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South Kensington Tube £120 million redevelopment finally set to begin as TfL awards contract

Overcrowding and a lack of disabled access at the busy station will be tackled by the project, which will also deliver new homes

Evening Standard · Sep 22

London's hottest regeneration district revealed: Area to deliver 32,000 new jobs and 4,400 homes

Research by PriceHubble puts the combined gross development value of three west Kensington schemes at £11.8billion

Evening Standard · Sep 21

'Tax rises' in Budget: How London could be hammered with £624m 'mansion' levy on homes over £1.5m

Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Camden would be areas most impacted by lower threshold for the tax

Evening Standard · Sep 21

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Kemi Badenoch sits front row at M&S London Fashion Week show

This catwalk show was held at the Design Museum in Kensington, west London.

Evening Standard · Sep 18

More than 1.5 million Londoners face massive council tax hike next year

After Wandsworth announced a staggering 94% council tax hike, six other councils could announce huge increases

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Boutique flogging fake Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton on upmarket west London street ordered to pay huge fine

Council officers uncovered a haul of counterfeit designer goods worth the equivalent of £124,000 at the Kensington shop

Evening Standard · Sep 3

London boroughs facing Britain's largest council tax rises to launch challenge over Government funding cuts

Wandsworth, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster councils are expected to officially appeal the cuts

Evening Standard · Aug 26

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London leaders call for mansion tax to be scrapped as it's revealed homes in just four boroughs will pay £270m

Estimates show that households in Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Richmond and Westminster would pay about £270 million through the surcharge - half of what the Government predicts the tax will raise nationally

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Top restaurant serving London’s ‘best Sunday roast’ sparks noise and nuisance complaints

High-end eatery No. Fifty Cheyne brought before Kensington and Chelsea committee after complaints

Evening Standard · Aug 2

Saudi Prince Abdullah's death mystery solved: Alcohol, Cannabis, Xanax and multiple drugs found in his system; suicide ruled out

Saudi Prince death mystery solved: A London inquest has ruled that Prince Abdullah bin Fahad Al Saud, 29, died of cardiac arrest caused by a fatal combination of alcohol, GHB, cannabis, and anti-anxiety medications at the London Marriott Hotel Kensington in November 2025. The coroner recorded a verdict of death…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Madonna and Guy Ritchie's former Kensington home for rent for £8,992-per-month

The film director and the Queen of Pop lived in the mews house in the early noughties

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Saudi prince found dead in luxury Kensington hotel after cocktail of party drugs

The Saudi royal family member was found dead in his bathroom at the Marriott Hotel in west London, an inquest heard

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Man charged with triple murder over death of wife and two daughters

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested in Kensington, Johannesburg, and has since been charged with three counts of murder, the CPS said.

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Man wanted over death of wife and daughters in Britain arrested in South Africa

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, has been arrested in Kensington, Johannesburg, police in South Africa said in a statement on Friday.

Evening Standard · Jul 10

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Evening Standard · Jul 3

Andy Burnham 'to drive wealthy out of UK' if he hits London with huge tax raid to level up North

Kensington and Chelsea Council leader Elizabeth Campbell said that ‘punishing’ the capital would make the UK poorer

Evening Standard · Jun 25

'Compact lower ground floor space' for sale in Kensington for £150,000

What will £150,000 buy you in Kensington? A small, underground space without its own kitchen

The Independent UK · Jun 13

‘My life has been destroyed’: Nine years on, Grenfell survivors want justice – and a chance to move on

ON THE GROUND: Nearly a decade has passed since the devastating blaze that took the lives of 72 people, but survivors of the Grenfell fire still long for closure. Dan Haygarth speaks to locals living in the shadow of the tower, which continues to offer a reminder of the tragedy,…

Medical Daily · Jun 3

Philadelphia's Fight Against Fentanyl Reaches Turning Point as Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Lives

Philadelphia's fight against fentanyl is showing measurable results, with overdose deaths declining steadily due to expanded prevention and treatment efforts. Despite this success, unstable funding and a dangerous drug supply continue to pose serious risks.

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Evening Standard · Jun 1

London council seizes 2,500 badly parked e-bikes as Lime slapped with £143,000-worth of fines

Kensington and Chelsea council has slapped operators with £210,000 in fines, storage and release fees since the town hall began its enforcement action

inkl · Apr 29

What Happens If You Fall at a Business in Kensington, Philadelphia?

Many people experience slip and fall accidents at businesses in Kensington, Philadelphia, but navigating what to do next can be confusing.

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Jeffrey Epstein housed victims of abuse in network of London flats – even after 2015 Met Police report

A BBC investigation found Epstein had rented four flats in Kensington and Chelsea

Evening Standard · Apr 23

Wisteria hysteria warning: ‘We will take action,’ says London council as crowds of influencers seek stunning pictures

Tourists seeking attractive photos have descended on Kensington and Chelsea to pose in front of houses covered in climbing lilac wisteria

Evening Standard · Apr 15

Grenfell memorial funding approved as peers call for justice

The memorial is to be built on the current site of the tower in north Kensington

Evening Standard · Apr 15

Migrant armed with knives tried to break into London’s Israeli embassy to revenge killing of children in Gaza, court told

Abdullah Albadri, 34, is accused of planning a terror attack in Kensington

Evening Standard · Apr 10

Lord Mandelson facing fine of up to £300 after urinating in street

Kensington and Chelsea council is seeking to issue a fixed-penalty notice over the incident in Notting Hill, west London, in November.

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