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• If Cats Disappeared from the World - Book Review

  31-10-2024 23:43
  
  If Cats Disappeared from the World is a short novel by Genki Kawamura that was published on the 25th of October 2012, selling over two million copies in Japan and translated into fourteen different languages.
  
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• Inside the hidden museum in a south-west London tube station.

  31-10-2024 23:03
  
  this station is extraordinary, it is in a place that compared to the rest of London is uninteresting. But the station shows the tube's rich hidden history.
  
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• Six of Crows Duology Review

  31-10-2024 22:58
  
  The Six of Crows duology contains the books "Six of Crows" and "Crooked Kingdom" by Leigh Bardugo. The story follows 6 teenagers in the city of Ketterdam.
  
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• Growing popularity of cheerleading brings local teams to international championships

  31-10-2024 22:40
  
  The growing popularity of Cheerleading within the Uk is resulting in an increase in opportunities for enthusiastic cheerleaders across the nation. Local team ‘Twisted Cheer and Dance’ in Kings Langley has made their mark in the USA, placing in the top 10 teams in the Summit Championships in Florida in May 2024. Since then, the local club has received two invitations to compete in Florida in 2025, in both the Summit and the World Championships.
  
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• Showing of ‘Our country’s Good’ reflects modern dilemmas

  31-10-2024 22:30
  
  The production of Wertenbaker’s ‘Our Country’s Good’ at the Lyric Hammersmith in London provides an interestingly modern approach to the 1988 play. The main themes of the play still shone through, and were depicted phenomenally. The actors displayed the pains of the convicts hyper-realistically, evoking emotion from the entire audience.
  
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• Remembering Elianne Andam: One year later

  31-10-2024 22:17
  
  (Image: non copyrighted photo given to author by source) September 27th marks one year since the tragic stabbing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam at a bus stop in central Croydon.
  
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• A Review of 'Just Kids' by Patti Smith

  31-10-2024 22:10
  
  Patti Smith paints a mesmerising picture of her relationship to Robert Mapplethorpe, a coming-of-age story and an ode to a bygone New York City and its dedicated artists.
  
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• The Heart of Care: A Day in the Life of a Social Worker

  31-10-2024 20:54
  
  Silver Lining Fostering Agency is an independent fostering agency, specialising in Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. Simply put, they identify as a ‘fostering agency that recruits, trains and supports families to care for vulnerable children and young people when their own family can’t.’  They are so much more than that though as they provide not just a place to sleep but a harmonious lifestyle, blending important aspects of life into their agency.
  
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• Lebanese chef delivers homecooked food to your door 'made with love like Mama'

  31-10-2024 19:09
  
  Mansour makes his mum's delicious home cooked Middle Eastern recipes in his Islington kitchen to deliver across North London
  
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• Card Chaos Continues

  31-10-2024 18:47
  
  Ongoing problems with teenagers getting onto buses are due to a cyber-attack of the TfL website.
  
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• the toxicity of the fashion industry

  31-10-2024 18:02
  
  Tokenism, objectification, harassment, depression, all things inflicted on the aspiring society trying to get their foot in this creative, expressive, yet toxic industry that lacks genuine diversity inclusion.  
  
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• Discover 'authentic' south Indian flavours at East Ham’s newest restaurant

  31-10-2024 18:00
  
  A new restaurant, Dhe Chayakkada, has opened in East Ham's Market Place serving south Indian flavours.
  
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• Dartford Crossing to close every night across first weekend in November

  31-10-2024 18:00
  
  Overnight maintenance work at the Dartford Crossing will continue throughout the first weekend in November.
  
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• Man who killed ‘entirely harmless’ stranger with one punch is jailed

  31-10-2024 17:45
  
  Gabriel Silvera killed Dragos Carabineaunu with one punch outside Burnt Oak Underground Station.
  
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• Urgent search launched for missing boy, 15, who has links to Enfield

  31-10-2024 17:24
  
  A 15-year-old boy from Merseyside has been missing from his home for four days and could be in Enfield.
  
