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The Latest Breaking News from Kensington

Long-awaited transformation of South Kensington Tube station will start this year, TfL announces

30million passengers a year use the station - the busiest on the London Underground without step-free access

Evening Standard

London borough unable to collect council tax for four months after devastating cyber attack

Households living under Kensington and Chelsea council who pay their bills by direct debit are being asked to stump up between £274 and £1,095 in one go

Evening Standard

Ayatollah Khamenei's son owns £50m London flats overlooking Israeli embassy, probe reveals

Luxury Kensington apartments linked to Mojtaba Khamenei spark security fears as experts warn the properties could be used as a potential surveillance platform

Evening Standard

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Racing’s crisis intensifies with tracks on verge of civil war after Allen quits BHA

Lord Allen of Kensington’s brief and ultimately ineffectual tenure as chair of the British Horseracing Authority has come to an abrupt conclusion

The Guardian - UK

Jemima Khan blames builders at her £10million Kensington home after run-in with police

Explaining the blunder, Jemima Goldsmith blamed major renovation work on her £10 million Kensington home

Evening Standard

Albert Bridge may not fully reopen to traffic for a year after cracks discovered, warns council

‘Worst case scenario’ would mean full repairs take a year - but the west London bridge remains open to pedestrians and cyclists

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Mapped: London’s MMR vaccination rates as measles outbreak hits London

Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney and Hammersmith and Fulham reported the lowest uptake

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How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

For the past decade I have volunteered at St. Francis Inn, a soup kitchen in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

The Conversation

Cyber attack chaos disrupts property sales and planning decisions in two London boroughs

Building and property sales are at a standstill in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea following the data breach in November

Evening Standard

Transformation of one of London's busiest Tube stations takes major step forward

South Kensington Tube Station will get step-free access to the District and Circle line platforms and the Piccadilly line

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Kensington Roof Gardens Fire Turns Celebrity Hotspot Into Chaos, Sparks Safety Concerns

A fire at Kensington Roof Gardens forced evacuations, disrupted West London and renewed urgent concerns about safety at a celebrity-frequented venue.

International Business Times UK

When London celebrity nightclub will reopen after Monday morning fire

Approximately 40 individuals were evacuated from Kensington Roof Gardens in the early hours of Monday

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out at Kensington celebrity haunt The Roof Gardens as dozens escape building

Fire chiefs say a plant room on the roof of the building was destroyed by the blaze, but no injuries have been reported

Evening Standard

Billy Crudup's My London: Curry, Camden and graffiti in Hyde Park

The Morning Show star loves a walk through Kensington Palace Gardens, a dip in a Russian banya, and eating chicken tikka masala

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Poorest in London's wealthiest borough face big council tax hike after Government slashes funding by £108m

Meanwhile, the wealthiest residents in Kensington and Chelsea will see their council tax double

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Four police officers injured in violent clashes outside Iranian embassy in London

Missiles were thrown at officers and 14 people arrested as violence erupted outside the embassy in South Kensington

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Pothole repairs row breaks out as Government names and shames 'worst' London boroughs

Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea and Waltham Forest each given a “red” rating by the Department for Transport

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Dramatic scenes as man climbs Iranian embassy balcony in London and tears down Iranian regime flag

A man was seen climbing onto a balcony at the Iranian embassy in Kensington and unfurling a pre-1979 Iranian flag

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Hidden London: Ffiona's, the restaurant that turned away Hugh Grant and Madonna

A conman, opera singers and drunken all-nighters: Ffiona Reid Owen tells Josh Barrie the story of her Kensington bistro

The Independent UK

More than 100,000 households warned after cyber attack on Kensington and Chelsea Council

Over 100,000 households have been warned to be vigilant after their data was accessed

Evening Standard

Man charged on suspicion of trespassing twice on Kensington Palace grounds

The royal residence is sometimes home to the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children.

The Independent UK

Man charged after intruder breaks into Kensington Palace twice before Christmas

Derek Egan has been charged with trespassing on a protected site

The Guardian - US

‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope

Evening Standard

Londoners face eye-watering 75% council tax hikes in Government funding shake up

The IFS said eye-watering 75% increases in council tax could be seen in some London boroughs with historically lower bills

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea told to ‘put up or shut up’ over potential Earl’s Court move

Chelsea have been urged to ‘put up or shut up’ and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council

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