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• Harry Redknapp 'shut down' multiple times during BBC The Wheel

  08-01-2022 22:41
  
  Former English football manager Harry Redknapp was "shut down" multiple times during his appearance on BBC's hit show The Wheel. Find out why.
  
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• Carol Vorderman stuns fans as Countdown star appears on BBC's The Wheel

  08-01-2022 22:18
  
  Carol Vorderman has stunned fans on social media during her appearance on BBC's The Wheel.
  
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• Drill music: should it be banned? - Rahul Patel, Tiffin School

  08-01-2022 18:19
  
  Labelled offensive and regressive, Drill is the most controversial genre of music of this generation. Drill is rapidly increasing in popularity across different age groups, and many would consider it to be another form of artistic expression, though some people think it should be banned.
  
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• Dartford: Police hunt for man after Railway Tavern pub set on fire with fuel

  08-01-2022 16:50
  
  POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to following a fire at a pub in Longfield.
  
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• Epping Forest Food Bank and 3Food4U saluted for community work

  08-01-2022 16:00
  
  As we start a New Year it is a great opportunity to say thank you to the many wonderful voluntary organisations throughout Epping Forest that have supported our community throughout 2021 and will continue with their important work in 2022.
  
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• Lambeth and Southwark: Man wanted after burglaries

  08-01-2022 15:55
  
  Police are appealing for help in finding a man in connection to burglaries in Lambeth and Southwark.
  
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• Impacts of a fourth lockdown- Anoopa Anil Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

  08-01-2022 14:55
  
  Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated that there will be no future lockdowns, the positive cases indicate otherwise. Positive cases in the UK continue to rise, with more than 250,000 cases reported recently. These findings indicate that the new virus Omicron is spreading rapidly, and that if no precautions are taken, there could be many more cases.
  
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• TripAdvisor’s 10 best pubs and bars in Bexley according to customers

  08-01-2022 14:30
  
  MANY of us have a favourite local pub or a bar we like to visit for a drink after a long weeks of work or a night out with friends on the weekend.
  
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• New David Bowie waxwork to be installed at Madame Tussauds

  08-01-2022 13:59
  
  This will be the second model of David Bowie the museum would have had
  
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• Eating disorders-Nisha Saroye, Guru Nanak Sikh Academy

  08-01-2022 13:50
  
  Eating disorders could happen to anyone. It could effect underweight, overweight or even fit people. It is a serious mental illness where the mind tells itself opinions of the body which are false and misleading; distinguished by healthy eating, exercising and over obsessing with what others might think about you.
  
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• Two drivers arrested after man killed in M11 Redbridge crash

  08-01-2022 13:49
  
  Two drivers have been arrested after a man died following a crash.
  
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• Respects paid to 'outstanding' ambulance worker who died

  08-01-2022 13:24
  
  Respects have been paid to a man, who prepared ambulances before they were sent off to save lives, who has died.
  
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• Walthamstow house where William Morris born and Borwick family lived

  08-01-2022 13:00
  
  Forest Road is one of Walthamstow’s most prominent and oldest thoroughfares. Formerly named Clay Street, perhaps its most famous building is Water House, better known today as the William Morris Gallery, and the former home of a young William Morris, the renowned artist, craftsman, campaigner and polymath. His birthplace was Elm House, also known as The Elms, a spacious, relatively plain house that stood nearby on the opposite side of Forest Road but was demolished in 1898 as part of the a
  
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• Lewisham arrest after police find knife down man’s trousers

  08-01-2022 12:41
  
  A man has been arrested after a police chase in Lewisham High Street.
  
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• Covid Causing Commotion As Exam Season Nears- Libby O'Connell Townley Grammar

  08-01-2022 11:38
  
  Over the past two years, the world has been struck by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and cases are rising in many places yet again as the Omicron variant has been surfacing. A group of people who this has affected greatly in many ways is schoolchildren.
  
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• Welling and Eltham: Two catalytic converter thefts in one night

  08-01-2022 11:12
  
  THIEVES have targeted Welling and Eltham following reports of two catalytic converter robberies in one night.
  
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• East London road junction in 1920s showing AA direction signs

  08-01-2022 09:00
  
  Pictured at the top of this page is Whitehall Road at the junction with Forest Side in Chingford around 1929.
  
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• Golden Globes and Academy Awards 2022 : the differences between the major award shows

  08-01-2022 07:00
  
  We have officially entered awards show season but can you spot the differences between the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards?
  
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• Golden Globes 2022 : All the British nominees from Benedict Cumberbatch to Olivia Coleman

  08-01-2022 07:00
  
  The Golden Globes is one of the biggest nights in TV and Film. It's no surprise that some British talent is being recognised - find out who.
  
