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• Gardening - do it yourself!

  30-10-2024 22:49
  
  As autumn rolls on, the leaves continue to fall and the rain continues to pour. And as the plants transition too, it means piles of yellow leaves engulf gardens and streets and plants grow exponentially as rain carries on flooding down. So this time, several families are choosing to invest in leaf blowers and rakes, or at least getting them out and wiping the cobwebs off them.
  
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• The Arab Market Store: A Taste of Home in Canterbury

  30-10-2024 22:31
  
  The Arab market store in Canterbury has become a favored destination for the local Arab community, known for its wide selection of fresh Halal products and Middle Eastern groceries. This market addresses the specific needs of residents by offering items that may not be readily available in typical supermarkets, providing not only food but also a taste of home and  comfort.
  
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• The Arab Mosque in Canterbury: A Community Hub

  30-10-2024 22:15
  
  A mosque in the heart of Canterbury
  
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• Out with the Old and in with the New for Wimbledon Park

  30-10-2024 21:26
  
  As of June 2024, the café in Wimbledon Park was refurbished - after 2 years of closure - and welcomed many local residents as the summer season started.
  
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• How to be a responsible screen user: the layman's guide

  30-10-2024 21:18
  
  There is no way of getting around it: mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices are central to the modern world.
  
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• The Impact of Taylor Swift on the World

  30-10-2024 20:44
  
  Taylor Swift is a 34 year old female pop star that is currently taking the music industry by storm. With 15 Studio Albums and many singles, what is her impact?
  
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• Costume Conundrum

  30-10-2024 20:04
  
  In this article, I discuss how cheap, processed Halloween costumes are bought every year and thrown away the next day, creating tons of textiles waste. I also touch on how to make your Halloween costumes more environmentally friendly.
  
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• Top tips for making the most out of the school year

  30-10-2024 19:59
  
  Making the most of the school year: top tips for students and parents
  
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• The power of being an optimist

  30-10-2024 19:56
  
  This article touches on the positive outcomes of being an optimist, importance in leadership positions and how to incorporate a positive attitude into your everyday.
  
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• Dartford Crossing will stay shut 'throughout evening' after 'serious' crash

  30-10-2024 19:28
  
  The Dartford Crossing will still be closed throughout the evening after a “serious” motorcycle crash.
  
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• Rising parking prices upset vintage barbers owner

  30-10-2024 18:24
  
  The increase of parking prices in Craven Gardens car park has left the owner of Barkingside’s Byron Barbers shocked and horrified.
  
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• Meet Charlotte - the cat reunited with her owner after 14 years apart

  30-10-2024 18:19
  
  An elderly cat was reunited with her loving owner who never gave up hope of seeing her again after she disappeared from her Maida Vale home 14 years ago.
  
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• Police investigating alleged assault at school after kids pulled out of lessons

  30-10-2024 18:15
  
  The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations of an assault at a school in Bell Lane, Enfield.
  
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• Police investigate alleged assault at school after kids pulled out of lessons

  30-10-2024 18:15
  
  The Metropolitan Police is investigating allegations of an assault at Ark John Keats Academy in Bell Lane, Enfield.
  
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• Costa Coffee reopens on Greenwich Peninsula after makeover and upgrade

  30-10-2024 18:15
  
  Costa Coffee has reopened its refurbished Greenwich Peninsula store today (October 30) with a fresh look and enhanced facilities for the community.
  
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• Serial shoplifter steals from Greenwich Boots just after prison release

  30-10-2024 18:00
  
  Shoplifter Joshua Chambers has been jailed again after he stole from Boots in Greenwich.
  
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• M25 shut for hours after 'serious' motorbike crash

  30-10-2024 17:55
  
  A “serious” motorcycle crash has shut down the M25.
  
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• Former teacher outed as sexual predator who groomed and abused kids online

  30-10-2024 17:43
  
  Sutton teacher Sam Phillips was secretly a sexual predator who groomed and abused kids online.
  
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• See inside the Halloween maze in Collier Row that people 'queue down the street' for

  30-10-2024 17:36
  
  A charity Halloween maze run by a couple in Collier Row is returning for more scares - complete with "ghosts, monsters and ghouls".
  
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• Ring of fire as Jewish festival marks giving of the Torah

  30-10-2024 17:26
  
  Hundreds of families from north London’s Orthodox Jewish community turned up at Stamford Hill for their Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration, marking the giving of the Torah and the Ten Commandments.
  
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• Boy, 5, lost tip of his finger after trapping it in toilet door at Epsom school

  30-10-2024 17:26
  
  A pupil lost the tip of his finger when it was trapped in a toilet door at school.
  
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• Authentic Persian Café on Surbiton Rd

  30-10-2024 17:24
  
  A insight to Persian Delights Cafe & the menu, from Raena Torane’s experience.
  
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• 'Severe delays' tonight as 'serious' motorbike crash shuts Dartford Crossing

  30-10-2024 17:14
  
  A “serious” motorbike crash has shut down the Dartford Crossing.
  
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• Sutton teacher outed as sexual predator who groomed and abused kids online

  30-10-2024 17:06
  
  Sutton teacher Sam Phillips was secretly a sexual predator who groomed and abused kids online.
  
