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The Latest Breaking News from Oxford Street

TikTok disorder spreads to Southend as teens in balaclavas stopped by police

Essex Police set up a dispersal zone just a day after teenagers caused mayhem on Oxford Street

The Independent UK

How a TikTok craze led to five hours of chaos on London’s busiest shopping street

Witnesses describe ‘chaotic’ scenes with teenagers running amok in Oxford Street

The Independent UK

Politicians too scared to take on tech firms, says former senior Met officer

Dal Babu calls for financial penalties after social media posts attract hundreds of teenagers to Oxford Street

The Guardian - UK

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Southend police issue warning as social media crime rumours spread

The police will have powers to move people on from the city centre and arrest them

Evening Standard

People in Oxford Street clashes must be ‘hunted down’, says Suella Braverman

Home secretary calls on police ‘to do whatever necessary to restore public order’ after suspected looting

The Guardian - UK

How a TikTok craze led to five hours of chaos on London’s busiest shopping street

Witnesses describe ‘chaotic’ scenes with teenagers running amok in Oxford Street

The Independent UK

Suella Braverman calls for perpetrators of Oxford Street chaos to be ‘hunted down’

Police arrested nine people and issued 34 dispersal orders

Evening Standard

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Youths in Oxford Street rampage must be ‘hunted down’, says Braverman

Police were forced to wield batons while officers on horseback dispersed crowds in the busy West End shopping area.

The Independent UK

Police in Oxford Street make arrests amid social media ‘robbery campaign’

Hundreds of teenagers gathered outside JD Sports in response to Snapchat call to take part in robbery

The Guardian - UK

Oxford Street shops forced to close after social media posts call for outlets to be ‘robbed’

Nearby shops including an optician and pharmacy closed their shutters briefly shortly after 3pm on Wednesday, as crowds gathered on the busy street

The Independent UK

Nine arrested after Oxford Street disturbance following disorder rumours

Nearby shops including an optician and pharmacy closed their shutters briefly as crowds gathered on the busy street.

The Independent UK

Oxford Street chaos: Police make nine arrests and clash with youths after social media crimewave rumours

Dispersal zone in place until 10am on Thursday following call on social media for mob to loot shops on Oxford Street

Evening Standard

Khan tells people to shun ‘nonsense’ TikTok craze on Oxford Street

Metropolitan police sending extra officers to central London street after speculation of ‘crime opportunities’

The Guardian - UK

Mayor urges people not to go to Oxford Street amid social media ‘nonsense’

The Met police has said there will be a heightened police presence in the central London area following speculation about an event advertised.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Major modern art museum opens on Oxford Street tomorrow

The new space launches with a permanent collection of works by art heavyweights, and a new Marina Abramović exhibition

Evening Standard

Digital artist lights up Oxford Street with debut solo show

3D artist Frederic Duquette, known as FVCKRENDER, has fans in The Weeknd and Lil Nas X

The Independent UK

M&S boss calls Michael Gove’s decision to block Oxford Street store revamp ‘utterly pathetic’

Plans to knock down, and rebuild, Oxford Street store were opposed by historic building campaigners

The Independent UK

M&S plans to demolish Oxford St store refused by Michael Gove

Planning inspectors for the local authority had originally recommended that the proposals be approved.

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The Guardian - UK

Marks & Spencer refused permission to demolish and rebuild Oxford Street store

M&S says ‘short-sighted act of self-sabotage’ leaves no choice but to review position on UK’s premier shopping street

Evening Standard

Full-blown row erupts after M&S plans to demolish flagship Oxford Street store rejected by Michael Gove

The plans were rejected over concerns that the public benefits did not outweigh the harm to nearby landmarks, including the famous Selfridges department store

Evening Standard

Small businesses enticed back to Oxford Street with 6m free rent deal

Westminster City Council hopes to work with landlords to take over nine stores

Evening Standard

New plans for Oxford Street revamp revealed

The world-famous shopping district will get a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ overhaul after concerns it was being blighted by US-style sweet and souvenir shops

Manchester Evening News

Police cordon off street in Manchester city centre after man climbs up scaffolding

Fire crews, paramedics and police cordoned off part of Oxford Street, beside the Palace Theatre

The Guardian - UK

First Oxford Street M&S, now Euston Tower: don’t pull them down, renovate

Plans to redevelop London’s 36-floor Euston Tower would save 25% of the old building. That’s better than most – but the climate emergency requires a more radical rethink of construction

Nottingham Post

'Eyesore' Long Eaton cinema may be demolished and flats created

The former Galaxy Row Cinema, built in 1907, could be bulldozed

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