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No trains into Liverpool Street for a week after Christmas

London Overground and Greater Anglia services will instead be diverted to other stations

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Tube strikes set for November but Khan ‘confident’ they’ll be cancelled

Two different trade unions have backed strike action across four different days next month

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Walthamstow tenant slams council for not taking action against landlord who punched him

Michael Woldehanna is asking Waltham Forest to prosecute his landlord for assaulting and 'discriminating against' him

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Waltham Forest eyeing cuts worth ‘£10m’ next year

Council leader Grace Williams told councillors there was a need to 'go further' and make 'even tougher choices' to reduce a multi-million pound overspend

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Wes Streeting says Whipps Cross Hospital rebuild ‘is going to happen’

Speaking on a visit to King George Hospital in Goodmayes today, the Health Secretary said he was 'absolutely committed to redeveloping Whipps Cross'

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New ‘toolkit’ to help tackle misogyny in London primary schools

City Hall resource developed by educational experts will use “workshops, drama and interactive sessions” to champion “healthy and respectful attitudes”

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Changes to HS2 being ‘actively considered’

Transport minister confirms talks are ongoing as reports suggest high-speed connection to Crewe is now planned

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The award-winning pubs in London you should enjoy a drink in

Looking for a good pub? Try out these award-winning pubs across London.

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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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Bromley driver forced to pay £16k after ignoring multiple ULEZ fines

A driver from Bromley has been forced to pay £16,000 after ignoring multiple ULEZ fines, TfL has said.

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Ambulance station cat set for 'eviction' allowed to stay after 62,000-strong petition

Defib the cat who was "under threat of eviction" from his ambulance station home in Walthamstow has been allowed to stay by the London Ambulance Service after a petition signed by more than 62,000 people.

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Support for pensioners to check their benefit eligibility

Voluntary Action Epping Forest encourage pensioners to get in touch with their Benefit Support team.

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EastEnders legend looks unrecognisable in terrifying new role

A popular EastEnders actress who left the BBC soap opera 36 years ago looks unrecognisable in new terrifying role on Channel 4.

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Air India flight declares emergency on London Heathrow approach after ‘bomb threat’

An Air India flight has declared an emergency on its approach to London Heathrow Airport after a suspected bomb threat.

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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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Youth centre conversion green-lit despite opposition

Controversial plans to partly convert Wanstead Youth Centre into an education hub have been approved by Redbridge Council.

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Services will not run on two major London rail routes this weekend

Services will not run on two major London rail routes from St Pancras - Thameslink and East Midlands Railways - this weekend due to engineering works.

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New BBC show to explore the history of a humble London flat throughout time

BBC Two's A House Through Time is back with a new series and is exploring a London flat during World War II.