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‘Fly girls love planes’ — inside the female planespotting club taking off in London

A 27-year-old from Hertfordshire has launched a women-only planespotting club after her first event at Heathrow Airport went viral on

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Wallington High Street tackles shoplifting crisis with crime watch WhatsApp group

Wallington high street has been tackling its shoplifting crisis with a crime watch WhatsApp group. Retailers, dissatisfied with lack of

Roehampton residents vote yes in London’s biggest regeneration ballot

Residents on one of London’s largest housing estates have overwhelmingly backed £100m regeneration plans. A ballot held by Wandsworth Council

Putney MP secures draft legislation to ban plastic in wet wipes

The UK Government has published draft legislation proposing a ban on wet wipes containing plastic, following a Commons debate led

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The Brits helping deliver aid to Ukraine in their spare time 

While governments debate strategy and sanctions, a quiet army of British volunteers have found their own ways to help keep

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Biggest phone theft crackdown in UK history lifts the lid on the endemic crisis of criminality in London  

The biggest phone theft crackdown in UK history led to the Metropolitan Police uncovering a criminal network suspected of smuggling

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Greggs and Primark roll out new shoplifter-busting tech across the UK

Greggs and Primark have confirmed the nationwide rollout of retrospective image-matching software to tackle soaring levels of shoplifting. Retail crime

Experts warn of looming London drugs crisis as deaths climb to new high

A group of experts have cautioned policy must change as drugs use deaths grew to the highest ever recorded in

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Cost of living crisis is forcing working parents to rely on charity to feed and clothe their babies

Charities have reported that London’s high cost of living is pushing more families into relying on baby banks.  Baby banks

London Palestine Film Festival returns this November with stories from Gaza and beyond

The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF), highlighting rich stories of Palestinian life, culture, and resistance, returns to London from 14-28

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Wallington pole studio celebrates 10 year milestone after surviving closure threat

The Warehouse Dance Studios in Wallington celebrated its 10th anniversary this month after being threatened by closure during the pandemic.

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