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• Local sport for young people: The rugby season begins for grassroots teams

  30-10-2024 16:56
  
  The insight two grassroots rugby players had on the beginning of the season, and how it co-insides with the start of the school year
  
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• Lime bike negotiations ongoing, one day before potential ban

  30-10-2024 16:51
  
  Negotiations between Lime and Brent Council are ongoing a day before the firm's e-bikes could be banned from borough's streets.
  
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• First UK case of potentially deadly strain mpox detected in London

  30-10-2024 16:13
  
  A person in London is believed to have the first case of the potentially deadly strain of mpox.
  
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• Hackney's first Black mayor was 'an inspiration to us all'

  30-10-2024 16:10
  
  Hackney’s mayor has paid tribute to one of her predecessors in the role as a trailblazing campaigner and an “inspiration to us all”.
  
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• LIVE updates as Dartford Crossing shuts due to 'serious crash'

  30-10-2024 16:07
  
  The Dartford Crossing is closed in both directions at J1B A296 Princes Road due to a crash today (October 30).
  
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• Dartford Crossing shuts due to 'serious crash' - recap

  30-10-2024 16:07
  
  The Dartford Crossing is closed in both directions at J1B A296 Princes Road due to a crash today (October 30).
  
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• The four north London neighbourhoods named among UK’s best places to live

  30-10-2024 16:06
  
  Four areas in north London have been named among the best places to live in the UK by Muddy Stilettos.
  
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• Drunk driver crashes stolen Tesla into front of Catford house

  30-10-2024 15:46
  
  A woman drunkenly crashed a stolen Tesla into the front of a house in Catford.
  
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• 'Ending free town centre parking has starved businesses of customers'

  30-10-2024 15:45
  
  A petition signed by more 2,000 people claims local businesses in Harrow are ‘starved for customers’ since free parking hours in some town centre car parks were removed.
  
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• Former mayor was 'in hiding' in Bangladesh after family caught up in violence

  30-10-2024 15:40
  
  Camden Council has refused to clarify how long it knew its former mayor was in hiding in Bangladesh – after it emerged the councillor was absent for months from the Town Hall.
  
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• M25 shut after 'serious' crash - recap

  30-10-2024 15:31
  
  The M25 in Essex is closed clockwise between J25 Waltham Cross Interchange (Enfield, Hertford A10) and J26 Waltham Abbey Interchange (Waltham Abbey, Loughton A121).
  
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• M25 shut after 'serious' crash - live

  30-10-2024 15:31
  
  The M25 in Essex is closed clockwise between J25 Waltham Cross Interchange (Enfield, Hertford A10) and J26 Waltham Abbey Interchange (Waltham Abbey, Loughton A121).
  
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• Budget highlights from pensions and fuel duty to inheritance and price of a pint

  30-10-2024 15:31
  
  In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first ever delivered by a woman – Ms Reeves promised to “invest, invest, invest”
  
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• Pictures from the scene as emergency services flock to Danson Park assault

  30-10-2024 15:24
  
  A man has been rushed to hospital after an assault in Danson Park.
  
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• Two busy streets could have speed limit cut to 20mph

  30-10-2024 15:16
  
  New 20mph speed limits could be introduced on two residential roads.
  
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• HS2 will make it to Euston after years of uncertainty

  30-10-2024 15:13
  
  HS2 will make it to Euston, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed in her first Budget.
  
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• Universal Credit claimants receive £420 boost in Budget as benefit increase confirmed

  30-10-2024 15:00
  
  Rachel Reeves announced that Labour will be lowering the cap on deductions that can be taken from benefit payments by up to £420 a year.
  
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• Price of a pint in the pub to drop as draught duty on alcoholic drinks cut

  30-10-2024 14:58
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the draught duty on alcoholic drinks will fall by 1.7%.
  
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• Martin Lewis responds to Rachel Reeves' budget and 'very big' tax rises

  30-10-2024 14:57
  
  Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has responded to Rachel Reeves' budget and tax rises.
  
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• Teen guilty of murdering woman by shooting her through her front door

  30-10-2024 14:44
  
  Mum-of-two Lianne Gordon was murdered at her home on Vine Close, Hackney, on December 5 last year.
  
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• Ghost stories and salty humour in dark tale of Hull trawlermen

  30-10-2024 14:38
  
  Richard Bean's dark comedy considers the aftermath of the sinking of a Hull trawler on the eve of the fishing industry's decimation
  
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• Murderer killed man in his own home with 'at least' two knives in 'vicious' attack

  30-10-2024 14:30
  
  A man who was among a group that broke into a flat and killed a man with “at least” two different knives has been jailed.
  
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• Interfaith gardening day shows power of working together

  30-10-2024 14:26
  
  An interfaith gardening project kickstarted a series of community events linked by the theme of ‘stronger together’.
  
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• Traffic lights at busy junction 'will be fixed ASAP' after 'dangerous' vandalism

  30-10-2024 14:16
  
  Traffic lights at Cherry Tree Lane in Rainham will be repaired "as soon as possible" after "unacceptable" and "frankly dangerous" vandalism.
  
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• Businesses considering lay-offs in response to National Minimum Wage hike

  30-10-2024 14:09
  
  National Minimum Wage increases and an increase in employer National Insurance contributions in the autumn budget may be the final nails in the coffin for struggling firms. But, workers and public sector workers say they need urgent help.
  
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• Met Police officer accused of 'inappropriate relationship' with 16-year-old girl

  30-10-2024 14:03
  
  Former officer Che Homersham is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl.
  
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