 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Barnet Council's opposition group has slammed the authority’s latest environmental campaign as generating "yet more hot air".
  
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• Leytonstone child sex abuser kept 12,500 indecent images

  18-01-2023 12:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Leytonstone paedophile who stored more than 12,500 indecent images of children has been jailed.
  
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• London boxing volunteers bid to reduce mental health stigma

  18-01-2023 12:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Volunteers from boxing clubs across London took part in a training course in a bid to improve recognition and reduce stigma of mental health issues in the sport.
  
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• Woman saved by firefighters as blaze destroys Hornsey flat

  18-01-2023 11:57 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman as a blaze ‘completely destroyed’ a flat in Ducket Road, Hornsey.
  
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• Leyton man guilty of raping sleeping woman at Enfield party

  18-01-2023 11:43 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Leyton man Marcelle DaCosta has been found guilty of raping a woman after she fell asleep during a party in Enfield.
  
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• ITV Winter Love Island: Honeybuns returns to the villa

  18-01-2023 11:39 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Love Island star Tanya brought back a divisive bit of a vocab into the villa and fans have been left 'triggered'
  
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• New brain health checklist revealed to reduce Dementia risk

  18-01-2023 11:37 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Staying socially active, looking after your hearing and taking care of your mental health are just some ways to reduce your risk of Dementia.
  
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• BBC issues apology after ‘sex noises' interrupt coverage

  18-01-2023 11:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The BBC issued an apology for the incident and Gary Lineker revealed where the 'sex noises' came from.
  
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• Blackfen Road Sidcup two-car crash: Ambulance statement

  18-01-2023 11:35 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  London Ambulance Service has issued a statement after a two-car crash in Sidcup.
  
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• Man bailed after drive-by shooting at Euston church

  18-01-2023 11:07 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man questioned by police over a drive-by shooting outside St Aloysius Church in Euston that left a seven-year-old girl in a life-threatening condition has been bailed.
  
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• Languages At School by Rachel Child, Surbiton High School

  18-01-2023 10:59 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  We all know that pupils are encouraged to take a language at school. But why?
  
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• Waterloo Road's Scarlett Thomas has famous Coronation Street parents

  18-01-2023 10:56 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Waterloo Road first aired on BBC One in 2006 and was a hit with fans enjoying a nine-year run following the lives of students and teachers.
  
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• Daily market commentary: Brent oil prices hedge up as the ... - Leaprate Forex Trading News

  18-01-2023 10:42 via news.google.com
  
  Daily market commentary: Brent oil prices hedge up as the ...  Leaprate Forex Trading News
  
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• NHS nurses strike in south east London: Recap

  18-01-2023 10:39 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Thousands of nurses across the nation are going on strike as a bitter pay dispute with the Government continues.
  
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• NHS nurses strike in south east London: Live updates

  18-01-2023 10:39 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Thousands of nurses across the nation are going on strike as a bitter pay dispute with the Government continues.
  
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