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Waltham Forest issued with £2,000 fine for failing to act on mouldy home for nearly two years

Waltham Forest failed to efficiently manage the contractors carrying out the repairs on a home with leaks and mould

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Work starts on Europe’s first museum dedicated to anti-apartheid history

The former North London headquarters of the exiled African National Congress (ANC) will be transformed into the Centre of Memory and Learning

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TikTok star told to stop filming on tube

'Tube Girl' has 800,000 TikTok followers but has been forced to stop filming ‘paid partnership’ videos on London Underground

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Defib the cat saved from eviction

The London Ambulance ditched a plan to rehouse the elderly cat from Walthamstow Ambulance Station after over 60,000 people signed a petition against the move, which was described as “cruel” and “unnecessary”

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Walthamstow health centre shuts doors after over six decades

Staff at the St James Medical Practice, which has been run by Dr Prakash Kuwar since 1994, said they were 'sad' to be leaving a building they'd worked in for years

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More than 100k London pensioners at risk of losing winter fuel allowance despite being eligible

The government announced in September that the winter fuel payment will now be means tested

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Thousands sign petition against ‘cruel’ plan to rehouse elderly cat at Walthamstow Ambulance Station

Defib, 16, has lived at the station since he was a kitten, but management wants to rehouse him amid concerns he could be run over by ambulances

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Half of Londoners on low wages resort to using foodbanks, report finds

Nearly one quarter of the capital’s lowest-paid workers have been going to a foodbank as often as once a week or more

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Campaigners warn against development on Leyton floodplain

The 30-storey towers will overlook Hackney Marshes and the Old River Lea, in what campaigners have called an 'ecologically sensitive' area

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Person dies after incident on Elizabeth Line at busy station

A person has died after an incident on the Elizabeth Line at a busy west London train station.

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Man in his 40s arrested after stabbing at London Victoria Underground station

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a stabbing at London Victoria station.

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LIVE as train delays at London Bridge set to last for hours after depot issue

Good morning! Check before you travel this morning as you may expect delays on your journey.

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Dad-of-three visited by debt collectors after he paid ULEZ charge on wrong day

A London dad of three has shared his concerns after he paid the ULEZ charge on the wrong day and got a visit from debt collectors.

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Man shot dead and four stabbed in GRIM weekend across London

A grim weekend across London has seen four people stabbed and a man shot dead.

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Is Facebook and Instagram down? Users report issues logging into platforms

Here is everything you need to know as users report issues logging into Facebook and Instagram.

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Nine emergency calls report car fire near shopping centre and tube station

A car has been filmed engulfed in flames near to a popular shopping centre and underground station in Shepherd's Bush.

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Victoria Line suspended due to fire at Kings Cross

Commuters are experiencing severe delays on the line following a small track side fire that was put out by firefighters this afternoon

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'I took a sex, drugs and gin tour of Charles Dickens' home'

Charles Dickens lived at 48 Doughty Street when he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby and visitors can learn about his personal life by taking a tour

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The exact date Oxford Street's Christmas lights will be switched on

Oxford Street's Christmas light switch-on will take place in November, find out the exact date.

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Pub landlords ban kids - and 'don't give a toss' about backlash

Owners of The Wheel Inn, Ashford have banned children to create a space just for adults.