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• Elizabeth line passenger 'thrown to ground by speeding train'

  31-10-2024 17:18
  
  A passenger was thrown to the ground after a train travelled at almost twice the speed limit near Manor Park station.
  
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• The Best Train Journeys Closer to Home

  31-10-2024 17:02
  
  You may have heard of the Rocky Mountaineer, the Bernina Express, or even the Bergensbanen in Norway. These are all beautiful scenic railway journeys across the globe, which, truthfully speaking, you would have to make a full holiday out of to enjoy the ride to its fullest. Sometimes what I think people tend to forget is that there are plenty of incredible train journeys closer to London, and even if you’re not quite such a train enthusiast as I am, you can still relish the views and lands
  
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• Beauty with a purpose: inside the charity beauty sale supporting war victims

  31-10-2024 17:01
  
  Discover the impacts and highlights of this meaningful initiative supporting those wounded by the ongoing war in Gaza, Lebanon and Sudan.
  
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• Protesters hold sit-in at Lewisham Council offices over 'unsuitable housing'

  31-10-2024 17:00
  
  Protesters are holding a sit-in at Lewisham Council’s offices to demand officials rehouse two families they claim are living in unsuitable temporary accommodation.
  
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• Lidl to open new store in Forest Gate

  31-10-2024 17:00
  
  Lidl will open three new London branches, including one in Forest Gate, by Christmas.
  
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• Iconic TOWIE hotspot Sugar Hut building hits the market for £3.85m

  31-10-2024 17:00
  
  The Sugar Hut building, a Brentwood nightclub made famous by The Only Way is Essex, is officially on the market for £3.85 million.
  
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• Rollicking comedy about the mother from hell fails to get to the heart of the matter

  31-10-2024 16:57
  
  Broadcaster Jonathan Maitland has turned his fractious relationship with his outrageous mum into a drama that doesn't quite get to the heart of the matter
  
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• Barnes pub celebrates third anniversary with cosy refresh and new dining room gallery

  31-10-2024 16:57
  
  A well-loved pub in Barnes is marking its third anniversary with an exciting new chapter – including a cosy revamp and showcasing new specially commissioned art in their dining room.
  
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• Arrest made after woman, 62, stabbed to death in Edmonton home

  31-10-2024 16:48
  
  An arrest has been made after a 62-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a home in Edmonton.
  
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• Court opens inquest for Mr Lucky, who collapsed and died on his birthday

  31-10-2024 16:28
  
  Barking man Jakub Lucky collapsed and died on his 45th birthday, East London Coroner's Court has been told.
  
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• New Sounds for Indie-Rock Fans

  31-10-2024 16:24
  
  Cast your minds back to 1995. It’s the battle of “Britpop” two of the greatest bands of the time Blur and Oasis are pitted head to head, both releasing singles on the same day. It was Oasis vs Blur. The North vs the South.
  
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• Primrose Hill park authorities underline firework and lantern ban for Halloween

  31-10-2024 16:09
  
  Royal Parks and Met Police urge visitors not to bring fireworks or paper lanterns to Primrose Hill for Halloween, Bonfire Night, or New Year’s Eve
  
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• Sausage dogs dress up as witches, pumpkins and devils for 'Halloweiner' walk

  31-10-2024 16:03
  
  Sausage dogs have celebrated Halloween in style - dressing up as witches, pumpkins and even lobsters for their walkies at Hylands Park in Hornchurch.
  
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• Walthamstow named as one of UK's best places to live

  31-10-2024 16:00
  
  Muddy Stilettos has released its list of the top 300 places to live in the UK in 2025 - and Walthamstow gets a feature.
  
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• Brent Cross Shopping Centre unveils ice rink for Christmas

  31-10-2024 15:56
  
  Brent Cross Shopping Centre is set to unveil its 'first ever' ice rink this Christmas.
  
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• City of Angels’ Olympics 2028 and all you need to know!

  31-10-2024 15:46
  
  The LA28 Games will be held in Los Angeles California in the Summer of 28. This outstanding performance of sports will welcome the Olympics, Paralympics etc.
  
