All news on the topic: London

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Court approves construction of ’the Slab’ office block on London’s South Bank
Judge dismisses challenge that argued development failed to provide housing and could damage London landmarks
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Fake doctor injected patients with unknown substance at London hospital
A woman posing as a doctor at a London hospital injected a patient with an unknown substance.
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Shooting near London school sparks manhunt for gunman as man is hospitalized
A gunman is on the loose following a shooting near a school which has left a male victim aged in his 20s in hospital with police called to Harlesden, London, after reports of gunfire
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Metropolitan Police apologizes to black community leader detained by officer using excessive force
Jason Matthews was searched by PC Connor Jones who had faced three misconduct proceedings in two years
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Luxury London properties tied to Azerbaijan’s president’s family concealed through offshore trust
The family and associates of Azerbaijani strongman Ilham Aliyev acquired U.K. real estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Children as young as 10 involved in terror plots as police disclose prevention of three late-stage attacks
The terror threat to the UK is currently “smouldering”, according to one of the country’s lead Counter Terror officers.
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Woman killed and two men injured in Brent ’drive-by shooting’ after church wake
A woman has died and two people left injured in a ‘drive-by shooting’ after a wake in north London.
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Police hunt for two men in connection with £200k luxury handbag theft
The owner of a vintage handbag business has been forced to move premises after a "high percentage" of her stock was stolen.
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The Shard to share title of UK’s tallest building as new skyscraper gets approval
The new building, 1 Undershaft, will be 309.6m tall, matching the height of the Shard to the centimetre
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Man sentenced to life for raping and murdering NHS worker on a park bench
Mohamed Iidow attacked Natalie Shotter ‘over and over again’ after she had passed out in London park
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Woman arrested following Buckingham Palace staff Christmas party
Police officers were called to a bar in central London following reports a customer had smashed glasses and tried to assault a member of staff.
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Oligarch’s daughter buys £32.5m mansion, then sues seller over ’millions of moths’
Iya Patarkatsishvili and husband Dr Yevhen Hunyak are suing the previous owner of their luxury £32.5million London mansion after alleging he did not disclose a moth infestation
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Student ’electrocuted in St James’s Park while taking a photo’
Anastasija Grigorjeva is taking legal action against Royal Parks after she says she was electrocuted and left with brain damage
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Hundreds of tractors converge on Westminster in latest farmers’ protest
Farmers and tractors have started to descend into London today to protest against the Labour government’s changes to inheritance tax.
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Floyd Mayweather ’attacked by mob’ in central London over ’support for Israel’ while shopping on jewelry street
Floyd Mayweather has been attacked in the street while he was shopping in central London.
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House explosion narrowly misses London bus
A London bus had a lucky miss when a house exploded just as it approached this afternoon.
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Images released of two possible witnesses who may hold ’vital’ information over Mussie Imnetu’s death near Notting Hill Carnival
Mr Imnetu, 41, died four days after he was found with a brain injury on Queensway, west London, while visiting the UK from Dubai.
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Week-long county lines crackdown leads to 1,600 arrests, £3 million in drugs, and 557 weapons seized
More than 1,600 people have been arrested following a week-long crackdown on county lines drug gangs.
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M&S has been given the green light by Angela Rayner to demolish its Oxford Street store
Approval for Marks & Spencer to rebuild flagship London store ends three-year planning battle over art deco building
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Evangelical pastors implicated in charity fraud scheme
Several evangelical pastors in East and North-East London exploited children’s charity funds to steal over 1 million British pounds, betraying the trust of their communities.
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Prolific London fraudsters who dealt with over 5,000 stolen phones jailed
The Met police said the cost of their crimes totalled at least £5.1 million.
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Boys, 14 and 16, charged over suspected chemical attack at Surbiton station
British Transport Police ‘exposed to a substance believed to be alkaline’ at railway station
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Huge brawl erupts as punches are thrown during West Ham vs Arsenal in chaotic scenes
Arsenal’s win over West Ham was marred by a huge brawl breaking out among Hammers fans as their team fell four goals down with punches being thrown before stewards moved in
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British teen fighting for life after crash on Albania trip for sister’s birthday
A British teenager is in a serious condition in hospital after a car crash in Albania.
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Two-year-old girl who drowned in bin in London was failed by council, coroner finds
Social workers declined to provide short-term foster care for Mazeedat Adeoye whose mother had overstayed visa