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• Elon Musk-led group proposes buying ChatGPT-maker OpenAI - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk-led group proposes buying ChatGPT-maker OpenAI  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Labour backbenchers call for ‘meaningful tweaks’ to farm inheritance tax plan - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 21:29 via news.google.com
  Labour backbenchers call for ‘meaningful tweaks’ to farm inheritance tax plan  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• New music venue to open in south London shopping centre due to be bulldozed

  10-02-2025 21:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A new 2,000 capacity music venue has been allowed to open in a South London shopping centre due to be bulldozed within a few years.
  
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• K-pop legend announces huge concert in south London

  10-02-2025 21:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  SMTOWN LIVE 2025 is coming to Twickenham Stadium on June 28, featuring EXO, NCT Dream, WayV, RIIZE, and more.
  
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• DocDoc is a hilariously funny new show in Bromley that had everyone in stitches

  10-02-2025 21:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  I saw a brand-new comedy that explores OCD in an uproariously funny group therapy session.
  
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• Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Gains Ground Despite Concern Over Trade Wars - FX Empire

  10-02-2025 19:54 via news.google.com
  Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Gains Ground Despite Concern Over Trade Wars  FX Empire
  
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• Floating 'gravy' boat pops up in Paddington in nod to Wallace and Gromit

  10-02-2025 19:50 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Wallace and Gromit fans can board a canal boat, in tribute to the final scene in Vengeance Most Fowl and enjoy a two course meal with Bisto-infused cocktail
  
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• Euro oil/products: Brent above $75/b, LSGO cracks extend gains - Quantum Commodity Intelligence

  10-02-2025 19:27 via news.google.com
  Euro oil/products: Brent above $75/b, LSGO cracks extend gains  Quantum Commodity Intelligence
  
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• The Years: Romola Garai and Gina McKee excel in joyful look at one woman's life

  10-02-2025 19:10 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Romola Garai and Gina McKee excel in this Almeida transfer based on Annie Ernaux's The Years as the life of one woman is told by five actors
  
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• Hamas delays release of more Israeli hostages - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 18:57 via news.google.com
  Hamas delays release of more Israeli hostages  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• ‘AVOID’ area as police in seven-hour stand off with man waving knife in Lewisham

  10-02-2025 18:54 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Residents have been urged to avoid the area after a man was seen waving a knife outside a window in Lewisham.
  
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• CIOB apprentice of the month: Brent Richardson - Construction Management

  10-02-2025 18:44 via news.google.com
  CIOB apprentice of the month: Brent Richardson  Construction Management
  
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• Sine Nomine ‘in good heart’ ahead of Haydock spin - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 18:39 via news.google.com
  Sine Nomine ‘in good heart’ ahead of Haydock spin  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Romford named amongst England's best market towns

  10-02-2025 18:25 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Romford has been named as one of England's best market towns in a list by Independent Cottages.
  
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• 'We are the last pub left in our neighbourhood since famous neighbour closed'

  10-02-2025 18:22 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Landlords of the North Star in Finchley Road say it "doesn't help much" to be the last pub standing after the closure of Ye Olde Swiss Cottage.
  
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• Revised building schedule approved for major Romford housing development

  10-02-2025 18:21 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The revised construction schedule for Waterloo Estate in Romford has been approved by Havering Council.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce show in London this summer - How to get tickets

  10-02-2025 18:17 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Kendrick Lamar and SZA have announced the UK Grand National Tour, including a date in London - find out how to get tickets.
  
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• Popular The Traitors stars spotted at busy London train station

  10-02-2025 18:15 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The ‘sisterhood’ from this season of The Traitors was spotted at a busy central London train station today.
  
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• B&M Dagenham was shut due to 'pest infestation' - council

  10-02-2025 18:15 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  B&M Dagenham Merrielands was forced to temporarily close due to a "pest issue", a Barking and Dagenham Council spokesperson has confirmed.
  
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• Wetherspoons still plans to reopen Barking pub - three years after closure

  10-02-2025 18:04 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Wetherspoons has said it is still committed to reopening The Barking Dog pub in Station Parade, Barking - despite the pub being shut for almost three years.
  
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• The Chicago-style restaurant in a former Camden Town pub with the 'best cheese pull'

  10-02-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  We went for Chicago Style pizzas and their cheese pull factor, but ended up trying the delicious London style pies at Japes housed in a former Camden Town pub
  
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• Some of the best Lewisham florists ahead of Valentine’s Day

  10-02-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Valentines Day is fast approaching, meaning it's almost time to get that bouquet of flowers for that someone special.
  
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• Notorious south London bus route will get ‘permanent fix’ later this year

  10-02-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A ‘diabolical’ bus route through South London will have immediate changes made to address its reliability, after community pressure and coverage by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).
  
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• 'I went from living on the streets as a teenager to being CEO of my own business'

  10-02-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Carlo Weaver talks about his story from living on the streets at 15 to becoming chief executive of Apprentago, which has ten million views across social media, as well as facing people telling him “autistic people shouldn’t be running a business”.
  
