Hammersmith and Fulham news

• What a walk to a pond taught me - Shahana Nanuck, The Tiffin Girls' School

  25-10-2022 20:58
  
  My parents have got into the routine of going for walks. I'm glad they are actively maintaining their health but walking in my area has never really appealed to me. As I've become older, I have tended to see my hometown of 10 years as a small and unassuming corner of Surrey. I live in one of those outskirt areas where it's easier to say I live in Greater London but, in reality, I can't actually use my Oyster card to get the train home. Anyway, my parents asked me if I wanted to go on a walk. Lik
  
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• Neighbours 'fear going out' after two shot dead in Ilford

  25-10-2022 20:56
  
  Gunshots in a fatal double shooting in east London were masked by Diwali fireworks – while the sound of screams has become normal, according to a “shaken” neighbour.
  
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• Havering responds to plan to axe weekly bin collections

  25-10-2022 20:00
  
  Plans to end weekly bin collections and increase charges have been labelled “counterproductive”.
  
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• How tiktok is killing political nuance - Hannah Cowne, St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls

  25-10-2022 18:53
  
  A significant proportion of young people are increasingly relying on tiktok for political news. The videos which are shared and interacted with include a great deal of accurate, unbiased content, but it is becoming clear that a number of these videos are sharing fake, inaccurate news, or news which is evidently far more biased than traditional sources of information. With 60% of users being between the ages of 16 and 24, data taken directly from tiktok, more and more young people are digesting c
  
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• Hackney music venues launch Support the Support campaign

  25-10-2022 18:17
  
  Music venues in Hackney launched a campaign in a bid to encourage audiences to support opening DJs and support acts.
  
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• A Fresh Hope for Women in F1

  25-10-2022 17:59
  
  The female only W Series may be crumbling, but can a new competition make a difference for young women traversing this ruthless pipeline to success?
  
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• Appeal as Muswell Hill Christmas display 'scaled back'

  25-10-2022 17:58
  
  Muswell Hill’s annual Christmas display will be scaled back this year, but it will not dampen the great festive spirit, organisers have said.
  
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• ‘Perspective’ that was banned by a top Hampstead school

  25-10-2022 17:34
  
  Perspective, launched in 1958 by the London Schools Left Club, hit the publicity jackpot when the head of a leading Hampstead school banned it – because of an article accusing British troops of atrocities against guerrilla fighters in Cyprus.
  
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• The London Landmark Skyscraper Challenge lets you zip wire over London

  25-10-2022 17:27
  
  The once-in-a-lifetime experience is part of a charity activity, the London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge. 
  
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• Man with 'Joker mask' seen in Ilford after two shot dead

  25-10-2022 16:44
  
  A man wearing a “Joker mask” was seen smashing through gardens close to where two men were shot dead, it has been claimed.
  
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• 'The Banshees of Inisherin' potential Oscar wins - Hugo Wilkinson, City of London Freemens

  25-10-2022 16:27
  
  'The Banshees of Inisherin' released on the 21st of October 2022 and features a stellar cast of Collin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan. The film has reached a stunning 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, placing it ahead of the majority of films this year. It hopes to be a big player at next year's Academy Awards so I will be assessing its potential to win Oscars.
  
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• Looking back at opening of Heathcote and Star in Leytonstone

  25-10-2022 16:18
  
  It's five years ago this week since we reported on the opening of a Leytonstone pub under new ownership.
  
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• Plan to split up shops in Romford's Quadrant shopping centre

  25-10-2022 16:07
  
  A heritage group has raised fears about plans to split larger shops in an iconic 1930s shopping centre into smaller premises.
  
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• When Mod shared memories of 1960's Epping Forest in new book

  25-10-2022 15:51
  
  Memories of life for teenagers in Epping Forest in the 1960s were rekindled by the publication of a book we reported on ten years ago this week.
  
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• McDonald's Halloween bucket happy meals: Can you get them in the UK?

  25-10-2022 15:28
  
  Brits are asking if the McDonald's Halloween buckets will come across the pond.
  
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• Man in Brentwood drug making network jailed

  25-10-2022 15:25
  
  A man has been jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to manufacturing the Class B drug amphetamine.
  
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• Grace Lucas - Gumley House School

  25-10-2022 15:14
  
  If you're looking for vintage fashion, furniture and jewelery, then Sunbury Antiques market is the place for you.
  
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• 89-year-old walks 5K in memory of son-in-law

  25-10-2022 14:51
  
  An 89-year-old was among more than 160 people who walked 5k to raise money for a hospice.
  
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• Fungi pickers 'damaging Epping Forest’s ecology'

  25-10-2022 14:24
  
  Fungi pickers are “damaging Epping Forest’s delicate wildlife ecology” on a large scale, according to forest managers.
  
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• Post Pandemic Exam Pressure - Sukhjit Kaur, Townley Grammar School

  25-10-2022 14:13
  
   
  
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• Post-Pandemic Exam Pressure - Sukhjit Kaur, Townley Grammar

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• The History of Halloween by Keira Randhawa, TGS

  25-10-2022 14:11
  
  We all have dressed up on Halloween and gone trick or treating for as long as we can remember, but where did this holiday comes from?
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg resigns as Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister

  25-10-2022 14:09
  
  Jacob Rees-Mogg had served as Business Secretary under former Prime Minister Liz Truss
  
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• Roof leak in Dagenham mother's roof 'like an open tap'

  25-10-2022 13:58
  
  A leak caused by missing roof tiles is like “an open tap” in the ceiling of a vulnerable mother-of-two.
  
