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• Regent Street: Road reopened by police near Piccadilly Circus after 'suspicious vehicle' found

  04-09-2016 22:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  A stretch of Regent Street near Piccadilly Circus was closed off by police this evening after a "suspicious vehicle" was found.
  
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• Great Fire of London anniversary marked by setting replica alight

  04-09-2016 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A wooden replica of 1666 London has been set alight on the River Thames to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire.
  
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• Gatwick Airport passengers face travel chaos after 'hole' closes main runway

  04-09-2016 22:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Travellers faced traffic chaos this evening after reports a hole was found in the main runway at Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Great Fire of London: Watch replica of the capital go up in flames for Great Fire anniversary

  04-09-2016 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A huge replica of the capital is being set on fire tonight to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
  
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• Great Fire of London: Replica of the capital goes up in flames for spectacular Great Fire anniversary show

  04-09-2016 20:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A huge replica of the capital was set on fire tonight to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
  
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• Turnpike Lane shooting: Second man on attempted murder charge after teen shot in head

  04-09-2016 20:06 via standard.co.uk
  
  A second man has been charged with attempted murder after a teenager was shot in the head near his north London home.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's tribute to 'ray of sunshine' Battersea councillor friend after death from long illness

  04-09-2016 19:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan today paid a warm tribute to his friend and "ray of sunshine" Sally-Ann Epson after the south London councillor passed away.
  
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• Keith Vaz: Call for Vaz-led prostitution inquiry to be axed over sex allegations as Jeremy Corbyn calls it 'a private matter'

  04-09-2016 19:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The inquiry into prostitution led by Keith Vaz should be disbanded after a newspaper alleged he paid for the services of male escorts, a campaign group has said.
  
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• Dagenham police blow up World War Two bomb after discovery by startled workers

  04-09-2016 18:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Explosives officers were called to east London this afternoon after workers came across a World War Two bomb.
  
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• EU leaders slam Britain over Brexit negotiations and tell Theresa May to hurry up

  04-09-2016 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  EU leaders have lined up to rebuke Britain over its Brexit strategy, with the former head of the European central bank urging the country to get a move on.
  
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• Enfield crash: Pensioners fighting for lives as car smashes into north London flat

  04-09-2016 17:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  An elderly man and woman are fighting for their lives after their car careered into a block of flats.
  
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• Women's Continental Cup: Manchester City Women 1-0 Arsenal Ladies

  04-09-2016 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City Women knock holders Arsenal Ladies out and reach the the 2016 Women's Continental Cup final.
  
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• Masked axe-wielding thieves wanted over social club raids

  04-09-2016 16:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  A gang of masked thieves carrying axes who targeted three social clubs in one night are being hunted by police.
  
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• Harlow 'hate crime' attack on two Poles hours after Arek Jozwick murder vigil

  04-09-2016 15:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  An attack on two Polish men hours after the silent vigil for a Pole who was murdered in Harlow is being treated as a potential hate crime.
  
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• 'We all have grubby secrets': Katie Hopkins offers Keith Vaz support over male prostitute claims

  04-09-2016 15:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Outspoken broadcaster Katie Hopkins today offered Keith Vaz her support as the veteran Labour MP was exposed for allegedly paying male escorts for sex.
  
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• Enfield crash: Man and woman fighting for lives as car smashes into north London flat

  04-09-2016 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two people are fighting for their lives after a car careered into a ground floor flat in north London.
  
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• Enfield crash: 'Lockdown' after two injured as car smashes into building in north London

  04-09-2016 15:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  Two people have been injured after a car careered into a building in north London.
  
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• M20 closure to remove collapsed bridge to end 'ahead of schedule'

  04-09-2016 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The London-bound section of the M20 is fully reopened earlier than expected after work to remove the remains of a collapsed bridge.
  
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• Man charged with theft of Eddie Izzard's pink beret

  04-09-2016 14:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with theft after comedian Eddie Izzard's pink beret was snatched during a pro-EU rally in central London.
  
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• Camber Sands funeral: Hundreds attend ceremony for five friends who drowned at beach

  04-09-2016 14:29 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of five young friends who died during a day trip to a beach.
  
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• Gay couple 'kicked off London bus after driver launches homophobic rant'

  04-09-2016 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The driver challenged the couple with an apparently innuendo-laden remark during an argument
  
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• Gay couple 'kicked off London bus after driver launches disgusting homophobic rant'

  04-09-2016 13:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  The driver challenged the couple with an apparently innuendo-laden remark during an argument
  
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• New Addington stabbing: Several people knifed in large fight outside south London pub

  04-09-2016 13:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Several people were allegedly stabbed before a car ploughed into a crowd after a mass brawl outside a London pub.
  
