Mortuary set for £2.8m refurb after trolley wheels get ‘stuck in gulleys’ used to drain human blood
Logan Construction and LEEC have been contracted to make Westminster Public Mortuary on Regency Place ‘fit for purpose’, a report shows.
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Three hospitalised after car collides with restaurant front
Firefighters freed one person who was trapped inside the car, using cutting gear to remove one of the vehicle’s doors.
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Council issues fine for cat calling in landmark initiative against sexual harassment
It marks a new era in tackling sexual harassment on London’s streets.
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Greenwich railway station set for new seating and history installation after funding
Southeastern Railway will be providing up to £50,000 to the Greenwich Society to improve Greenwich railway station.
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Councils welcome funding to protect rough sleepers through winter, but fear it may not be enough
The number of people sleeping rough in the capital has risen to a new record.
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Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to Wandsworth prison escape mid-trial
In court, Khalife said he believed that if he escaped he would be put in the high security unit where he said he would be safer.
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Family of ‘happy and beautiful’ father-to-be killed in Sydenham shooting speak out
Police believe Mr Green attended a party in Hensford Gardens before he was shot.
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Consultation opens on 100% ‘affordable’ Clapham housing scheme
The scheme aims to deliver up to 130 high-quality homes, all of which will be ‘affordable’, according to MTVH.
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Restaurant selling £1,100 bottle of red wine to open in former US embassy
Le Caprice will run out of the former US embassy in Grosvenor Square seven days a week after applying for a licence earlier this year.
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Man, 55, jailed for encouraging ‘extremely’ violent terrorist acts online
Ruane encouraged people to target staff linked to pharmaceutical companies, MPs and police, as well as bombing vaccine laboratories and 5G infrastructure.
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Grenfell survivors claim council ‘hasn’t changed’ since 2017, and ‘things have got worse’
Residents, survivors and the bereaved told Kensington and Chelsea council they still have concerns about fire safety issues in their homes but feel ignored.
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Developer appeals decision to refuse building next to 19th century chimney
Greenwich council’s Planning Board refused the application on March 5, criticising the lack of affordable housing.
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Businesses fear for survival during ‘nightmare’ roadworks
Business owners said the works have put people off from visiting the street, left staff in tears and led to a drop in sales.
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‘Do you want just another chain?’: Family-run Italian restaurant may not survive eviction
Harry Brown, General Manager at Pasta Brown whose grandfather opened the restaurant in the 1980s, said the cost of moving would leave its future ‘in the balance’.
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Victim of fatal market stabbing named as man, 66, charged
Musse Ali, 66, of no fixed address has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
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‘Room for much improvement’: Council’s compensation to tenants increases tenfold in one year
Croydon council paid out £18,000 in compensation to tenants over housing issues between 2023 and 2024, up from £1,800 between 2022 and 2023.
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Plans to build 31-storey student tower above Victorian warehouse approved
Objectors disputed the idea that the area needed more student accommodation.
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‘Amazing’ 2,000-year-old Roman road discovered in Southwark
It is the first physical proof that sections of the route survive directly beneath its modern counterpart.
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Hundreds of Harrods workers prepare to strike over Christmas
More than 250 workers plan to strike over the busy Christmas season if their demands are not met.
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