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• Hackney and Tower Hamlets: Arrest after 'window smashing'

  04-04-2023 19:58 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after reports of windows smashed at businesses in Tower Hamlets and Hackney.
  
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• The parts of London with the most affordable gardens revealed

  29-01-2026 21:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Croydon has the most affordable gardens in London, according a new study.
  
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• EastEnders star set to return with 'twists and turns' to come

  29-01-2026 21:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Joel Beckett is to return to EastEnders next month, reprising his role as Jake Moon for a 'short stint'
  
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• Croydon is home to the most affordable gardens in London

  29-01-2026 21:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Croydon has the most affordable gardens in London, according a new study.
  
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• Irish and Bengali poets to read at Wembley festival

  29-01-2026 19:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Irish poet Jane Clarke and Bengali poet Jessica Mookherjee headline Brent’s 160+One poetry festival at Wembley Library.
  
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• Two shot just days apart from each other in violent attacks across London

  29-01-2026 18:34 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Two people have been shot days only apart in London - with no arrests made.
  
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• Family running Hampstead Lido cafe get 'stay of execution' after legal challenge

  29-01-2026 18:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Legal action brought by the family who run three cafes in Hampstead, Highgate and Queen's Park has halted their eviction from three cafes - temporarily.
  
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• Caravan abandoned forces road closure in Upminster

  29-01-2026 18:20 via london-now.co.uk
  
  An abandoned caravan resulted in the closure of a road in Upminster this week.
  
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• Search launched after girl, 13, approached by two men in Epsom park

  29-01-2026 18:12 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old girl was approached by two men while walking through a park in Epsom.
  
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• The historic Frost Fair is returning to Bankside with performances and games

  29-01-2026 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  London’s historic Frost Fair is returning to Bankside, reviving a centuries-old Thames tradition with street performances, games, crafts and themed food and drink.
  
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• Italian restaurant chain opens new site with unique fried bread

  29-01-2026 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  An Italian restaurant chain specialising in the flavours of Emilia Romagna has opened a new site in Notting Hill.
  
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• Grove Park’s only pub remains closed - what is happening to it?

  29-01-2026 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Grove Park’s only pub remains closed five years after shutting in 2020 and is the only pub in Lewisham on the Heritage at Risk Register.
  
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• Bexley ranked third cheapest place to rent in London in 2026

  29-01-2026 18:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Bexley has been ranked as the third cheapest area to rent in London according to recent data.
  
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• Former school mentor sexually abused five vulnerable teen girls at school

  29-01-2026 17:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A former learning mentor who sexually abused five vulnerable teenage girls at a west London school has been jailed for eight years.
  
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• Former school mentor jailed for abusing five teenage girls

  29-01-2026 17:29 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A former learning mentor who sexually abused five vulnerable teenage girls at a west London school has been jailed for eight years.
  
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• 94 kids harmed by surgeon at Great Ormond Street hospital

  29-01-2026 17:26 via london-now.co.uk
  
  94 children were found to have suffered harmed at the hands of a surgeon at Great Ormond Street.
  
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• 'Extremely dangerous liar' ran down and killed man after restaurant row

  29-01-2026 17:20 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A driver who deliberately ran down and killed a man with his car after a row outside an East London restaurant has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.
  
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• Paedo Hampstead nursery worker admits 26 new offences including upskirting girls

  29-01-2026 17:02 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Vincent Chan has admitted 26 new charges including filming up the skirts of girls as they sat in a classroom.
  
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• Man stabbed ‘in attempted phone robbery’ outside supermarket

  29-01-2026 17:02 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A man has been stabbed in Islington during an alleged attempted robbery outside a supermarket.
  
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• How much your water bill will increase - depending on where in London you are

  29-01-2026 17:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Water UK has published a full list of figures for the increase in average water bills, by company, for 2026/7.
  
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• Former library could be transformed into 'lively' community hub and coffee bar

  29-01-2026 17:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  More details have been revealed about proposals to turn a former library in Harold Wood into a "lively community hub" featuring a coffee bar.
  
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• No arrests made as schoolboy left injured after e-bike stolen in Dagenham

  29-01-2026 16:44 via london-now.co.uk
  
  No arrests have been made after a teenage boy was left injured during assault and robbery in Dagenham.
  
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• See the new names that pupils gave Havering's gritters

  29-01-2026 16:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Pupils at Scotts Primary School in Hornchurch have given Havering’s gritters new names.
  
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• Bid to block trans access to Hampstead Heath swimming ponds dismissed

  29-01-2026 15:37 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A High Court challenge seeking to block trans access to Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds has been dismissed, as a public consultation showed strong support for inclusive policies.
  
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• The major station set for £5million upgrade to reduce crowing and restore history

  29-01-2026 15:34 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Peckham Rye station is set for a major £5m upgrade to reduce crowding, restore historic features and support regeneration, with work due to take place over 18 months.
  
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• Akon and Ne-Yo set for concert at the 02 in major throwback night

  29-01-2026 14:45 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Akon and NE-YO will bring their Nights Like This tour to London’s O2 Arena on May 8, 2026, with tickets going on sale from January 30.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after shooting in Harlesden

  29-01-2026 14:14 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital after being shot in Harlesden.
  
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• Man arrested after officers threatened with hammer in burglary near Westfield London

  29-01-2026 14:01 via london-now.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after a burglary in a Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s Bush jewellery shop.
  
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• New Royal Mint £5 coin challenge that could win entrants £29k - can you solve it?

  29-01-2026 13:34 via london-now.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mint has launched a new £5 coin, which forms part of a nationwide code-breaker challenge inspired by Sir Isaac Newton.
  
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• 'Muddled' application sees decision on licence for Hornchurch restaurant postponed

  29-01-2026 13:30 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Boka - at the Palms Hotel in Hornchurch - is facing delays in securing its premises licence after its application was deemed to be "such a muddle".
  
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