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• What south east Londoners said about their Covid symptoms

  08-01-2022 06:00
  
  We asked south east Londoners if they have tested positive with Covid and what their first symptoms were.
  
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• Mini driver fined for no insurance, licence or seatbelt in Greenwich

  08-01-2022 06:00
  
  The driver of a Mini has been fined after driving without a suitable insurance policy or licence, and for not wearing a seatbelt.
  
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• Man fined more than £600 for driving offences in Dartford

  08-01-2022 06:00
  
  A 32-year-old from Dartford was fined more than £600 after being caught driving without a valid licence in an uninsured car.
  
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• American man seeks reunion with son raised in Bromley

  08-01-2022 06:00
  
  An elderly American man is searching for his adult son, believed to be living in south east London, who he last saw aged just three.
  
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• Driving test delays disaster - Liberty Samuel, Francis Holland

  08-01-2022 03:48
  
  Many UK citizens are struggling with the restriction delays on their practical driving test. Despite DVSA returning to its former test booking numbers over half a million learners are still waiting for a slot due to backlog.
  
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• Driving test delays disaster

  08-01-2022 03:48
  
  Many UK citizens are struggling with the restriction delays on their practical driving test. Despite DVSA returning to its former test booking numbers over half a million learners are still waiting for a slot due to backlog.
  
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• 'Don't Look Up', The Microcosm of Society - Temisola Morgan, TGS

  08-01-2022 01:26
  
  'Don't Look Up', The Microcosm of Society - Temisola Morgan, TGS The star-studded sci-fi film, Don’t Look Up, released on Netflix in 2021 was a social commentary on climate change. This movie navigates the different behaviours towards global warming and its threat to Earth and its species through a metaphoric meteor crisis.
  
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• Three arthouse anime films to watch, Tia Highams park school

  08-01-2022 01:03
  
  What are arthouse films? Well they are films that are intended to be serious artistic work rather then being popular entertainment.
  
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• Corona, and how it affected authors.

  08-01-2022 01:01
  
  The pandemic, and its' effect on authors.
  
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• A Perspective on the Upcoming HFSS Policies – Amara Fernando, Newstead

  08-01-2022 00:59
  
   
  
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• Interview: Freya H, a 15 year old basketball star (Sophia P-T, Tiffin)

  08-01-2022 00:58
  
  Freya is a talented 15 year old who started playing basketball aged seven and has been playing in a team since the age of nine. Having competed in many different levels she is a talented team player who, despite lockdown restrictions and injuries, has become a role model for younger girls in the basketball club she is currently at. Since receiving a conditional offer to go to the City of London Academy to play basketball alongside her A-levels, she has been working tirelessly to improve her skil
  
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• Calisthenics: The Best Form of Exercise - Toni Perni

  08-01-2022 00:57
  
  With the rapid rise of the Omicron variant and the seemingly ever-increasing number of cases in the UK, the chance of another lockdown soon cannot be dismissed so easily, which also possibly means that your local gyms might close down too. The new year has just begun, and it is incredibly common for more people to want to join a gym at the beginning of the year, in hopes of sticking to this year’s resolutions. However, because of Omicron, some people may be more reluctant to join a public
  
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• Arsenal to wear special anti knife crime kit in FA cup fixture by Alex Markou, Ewell Castle

  08-01-2022 00:57
  
  Arsenal Football Club are set to wear an all-white kit for the first time in the club’s history this Sunday to raise awareness over rising knife crime in the capital and the damages it has on communities. The campaign is known as “No More Red”.
  
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• It's officially Veganuary! But should we be looking to create a more permanent plant-based lifestyle? - Farida Abdelhamid, The Holy Cross School

  08-01-2022 00:56
  
  It's the annual Veganuary challenge - where hundreds of thousands of people across the world pledge to adopt a vegan diet for the whole of January. Studies show that veganism comes with numerous benefits, so should we look to extend that pledge across an entire year or just the second serving of meat at dinner?
  
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• Taking a Gap Year (Anna Tresigne, Tiffin Girl's School)

  08-01-2022 00:54
  
  During the uncertainty of the global pandemic, does taking a gap year remain a good idea?
  
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• New year, fresh start! Loukya Sujeevan, GGSK College

  08-01-2022 00:54
  
  Do you believe in 'new year, new me'?
  
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• HCPT: miracles, friendship and kindness by Niamh Shieldon Newstead Wood School

  08-01-2022 00:54
  
  HCPT is a charity that organises for children and adults with special needs to go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. Lourdes is a town in France where Christian’s believe Mary first appeared to a young girl named Bernadette within a a grotto in the town. Bernadette was later sainted and many miracles are said to have taken place in Lourdes since then. Despite the Christian links to Lourdes, people of any religion or none at all are welcome on the pilgrimages.
  