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• Greenwich Peninsula to be home to community radio station

  10-02-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Greenwich Peninsula’s Design District welcomes LOOSE.FM, a community radio station housed in a converted shipping container with illuminated eyes.
  
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• Everything we know as armed police flock to man shouting with knife in Lewisham

  10-02-2025 17:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Armed police have swooped on Lewisham High Street after a man waved a knife from an upper-storey window.
  
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• ‘Get your winter flu jab’ NHS urges Londoners

  10-02-2025 17:40 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  The NHS is calling on anyone eligible for a flu jab in London to get their vaccination if they haven't done so.
  
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• Enfield Council has set out exactly why it is looking to buy almost 160 new homes

  10-02-2025 17:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Enfield Council is looking to buy 159 new homes on a regeneration site to boost its social housing stock.
  
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• National Lottery £38 billion pledge for good causes ‘looks fanciful’ - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 17:19 via news.google.com
  National Lottery £38 billion pledge for good causes ‘looks fanciful’  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Bethnal Green pub transforms into cocktail bar 'bringing back glamour'

  10-02-2025 17:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  135 Bar and Lounge has opened in place of The Carpenters Arms pub in Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green.
  
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• Council to borrow hundreds of millions to pay for 2,000 new homes

  10-02-2025 17:11 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Enfield Council aims to “accelerate" a major estate regeneration project despite concerns over borrowing hundreds of millions of pounds.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after stabbing on busy road in Brockley

  10-02-2025 17:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Brockley Road, Crofton Park.
  
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• ‘Little Michael Jackson’ sings at celebration for unsung heroes

  10-02-2025 17:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A boy who plays Little Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical on the West End stage performed at a Tower Hamlets awards ceremony recognising volunteers and community heroes.
  
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• The new east London gym aiming to be a safe haven for women

  10-02-2025 17:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A fitness studio exclusively for women has opened its doors in Newbury Park.
  
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• Four teens arrested after boy robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight Bromley

  10-02-2025 16:57 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Four teenagers have been arrested after a boy was robbed at knifepoint in Bromley in broad daylight.
  
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• Skills shortage in Northern Ireland projected in coming years - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 16:45 via news.google.com
  Skills shortage in Northern Ireland projected in coming years  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Croydon Council calls for £136m government bailout

  10-02-2025 16:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Croydon Council has revealed it has overspent by £35 million this year and is now seeking an unprecedented £136 million bailout from the Government as it struggles to balance its budget for next year.
  
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• South London Lloyds Bank branch set to close this year

  10-02-2025 16:16 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Lloyds Bank branch in south London is set to close its doors permanently this year.
  
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• Woman found dead in Tottenham home named and pictured for first time

  10-02-2025 16:13 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A woman who was found in a Tottenham home weeks after she died has been named and pictured.
  
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• Woman found dead after 'man seen trying to force entry' into Hammersmith flat

  10-02-2025 16:03 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead in a Hammersmith home.
  
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• Armed police in stand-off with 'man waving knife from window' in Lewisham

  10-02-2025 15:53 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a statement after a man was seen waving a knife outside a window in Lewisham.
  
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• Further subsidies to wood-burning power plant ‘deeply concerning’ - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 15:51 via news.google.com
  Further subsidies to wood-burning power plant ‘deeply concerning’  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Brent extends recovery after US sanctions on Iran - Economies.com

  10-02-2025 15:40 via news.google.com
  Brent extends recovery after US sanctions on Iran  Economies.com
  
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• Pictures show armed police in stand-off with man ‘waving knife’ in Lewisham

  10-02-2025 15:39 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to a disturbance on Lewisham High Street, at around 10:45am on Monday, 10 February.
  
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• Campaigners express ‘deep concern’ over police accountability review - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 15:31 via news.google.com
  Campaigners express ‘deep concern’ over police accountability review  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Ben Duckett: India tour struggles forgotten with Champions Trophy victory - Brent and Kilburn Times

  10-02-2025 15:31 via news.google.com
  Ben Duckett: India tour struggles forgotten with Champions Trophy victory  Brent and Kilburn Times
  
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• Shopkeeper avoids jail after admitting locking teenage girl in off licence

  10-02-2025 15:19 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A shopkeeper has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted to locking a teenage girl in an off licence in Hatch End.
  
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• Girl, 7, ‘traumatised’ after mum attacked by stranger outside Dagenham school

  10-02-2025 15:13 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A seven-year-old girl has been left “traumatised” after watching her mum be attacked outside a primary school in Dagenham.
  
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• 'Visit your GP': Doctor's call after dozens found to have high blood pressure

  10-02-2025 15:05 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people screened at a public health session in Ilford, visited by health minister Wes Streeting, have been found to have high blood pressure without realising it.
  
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• Armed police flock to busy Lewisham road after ‘man seen waving knife' outside window

  10-02-2025 14:51 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Armed police are at Lewisham High Street after a man has been seen waving a knife outside a window near the HSBC.
  
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