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WATCH: London-based events series encourages strangers to come alone and leave as friends to combat loneliness

WATCH: Sounds of solidarity: London concert raises funds for Ukraine’s music students

Hundreds of Met officers and staff accused of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse remain employed

London’s black cab trade is at a crossroads: can it survive?

Live facial recognition: 3.5 million faces scanned, Black Londoners still disproportionately flagged

Eurostar hits record UK income as high-speed rail competition intensifies

Eurostar hits record profits of £200 million as high-speed rail competition intensifies

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Eight London boroughs have no council run youth clubs

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WATCH: Train users express frustration at Waterloo Station cancellations during Christmas period

Additional cancellations have been announced at London Waterloo Station over the Christmas period due to essential maintenance works being carried

WATCH: Wicked: For Good takes over London – with fans flocking to the West End

Lucy Packer standing at the Stadium

Lucy Packer hopes for Rugby World Cup effect at Harlequins’ Big Game 17 at Twickenham

Images of Thanksgiving including food, wine and a sign advertising dinner at a restaurant.

WATCH: Thanksgiving is the new dining trend in London

Graffiti inside the Leake street arches.

WATCH: The world of art remains unresponsive to London’s expansive graffiti scene

Lucy Packer standing at the Stadium

Lucy Packer hopes for Rugby World Cup effect at Harlequins’ Big Game 17 at Twickenham

Harlequins and England scrum-half Lucy Packer hopes the surge from the Red Roses’ World Cup victory can power Big Game

WATCH: Battersea-based cheerleading teams to compete in world championships

Team Europe celebrate a win on night two of the 2025 Mosconi Cup (Credit: James Bools)

Pool, pints, and pots: An electrifying night two at the Mosconi Cup

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WATCH: Squash hoping for Olympic Games boost as player numbers in England fall

Participants in the oldest motoring event in the world, the London to Brighton Run, take off from London's Hyde Park.

WATCH: The oldest motoring event in the world

A collection bucket with an image of a greyhound on it and box of dog biscuits sat on a counter at the charity Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare.

Hersham charity gives greyhounds a happy future

Volunteers at Richmond food charity cooking up

WATCH: Richmond cooking charity tackles food poverty and social isolation

The ethics of urban mushroom foraging: Can it be done without harming nature?

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The market forces reshaping the British pub

WATCH: Wicked: For Good takes over London – with fans flocking to the West End

WATCH: Promoters diversify dance events

A group of artists standing on a stage under a projector screen reading "W4 Winter Art and Design Fair"

WATCH: W4 Winter Art and Design Fair celebrates local artists for a fifth year

Route 23 set to premiere on the instagram-famous, The Moving Mug cafe

Images of Thanksgiving including food, wine and a sign advertising dinner at a restaurant.

WATCH: Thanksgiving is the new dining trend in London

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Hojicha – the roasted Japanese tea taking London’s café scene by storm

Coffee market prices have doubled and the storm is yet to hit London’s coffee shops

The George pub on Twickenham high street

Record breaking beer range and enticing new menu: The George has had a makeover in Twickenham

Trump baby balloon at protests in central London

Watch: Windsor and London protests over Donald Trump state visit

Serena Kohar, founder of Paulena's Bakery

Meet the micro-bakery founder finding freedom at Fulham Farmers’ Market

7/7, 20 years on: Pain, memory, resilience, and a city still under threat

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Southwark’s almshouses: a legacy built to shelter

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