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TfL and councils rake in £400m as drivers get 7.6m traffic fines
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TfL and councils rake in £400m as drivers get 7.6m traffic fines

THE number of penalty fines issued to drivers in London hit a record of almost 7.6 million in the past year, figures revealed today.

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October 26, 2023
Noel Clarke begins his £10m libel battle over 'serial abuser' claims
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Noel Clarke begins his £10m libel battle over 'serial abuser' claims

ACTOR Noel Clarke was today facing The Guardian in the first round of his £10 million High Court libel battle over allegations of sexual misconduct and bullying which torpedoed his career.

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October 26, 2023
Staff outcry brings cull of foxes to a halt at UPS London depot
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Staff outcry brings cull of foxes to a halt at UPS London depot

A CULL of urban foxes at a parcel firm in north London was halted after objections from staff.

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October 26, 2023
Now I live in fear, says GB athlete as stop and search police are sacked
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Now I live in fear, says GB athlete as stop and search police are sacked

TEAM GB athlete Bianca Williams says she is now anxious whenever she sees a police car and had considered leaving the UK after two Met officers were sacked over a controversial stop and search of her car.

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October 26, 2023
How dare you! Anger as more kidnap posters are ripped down
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How dare you! Anger as more kidnap posters are ripped down

POLICE in London are investigating a series of incidents where posters of kidnapped Israeli civilians have been vandalised or ripped down.

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October 26, 2023
Hero Briton fought back at Hamas with their own grenades
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Hero Briton fought back at Hamas with their own grenades

A BRITISH-Israeli soldier picked up and threw seven Hamas grenades, saving dozens of lives in a crowded shelter, before an eighth exploded in his hand, killing him, his grandmother has said.

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October 26, 2023
Tanks go in as Israel warns invasion of Gaza is imminent
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Tanks go in as Israel warns invasion of Gaza is imminent

Netanyahu sends in hardware to prepare battleground’ as ministers debate evacuation of trapped Britons

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October 26, 2023
How on earth did Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas sign up to this car crash?
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How on earth did Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas sign up to this car crash?

WHATEVER drew Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James to Penelope Skinner's shambling, implausible exploration of the raw deal women get utterly fails to materialise on stage.

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October 26, 2023
Gunman sought help 'after hearing voices' before deadly massacre spree
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Gunman sought help 'after hearing voices' before deadly massacre spree

AT least 22 people were feared dead today and 60 more injured after a man armed with a military-style assault rifle opened fire in a bowling alley and bar in the US state of Maine.

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October 26, 2023
Ramsdale return can't be far away after latest shaky show from Raya
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Ramsdale return can't be far away after latest shaky show from Raya

IF Mikel Arteta is true to his word, then Aaron Ramsdale deserves a recall and another chance to prove why he should be Arsenal No1.

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October 25, 2023
ARTETA LEFT DAZZLED BY HIS MATCHWINNER, THEN FACES ANXIOUS WAIT OVER INJURY
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ARTETA LEFT DAZZLED BY HIS MATCHWINNER, THEN FACES ANXIOUS WAIT OVER INJURY

ON a night when Mikel Arteta needed his young side to come of age in the Champions League, fittingly one of Arsenal’s most experienced players led the way.

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October 25, 2023
JESUS: WE MUST BELIEVE WE CAN BE EURO KINGS
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JESUS: WE MUST BELIEVE WE CAN BE EURO KINGS

STRIKER THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET TO TEAM-MATES AFTER PLAYING STARRING ROLE IN AMAZING’ VICTORY

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October 25, 2023
Time for crumbling champions to prove they truly believe in mission improbable
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Time for crumbling champions to prove they truly believe in mission improbable

AS ENGLAND rolled away from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night, having conceded more runs than ever in an ODI and been despatched by a record margin by South Africa, the cruellest fact might have been that, still, they were not out of the World Cup.

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October 25, 2023
London enjoys sunny moment in long rivalry with New York
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London enjoys sunny moment in long rivalry with New York

AFTER are cent trip to London, veteran New York Post real estate journalist Steve Cuozzo wrote that London was “clobbering the Big Apple” with its regeneration and infrastructure delivery.

