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NCA raid suspected crime gang accused of exploiting migrants at cannabis farms

Five people were arrested in the National Crime Agency operation in London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Sales of £5 million-plus London mansions hit record high as super-rich splash the cash

Over 60% of second hand sales took place in traditional prime central London hotspots

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Eight gun plot thugs guilty of UK-wide conspiracy which saw firearm blasted at South Shields home

Paul Momat and right-hand man Joseph Millward, of South Tyneside, initiated the plot to lay down a warning to a rival

Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2023

Rooting Out Corrupt Police Officers ‘Won’t Be Rapid And Will Be Painful’

The head of Britain’s biggest police force said “painful stories” will emerge as work progresses to get rid of hundreds of corrupt officers. Sir Mark Rowley on Wednesday appealed to the people of London not to lose heart over “painful” and “ghastly” new crimes by Met officers that will be…

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Legendary London club Studio 338 announces plans for its tenth anniversary celebrations

The Greenwich superclub is marking the occasion with new sound and lighting systems and a more diverse music programme

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

081 Pizzeria: One of London’s finest pizza shops secures permanent site in Peckham

Naples-born Andrea Ascuiti has become well-known for his classic Neapolitan pizzas and snacks, and is now set to launch in his new south London home

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Londoners fight Met Police facial recognition

A London borough where police deploy controversial live facial recognition is protesting to the Metropolitan Police to ban its public use.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2023

Scottish gastropub makes list of the top 50 in UK as 'long-term favourite'

The best 50 gastropubs across the UK have been named by Estrella Damm and only one food and drink spot in Scotland makes an appearance in the prestigious list.

Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023

Drink-driver who killed rickshaw passenger in crash has sentence increased

Luis Balcazar Soto did not have a licence and was over twice the drink-drive limit in Elephant and Castle, south-east London.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023