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Why wildfires could come to inner London
Plus: Facial recognition arrests at Notting Hill Carnival, TfL tries to convince people to use headphones, and the London cricket team bought by a…
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Why wildfires could come to inner London
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The real reason London pubs are putting service charges on pints
Plus: Preposterous London property of the week, Lime insists its e-bikes don't pose a threat to your legs, and Transport for London pays for 24/7…
Aug 20
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The real reason London pubs are putting service charges on pints
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Asif Aziz almost forced out one West End cinema. Is it happening again?
To undermine one central London cinema may be regarded as a misfortune; to do it twice two looks like carelessness.
Aug 15
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Asif Aziz almost forced out one West End cinema. Is it happening again?
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"My kidney burst in a Lime bike accident"
We had suggested it was effectively impossible for e-bike riders to claim on Lime's insurance policy. This reader got in touch to argue otherwise.
Aug 12
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"My kidney burst in a Lime bike accident"
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Addison Lee could provide your next ambulance
Plus: Phone retailer warns people not to use their phone outside their Oxford Street shop — and a £5.5m flat in Mayfair.
Aug 7
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Addison Lee could provide your next ambulance
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What a French lunch discount card tells us about London fare dodging
Plus: When are we getting al fresco summer dining in the centre of the capital — and the bale of hay dangling from a London bridge.
Jul 31
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What a French lunch discount card tells us about London fare dodging
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The man who sat on top of a lamppost for six hours
Plus: A £700,000 home in a converted garage in Hackney, how to quickly stop illegal fundraisers in London, steak price increases, and more shenanigans…
Jul 24
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The man who sat on top of a lamppost for six hours
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The billionaire and the tax evading gift shops
Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital manages a row of high-profile shops at Piccadilly Circus. So why does his team keeping renting them to students who vanish…
Jul 22
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The billionaire and the tax evading gift shops
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Why can't anyone stop the fundraisers outside London stations?
Inside Success and WeRBlighty have broken the law with their fundraising activities. So why are they are allowed to continue operating outside the…
Jul 17
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Why can't anyone stop the fundraisers outside London stations?
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Why London homes don't have air con
Plus: Lego asks the London Conservatives to stop using yellow bricks to mock Sadiq Khan — and do you want to live in a former aircraft factory in Zone…
Jul 13
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Why London homes don't have air con
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How London's bus drivers got the city home on 7/7
Plus: The capital misses out on transport funding again — and how to beat the queue for the Bayeux Tapestry.
Jul 9
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How London's bus drivers got the city home on 7/7
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"A swamp of muck and crap": Martin Lewis on how clickbait broke journalism
Plus: Is London getting new Bakerloo line trains after all and the property billionaire's £3m scaffolding bill.
Jul 5
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"A swamp of muck and crap": Martin Lewis on how clickbait broke journalism
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