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• Tea, Treats, and Tranquility: Discovering WA Cafe

  31-10-2024 15:43
  
  Tea, Treats, and Tranquility: Discovering WA Cafe. Enjoy matcha lattes, traditional sweets and a serene atmosphere in the city of Ealing
  
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• Halloween: The Surprisingly Spooky Scam

  31-10-2024 15:30
  
  As Halloween fast approaches, the excitement surrounding Halloween often overshadows the significant environmental and financial implications that come with it.
  
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• Lime avoids ban after last minute deal that removes 250 bikes from streets

  31-10-2024 15:20
  
  Lime bikes will not be banned from Brent – but the borough’s fleet will be slashed by a third, it has been confirmed.
  
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• ‘Long and painful journey’ to apology for Lewisham girl's pollution-linked death

  31-10-2024 15:03
  
  The mother of a girl who died from a pollution-linked asthma attack has vowed to continue the fight for clean air as she accepted a Government apology over her daughter’s death.
  
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• Dad killed with one punch after asking stranger for cigarette outside station

  31-10-2024 14:53
  
  A dad-of-two was killed by one punch outside Burnt Oak Underground Station.
  
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• How Social Media Impacts Teenagers

  31-10-2024 14:24
  
  Social media is used across the globe by most teenagers, and yet it has been shown to have an extremely damaging impact on their mental health and world view.
  
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• The 'completely unreliable' bus route TfL has been urged to address

  31-10-2024 14:00
  
  Dagenham and Rainham MP Margaret Mullane has called on Transport for London (TfL) to address issues with the 103 bus route described as "completely unreliable" and subject to "major delays".
  
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• Skateboarding – the new antidote for school boredom?

  31-10-2024 13:35
  
  Are your hobbies and interests developed over the summer holidays beginning to fade into the gloom of school life? With school starting up again for the majority of you in London, the boredom epidemic may be slowly creeping back into your lives.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after M25 crash near Essex

  31-10-2024 13:30
  
  A motorcyclist has died after a crash which blocked the M25 near Essex for four hours.
  
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• Signal failure causes MAJOR disruption at New Cross station

  31-10-2024 13:29
  
  A signal failure has caused major disruption at New Cross station for passengers.
  
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• LIVE updates as signal failure causes MAJOR disruption at New Cross station

  31-10-2024 13:29
  
  A signal failure has caused major disruption at New Cross station for passengers.
  
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• Woman dies after ‘stabbing’ at home in Edmonton

  31-10-2024 13:02
  
  A woman has died after reportedly being stabbed at a home in Edmonton.
  
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• Station car park shut in March for works - but nothing has been built yet

  31-10-2024 13:00
  
  Snaresbrook station car park has been shut for most of the year - despite building works on a new block of flats having not yet started.
  
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• Search after man 'seen touching himself inappropriately' on south London Tube

  31-10-2024 13:00
  
  A man was seen "touching himself inappropriately" on a Northern Line train.
  
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• Triennial service for Merchant Taylors’ school

  31-10-2024 12:54
  
  Last Friday was a significant day for Merchant Taylors’ school, as they gathered for the Triennial service at the grand St Paul’s Cathedral, a tradition that stretches back nearly a century.
  
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• Woman, 32, killed when '20kg box of food fell on her neck'

  31-10-2024 12:39
  
  Walthamstow woman Azusa Nishii died when a 20kg box of food fell on her neck, a coroner has told an inquest hearing.
  
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• Vehicle and house damaged after shots fired in Hampton

  31-10-2024 12:33
  
  A vehicle and a house have been left damaged after shots were fired in Hampton.
  
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• Coroner orders employment records after engineer killed by asbestos

  31-10-2024 12:15
  
  East London coroner Nadia Persaud has ordered Hornchurch man Dean Haggar's HMRC records after he died with asbestos-related cancer.
  
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• Investigation launched after 'gunshots heard' on residential Brixton road

  31-10-2024 12:08
  
  Police closed off a Brixton residential road after reports of gunshots heard.
  
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