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• YMCA launches Romford warm space to support local community

  08-12-2022 21:00
  
  A national charity has opened a warm space in Romford providing support, plus tea and biscuits, for locals in need.
  
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• Beam Park: A look back at the Ford factory past

  08-12-2022 19:00
  
  Dagenham was once full of blue collar workers clocking in at the borough’s iconic Ford factory every day but now construction workers are building thousands of new homes as part of the Beam Park housing project.
  
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• 15 years of the Zabludowicz Collection, Kentish Town

  08-12-2022 18:14
  
  For the past 15 years a former Methodist chapel and drama school in Prince of Wales has housed and exhibited a collection of cutting edge contemporary art
  
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• Film reviews: Avatar: Way of Water, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Bardo

  08-12-2022 18:00
  
  James Cameron's spectacular follow up to his eco-adventure Avatar, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu's black comedy about an American-based Mexican journalist returning home are among the week's releases
  
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• Panto Dame 2023 calendar in aid of The Toy Project, Archway

  08-12-2022 17:52
  
  Highgate's favourite dame Tim McArthur is once again releasing a calendar of his best pantomime costumes, shot around Waterlow Park and Highgate in aid of The Toy Project
  
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• Restaurant Review Sparrow Italia Mayfair: Glamourous West End Dining

  08-12-2022 17:50
  
  Sparrow Italia was still finding its feet when I paid it a visit, but that didn’t dampen the new Mayfair restaurant's glamour or glitz.  
  
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• Two men charged with Marylebone murder of Omar Abdullah

  08-12-2022 17:38
  
  Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Omar Abdullah in Marylebone last Monday (November 28).
  
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•  Strep A scarlet fever: Bexley and Bromley identified as hotspots

  08-12-2022 17:30
  
  Figures show that Bexley and Bromley are among authorities in London with the highest scarlet fever cases.
  
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• Camden Council upholds complaint over accidental email to resident

  08-12-2022 17:21
  
  Camden Council has 'fully upheld' a complaint filed by a resident of the Chalcots estate, after she was mistakenly copied in on an unflattering email about herself.
  
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• Upminster school tops Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2023

  08-12-2022 17:11
  
  A school is “absolutely delighted” after being named the best London comprehensive for 2023 in the latest Sunday Times Schools Guide.
  
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• Upminster school top s Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2023

  08-12-2022 17:11
  
  A school is “absolutely delighted” after being named the best London comprehensive for 2023 in the latest Sunday Times Schools Guide.
  
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• Review: Frameless immersive art show, Marble Arch

  08-12-2022 17:11
  
  In London's first permanent digital art show, state of the art digital projections immerse you in a range of artworks, from surrealists to impressionists and abstract artists
  
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• Man suffers life changing injuries in Ferndale Road Brixton attack

  08-12-2022 17:07
  
  A man has suffered life-changing injuries after being attacked outside a restaurant in Brixton.
  
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• 5 Fun Things To Do In London This Week December 19-25

  08-12-2022 16:55
  
  The countdown to Christmas is in its last leg, and here are five fun things to do this week to see you through to December 25.   
  
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• Ex-Charlton Athletic star Richard Rufus denies investment fraud

  08-12-2022 16:52
  
  A former Premier League footballer accused of investment fraud said he traded his friends’ and family’s money as a “favour” and did not make a profit.
  
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• Camberwell preacher found guilty of fraud over £91 bogus Covid cure

  08-12-2022 16:36
  
  A preacher who claims to have performed miracles has been found guilty of fraud after selling “plague protection oil” as a bogus cure for Covid-19.
  
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• Hawthorne Road Bromley stabbing: Ambulance statement

  08-12-2022 16:33
  
  London Ambulance Service has issued a statement after a stabbing in Bromley.
  
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• Strep A: 15 children die from Strep A illness in UK

  08-12-2022 16:24
  
  New data released by the UK Health Security Agency shows 13 of the 15 children have died in England since September
  
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• Free Christmas music and craft displays at Romford market

  08-12-2022 16:00
  
  Live Balkan and Roma music, glassmaking and a master blacksmith are among the entertainment lined up for Romford’s market place this Friday and Saturday.
  
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• A13 queues after collision near Beckton Roundabout

  08-12-2022 15:55
  
  The A13 is partly blocked after a crash near Beckton Roundabout, according to a report.
  
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• 10 fire crews tackle blaze on industrial estate in Rainham

  08-12-2022 15:31
  
  Around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire at an industrial unit in Rainham.
  
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• Nature Notes: A bleak prospect for many creatures as insects decline

  08-12-2022 15:00
  
  SINCE the 1970s, insect populations have plummeted and this creates a knock-on effect throughout the food chain with all wildlife suffering.
  
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• Where are Waltham Forest warm spaces and community kitchens?

  08-12-2022 14:58
  
  More than 40 “welcoming, safe and inclusive” spaces for struggling residents have opened around the borough this winter.
  
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• When does part two of Harry and Meghan come out on Netflix?

  08-12-2022 14:25
  
  Netflix drops the first part of the docu-series following Harry and Meghan, when does the next part drop and how many episodes are there?
  
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• Two arrested and huge knife recovered in Bromley

  08-12-2022 14:11
  
  A huge knife has been recovered by police following the arrests of two robbery suspects in Bromley Town Centre.
  
