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A month of Palestine events and art

“VIVA VIVA PALESTINA – the hope and the horror” is the umbrella title of a series of events taking place at the Rich Mix Centre in Tower Hamlets during the month of November, organised by the Viva Viva Palestina Collective. The art – images, words, sounds – will, the organisers hope remind...

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Is it pay peace for Tube travellers?

TUBE WORKERS who are members of the Aslef trade union were due to go on strike on Thursday in their battle for better. That action has now been suspended because Transport for London (TfL) has come up with a better pay offer. Aslef acknowledged that the new pay offer was a significant improvement, b...

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'Appalling treatment' results in Stratford and Dagenham Ford workers' strike

An ongoing dispute between Ford and its administrative workers takes a new turn as a 24-hour strike was taken nationwide, including at the Dagenham plant.

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Victoria Beckham reveals son wasn't aware how 'good' his dad David was at football

David Beckham's son Cruz didn't know his dad was "so good" at football, reveals mum Victoria Beckham.

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When is Christmas Jumper Day 2024? Why the annual day is celebrated

Christmas Jumper Day this year will see Olly Murs, This Morning presenter Alison Hammond and more celebrities raise money for Save The Children.

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DO NOT APPROACH missing man who absconded from a Redbridge hospital

Police are urgently seeking the public’s help to locate a man who has absconded from hospital in Redbridge.

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Works on single c2c line to affect commuters for four days this week

A single line on the c2c network is set to undergo planned engineering works for four days this week.

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Man dies after being rescued from flat fire in London

A man has died after being rescued from a flat fire in Holborn.

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Volleyball pro caught with £600k of cannabis in suitcase at Heathrow Airport

Pro volleyball player Raekelle Powell has been jailed after Heathrow Airport Border Force officers found £600k of cannabis in her suitcase.

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This is the £1.4bn reason some trains will be cancelled at major London station

Some train services from King’s Cross station have been cancelled so that testing as part of a £1.4 billion project can take place.

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Council boss to quit but says: 'There is no drama here'

The chief executive of Redbridge Council has announced he will be stepping down after nine months in the job.

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Woman seriously injured after hit being by delivery van in west London

A woman is seriously injured after being hit by a delivery van in Hammersmith.

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Man in his 30s taken to hospital after stabbing in west London

A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in west London.

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'Litter-filled streets make me feel ashamed if anyone comes to visit me'

A Becontree resident has complained that she feels "ashamed" to live in her area as a result of years of litter and dirt coating the streets.

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Is Starmer about to do his own “Windrush”?

MIGRANTS BEWARE! Keir Starmer’s Government is about to make an administrative error which could accidentally remove the rights of settled migrants in the UK – dwarfing the consequences of the “Windrush” fiasco. Most migrants in the UK have a Biometric Resident Permit (BRP) and/or a Biometric...

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Man in his 40s 'assaulted' and left with facial injuries after incident in Dagenham

A man in his 40s has been taken to hospital with facial injuries after an "assault" at a home in Hitherfield Road, Dagenham.

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Man rushed to hospital after incident at a home in Dagenham

A man has been rushed to hospital after an incident at a home in Hitherfield Road, Dagenham last night.

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Thousands to march through London today in demand of cleaner water

The March for Clean Water will see protesters rally in Parliament Square to call for more action to keep the UK's rivers and seas clean.

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Selling our health data: so wrong

Boris had his parties at no. 10; Cameron his parties back at university; and Starmer had a bottle of beer in an MP’s office. But now there’s a new scandal brewing: and it’s to do with your personal health information. First, we must have better IT in the NHS. It’s important that anyone treat...

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Welcome to Islamophobia Awareness Month!

England cricketer Moeen Ali is the ambassador and “Seeds of Change” is the slogan for this year’s Islamophobia Awareness Month, which runs through the month of November. The month began back in 2012, at an event in the London Muslim Centre. From that event, the not-for-profit Islamophobia Awar...