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• Covid a year on - Naleli Nonyane - Parmiter's School

  08-01-2022 00:54
  
  In the midst of a pandemic, we have adapted to living within the comfort of our own homes. I interviewed a local on how that has impacted them a year later, another Chritsmas on.
  
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• How to do 117 hours of work in 6 days, Ziyad Ali, Greenshaw Highschool

  08-01-2022 00:51
  
  Before I begin, I would like to start off by saying that doing 117 hours of study/ work in only 6 days is not healthy or recommended at all, instead this article will be giving tips on productivity by talking about how I managed to do this near impossible task. I suppose tip number 1 would be don’t procrastinate. Obviously if you want to be productive in something you cannot procrastinate; that means if you can do a task now or on the day you should try to make sure you do it rather than l
  
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• A Christmas Carol, Reimagined!- Max Johnson, Gunnersbury School

  08-01-2022 00:48
  
  A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, the timeless festive novel, with a theatrical twist? The production crew and cast at ‘The Old Vic’ theatre, Waterloo, have adapted the infamous and meaningful story into a captivating play, retelling the historical novel in an entertaining and unforgettable way. Within an intimate theatre and a highly emotional plot, the staggering performances have pulled at the heart-strings of all those far and wide which have come to view it. 
  
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• Is online learning harming students? | Aditya Sanyal - Sutton Grammar School

  08-01-2022 00:45
  
  With the number of Covid cases rising ominously day by day, it is becoming increasingly likely that the country may go into another lockdown, which would prevent schools from doing their in-person activities. If there was a hypothetical lockdown now, would students be badly affected?
  
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• Possible pardons for those found guilty in the Scottish Witch Trials - Cleo Bador WSFG

  08-01-2022 00:41
  
  Between the 16th and 18th centuries, a Satan-fearing wave of panic swept its way across Scotland, England and Ireland. This panic, paired with the unexplained problems of the era such as disease, the failing of crops and unexplained deaths, led to many people being accused of witchcraft, which at that time was punishable by death.
  
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• What might we expect to come in 2022? - Maddie Arnold at St Philomena's

  08-01-2022 00:39
  
  After 2 years of living through a global pandemic, a lot of things have been incredibly uncertain in the world, but it is paramount to hold on to our otherwise waning optimistic sides and take a brief look at the events set to occur throughout this year.
  
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• New Year, New Sounds - Susanna Celli, The Tiffin Girls' School

  08-01-2022 00:39
  
  The most exciting and long awaited album releases of the next 3 months.
  
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• Diversity Of Christmas- Boglarka Nagy Gumley House

  08-01-2022 00:35
  
  From Baby Jesus delivering presents, sweets in shoes and eating seafood – Christmas is a diverse celebration like no other. So how different is Christmas in the UK for those with different traditions and forms of celebrations living in England?
  
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• F1: Abu Dhabi Deep Dive - Antoni Biegala, Gunnersbury

  08-01-2022 00:34
  
  The controversial deciding finale of the 2021 F1 season ended in disaster for Hamilton but a blessing for his young rival, Max Verstappen, clinching the championship in the final lap of the final race.
  
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• Incredible Glow Event at RHS Wisley - Jack Hussey - St. Johns School

  08-01-2022 00:28
  
  For the last two years RHS Wisley have hosted an eye captivating glow event on their exquisite grounds. This year the event ran from the 19th of November to the 4th of January I was fortunate enough to attend this year on Friday 18th of December in the prime of the evening to view the spectacle.
  
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• & Juliet - a Modern Masterpiece (Hope Jones, The Tiffin Girls' School)

  08-01-2022 00:28
  
  On the 24th December 2021, I attended a performance of ‘& Juliet’ at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London: the show that modernises Shakespeare’s famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’... but without the Romeo.
  
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• Why is the month of December important to Sikhs?

  08-01-2022 00:26
  
  The month of December is a time to remember the martyrdom of the chaar Sahibzaade and Mata Gujri ji - the four sons and mother of the 10th Sikh Guru.
  
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• Encanto - A review from an older audience. - Lenah BWHS

  08-01-2022 00:23
  
  The Madrigal family are extraordinary. The head of the house is Abuela Alma, who was forced out from her house by “unknown forces” before. The second generation includes, Pepa who can control the weather with her emotions, Bruno who is unspoken of but was said to see the future until he disappeared and Julieta who can heal people with her meals. The third generation includes Mirabel’s cousins, Dolores with super hearing, Camilo the shape shifter and Antonio who later receives h
  
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• The Power of Music by Chloe Gardner Farringtons School

  08-01-2022 00:22
  
  For most of us music is simply a sound to the ears that we hear so often, we turn a blind eye on how it really influences our daily lives. Whether it’s playing an instrument or listening to the latest pop album, music is a way in which we express our feelings and emotion. We use music to portray reality, form culture, celebration and entertainment.
  
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