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Why are Wimbledon's streets so dirty?

Filthy pavements anger residents in affluent London neighbourhood

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South London council approves controversial plans for 249 new homes

Critics say the approval of a 249-home social housing redevelopment is at odds with Merton Council’s own planning guidelines

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Petition after managers who invested £150,000 in London pub are told to leave

A petition calling on Star Pubs, part of Heineken UK, to allow the managers of the much-loved Park Tavern in Southfields to remain at the venue has gained more than a thousand signatures

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Iron Age crannog rebuilt five years after devastating blaze

An Iron Age-style crannog has opened to the public five years on from a devastating blaze

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East London post office closure sends residents reeling

Over 1,600 people have signed the petition to reopen Broadway Market Post Office amid an alleged dispute between the beloved operators and their landlord

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Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee says the government has ‘stepped in on London’s devolved powers’

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Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year

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London Muslim community leader tells of 'shock' after police thwarted suspected terror attack targeting mosque

A 14-year-old boy was arrested last week in connection with the alleged plot to attack the place of worship on August 28

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be stripped of Freedom of the City of London

The City of London Corporation previously said the title could not be taken away

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Green London council accused of 'inciting antisemitism' over Israel de-twinning plans

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, calls to end the ‘sister cities’ partnership have grown increasingly loud

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Residents left fuming by south London fly-tipping hotspot

Neighbours said the unauthorised use of the site causes the bins to overflow, with waste piling up around them, which attracts vermin and has become a health hazard

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London council accused of 'wasting' £138,000 on repainting bridge

A councillor for the area accused the plan of being a ‘cosmetic project’ and called for the funds to be spent in other ways

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Mayor demands TfL transparency over ‘misery’ caused by London Underground track noise

Londoners in Brent, Kennington, Islington, Camden and South Wimbledon are particularly affected

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South London family 'moved further down an emergency housing queue' plan to fight High Court ruling

Carmen Castro Guallichico claimed her position on the council’s direct offer waiting list for social housing went backwards over a six-month period

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Green Party defends politicians who attended Burnham effigy stabbing protest

Members of Hackney Council’s ruling Green Party attended a demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was repeatedly stabbed with darts

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TfL and GLA top UK local authority debt list with combined £20bn borrowing

New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows TfL holds almost £14 billion of the record high total £155 billion of local authority debt in the UK

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West London mum 'sexually assaulted by man in temporary accommodation'

Kelly Butler, 38, says the man tried to grab and kiss her in the Chiswick Travelodge

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London council accused of double standards after covering parking fines for staff while pursuing public

Hounslow Council paid itself hundreds of pounds for a range of parking and driving fines in the borough – effectively letting off workers who flouted rules

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London borough's staff 'mistakenly' used council credit card to pay for haircut and podcast subscriptions

Freedom of Information request reveals council staff accidentally using council card for personal purchases

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Legendary London gym which trained Olympians and Sean Connery faces closure

The much-loved venue is one of the oldest powerlifting gyms in the country - but is facing an uncertain future amid a rent hike

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London council 'playing Russian roulette' with lives over management of popular lido

Thousands of visitors are unaware that swimming in the west London lido is banned

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South London tower block residents 'cooking' in flats as temperatures hit 35C

Residents have suffered heat-related illness, including vomiting, with several temporarily rehoused

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One taken to hospital after fight breaks out at Hampstead Heath lido

Several members of staff were reportedly injured at the north London pool

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Residents outraged as west London flat block becomes fly-tipping hotspot

Locals at Felix Court in Yiewsley say problems around their block, including a rat infestation, have increased in recent years

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Hampstead Heath café to reopen after controversial takeover

Parliament Hill Café was one of five north London sites put up for tender by the City of London Corporation last year

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