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• Reading switch Charlton friendly to The Valley

  30-07-2026 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reading move their final pre-season friendly against Charlton to The Valley because of concerns over the club's newly-laid pitch.
  
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• Van de Ven signs new long-term deal with Spurs

  10-08-2026 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven says it is "clear the direction the club wants to go in" after signing a new long-term deal with Spurs.
  
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• East London faces second night of water disruption

  10-08-2026 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A burst water main in South Woodford has caused disruption to 10 postcode areas in east London and Essex.
  
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• Carabao Cup second-round draw details

  10-08-2026 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest will face Leeds in the Carabao Cup in the only all-Premier League tie in the second round of the competition.
  
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• West Ham sign winger Solomon from Tottenham

  10-08-2026 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham United sign winger Manor Solomon from Tottenham on a three-year contract.
  
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• Forest owner Marinakis sues Palace over gun banner

  10-08-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace for a banner unfurled by their fans depicting the Nottingham Forest owner holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White's head.
  
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• Lorry driver who killed Fulham cyclist escapes jail

  10-08-2026 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tristan Renshaw failed to see Zinovly Savyulak in his mirrors before turning left in a tipper truck.
  
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• Facial recognition to be trialled at Tube stations

  10-08-2026 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Transport Police says the technology will only identify those wanted by authorities.
  
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• Charlton sign Kenya midfielder Ouma

  10-08-2026 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charlton Athletic sign Kenya international midfielder Timothy Ouma, 22, from Slavia Prague on a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Orient sign Southampton's Oyekunle on loan

  10-08-2026 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leyton Orient sign Southampton forward Nick Oyekunle in a season-long loan deal.
  
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• Six arrested after woman found dead in north London

  10-08-2026 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four women and two men were arrested after a 23-year-old woman died in Clerkenwell on Thursday.
  
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• Water outage forces Chessington theme park to close

  10-08-2026 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chessington says all tickets booked for Monday can be used on a future date.
  
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• London man dies after getting into difficulty in sea

  10-08-2026 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex Police says it was called to Camber Sands beach just before 19:00 BST on Sunday.
  
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• HS2 celebrates Brunel family's engineering legacy

  10-08-2026 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A blue plaque has been fitted where where HS2 tunnel passes under the Brunel family tomb.
  
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• 'Dust devil' spins through London park

  10-08-2026 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Footage captured in London's Greenwich Park on Sunday showed the moment a small whirlwind swirled around people.
  
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• Heathrow rail services disrupted as tunnel closes

  10-08-2026 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A tunnel between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5 is closed for safety reasons.
  
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• Rare £3.7m Ferrari seized in police crackdown

  10-08-2026 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ninety vehicles worth more than £8m were seized in a weekend operation in central London.
  
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• Swap agreed for Everton's McNeil and Palace's Johnson

  10-08-2026 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton and Crystal Palace agree a swap deal that will involve Toffees' winger Dwight McNeil joining the Eagles and Wales international Brennan Johnson moving in the opposite direction.
  
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• London Travelodge staff gave domestic abuser key to his victim's room

  10-08-2026 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman tells the BBC her attacker kicked her hotel room door "off its hinges" after reception gave him the key.
  
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• Four London boroughs 'to pay 55% of mansion tax'

  10-08-2026 06:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council tax surcharge is a levy of between £2,500 and £7,500 on properties worth £2m or more.
  
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• When and where to see the solar eclipse in London

  10-08-2026 06:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What you need to know about the solar eclipse on 12 August and the best viewing spots in London.
  
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• How a 3D tour of neonatal care units will help parents

  10-08-2026 06:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  King's College Hospital's virtual tour of the unit will help families navigate, and explain medical jargon.
  
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• Middlesex through as One-Day Cup nears tense finale

  09-08-2026 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A day of unlikely One-Day Cup results includes defeats for the top three in Group A as Middlesex go through.
  
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• Worry over Hackney 'San Siro' football pitch plan

  09-08-2026 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Keith Miller pitch in Hackney will be shut for 18 months and replaced with a smaller pitch.
  
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• Female artists garden told to vacate roof terrace

  09-08-2026 08:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Artist's Garden on the roof of Temple Station is told to move out for a repair assessment.
  
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• Banksy works cost public almost £150,000

  09-08-2026 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  FOI requests reveal Banksy artworks have cost taxpayers almost £150,000, with costs still rising.
  
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• Rockets beat MI London to reach knockout stage

  08-08-2026 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trent Rockets book their place in the knockout stages of the men's Hundred with a six-wicket victory against MI London while Southern Brave are eliminated after defeat by Manchester Super Giants.
  
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• Rise in platform falls prompts airport rail warning

  08-08-2026 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Greater Thameslink Railway said 93 passengers had fallen between a train and the platform this year.
  
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• Garcia hopes long-term friend Alonso's Chelsea finish second to Liverpool

  08-08-2026 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As two Liverpool legends meet in pre-season, Luis Garcia says he hopes Xabi Alonso's Chelsea finish behind their former club in the Premier League.
  
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• Sullivan attends West Ham game despite advice not to

  08-08-2026 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan attends their Carabao Cup match against Portsmouth despite being advised he should stay away.
  
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