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Transport for London sets out plans for all newly licensed minicabs to be fully electric by 2028
TfL proposals aim to cut harmful emissions from London's minicabs, with wheelchair-accessible vehicles given an extra two years to make the switch
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Police bust 400 London shops and ‘rogue’ car boot sales handing ‘shopping lists’ to thieves
The Met had arrested 42 people and seized up to £100,000 in suspected stolen goods in busts on ‘rogue’ shops across London. Officers raided 400 shops suspected of selling stolen goods including iPhones, in a two-week operation codenamed Zoridon. Cosmetics and food were also among...
Motorcyclist filmed himself on GoPro goading police and speeding at nearly 200mph
He then filmed himself running into a hedge where he is tackled by an officer.
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Manhunt for killer after dying man ‘found dumped in bin’ in Plymouth alley
A red tent can be seen off a service road near Garden Crescent where some wheelie bins in the area (Picture: FPS Images) A dying man was found in a wheelie bin sparking a murder investigation in Plymouth. Paramedics were called to concerns for the welfare of a man in the West Hoe area a...
Top Secret Comedy Club that hosted Rob Beckett and Katherine Ryan plans new London venue near Fleet Street
Top Secret Comedy Club is looking to open a site just off Fleet Street on 10 Fetter Lane
Enfield murder: Man shot dead at London pub is named as police hunt mystery person 'in possible disguise'
Erdem Mustafa, 35, was shot dead in the Sun and Woolpack pub in Enfield on Monday
Man rushed to hospital after Pizza Hut sign crashes down on him in busy London street
A man was rushed to hospital after a Pizza Hut sign came crashing down on him on South Road, Southall
Misery of London tenants as tower block wrapped in scaffolding for over six years
Tenants of flats in Islington says their building remains encased in scaffolding despite no work having taken place for years
All London rail closures over Christmas and New Year in full as Network Rail carry out £152m upgrade works
Network Rail will carry out a £152million programme of planned engineering works over the festive period
London Reform councillor says 'perfectly legitimate' to call for grooming gang death penalty
A Hounslow councillor says he stands by recorded comments saying he supported ‘executions’ taking place in the Downing Street garden
First picture of ‘kindest’ mum who tried to drive herself to hospital after being stabbed
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More than 1,000 object to 'monstrous' tower block plans in west London
Planning permission was originally granted for 213 homes in 2020, but the developer wants to increase that number to 287
Suffolk’s ‘most depressing pumpkin patch’ event compared to Willy Wonka disaster
Family hopes for a great day out were squashed
London Press Club Awards 2026: Full list of winners as 'vintage year for scoops' celebrated
Dozens of the media industry’s most influential figures gathered for the annual awards at Stationer’s Hall
Mystery of Westminster Abbey skeleton 'solved'
For over 150 years, historians have hotly debated the identity of the Westminster skeleton. But now, we may finally know his name...
Ex-MP to be questioned over ‘rape of woman in Parliament’
Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week for a series of child sex offences (Picture: AFP/GETTY IMAGES) A disgraced former MP and party leader has been accused of raping a woman in the Houses of Parliament. Jeffrey Donaldson, who once led the Democratic Unionist P...
Man crushed by falling Pizza Hut sign in busy London high street
Man crushed by falling Pizza Hut sign in west London rushed to hospital (Picture: Google Maps) A pedestrian has been rushed to hospital after a Pizza Hut sign fell on him on a busy London high street. The man was walking on Southall Broadway past the takeaway when the shopfront came fal...
Who is 'London's batman'? Masked 'saviour' gives thousands to strangers in random acts of kindness
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s London’s Batman... swooping in to pay for petrol, parking fines and even pothole repairs
Major Christmas market axed for second year in a row leaving residents reeling
The Christmas market’s future is hanging in the balance Locals have claimed ‘Scrooge is alive and well’ after funding cuts forced a popular Christmas Market in the Midlands to be scrapped. Boldmere Christmas Festival, on the outskirts of Birmingham, had been running for 15 years...
London commuters hit out at 'garish' Turkish Airlines adverts on Elizabeth line
TfL’s year-long partnership with international airline sparks strong reaction on social media