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Ping Pong is off the menu: iconic London dim sum chain shuts down for good
London restaurant chain Ping Pong has closed down after more than two decades on the high street.
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Woman arrested after ‘generous and hardworking’ man fatally stabbed at east London flat
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a ’hardworking’ man was fatally stabbed in an apartment.
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Car crashes into fountain near Piccadilly in central London — roads closed
A car reportedly drove into a fountain before flipping next to an iconic London landmark.
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Three youths stabbed near mosque in Willesden, police initially suspected “dirty bomb”
One of the victims of a triple stabbing in west London ‘staggered’ into a mosque looking for help with his injuries, a Muslim leader has said.
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In London, passenger used display stand to defend himself from pursuer in metro station — suspected watch theft attempt
A commuter has become the latest victim in a spate of violent thefts and attempted robberies targeting people with high-value-watches.
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Thousands of passengers stranded in Paris and London after fatal incidents on Eurostar tracks
Eurostar passengers have been stranded for eight hours in Paris and London after two people have been hit and killed by trains.
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Violin worth over £150,000 stolen in London: the instrument is 285 years old
Police have released CCTV photos of a man leaving the pub carrying the 285-year-old instrument.
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Bloody massacre in Hounslow: 22-year-old shot near Muslim prayer centre
A 22-year-old man has been critically hurt after a stabbing outside a Muslim prayer centre in west London.
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Iranian nationals engage in violent clash outside their embassy in the UK
Police officers responded to reports of an altercation in Knightsbridge on Friday, resulting in two men being taken to the hospital.
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Scandal in London: the case of Mikhail Krupeev exposes a double life, multi-million assets, and ties with the Syrian regime
Mikhail Krupeev, whose company Gulfsands is linked to the family of fugitive Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is divorcing his wife: it turned out he had a second family in Russia for 20 years.
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First-of-its-kind operation for Met: synthetic DNA helps uncover large-scale shoplifting network
In a first-of-its-kind operation for the Met, the synthetic DNA allowed stolen goods to be uniquely identified and traced back to their original stores
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Secret double life and $262,000 in legal debt: Russian businessman may face prison in the UK
A Russian oil tycoon faces a potential jail term after a judge at the High Court in London on Wednesday ruled he was in contempt of court for repeatedly failing to comply with legal rulings made in his bitter multi-million dollar divorce case.
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67-year-old man arrested in London on suspicion of attempted rape in a cinema
A 67-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape after a woman was attacked at a cinema in North London.
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Air India cancels flight from Ahmedabad to London following Dreamliner accident
An Air India flight to London from Ahmedabad has been cancelled just days after the fatal Gatwick-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash last week.
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Woman stabbed to death after gas explosion in London home; man arrested on suspicion of murder
A murder investigation has been initiated after police discovered a woman stabbed to death in her home following reports of a gas explosion.
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“God’s Banker” Roberto Calvi: the Mafia, the Vatican, and his unsolved murder under London’s bridge
Forty-three years ago this week, the BBC covered the death of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker whose body was discovered in unusual circumstances in the center of London.
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TfL fines Lime and Forest more than £30,000 for abandoned e‑bikes
E-bike firm warns London has fallen behind Paris in setting rules for hire bikes
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“Stolen — returned by themselves”: London couple tracked down their own Jaguar as police were “too busy”
A couple whose Jaguar car was stolen from outside their home had to steal back their own vehicle because the police were ’too stretched’ to investigate.
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"I saw blood gushing from his neck — he was smiling": details of machete attack in London that took the life of a 14-year-old schoolboy
An alleged sword attacker smiled after slashing a pedestrian in the neck during a "brutal string of attacks" that left a 14-year-old boy dead, the Old Bailey has heard.
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"Bin bag of death": London psychiatric hospital found guilty of fatal negligence
A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit.
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Billions for tank cannons ended up in London: trail of Igor Fishelev’s “Unimatic” leads to offshores and the FSB
Funds from the defense contracts of the "Unimatic" division may have ended up in the accounts of newly-minted UK citizen Igor Fishelev and family partners in countries unfriendly to Russia, such as Austria and Latvia.
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Double-decker bus crashes into bridge in London — roof completely torn off
The roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off after it crashed into a bridge in south London.
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14-year-old boy hacked to death with samurai sword: killer had skinned his own cat beforehand
A man reportedly skinned and killed his cat before murdering a 14-year-old boy with a Samurai sword in a "brutal series of attacks" that were indiscriminate, a court was told.
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Massive fire engulfs industrial area in Erith, London: residents advised to close windows
London Fire Brigade is tackling a blaze at an industrial yard on Manor Road in Erith, southeast London, where several vehicles and outbuildings are currently alight
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Hunt for Starmer: fourth arson suspect detained at airport
A fourth individual has been arrested in connection with the arsons associated with Keir Starmer’s properties in North London.
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