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• Brexit protests: Man charged with Eddie Izzard beret theft

  04-09-2016 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with theft after comedian Eddie Izzard has his pink beret snatched during a pro-Europe rally in London.
  
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• Brexit protests: Man charged over Eddie Izzard beret theft

  04-09-2016 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is charged with theft after comedian Eddie Izzard has his pink beret snatched during a pro-Europe rally in London.
  
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• Theresa May quashes Remain supporters' hopes of new EU vote as she issues Brexit warning

  04-09-2016 12:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has insisted there will be no snap election before 2020 as she dashed Remain supporters' hopes of a fresh vote before the EU withdrawal process formally begins.
  
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• London’s Burning - again

  04-09-2016 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 120m long wooden replica of 1666 London to float down the River Thames, and be set ablaze to mark 350 years since the Great Fire.
  
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• Keith Vaz 'paid for male escorts', Sunday Mirror claims

  04-09-2016 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, paid for the services of male escorts, the Sunday Mirror reports.
  
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• Penge crash deaths police search for motorcyclist

  04-09-2016 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police search for a motorcyclist who helped five people when they were hit by a car which was being chased by police in south-east London.
  
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• Cancer rates in children up 40 per cent because of 'modern lifestyle'

  04-09-2016 12:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Cancer rates in children have jumped by 40 per cent in less than two decades because of "modern lifestyle", alarming new analysis of figures has shown.
  
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• Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint in front of huge crowd at the Vatican

  04-09-2016 11:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has declared Mother Teresa a saint, honouring the nun who cared for the world's most destitute.
  
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• Thornton Heath: Man dies after being hit by train in south London

  04-09-2016 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was hit by a train in Croydon this morning.
  
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• Wandsworth stabbing: Teenage boy fighting for life after knife attack outside supermarket

  04-09-2016 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy was today fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed outside a south London supermarket last night.
  
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• Wandsworth stabbing: Teenage boy, 15, fighting for life after knife attack outside supermarket

  04-09-2016 11:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy was today fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed outside a south London supermarket last night.
  
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• Camber Sands victims: Hundreds turn out for funerals

  04-09-2016 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mourners line up to lay petals on the coffins of five friends from south-east London who died while on a day trip to Camber Sands beach.
  
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• Keith Vaz: Married Labour MP quits role after being caught 'paying male prostitutes for sex at London flat'

  04-09-2016 10:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Labour MP Keith Vaz has stood down from his high-profile role as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee after being exposed apparently paying men for sex.
  
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• Daniel Radcliffe at odds with J.K. Rowling as he endorses Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leadership

  04-09-2016 09:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Actor Daniel Radcliffe praised the "sincerity" of Jeremy Corbyn as he endorsed him for Labour's leadership.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon speaks of sorrow as she reveals she suffered miscarriage

  04-09-2016 09:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed for the first time that she suffered a miscarriage.
  
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• Camber Sands drowning victims' funerals under way

  04-09-2016 09:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The funeral is under way of five young friends who died during a day trip to a beach.
  
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• Revealed: The Northern line has the 'worst behaved passengers in London'

  04-09-2016 08:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  Passengers on the Northern line are the most badly behaved of those on the entire Tube network, it has been revealed.
  
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• Family's terror as 'thugs on mopeds rip necklace from grandmother's neck' during daylight robbery in Dulwich

  04-09-2016 08:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  A woman today told of her terror after thugs on mopeds snatched a gold necklace from her 64-year-old mother's neck on a leafy high street.
  
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• Lagos@50 celebrations Lagos aglow in London Notting Hill Carnival - Vanguard

  04-09-2016 06:36
  
  Lagos@50 celebrations Lagos aglow in London Notting Hill Carnival
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  Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Lagos State, the sight and sound of Lagos last weekend, came alive at the popular Notting Hill Carnival LNHC in London tagged; “#LoveLagosWeekend.” However, taking a cue from previous years, LNHC, Europe's biggest ...and more »
  
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• My Shop: Viking-themed shop enjoys Game of Thrones boost

  04-09-2016 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The My Shop series visits The Viking Store in north-east London, which is enjoying a surge of customers thanks to Game of Thrones.
  
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• Church bell-ringers shortage prompts concern

  04-09-2016 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A shortage of new bell-ringers threatens a centuries-old tradition as a survey suggests it is getting more difficult to recruit newcomers.
  
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