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£1million of watches stolen in London’s posh boroughs every month - gang jailed for £137K grab
The 'hotspots' which have seen flashy watches solely targeted are in Mayfair and Knightsbridge
Aspiring church minister, 23, took his own life in Westminster
Keelan Shorten sent a message to his dad saying he had ‘nothing left’ before his death
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Pret slammed for breaking ‘Frankenchicken’ pledge as campaigners deliver 400-metre petition to its Victoria offices
Campaigners marched through central London to deliver a 400 metre-long petition to Pret a Manger in protest at the sandwich shop chain’s use of ‘frankenchickens’. Activists insisted the group had missed its own targets to phase out fast-growing chickens from low welfare farms as they dropped o...
Will HMV’s Oxford Street demise spell the return of the street’s largest candy store?
HMV has cited the doubling of its rent as the reason behind its decision to close its Oxford Street store, just three years after it returned to the location. The flagship branch will disappear from the nation’s soon to be traffic-free busiest high street in March next year. It raises the question...
Look past Sadiq Khan and hand us more powers say Conservative council leaders
The London leaders were speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party's annual conference
Plans to transform Regent Street and Piccadilly put on hold until 2027
Proposals drawn up for a major new square and to improve the public realm on parts of Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus have been delayed until next year. The project, a joint venture between Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate, promised 35,000 square metres of new public spac...
Met Police moves October 7 student Palestine protest in Marble Arch away from synagogue
Police have relocated a pro-Palestinian protest planned for Wednesday away from a synagogue in Marble Arch. Students planned to assemble at the landmark from 1pm to 4pm on October 7, the anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Protesters have now been told the ‘three years of genocide vigi...
Indian restaurant in Trafalgar Square was shut down due to ‘serious infestation of cockroaches’
A luxury Indian restaurant minutes from Trafalgar Square was shut down this summer after an inspection found evidence of a serious cockroach infestation. Inspectors also identified dirty premises and poor structural repairs at Colonel Saab restaurant, which they said represented a significant risk o...
More than 900 illegally parked dockless bikes seized in Westminster so far this year
Dockless bike operators have been fined more than £300,000 for badly parked vehicles across Westminster, council documents show. A total of 929 dockless bikes have been seized for obstructing roads and pavements, predominantly in central areas, so far this year. Officers have also handed out 4,904 ...
Heaven nightclub given special protected status by Westminster Council
The LGBTQ+ night time venue is known for its electropop, house and dance club nights
Sadiq Khan announces exact date of Oxford Street part pedestrianisation
The Mayor of London has announced that a one kilometre stretch of Oxford Street will become vehicle free from October 26. Lord Sadiq Khan said the change, which will remove all cars, buses, taxis and cycles from the road between Orchard Street near Selfridges and Great Portland Street, would happen ...
Sadiq Khan sparks fresh row with Westminster Council as Oxford Street pedestrianisation date shared
Exclusive: The Mayor said he would be a "decent custodian" of Oxford Street where Westminster had failed
Westminster nail salons face closure over dirty waxing room and unknown staff who ran from inspectors
The Nail Garden could see one of its branches close within days while a second may shut next February
Westminster Council 'exploring all options' for Banksy's Blinded by the Flag statue
Elusive street artist Banksy erected the statue in Central London overnight on April 29
London map shows where rent prices are changing - as only two boroughs see costs fall
The cost of renting is up by 3.5% across the capital, which is below the England average of 4.0%
The London Underground station that was built extremely carefully to stop Big Ben toppling
Engineers also had to work out how to stop the River Thames from flooding the tunnels
London Underground live updates as 'Jubilee line passengers stuck on train between stations'
Trains have now resumed on the Jubilee line
Councillors block honour for disgraced former deputy leader who pocketed more than 900 gifts during his tenure
Councillors were asked to honour a former deputy leader who accepted 514 gifts and hospitality within a year, including from companies seeking to progress planning applications. Robert Davis resigned from the council in disgrace in 2018 after being found to have been entertained by dozens of plannin...
Nearly half of Westminster's primary schools are in deficit with one of them £1.2m in the red
More than a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty which is having a knock-on impact on their budgets