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Protected Soho Tesco to be replaced with new office block and supermarket half the size

A beloved Tesco’s in central London will be demolished and replaced with an office block and supermarket almost half the size under plans approved by Westminster City Council.

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OPINION - A tailoring academy on Savile Row suits London, so of course it's likely to be rejected

The police station at 27 Savile Row is not, perhaps, a thing of beauty, but it has a certain bleak integrity in its Forties way. The Met left it in 2017, which I think was a pity, and now there’s a proposal coming before Westminster City Council next week for…

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London hospital forced to close canteen kitchen after mouse droppings found in onions

It was also found on floor, trolley and dough mixture machine

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Social worker awarded £58,000 after she was suspended for sharing gender critical views on Facebook

It comes three years after she was first sanctioned by her employer.

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Champions League final fan zone plan for 30,000 people thrown out by Westminster Council

The Champions League final will take place at Wembley on June 1 attracting huge crowds from the continent

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Lord's Cricket Ground to undergo major revamp with new roof and stands

A new eye-catching roof will be built at Lords, reimagining a corner of the ground

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Lord's Cricket Ground submits application for major renovation with new roof and bar

The proposed developments could allow 32,000 punters to attend matches at the Home of Cricket

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2,100 objections to Liverpool Street Station £1.5bn redevelopment plans

Plans to redevelop Liverpool Street Station have received more than 2,100 objections, with local authorities also among those to air concerns about the scheme.

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Soho House gets green light to open new Mayfair private members' club

Last month Soho House announced it was shutting its doors to new members in London following complaints that some clubs have become overcrowded

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West End buskers and street entertainers could see stricter rules after rise in complaints

Changes could ban amplified music in part of Leicester Square and new pitch locations

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UK Orders Crack Down On 'Dirty Money' And 'Counterfeit Goods' Coming From London's American-Style Candy Shops

Police have seized more than 2,000 unlawful items from an American sweet shop in London, including fake designer products and vapes containing illegal amounts of nicotine.

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Tesco Metro in Soho's Dean Street given protected 'community asset' status

A third of Soho residents live in social housing and are vulnerable to high grocery costs, the council said

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One star hygiene rating given to restaurants inside Whitehall Old War Offices

Two restaurants inside the historic government palace have been given poor ratings by Westminster inspectors

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Electric vehicle drivers face massive spike in parking charges in central London

Visitors driving electric cars into central London could have to pay much higher fees under proposed changes.

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Covent Garden buskers brace for council meeting which could decide their fate

Street performers fear the council's regulation efforts will put them out of business

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Bayswater restaurant ordered to pay £16,000 after cockroach infestation found in kitchen

Bosses at Masgouf London, in Connaught Street, were taken to court by Westminster City Council over a string of health and safety violations

The National (Scotland)

'Profoundly undemocratic': UK parliament objects to anti-monarchy protest

A CAMPAIGN group has accused the Metropolitan Police and Houses of Parliament of “suppressing peaceful protest” after objecting to a planned…

The Independent UK

Security minister says pro-Palestine stage near Cenotaph was ‘disgraceful’

The Met Police and Westminster City Council each suggested the other would have been responsible for approving where such a stage was positioned.

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West End could get ‘unique’ Christmas ice-skating rink in boost for Oxford Street

Christmas ice-skating rink in Hanover Square would raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital

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New stores are sweet relief from Oxford St candy curse

City Voices: Oxford Street will be made wider, greener, and more pleasant to spend time on

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Westminster council outlines plans for crackdown on dockless e-bikes littering streets

The new arrangement in the borough will be in place for an 18-month trial period

The Independent UK

Worker gets trapped in Pret A Manger walk-in freezer that is typically set at -18C

The employee had to be treated for suspected hypothermia after she was found “in a state of distress” by a colleague.

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Pret A Manger employee tried to use croissant boxes to fend off hypothermia after becoming trapped in a walk-in freezer

The British sandwich chain has been fined over $1 million.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Save the Curzon Mayfair, home of classy film

IT’S not often that Westminster City Council has the opportunity to get lots of love from a single decision but that’s what’s on offer when it comes to vote on the fate of the Curzon Mayfair over the coming months. On the one side are the anonymous owners who want…

The Independent UK

Pret A Manger fined £800,000 after employee’s ‘shocking’ ordeal trapped in walk-in freezer

Westminster City Council said the worker became trapped in the walk-in commercial freezer, which typically has its temperature set at -18C

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