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Society receives £230,280 to rescue statue of 19th century poet

The Byron Society received the grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to rescue the National Byron Memorial Statue.

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Just Stop Oil activists escorted from Westminster Abbey for spray-painting Charles Darwin's grave

The activists used chalk paint on the 19th-century biologist's grave

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London council pays woman £100 for missing home care visits and delaying mental capacity assessment

The Ombudsman found fault with Westminster City Council, writing that the missed visits 'caused distress' to the woman's son

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Waltham Forest man accused of assisting Daniel Khalife after prison escape

Daniel Khalife escaped HMP Wandsworth by tying himself to the underside of a food delivery vehicle

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Sainsbury's jobs in London that pay at least £14.65 as employees get pay hike

Here are all the London jobs offering at least £14.65 per hour following Sainsbury's 5% pay increase

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Met Police officers cleared after shooting dead 2 dogs in East London

The owner was found to have been banned from owning dogs

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Man accused of hiding £50,000 and two kilos of cocaine in secret car compartment in West London

Further drugs and money were found at a property in London

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Met bans pro-Palestine march from gathering outside BBC offices

In a statement published on Wednesday, the PSC said it “utterly condemned” the use of “repressive powers”.

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Disgraced doctor jailed for scamming elderly loses bid to be reinstated on medical register

The General Medical Council (GMC) said Dr Muhammad Mirza “had not yet fundamentally taken ownership” of his actions.

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London doctor who scammed the elderly out of £1.4m thinks he should be allowed back on medical register

The General Medical Council said Dr Muhammad Mirza was still looking to minimise his actions and blame others

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Met Police officer charged with Whipps Cross hospital assault

The patient had been admitted for a mental health assessment

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Third arrest over stabbing of journalist after two men extradited from Romania

The journalist was attacked as he approached his car

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Major athletics company and man charged with causing death of Paralympian

He died after being struck on the head by a metal pole during training

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The London Underground stations now with 4G and 5G signal as 'wild' update comes in

There is now phone service on another section of the London Underground

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Petition with 3 million signatures calling for General Election debated

The petition amassed more than 3 million signatures but many were called into question

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Chingford man denies assisting escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison in September 2023

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Trafalgar Square and major central London roads closed for five days

There will be four phases to the closures

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7 Oxford Street shops including Zara and River Island 'won't renew leases' amid plan to revamp site

Swarovski, Urban Outfitters and Pandora are among the retailers currently occupying the building, but the latter said no decision has been made from its side

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Man charged with helping Daniel Khalife escape prison

Khalife made his escape in September last year

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BT Police seek man after Victoria line sex assault

At around 6.30pm on Wednesday, October 23, a woman was sexually assaulted on board a northbound Victoria line train from Oxford Circus to Highbury and Islington.