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Council tax hikes: Thousands of Londoners to pay for first time while some face bills doubling

Kensington and Chelsea is expected to follow in the footsteps of Wandsworth, Westminster and Hackney and double council tax bills for some home owners in the borough

Evening Standard

$1.50 mangoes: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November

Kensington Pride, Calypso and Honey Gold mangoes are the juiciest of the crop right now – but avoid potatoes until prices come back down

The Guardian - AU

London protests LIVE: Four arrests as UKIP protest and counter-demo begin in capital

A counter-demonstration organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and local groups is due to go ahead from noon in east London

Evening Standard

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State pension age 'may have to be fast-tracked' beyond 70 as thousands more live to 100

The highest life expectancy in England for women was in Kensington and Chelsea at 86.5 years

Evening Standard

Jewish man questioned by police in London for 'antagonising' Palestine protesters by wearing Star of David

The man, in his 40s, was arrested at around 7pm on August 29 during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington

Evening Standard

Closure of GP clinics will leave thousands of vulnerable Victorians without ‘lifesaving healthcare’

GP services will end at the Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington sites in December

The Guardian - AU

The Kensington, London, hotel review

HOTELS: Samuel Mathewson checks into this elegant former townhouse, with all the elements for a cosy city break

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House in legendary Kensington artists' studios for sale for £4.35m

The house was previously owned by the architect Christopher Smallwood, who renovated and re-designed the house himself

Evening Standard

Noel Clarke 'arrested' as Metropolitan Police officers seize laptop during five-hour raid at Kensington home

It comes days after the BAFTA-winning actor was forced to pay The Guardian £3 million in his sex abuse libel case

Evening Standard

Over 100 fake Labubu dolls seized by Kensington and Chelsea Council

The fakes were seized from seven local shops, including supermarkets and souvenir stores in Earl’s Court

Evening Standard

Prolific shoplifter who stole more than £100,000 of goods from London Boots stores is jailed

Liam Hutchinson, 32, has been banned from entering the borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the next five years and every Boots store in the UK for ten years

Evening Standard

Kensington pub rebrands to The Trump Arms and opens permanent 'Charlie Kirk debate room'

The MAGA overhaul by the US-loving landlord features a room dedicated to conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Evening Standard

London’s SUVs now take up the same space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The number of SUVs in London has increased by almost three-quarters of a million since 2002

Evening Standard

'Serious failings' identified by housing regulator at Kensington and Chelsea Council

Kensington and Chelsea, the borough which contains Grenfell Tower, has been handed the second lowest grade by the Government Regulator over the state of its social housing

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Notting Hill residents taken on council-funded seaside trip for bank holiday weekend to avoid Carnival

Kensington and Chelsea council forked out over £25,000 to take older residents on holiday during Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend

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Rent Crisis: Britons Forced to Spend Over a Third of Salary on Housing – Here Are the UK's Priciest Areas

New ONS figures reveal renters in England spend 36.3% of income on housing, with London tenants paying 41.6% — and some boroughs like Kensington and Chelsea swallowing more than 70%.

The Independent UK

Map: The most and least affordable areas to rent across the country

In the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, average renters were spending nearly 75% of their income on rent

Evening Standard

New restaurant at Kensington Roof Gardens as it records £26m loss

Sirs Mick Jagger and David Beckham, Idris Elba and Bella Hadid among those to have celebrated special events recently at venue in west London

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Kensington hotel worker jailed over child rape livestream had twice dodged prosecution for abuse images

Lester Sharpe was jailed for more than eight years for organising the livestream rape of a girl

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Dozens of supercars worth £7m are seized in Kensington and Chelsea anti-social driving crackdown

Two uninsured Lamborghinis had been flown into Britain for their owner’s summer holiday

Evening Standard

Stanley knife left in Kensington nursery picked up by child sparking urgent safety probe

The knife was found by one child who then passed it on to another before it was handed over to a member of staff

Evening Standard

London council back-pedals after issuing cyclist with £100 fine for riding in a cycle lane

Kensington and Chelsea council admits on-the-spot fine was issued in error and reviews other cases after The Standard intervenes

Evening Standard

Trains could soon run from London to Berlin after new UK-Germany treaty is signed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a wide-ranging deal in Kensington on Thursday

Evening Standard

Council tenant made to hand back keys after lying about owning home ‘won in competition'

The tenant was investigated by Kensington and Chelsea Council's anti-fraud squad following a tip-off from the housing team

Evening Standard

Moment shoplifters caught stealing baby clothes worth £800 from boutique popular with Princess of Wales

Metropolitan Police officers appeal for information over theft on Walton Street, South Kensington

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