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October 25, 2023
Home sales 'turn a corner' a year after Kwarteng
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Home sales 'turn a corner' a year after Kwarteng

LONDON’S property market has finally “turned a corner” a year after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, with property listings back at levels seen before the ex-chancellor’s ill-fated Commons statement and prices starting to tick up again.

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October 25, 2023
A Christmas Eve game would be a slap in the face for football fans
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A Christmas Eve game would be a slap in the face for football fans

THE festive fixture list is comfortably one of the best aspects of English football.

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October 25, 2023
High on cost, low on laughs, you'll leave bored and broke
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High on cost, low on laughs, you'll leave bored and broke

MIDWAY through dinner at Mauro Colagreco, the shining flagship at the head of Raffles London’s fearsome armada of all-new food and beverage options, our server invoked the idea of lively, familial warmth.

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October 25, 2023
Minister blasts Secretary-General as wrong for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'
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Minister blasts Secretary-General as wrong for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'

Minister blasts Secretary-General as wrong for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'

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October 25, 2023
Profound, absurd and full of sass - this might be the best thing since sliced bread
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Profound, absurd and full of sass - this might be the best thing since sliced bread

IT seems writer Lynn Nottage can turn just about anything into dramatic gold.

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October 25, 2023
I'll keep taking the long-term action needed to make UK better'
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I'll keep taking the long-term action needed to make UK better'

RISHI Sunak doubled down today on his bid to be a great reformer in British politics as he vowed there is \"more to do\" after a series of landmark decisions.

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October 25, 2023
KULUSEVSKI: WE MUST EXPLOIT OUR BIG BREAK
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KULUSEVSKI: WE MUST EXPLOIT OUR BIG BREAK

EURO ABSENCE GIVES SPURS HUGE’ EDGE IN LEAGUE

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October 24, 2023
Midfield key with Gunners needing to be fast learners
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Midfield key with Gunners needing to be fast learners

IT is not yet win or bust for Arsenal in the Champions League, but Mikel Arteta knows the importance of a victory here in Spain tonight.

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October 24, 2023
Crime analysis software takes engineer from BT to the DEA
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Crime analysis software takes engineer from BT to the DEA

OF THE many new businesses concocted every year, about 90% fail, a handful make the world taste better, a smattering boost global sustainability efforts.

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October 24, 2023
Hipgnosis search for new deal falls flat
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Hipgnosis search for new deal falls flat

THE saga over the future of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund took another twist today ahead of a crucial vote on its future.

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October 24, 2023
Ugly buildings are a health issue - make London beautiful again
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Ugly buildings are a health issue - make London beautiful again

THERE’S a problem. Almost everyone can feel it. The outsides of most new buildings are soulless and depressing. Except for a few exceptions, most of them are boring.

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October 24, 2023
Starmer walks a tightrope on the Middle Kast
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Starmer walks a tightrope on the Middle Kast

A GLANCE at the opinions polls suggests that Keir Starmer is not obviously weighed down by the Iraq war, which hobbled his party for years. Yet it casts a long shadow over Labour still.

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October 24, 2023
Diana scandal hid in plain sight for 24 years
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Diana scandal hid in plain sight for 24 years

Why we finally decided Bashir’s Panorama tactics mattered

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October 24, 2023
130,000 workers in capital get 10% rise as 'Living Wage' is boosted
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130,000 workers in capital get 10% rise as 'Living Wage' is boosted

MORE than 130,000 Londoners are set to receive a 10 per cent pay boost, as the London Living Wage rises from £11.95 an hour to £13.15.

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October 24, 2023
How Jewish and Palestinian Londoners are feeling now
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How Jewish and Palestinian Londoners are feeling now

While the devastating events of the Israel-Hamas conflict may be taking place 2,500 miles away, the repercussions have been felt by people from communities here in London. Emma Loffhagen speaks to the capital's diasporas

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October 24, 2023
Minister keen to roll out surgical robots in NHS amid record treatment waiting times
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Minister keen to roll out surgical robots in NHS amid record treatment waiting times

MORE robots are set to be rolled out across the NHS after the success of pioneering technology in London.

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October 24, 2023