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• London A&E patients faced waits of over four hours in January

  11-02-2021 19:00
  
  Nearly a third of patients at London A&Es faced wait times of more than four hours last month according to new NHS figures, with staff “pushed beyond breaking point” due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Brent Council agrees to 320 extra homes in Northfields plan

  11-02-2021 19:00
  
  A proposed major housing development by the Grand Union Canal is set to increase by 320 homes after getting the green light from Brent Council.
  
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• Tooting girl fundraises for Wandsworth foodbank

  11-02-2021 18:31
  
  An incredible six-year-old girl from Tooting has raised more than £1,000 for Wandsworth Foodbank by climbing 150 flights of stairs in one day.
  
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• Two jailed over Carshalton car stop weapons bust

  11-02-2021 18:16
  
  Police have revealed how a complex firearms investigation led to the arrest and conviction of two dangerous criminals in southwest London.
  
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• Former Lewisham pub to house rough sleepers from next week

  11-02-2021 18:01
  
  A former pub in Lewisham is set to house rough sleepers in Lewisham from next week.
  
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• London crime mapped: Most dangerous boroughs in 2020

  11-02-2021 17:55
  
  The Met Police has revealed how many crimes were committed in each London borough in 2020.
  
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• Meghan Markle wins High Court privacy claim against Mail on Sunday

  11-02-2021 17:39
  
  The case relates to articles which showed parts of a letter she had written to her father in August 2018.
  
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• Coca Cola apologises over Sidcup fox culling

  11-02-2021 17:04
  
  Coca Cola have apologised for the aproach taken to control foxes at their Sidcup factory site, and said they are in the process of finding an alternative, more humane, control measure.
  
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• Last meeting on SPD for major Barnet regeneration plan

  11-02-2021 17:00
  
  The final consultation meeting on a document designed to shape a major development centred on a university will be held next week.
  
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• Brent Council approves plans at Abbey Manufacturing Estate

  11-02-2021 17:00
  
  Plans for almost 700 homes at an industrial estate have been given the go-ahead – despite fears over the impact of the scheme on the surrounding area.
  
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• Boots to fit staff with body cameras to protect them from customer abuse

  11-02-2021 16:25
  
  The move comes after a concerning rise in abuse and assault aimed at retail staff across the nation during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CCTV image after robber threatens to stab teen on Bexley bus

  11-02-2021 15:55
  
  Police have released CCTV shots of a suspect after he allegedly threatened to stab someone on board a bus in Bexley.
  
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• Croydon Virtual Barber Chair offers route through lockdown

  11-02-2021 15:40
  
  A new project designed to replicate the environment of barber shops for men in Croydon is helping the social side of getting a trim live on during lockdown.
  
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• Woman sentenced to hospital order after death of her son in Acton

  11-02-2021 15:18
  
  A WOMAN was today (11) sentenced to a hospital order following the death of her son in Acton.
  
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• Partner of woman stabbed to death in Croydon flat is charged

  11-02-2021 15:14
  
  A man has been charged with the murder of his 30-year-old partner after she was stabbed to death at their Croydon flat in December.
  
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• TfL wants your views: should CCTV be mandatory in taxis?

  11-02-2021 15:00
  
  Transport for London is consulting the public on whether CCTV should be mandatory in all black cabs and private hire vehicles across London, including Uber.
  
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• Claims of four senior staff suspensions at Croydon Council

  11-02-2021 14:58
  
  Croydon Council has been assuring staff that services will continue as usual, amid circulating claims that four senior members of staff have been suspended.
  
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• Government changes deadline for plan to ease lockdown in England

  11-02-2021 14:56
  
  Downing Street has widened the timeframe for when it plans to announce how lockdown in England will end.
  
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• Enfield Council fails to meet housing target

  11-02-2021 14:46
  
  Developers could find it easier to have housing schemes approved in Enfield after the council failed to meet a key homes target.
  
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• Lewisham: 'Zero-tolerance' approach to modern day slavery

  11-02-2021 14:38
  
  Lewisham Council has renewed its commitment to a “zero-tolerance” approach to modern day slavery and human trafficking.
  
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• 'Can you book a summer holiday? - Matt Hancock's update

  11-02-2021 13:43
  
  Mr Hancock said people want certainty over whether it was possible to go away this summer.
  
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• Fundraiser for family as Bexley dad fights Covid-19 coma

  11-02-2021 13:27
  
  Thousands of pounds are being raised for the family of a Bexley man and avid Charlton fan who has spent the last month in an induced coma fighting coronavirus.
  
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• Priti Patel visits Byron Hall Covid-19 vaccination centre

  11-02-2021 13:21
  
  Home Secretary Priti Patel visited a Harrow vaccination centre in a push to challenge vaccination myths and misinformation.
  
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• Funding needed to save and restore Erith's Old Library

  11-02-2021 12:25
  
  Plans to save and restore Erith's Old Library need £130,000 to be able to complete the project, and the organisers are calling on local residents help by investing in its future.
  
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• Bexley Council offered emergency bailout from government

  11-02-2021 10:19
  
  Bexley Council is being offered an emergency bailout from the government because it is "unable to balance its budget."
  
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• 'Traumatised': Croydon stab victim named as Lavaun Witter

  11-02-2021 09:29
  
  A 22-year-old who was stabbed to death in Croydon on Friday night as a wave of violence swept across south London has been named as Lavaun Witter.
  
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• Crime: Met Police appeal following Enfield stabbing

  11-02-2021 09:12
  
  A man is in critical condition after being stabbed yesterday afternoon.
  
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• Small businesses offered advertising on TV shopping channel

  11-02-2021 07:00
  
  A Wandsworth-based TV shopping channel is offering businesses a ‘financial lifeline’ through a new advertising scheme.
  
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• Croydon taxpayer could foot bill for Fairfield Halls

  11-02-2021 07:00
  
  The multi-million cost of refurbishing Fairfield Halls is set to fall to Croydon taxpayers as the authority looks to wind down council-owned developer Brick by Brick.
  
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• Royal Mail give update on areas affected by Covid delays

  11-02-2021 06:00
  
  Royal Mail has listed the areas in the UK suffering from postal delays due to Covid.
  
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