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It’s yet another casualty in the capital’s late-night scene

Sven Badzak, 22, and a 16-year-old friend were attacked by a group of six young men as they walked in Kilburn, north London

The London chicken shop chain has collaborated with Heinz on a pop-up restaurant at The Standard hotel

England's capital, which is among Europe’s largest cities by population and is also Britain’s business hub, slipped to eighth position this year.

More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury’s personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queen’s greatest hits, are going on show in a free exhibition at Sotheby’s London ahead of their sale

The council said its scheme will provide £1,000 grants “to help the poorest areas in our community that are not well connected by public transport”

The Met said that, on occasion, “there may be technical or equipment failure, which means an encounter isn’t recorded”

Average rents in London are projected to soar to £2,700 per month next year, according to figures gathered by City Hall. Meanwhile, to rent just a single room in a shared house, tenants are forking out £1,000 on average.

Sven Badzak, 22, and a friend were attacked by a group of six men as they walked in Kilburn, north-west London, in February 2021

‘Teenagers are being stabbed to death in turf wars for someone’s weekend cocaine treat,’ said one social worker