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London’s rental crisis sees number of homeless families living in hotels reach new record high

The number of households lodging in hotels has risen 1,740 per cent over the past two years, confirmed Westminster Council

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Ukraine vigil with Helen Mirren celebrates new Kyiv Road in London

Kyiv Road is coming to London and we were at Trafalgar Square last night to hear the news. At a vigil arranged by the US Embassy and Westminster Council to mark the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and actor Dame Helen Mirren, right, formed an…

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Westminster City Council considering £60m facelift for Oxford Street

The funding would be stretched over the next three years

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Soho strip club at centre of ‘drink spiking storm’ has licence suspended for three months

A Soho strip club has had its licence suspended after ten customers claimed to have their drinks spiked only to wake up with thousands of pounds missing from their bank accounts.

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'Red tape' forces heartbroken cat café owner to give up on dream business

Florence Heath said she was forced into debt and had no choice but to close

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Historian died after being exposed to ‘appalling lack of humanity’ from home carer

A noted historian died from a preventable bone infection after being exposed to “appalling” home care following a botched discharge from hospital, a coroner has found.

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A shining result: Meet the campaigners who saved London’s historic gas lamps

London’s last remaining gas lamps are a part of our city’s fabric — and were under threat until a few days ago. Tom Ellen meets the group who fought to save these beacons of history

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Three West End pedicab drivers fined after complaints of Disney hit blasting at high volume

Inspectors report hearing Whitney Houston and Bob Marley classics blaring after 9pm

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Revealed: Oxford Street sweet shops drop by a third after raids

The number of US-style sweet and souvenir shops blighting Oxford Street has dropped by nearly a third, according to Westminster Council. The local authority has accused some of the businesses of fleecing the taxpayer with £8m of tax evasion and of “lowering the tone” of the capital’s most famous shopping…

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US candy shops on Oxford Street ‘drop by third’ after raids and legal action

Westminster Council says some of the candy and souvenir shops have evaded up to £8m in business rates

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Oh wheelie? Westminster Council left red faced after tweeting wrong image in flytipping crackdown

Westminster Council bosses were forced to clear up a mess of their own making on Friday after claims about its crackdown on fly tipping backfired.

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Westminster Council seizes £215,000 of suspected fake goods in raid targeting Oxford Street US candy shops

Police say ‘playtime’s over’ after raid uncovers suspected fake Rolex watches and vapes

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Council chiefs confirm ‘streamlined’ plans for regeneration of Oxford Street

Wider pavements, seating, additional greening and lighting are part of the plans

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West End pedicabs: Four ‘unsafe’ operators handed fines after latest round of prosecutions

In June, five other pedicab operators were issued with fines

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Oxford Street candy shops could face stricter rules under council campaign against ‘dirty money’

Westminster Council leader calls for tougher measures to tackle ‘dirty money’ in the capital

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‘Huge operation’ to keep central London clean during public mourning for Queen

Westminster Council said teams were deployed for a clean-up operation in the hours after the state funeral.

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Westminster Council begins seizing ‘nuisance’ abandoned hire bikes

A London council has begun seizing dockless hire bikes which are left blocking pavements and roads creating an “obstacle course” for residents.

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Londoner charged £500 for 10 minute pedicab ride from Mayfair to Soho

A Londoner said he was cheated out of £500 by a pedicab driver who distracted him as he went to pay for a ten minute trip on the rider’s card machine.

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Pedestrianisation would help rid Oxford Street of American sweet shops

Letters: There are ways Westminster council can control candy and souvenir outlets that don’t require further legislation, write James Pollard, Michael Barron and Tim Law

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Londoner’s Diary: Rishi jokes about green card at think-tank party

Londoner’s Diary: Sunak mocks himself at Westminster party / Chicken Shop Date X Westminster Council collab? / Bernardine Evaristo talks fashion crisis at V&A / Starmer in hot water

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London council urges Government to review flood insurance scheme

A London council is calling on the Government to expand its flood reinsurance scheme following a rise in weather-related flooding incidents in the past year.

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West End pedicabs: ‘Nuisance’ drivers issued record £5,682 in fines

One driver was previously ordered to repay a £180 fee he charged two individuals for a three-minute journey in February

Daily Mirror

Oxford Street sweetshops probed for selling alleged fake goods and dodging tax

Oxford Street has seen an explosion in American sweetshops in recent years, but now the local council is taking action over concerns the stores might be underpaying business rates and selling dodgy goods

Wales Online

American sweet shops investigated by council for financial issues

A TikTok star has alleged that companies wind up before they are liable to pay the tax

The Independent UK

The best royal fashion moments from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend

The Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex were seen in Dior and Alexander McQueen

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