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• Brand new Colin the Caterpillar at M&S in time for Halloween

  25-10-2022 13:57
  
  The Halloween themed Colin the Caterpillar cake is available at M&S now
  
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• Lewis Capaldi kicked off Tinder because people thought he was a catfish

  25-10-2022 13:56
  
  The singer was kicked off the popular dating app, Tinder after people thought he was an imposter pretending to be the chart-topping pop star.
  
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• Thieves 'terrified' Loughton Vodafone staff in shop raid

  25-10-2022 13:55
  
  Four thieves “terrified” staff in high street phone shop Vodafone and “smashed displays” during the Loughton raid.
  
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• Man found unresponsive in Bexley Road Eltham: Ambulance statement 

  25-10-2022 13:48
  
  London Ambulance Service has issued a statement as a man remains in a serious but stable condition after being found unresponsive at a home in Eltham.
  
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• ITV Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan splits from Celtic and Aston Villa star Scott Sinclair

  25-10-2022 13:43
  
  Helen Flanagan, who played Rosie Webster in ITV's Coronation Street, has split from her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair after 13 years
  
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• Dartford: Concerns for welfare of woman on The Brent

  25-10-2022 13:26
  
  Police have said that an incident which closed the A282 for around two hours on Saturday was a concern for the welfare of a woman.
  
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• Consultation on Camden's Haverstock Hill cycle lane

  25-10-2022 13:21
  
  Businesses and residents will be asked to share their thoughts on two cycle lane schemes that triggered some backlash.
  
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• Call for "properly funded policing" after Ilford gun deaths

  25-10-2022 13:17
  
  A triple shooting in which two men were killed brings home the importance of "properly funded policing and decisive action" to tackle gun crime.
  
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• Warm spaces in Epping Forest to help vulnerable people

  25-10-2022 13:09
  
  Warm spaces in Epping Forest will be open this week to help vulnerable people hit by the increase in fuel costs.
  
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• Family 'faces £3,500' in Havering Council School Street fines

  25-10-2022 12:51
  
  A family who say they were not warned about a School Streets system being brought in fear they are facing more than £3,500 in fines.
  
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• Petts Wood man guilty of manslaughter after toddler beaten to death

  25-10-2022 12:36
  
  A man from Petts Wood has been convicted of manslaughter after beating a toddler to death whilst left in his care.
  
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• Havering Council refuses plans for flats behind The Bell pub

  25-10-2022 11:18
  
  Plans for an "overbearing" three-storey block of flats behind a disused pub have been rejected.
  
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• New Aldi in Chingford to create 40 jobs

  25-10-2022 11:14
  
  A brand-new Aldi is set to open in Chingford.
  
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• WhatsApp down: WhatsApp issues update as outage continues

  25-10-2022 11:00
  
  WhatsApp has confirmed the app is not working and urged it is being resolved as quickly as possible.
  
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• WhatsApp down: WhatsApp issues statement about outage

  25-10-2022 11:00
  
  WhatsApp has confirmed the app is not working and urged it is being resolved as quickly as possible.
  
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• Missing Surrey man believed to have links to Bexley and Kent

  25-10-2022 10:54
  
  Police are growing “increasingly concerned” for a missing man from Surrey who has links to Bexley and Kent.
  
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• Two shot dead in Ilford fight

  25-10-2022 10:46
  
  Armed police were rushed to the scene after two males were shot dead and a third was left critically injured after a fight in Ilford.
  
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• Plea to help find missing Thamesmead woman last seen in Bromley

  25-10-2022 10:40
  
  Police are appealing for help in finding a missing woman.
  
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• When do the clocks go back 2022? Exact day British Summer Time ends this week

  25-10-2022 10:37
  
  Here is everything you need to know about clock changes in the UK in 2022.
  
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• Dagmar Road Camberwell: Man punched and kicked in face

  25-10-2022 10:29
  
  A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital after he was assaulted in Camberwell.
  
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• Rishi Sunak to visit King Charles this morning (Sophie Allen, Darrick Wood School)

  25-10-2022 10:28
  
  After former prime minister Boris Johnson withdrew from the no.10 race just two days ago, he said that continuing was "not the right thing to do", although he never officially entered and had a "very good chance of succeeding". Not even a day later, Penny Mordaunt joined him in order to "work together" with Rishi Sunak, making him automatically Prime Minister.
  
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• Lower Coombe Street Croydon stabbing: Man in hospital

  25-10-2022 10:20
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Croydon.
  
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• Tiffin Piano Competition Preliminary Round 2022-2023 - Joseph Kim Tiffin School

  25-10-2022 10:06
  
  The preliminary round of the Tiffin Piano Competition was a competition filled with talented and aspiring pianists hoping to be the few that would be invited to perform in the Walden Hall in front of an audience.
  
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• The Crucible review: National Theatre 'brought to life' in 'unsettling' new show

  25-10-2022 09:53
  
  Arthur Miller’s iconic play, The Crucible, remains the essential Salem story over 70 years on.
  
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• WhatsApp down: Why do messages have one tick?

  25-10-2022 09:21
  
  WhatsApp appears to be down as messages are not sending and only showing one tick.
  
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• WhatsApp down and not connecting: Why do messages have one tick?

  25-10-2022 09:21
  
  WhatsApp appears to be not working as messages are not sending and only showing one tick.
  
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