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• Parents pay tribute to Upminster woman killed in A13 crash

  08-12-2022 13:44
  
  Tributes have been paid to Grace Payne, a "caring and compassionate" university graduate from Upminster, who died in a crash on the A13 in Dagenham.
  
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• Fears over plans for new homes on top of Bow block of flats

  08-12-2022 13:41
  
  East London families fears they will get rained on and face months of building work if their roof is taken off for a developer to build more flats directly on top of them.
  
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• Teenager, 17, sentenced after Romford station stabbing

  08-12-2022 13:38
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been given a youth rehabilitation order after a stabbing.
  
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• Mouse droppings found on food at Rossodisera in Hampstead

  08-12-2022 13:13
  
  Mouse droppings were found “on and near food” at an Italian restaurant in Hampstead.
  
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• Officer ‘not guilty’ after death of two during police chase in Penge

  08-12-2022 13:11
  
  A police officer has been declared not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after two people died during a police chase in Penge.
  
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• Hooliganism at West Ham London Stadium games costs £500,000

  08-12-2022 13:10
  
  Acts of hooliganism during West Ham United’s football matches at London’s old Olympic stadium have cost the taxpayer more than £500,000 this year.
  
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• £23 million Middlesex University health and sports centre opens

  08-12-2022 12:41
  
  A £23 million health and sports centre at a university has now opened.
  
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• Met Police officer charged after Twickenham incident

  08-12-2022 12:38
  
  A Metropolitan Police officer is to be suspended without pay after being charged with false imprisonment and assault.
  
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• Manhunt after woman assaulted in Merton

  08-12-2022 12:28
  
  Police are appealing for help in finding a man after a 65-year-old woman was assaulted in Merton.
  
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• Waltham Forest Council approves 272-home Standard scheme

  08-12-2022 12:17
  
  Plans to replace Blackhorse Lane’s iconic former music venue The Standard below a 272-room ‘shared-living’ development got the green light yesterday.
  
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• More than 500 reports of antisocial behaviour at Islington estate

  08-12-2022 12:10
  
  Recurring antisocial behaviour and drug use on the Hilldrop Estate has been handled “completely irresponsibly” by the authorities, according to one resident. 
  
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• The ethics of nanotechnology - Eddie Goke Alexandra Park School

  08-12-2022 12:07
  
  Imagine a world where cars could be put together molecule by molecule, rubbish could be broken down and made into steaks, and robots the size of cells could operate on and treat people. sounds like science fiction? We are getting close to the point where we can create these machines that can manipulate objects at the atomic level thanks to advances like the ability to move individual atoms. This will offer us unprecedented control over matter and enable us to reshape the physical universe as we
  
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• Haringey street Black Boy Lane to be renamed in 2023

  08-12-2022 12:05
  
  A new name has been agreed for a road that residents campaigned over racist connotations.
  
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• Harold Hill headteacher banned from job over cheating scandal

  08-12-2022 11:59
  
  A headteacher has been banned from the profession indefinitely after being caught on video helping pupils cheat in exams.
  
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• Review: Bugsy Malone Alexandra Palace Theatre, Muswell Hill

  08-12-2022 11:55
  
  A gangster musical performed by kids sounds terrible on paper, but the much loved Bugsy gets a stonkingly joyous stage production thanks to director Sean Holmes, choreographer Drew McOnie and a talented young cast
  
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• Beckenham Road West Wickham crash: Motorcyclist in hospital  

  08-12-2022 11:53
  
  A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash with a car in West Wickham.
  
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• Newham Council brings in £100 speeding fines in some areas

  08-12-2022 11:50
  
  An East London council has vowed to clamp down on boy racers by slapping them with a £100 fine if they are caught driving and treating the streets “as a race track”.
  
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• Review: Hex, National Theatre reworking of Sleeping Beauty

  08-12-2022 11:38
  
  Delayed for a year by Covid, Rufus Norris and Tanya Ronder's pitch-dark, but tonally muddled reworking of The Sleeping Beauty is by turns dazzling, moving, terrifying and bewildering.
  
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• Loampit Vale Lewisham bus crash: Man taken to hospital

  08-12-2022 11:25
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a crash with a bus in Lewisham.
  
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• Sewell Road Abbey Wood stabbing: Fourth charged  

  08-12-2022 11:08
  
  A fourth person has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Abbey Wood.
  
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• Concerns for welfare of missing Crayford woman

  08-12-2022 11:08
  
  Police and the family of a missing woman from Crayford say they are concerned for her welfare.
  
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• Aldi and Lidl: What's in the middle aisles from Thursday December 8

  08-12-2022 11:08
  
  Here's some items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl this week including Harry Potter LEGO, Remington straighteners, Hot Wheels toys and more.
  
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• King Charles 'set to punish' Harry and Meghan Markle for Netflix show

  08-12-2022 11:04
  
  The six-part “Harry & Meghan” show, billed as “unprecedented and in-depth”, is airing exactly three months after the death of the late Queen.
  
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• Camden's David Kohn Architects wins House of the Year Award 2022

  08-12-2022 10:38
  
  A Camden architect's incredible house in Dorset has won a coveted award on Grand Designs.
  
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• King Charles 50p coin 'fantastic opportunity' for collectors

  08-12-2022 10:34
  
  The new coins will enter circulation in post offices around the UK from Thursday.
  
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