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Live facial recognition cameras to be used on UK’s busiest shopping street

Sadiq Khan has indicated the technology will be deployed on London’s Oxford Street despite human rights concerns

The Guardian - UK

Oxford Street tourists ‘to be monitored by facial recognition cameras’

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The Independent UK

Oxford Street shoppers to have faces scanned by controversial technology

LFR has been widely criticised by human rights groups, with one organisation describing the rollout as an escalation in routine public surveillance

The Independent UK

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Faces of Oxford Street shoppers to be scanned in hunt for wanted crime suspects

Sadiq Khan indicates newly pedestrianised Oxford Street will be included in a roll-out of live facial recognition cameras

Evening Standard

Inside M&S’s swanky Oxford Street revamp, the blueprint for its £700m growth strategy

As boss Stuart Machin unveils a new-look Pantheon the retailer has fashion and overseas challenges ahead

The Guardian - UK

Pinterest opens Oxford Street office as Sadiq Khan vows end to American candy stores

Proposals to make the busy London thoroughfare completely vehicle-free from Orchard Street to Great Portland Street are expected to complete by the end of this summer

Evening Standard

M&S unveils new-look flagship store on Oxford Street

The retail giant is opening two new floors of the shop in the iconic Pantheon building

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London 'cauldron': Oxford Street and Regent Street hit 56C amid record heatwave

Thermal camera images reveal extreme heat on London’s streets

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan in 'democratic stitch-up' storm over Oxford Street pedestrianisation

The London Mayor is pressing ahead with the controversial change to Britain’s flagship shopping street

Evening Standard

Queer arts, culture fest returns for biggest year yet

Pride Fest, a queer arts and cultural festival, returns to Oxford Street for its biggest year yet aiming to revitalise the area as winter sets in.

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Westminster Tories accused of ‘U-turning’ on promise for Oxford Street after plans for judicial review ditched

The leader of Westminster City Council said a legal challenge against pedestrianisation was ‘simply impossible at this late stage’

Evening Standard

Westminster council leader hits out at ‘Temu’ Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans

If all goes to plan, Oxford Street will become fully pedestrianised by the end of summer 2026

Evening Standard

No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more

It documents how a modest Oxford Street studio, open for 66 years, assembled an astonishing archive of famous faces

Digital Camera World

Where to stay, eat, shop (and spa!) on London's iconic Oxford Street

Abha Shah presents the ultimate guide to London’s commercial capital

Evening Standard

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Two new east-west bike routes through central London for cyclists banned from Oxford Street

The removal of traffic – buses, taxis and bikes – is a central part of London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan’s vision for transforming the famous street

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Iconic Sydney Gay Bar Stonewall Closing Its Doors After 28 Years: ‘Sad & Difficult Decision’

The staple Oxford Street fixture first opened its doors in 1997.

Evening Standard

Live facial recognition cameras for Oxford Street as Met tells phone companies to act on mobile crime

Police want to ‘design out crime’ from soon-to-be pedestrianised street

Evening Standard

Anti-terror gates on Oxford Street will prevent cyclists riding through Sadiq Khan's 'pedestrian plaza'

TfL plans to install ‘hostile vehicle mitigation’ barriers to protect pedestrians

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Harry Potter flagship store to launch on London’s Oxford Street

The flagship store will be the second official Harry Potter merchandise outlet in the UK

The Independent UK

Massive Harry Potter store to open in Oxford Street

Warner Bros wanted to transform the interior of the building into a ‘wizarding emporium’

The Guardian - UK

Flagship Harry Potter store to open on London’s Oxford Street

British outlet for the Hogwarts-adjacent ‘interactive retail experience’ will include ‘photo moments’ and exclusive merchandise

Evening Standard

Oxford Street bombshell as Labour chief describes Sadiq Khan quango as 'dangerous for democracy'

London mayor suffers another ‘red on red’ attack a day after giving go-ahead for traffic ban to begin this summer

The Guardian - UK

Plan to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street given official go-ahead

Sadiq Khan promises to create ‘world-leading urban space’, with remaining traffic removed this summer

The Independent UK

Works to pedestrianize a key stretch of London's Oxford Street will start this summer

London’s mayor is turning part of Oxford Street into a traffic-free zone to revive the famous shopping street

Evening Standard

Oxford Street pedestrianisation gets go-ahead from Sadiq Khan with traffic ban this summer

Buses, taxis and cyclists will be banned from western section of Oxford Street from summer 2026

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