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Leighton House Museum reopens in Kensington after £8m refurbishment - and it’s an antidote to our times

The museum known for its stunning Arab Hall has been refreshed with new spaces (and, yes, a cafe) in a way that breathes in new life

Evening Standard

We saw Liverpool's first underground 'superbins' in action

Radical plan to clean up city streets is underway and we were invited to see the first new bins being operated

Liverpool Echo

Scottish estate twice the size of Gibraltar on sale for less than a house in Kensington

Located on the west coast of Scotland, the Tayvallich Estate comes with 3,380 acres of land, 13 houses and more than a dozen small islands.

Evening Standard

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Tenant breaks down in tears in bid to block HMO in Kensington

Concerns were raised about anti-social behaviour and sex workers in the area

Liverpool Echo

Ivy owner Richard Caring challenges order to remove ‘excessive’ windows on £40m mansion

The billionaire behind private members club Annabel’s has locked horns with the local council over the size of the windows in his new South Kensington mansion

Evening Standard

‘Extremely talented’ drill rapper Maximillian Kusi-Owusu shot dead by Kensington High Street flats

Family friends said Max Kusi-Owusu ‘would do anything in this world’ for his young daughter

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s 'enormously' lavish £635m Kensington Palace apartment

Prince William, 39, and Kate, 40, have lived in their home since 2013 and completely revamped the property to suit their tastes before moving in with their first child Prince George, 8.

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Billionaire angers neighbours by closing busy South Kensington road for gardening work

The road, used by emergency service vehicles, will be closed for two weeks

The Independent UK

Car owned by Diana, Princess of Wales, to go on sale

A car used by Diana, Princess of Wales is going under the hammer at auction on Saturday.The black Ford Escort RS Turbo was driven by Diana from August 23, 1985 to May 1, 1988 and is expected to fetch a six-figure sum.Diana was previously pictured with the RS Turbo Series…

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Airbnb to work with councils to expose tenancy fraudsters

Council tenants who illegally sub-let their homes on Airbnb are at greater risk of being exposed after a landmark court ruling.

Evening Standard

Hawkes filly set to make dashing return at Newcastle

The Hawkes stable will send classy three-year-old filly Dashing Legend to Newcastle to kick off her spring campaign on Saturday. The daughter of Snitzel resumes in the maiden plate (900m). She has a soft draw and, with 55kg and more than $71,000 in the bank, she is very well weighted…

Newcastle Herald

Tamara Ecclestone offers £6m reward for recovery of stolen jewels

Her Kensington mansion was ransacked of £25m worth of cash, jewellery and gems in 2019

The Independent UK

Tamara Ecclestone offers £6m reward for recovery of stolen jewels

Cash and gems worth £25m were stolen from her Kensington mansion in 2019

The Guardian - UK

Tamara Ecclestone offers multimillion-pound reward after ‘traumatising’ burglary

Her Kensington mansion was ransacked of £25 million worth of cash, jewellery and gems in 2019.

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Iconic red phone box with own electricity supply on sale for £45k - but there's a catch

The red phone box, in Kensington, West London, is up for sale by Bid X1 and has been placed on the market at a guide price of £45,000 - with the opportunity to turn it into a quirky business

Liverpool Echo

Stash house busted as £50,000 in dirty cash seized by police

A raid on a single house in Kensington produced a decent result for Merseyside Police

Daily Mirror

Homeless man with cancer finally has his own home after nearly 40 years on the streets

The day after finding out he had prostate cancer, the pensioner knew he had to accept the offer of a warm home after being approached by a Kensington and Chelsea Council worker

Liverpool Echo

Suspect named after teen slashed in neck during racial attack

Two teenagers were slashed and racially abused by stranger in the street

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Prince Harry said Kate Middleton was "a prisoner in Kensington Palace", according to royal expert

"Catherine can't walk in the park like Diana used to."

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing has changed since Grenfell’: Emma Dent Coad on death threats and PTSD as Kensington’s Labour MP

She won the traditionally Tory seat just days before the fire. She talks about her powerlessness on that terrible night – and her battle to reform the council

The Independent UK

William and Kate’s attendance at Grenfell service hailed as ‘huge’ for community

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were among those who observed a 72-second silence at the base of the tower in north Kensington.

Evening Standard

Five years on from Grenfell we locals need justice now

It is five years today since the tragic night when the North Kensington community witnessed the biggest civilian disaster of its kind since World War 2. But it is almost six years since Francis O’Connor wrote the now infamous “Playing With Fire” piece on the Grenfell Action Group blog and…

The Independent UK

Senior royals, rappers and politicians join Grenfell community for anniversary

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a memorial service at the base of the north Kensington tower block.

The Guardian - UK

I was the first firefighter into Grenfell Tower. Little has changed, and it could happen again

Every time the bells go I pray it’s not a high-rise fire, says Dave Badillo, a North Kensington firefighter

Daily Mirror

George, Charlotte and Louis at heart of reason William and Kate to leave London

Prince William and wife Kate are making quick moves to leave Kensington Palace as they feel 'confined by London' and want their three children to have a normal upbringing

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