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'I ran the alternative London Marathon race - with all the landmarks, crowds and half the fuss'
Despite the London Marathon expanding over two days, for many it still feels impossible to get accepted into the race, but I was able to capture some of that buzz in a much easier run
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1,000 jars of frankincense cream among £500,000 of stolen West End goods seized from a warehouse in Romford
Thousands of pounds of goods from West End shops has been recovered from a warehouse of an organised crime group processing millions of stolen items. Some £56,000 of Ultrasun sun lotion and 1,000 jars of Neal’s Yard frankincense cream was among a massive haul discovered at a premises in Romford, ...
Young man falls from height to his death while working on Mayfair construction site
A construction worker plunged to his death while working on a site near a luxury Mayfair hotel yesterday afternoon. The man, in his 30s, was pronounced dead shortly after falling from a height near the five-star May Fair Hotel on the corner of Stratton Street and Berkeley Street. Emergency services ...
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Police clash with Morocco supporters following World Cup match
An officer was hospitalised with head injuries after being hit with a glass bottle as football fans clashed with police on Edgware Road last night following Morocco’s World Cup defeat. Clips showed Morocco fans appearing to chase riot police down the street, known for its Middle Eastern culture an...
Private London medical clinic in one of city's richest areas shuts after 'inadequate' inspection
Fitzrovia Medical Clinic was rated 'inadequate' - the lowest possible - at an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in March of this year
Store which signed 10-year lease on Oxford Street closed within months after breaching agreement
It’s a June weekend and shoppers are abound on Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest retail thoroughfare. Pedicabs are about, tourists are rushing around with bags of clothes and souvenirs and buskers are out blaring music. One of the latest brands to arrive in the West End is Japanese-themed toy stor...
Westminster Labour blames 'limited pool' for using building firm fined £16m over rigged bids
The previous Labour administration awarded the construction company a £3 million contract for demolition works on Church Street
Mayfair business avoided more than £110k in rates through hidden sixth floor in office block
An office block in Mayfair avoided thousands of pounds in business rates by failing to declare a hidden sixth floor used as workspace. The hidden storey had been added without planning permission but was concealed from street view. The property was registered for rates from the basement to the fifth...
New rules introduced at popular Royal London park as visitors warned to keep their distance
Visitors might also hear some high pitched sounds coming from the park
Full of list of 86 London Greene King pubs staying open for England vs Mexico game
Dozens of Greene King pubs will be open from kick off until the final whistle in the early hours of Monday (July 6)
London borough warns council tax could double as it faces 'stark and very tough choices'
The council has announced it will consult residents this summer on what services they value most and their willingness to pay higher bills
Electric bus pictured on fire at Westbourne Park depot amid blistering June heatwave
An electric double decker bus burst into flames at a bus depot on the UK’s record hottest day in June. The Number 23 service was filmed alight in Westbourne Park at around 6pm yesterday evening. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters were on scene tackling the blaze at the bus garage on Great Weste...
Andy Burnham planning to 'move parts of Number 10 operation to the north'
Andy Burnham is planning to move some of his operation to Manchester setting up a “Number 10 in the north” if he becomes prime minister as expected, it has been reported.
Live facial recognition technology to detect criminals to be rolled out across West End spots
Live facial recognition is to be deployed to catch sex offenders and shoplifters in various spots across the West End, Met Police has announced. The technology, using static cameras, is to be rolled out in high crime areas including Soho by the end of the year, the force confirmed. While the cameras...
Boy racer crackdown in Central London sees 'dangerous' car meets banned by High Court
Meet-ups of drivers who rev engines excessively loud and perform stunts like doughnuts are banned from the City of Westminster
Lebanese restaurant group founded in 1981 falls into administration
A group of Lebanese restaurants first founded in 1981 has fallen into administration. Maroush has been a fixture of London’s Middle Eastern cultural scene since it first opened its doors four decades ago. However a notice on the London Gazette confirmed the group had called in administrators, amid...
London cafe with 'one of best breakfasts in the world' hasn't been changed since 1940s
The cafe is a beloved London institution serving authentic full English breakfasts since the 1940s — and it's ranked among the world's top 5 breakfast destinations according to TasteAtlas
Westminster council meeting descends into chaos as leader called 'scumbag' and person kicked out
There were shouting, political jibes and "unacceptable" comments
'My elderly mum was killed by a cyclist in Regent's Park - we need bike speed limits'
Gerard Griffiths has asked what is being done to protect pedestrians in Central London
London's oldest Indian restaurant in desperate fight with the Crown Estate to stay on Regent Street
Veeraswamy, which opened in 1926, is the oldest Indian restaurant in Britain