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• Saracens management letting players down - Care

  05-10-2026 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England scrum-half Danny Care says "some of the powers that be" at Saracens have "let the players down".
  
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• Conservatives pledge support for Heathrow third runway

  05-10-2026 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Griffith pledged to end the "embarrassment" of the dispute over Heathrow expansion.
  
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• Man who killed dog walker should be deported, says judge

  05-10-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dawood Safi killed Wayne Broadhurst and injured two others in a knife attack in west London.
  
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• Ninth-tier SE Dons one game from main FA Cup draw

  05-10-2026 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 64 non-league sides in the FA Cup learn their opponents for the fourth qualifying round, including ninth-tier SE Dons and Tadley Calleva.
  
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• Failed asylum seeker jailed for life over knife attack attempt at Israeli embassy in London

  05-10-2026 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abdullah Albadri arrived in the UK on a small boat 16 days before trying to break into the embassy with two knives.
  
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• Proposed stadium site will help Orient grow - Gandler

  05-10-2026 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leyton Orient majority shareholder David Gandler says the club's proposed new stadium will allow it to "grow quickly".
  
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• Mother killed by falling bricks, court told

  05-10-2026 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Higgins Homes and four individuals are on trial over the death of a woman near a building site.
  
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• West Ham to honour Miklosko at QPR game

  05-10-2026 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham will dedicate Friday's Championship game against QPR to former goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko, who died last month.
  
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• £117m Rogers failed at Bournemouth - and feared he may not make it

  05-10-2026 09:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at the point in club-record £117m Chelsea signing Morgan Rogers' career when he doubted whether he could make it at the highest level.
  
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• Londoners report 130 hours of delays on Tube line

  05-10-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers are logging their negative experiences of the District line, a campaign's founders say.
  
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• Kemi Badenoch sets out the Conservative's pitch to London

  05-10-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Conservative conference, leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour has not been good for London.
  
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• Care home choir to rock final with Queen hits

  05-10-2026 07:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Avery Songbirds choir at Beckenham Park Care Home wants to smash stereotypes of care home life.
  
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• Arsenal 10 points off WSL leaders - is Slegers' job at risk?

  04-10-2026 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is only five matches into the WSL season but Arsenal are already 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and manager Renee Slegers is coming under increasing scrutiny.
  
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• Sale hold on to beat Saracens despite Vermeulen red

  04-10-2026 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale overcome Jacques Vermeulen's red card to defeat Saracens 21-17 and pick up their first win of The Prem campaign.
  
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• London Broncos rout Doncaster to clinch treble

  04-10-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Broncos complete a second-tier treble by thrashing Doncaster 78-6 in the Championship Grand Final.
  
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• British Museum announces changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues

  04-10-2026 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Measures include extended opening hours, as well as an audio guide and additional seating for visitors.
  
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• Housing or data centre? London's land-use dilemma

  04-10-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A data centre plan in Greenwich is the latest flashpoint in a debate about London's digital future.
  
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• I clawed my way to the top but need a break - Azpilicueta

  04-10-2026 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cesar Azpilicueta says it is time to move to "a different stage of life" following a glorious 20-year playing career, notably captaining Chelsea to several titles.
  
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• Man shot dead as families gather for memorial

  03-10-2026 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 40-year-old died at the scene in west London from a gunshot wound, the Met Police said.
  
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• Gloucester thrash sorry Quins to go top of the Prem

  03-10-2026 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucester thrash a limp Harlequins at Kingsholm to go to the top of the early Prem standings.
  
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• Pirates hand Ealing first league loss in 18 months

  03-10-2026 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornish Pirates inflict a first league defeat on Ealing since April 2025 as Matt Pritchard's stoppage-time try earns them a 35-33 Champ win.
  
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• Trespass incidents cause almost 10,000 minutes of delays

  03-10-2026 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  SWR's network had the third-highest rate of vandalism and obstruction across Network Rail's routes.
  
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• UK-Iranian dual national arrested over RAF Fairford released on bail

  03-10-2026 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.
  
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• Film festival celebrates British-Latino identity

  03-10-2026 12:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Latino film festival in the capital will screen 60 films from 27 countries over five days.
  
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• Outdoor saunas considered to boost council income

  03-10-2026 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Richmond council is researching sustainable models with "social, health and wellbeing benefits".
  
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• Trains cancelled after bedbugs found on board

  03-10-2026 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southeastern said the insects were discovered in drivers' cabs, with the trains removed for cleaning.
  
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• Whitgift plans will be 'nothing like' current site

  03-10-2026 08:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans for the Whitgift Centre in Croydon include up to 4,000 homes and a public square for events.
  
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• Migration Museum given less space at new site

  03-10-2026 08:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The museum was originally to be given three floors of a 21-storey tower block in the City of London.
  
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• Met Police urge students to move 7 October protest

  02-10-2026 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Met said it had tried to contact the University of London Coalition to postpone its protest.
  
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• Man jailed for 15 years over Ulez camera blast

  02-10-2026 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kevin Rees, 63, faces a tougher sentence because the offence had a "terrorism connection".
  
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