All news on the topic: London

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A US firm is threatening legal action against a Brixton-based company for using "Brixton" in its name
A London business and ‘community hub’ is raising money to try and fight legal action from an American company over its name.
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Intense fire breaks out in London tower block on day of Grenfell report
A 12-storey tower block caught fire in London just after a report into Grenfell was released.
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Transport for London is handling a cyber-attack
Organisation does not believe customer data has been compromised and says transport system not affected
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A trainee solicitor awarded £110,000 after being told to "remove her headscarf to attract men"
A Muslim paralegal has won a £110,000 payout in a sexual harassment case after her male colleague told her to ‘attract men’ by taking off her headscarf.
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Huge explosion near O2 Arena ‘staged by child abuser for naked film shoot’
An explosion near the O2 Arena which sparked bomb fears was staged by a convicted child abuser for a bizarre film stunt, it has been claimed.
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Evacuation plans for the vulnerable in London are a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’
Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups criticise ‘inconsistent rollout’ of emergency guidance
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Huge fire breaks out near the O2 after explosion filmed raging ‘out of control’
A huge fire erupted across the river from London’s O2 Arena after a controlled blast on a film set raged ‘out of control’.
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Mum and chef die days after separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival
Two people who were stabbed in separate attacks at Notting Hill Carnival last weekend have died.
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Nine children hospitalized after chemical leak at pool
A leisure centre was evacuated after a chemical leak in a London pool injured nine children and two adults this afternoon.
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Horror as baby ’kidnapped from pram in TK Maxx’ on Bromley High Street; man arrested
A man has been arrested by police after allegedly trying to kidnap a two-year-old toddler who was in a pram at a TK Maxx on Bromley High Street, in southeast London
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Major breakthrough in murder case of Britons found dead in burned-out car in Sweden
A breakthrough has been made in connection with the murder of two British men who were found in a burnt-out car in Malmö.
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ParalympicsGB chief calls Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train ordeal ‘a disgrace’
The chef de mission of ParalympicsGB has said it is a “disgrace” that Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to drag herself off a train in London’s Kings Cross because there was no help for wheelchair users, and warned it is “the lived experience of disabled people on a daily basis”.
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M1 travel updates after building fire closes major motorway ahead of rush hour
A major motorway has been left eerily quiet in the lead-up to rush hour as a building fire closes the M1.
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Blackwall fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze as black smoke billows from block of flats
The LFB reposted an alarming video of black smoke billowing out of a 43-storey tower block at New Providence Wharf, a residential and commercial development area in Blackwall
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A major incident has been declared following a massive fire that ripped through a tower block in east London
A ‘significant’ search and rescue operation is underway after a fire broke out in a bloke of flats in east London.
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Huge fire erupts at block of flats in south-east London
A block of flats has caught on fire in south-east London with 70 firefighters called to put out the blaze.
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London City airport expansion given green light by ministers
Climate campaigners criticise decision to allow capacity to increase from 6.5m to 9m passengers a year
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London tsunami warning as WWII ’Doomsday shipwreck’ with 1,400 tonnes of explosives sits on seabed
The SS Richard Montgomery sank in August 1944 when it hit a sandbank with a huge payload of explosives, which could trigger a massive 3,000-metre tsunami toward London
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Dozens of firefighters combat blaze at Somerset House
There are around 100 firefighters at the scene of a fire in London’s famous Somerset House.
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Public urged to stay away as fire spreads across two floors of south London flats
A block of flats has caught fire in south London with flames and smoke seen rising from apartments.
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Major rush hour delays on London Underground after police incident
A police incident between West Ealing and Greenford is causing delays in West London this morning.
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Boss who stopped cleaner accepting £3,000 holiday paid for by community enjoys holiday in Barbados
Paul Spiers has been cleaning the streets of Beckenham, south London, for years and is a much-loved figure. Locals donated £3,000 so he could have a holiday to Portugal
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Leicester Square stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder after 11-year-old girl knifed in street
Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square and rushed to hospital. It It was initially believed that the girl’s mother had also been hurt
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Girl, 13, died after taking sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate
Hannah Jacobs died within hours of drinking a hot chocolate that was supposed to be made with soya milk in February 2022, a coroner is told. Her mother says she informed staff her daughter had a severe dairy allergy when ordering the drink.
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Banksy unveils yet another mystery animal mural
After seven Banksy images in seven days across London last week, a new rhino mural shows the anonymous artist isn’t finished yet - so the question now is, how many more animal artworks will there be?