Hammersmith and Fulham news

• Sadiq Khan calls for more black history teaching in schools

  05-10-2020 19:40
  
  Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to make ethnic minority authors, artists and musicians a compulsory part of the national curriculum.
  
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• Morrisons slammed for selling Covid face masks for children

  05-10-2020 19:10
  
  Morrisons has been criticised for selling face masks for children.
  
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• Sobell staff go yellow with fund-raising plea to supporters

  05-10-2020 18:50
  
  MICHAEL Sobell Hospice at Northwood is one of more than 200 across the UK taking part in Hospice Care Week until Sunday (11), with staff planning to ‘go yellow’ on Tuesday (6) in celebration of the week.
  
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• Bexley bin collections: Possibility of further strike action

  05-10-2020 18:45
  
  Bexley’s waste collection workers are set to consider renewed strike action, in the same week that councillors are due to a discuss a report highlighting the reasons behind thousands of missed bin collections in the borough so far this year.
  
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• Lewisham: Protesters gather against Lee Green LTN

  05-10-2020 18:40
  
  Protesters against the Lee Green low traffic neighbourhood said the scheme is dividing people rather bringing them together.
  
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• Sidcup Library closed after staff forced to isolate

  05-10-2020 18:33
  
  Sidcup Library has been closed until further notice after a staff member was in close contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for Covid-19, the local authority has confirmed.
  
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• Richmond leader's stark warning after 130 new Covid cases

  05-10-2020 18:30
  
  Richmond’s council leader has said it is “absolutely vital” residents follow social distancing rules, after the latest data shows what is thought to have been the largest single week’s increase in the borough’s coronavirus cases seen so far.
  
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• Cineworld, Odeon, Vue and Picturehouse give update on future of their cinemas

  05-10-2020 18:30
  
  Several of the UK's biggest cinema chains such as Cineworld, Odeon, Vue and PictureHouse have issued an update on future of branches across the UK.
  
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• Covid calculator identifies at-risk London boroughs

  05-10-2020 18:21
  
  A worrying trend in coronavirus cases in London has been highlighted in a ‘Covid calculator’.
  
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• St Mary's University confirms Covid cases among staff

  05-10-2020 18:09
  
  A ‘small number’ of non-teaching staff at St Mary’s University, Twickenham have tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Brent Council fines Harlesden shisha bar for Covid-19 breach

  05-10-2020 17:48
  
  A shisha bar was fined £2,000 after it breached Covid-19 safety guidelines.
  
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• Student from Gaza Strip fundraises to stay in the UK

  05-10-2020 17:43
  
  A student from Palestine is raising money to finish her PhD after her scholarship funding was cut-off by the British Council.
  
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• Richmond Council sets out calendar for Black History Month

  05-10-2020 17:35
  
  A series of events to recognise this year’s Black History Month are set to take place across Richmond borough.
  
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• Looking back: Epping Forest stations set to close as Essex Police makes cuts

  05-10-2020 17:00
  
  We have been looking back through the Epping Forest Guardian's archives and these cuts were making the headlines five years ago this week.
  
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• Harrow Conservatives suspend Cllr Chana over Islamophobia

  05-10-2020 16:31
  
  A Conservative councillor who made Islamophobic comments to a colleague has been suspended by his party.
  
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• TfL bans taxi app Ola in London

  05-10-2020 14:30
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has banned taxi app Ola from operating in the capital after the company reported safety breaches.
  
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• Eat Out defended as PM says it may have helped spread Covid

  05-10-2020 14:23
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended his Eat Out to Help Out scheme after the Prime Minister said it may have helped fuel the second wave of coronavirus cases.
  
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• Petition launched to 'save' Bakerloo Line extension

  05-10-2020 13:32
  
  Tories furious at the apparent shelving of plans to extend the Bakerloo Tube line to Lewisham have launched a petition urging Transport for London to reverse its decision on the project.
  
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• Cineworld: Eight south London cinemas to temporarily close

  05-10-2020 13:15
  
  Up to 45,000 employees will be affected worldwide after Cineworld announced it will temporarily close all of its cinemas in the UK and US, including several across south London.
  
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• Queen praises role of newspapers during coronavirus pandemic

  05-10-2020 12:30
  
  The Queen has praised the role of local newspapers and other news outlets during the coronavirus pandemic, describing trusted sources of information as “vital”.
  
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• Free bus travel for London kids won't be cut until spring

  05-10-2020 10:22
  
  Free bus travel for London children will not be cut until next spring, the head of Transport for London (TfL) has revealed.
  
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• Thousands run virtual London Marathon across the UK

  05-10-2020 09:58
  
  Organisers of the virtual London Marathon 2020 have said they are "delighted and incredibly proud" to have held the event during a worldwide pandemic.
  
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• Uber rival Ola banned from operating in London

  05-10-2020 09:45
  
  Ola, a major rival of Uber, have been banned from operating in London due to a number of failures that could risk public safety .
  
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• Residents evacuated from flooded West Drayton caravan park

  05-10-2020 09:40
  
  THREE fire engines and about 15 firefighters were called to flooding at Thorney Mill Road, West Drayton, in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• CCTV released after pensioner robbed at home in Lewisham

  05-10-2020 09:18
  
  Detectives have released CCTV images after a "shameful attack" saw a 80-year-old pensioner violently robbed inside her own home in Lewisham.
  
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• Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham - PropertyWire - PropertyWire

  05-10-2020 09:00
  
  Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham - PropertyWire  PropertyWire
  
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• Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham - PropertyWire

  05-10-2020 09:00
  
  Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham  PropertyWire
  
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• Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham - Property Wire

  05-10-2020 09:00
  
  Renters increasingly look to Hammersmith and Fulham  Property Wire
  
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• Live traffic updates as M25 clears from accident

  05-10-2020 08:51
  
  Live travel updates this morning.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreaks in England spreading mostly in schools

  05-10-2020 08:30
  
  Coronavirus has mainly spread among educational settings since the start of term, new data from Public Health England shows.
  
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