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Decision on major Silvertown redevelopment plans delayed

A Newham Council committee has voted to delay their decision on the project until there is more clarity on funding for a footbridge

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Person dies after being hit by train in Kent with cancellations across London

A person has died after being hit by a train, with cancellations to services across London.

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M25 closed due to 'police incident' causing SEVERE delays

The M25 near Heathrow Airport is closed due to a 'police incident'.

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Woman's 'hair pulled' and substance sprayed in 'racial assault' at Bond Street

An unknown substance is alleged to have been sprayed at a family during a 'racially aggravated assault' at a London Underground station.

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Police officer ‘sent pensioner flying’ in fatal royal escort motorbike crash

A police motorcyclist hit and killed a pensioner while driving over the speed limit through a red light as he escorted the Duchess of Edinburgh through London, a court has heard.

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President Trump threatens BBC with legal action over speech edit

BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the corporation would like to apologise for an “error of judgment” over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.

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'DO NOT TRAVEL' warning for trains at major London station after track fault

Customers are being told "do not travel" on trains from a major London station amid a swathe of cancellations and delays. Live updates here.

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Former BBC DJ bailed after appearing in court charged with rape

Former BBC Radio One DJ Tim Westwood has been granted conditional bail after appearing in court charged with rape and sexual assault.

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Co-op to open 51 new and transformed UK stores before Christmas - the full list

Co-op is set to open 51 new and transformed stores across the UK before Christmas - see the full list.

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London-bound South Western trains to Waterloo disrupted after police incident

South Western trains to London Waterloo will be disrupted for hours after a police incident in Basingstoke.

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Seven injured across London after horrific stabbings and shooting in one week

Seven people have been injured across London after five stabbings, a shooting and acts of violence in one week.

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Stabbing suspect and 'child sex offender' on Crimestoppers' London most wanted

Our monthly round-up of the Londoners on the Crimestoppers most wanted list.

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Liverpool Street station to shut for a week over Christmas

London Liverpool Street station will be closed from December 25 to January 1 for Network Rail upgrades, affecting Greater Anglia services.

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Man charged with theft of luggage from Gatwick Airport

A 52-year-old man has been charged with the theft of luggage from Gatwick Airport.

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Davina McCall reveals breast cancer diagnosis which forced her to have surgery

Davina McCall has revealed she had breast cancer and had to undergo surgery in October to have it removed.

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Stratford man convicted after four-year manhunt following fatal shooting at a party

A man from Stratford has been convicted for his role in the murder of a man outside a party in Roydon, Essex.

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Mum's £70 13 hour Albania holiday is better value than London theatre trip

Two mum's bagged £70 return flights to spend 13 hours in Albania and says it's "better value" than a trip to London.

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Decision expected on plans to bulldoze former pub for 31-storey student housing

Plans to bulldoze The Builders Arms in Stratford to make way for a 31-storey student accommodation block are set for approval by Newham Council.

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Man taken to hospital and another arrested after stabbing in west London

A man was taken to hospital after a stabbing in Church Road, Northolt last night (November 6).

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Stratford event hears scholarship fund 'changing young people's lives'

Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in social housing who want to get to university hailed a scholarship fund at a Stratford event.