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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

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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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Pensioner wins court case after issued jail threat for 'playing dominoes too loudly'

Ernest Theophile, 74, and a group of elderly friends have been gathering at Maida Hill Market Square in north London for the past 12 years, where they "chat, socialise and play dominoes, cards and backgammon"

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Grant Shapps announces new laws to crack down on pedicabs

New laws to licence pedicabs and rickshaws are to be introduced by the Government, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed on Wednesday.

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Oxford Street raid: Over £22k in fake designer goods and illegal tobacco seized by police

The Met Police have seized a large number of fake designer goods and illegal tobacco following a raid on a shop in Oxford Street.

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Marble Arch Mound: Westminster Council spent £660,000 tearing down attraction

The Mound earned widespread mockery when it opened incomplete and over budget

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Architect behind Marble Arch Mound slams Westminster Council for ‘loveless execution’ of project

Speaking out for the first time since the much maligned attraction closed, Dutch firm MVRDV said it had never before seen ‘such nonchalance and laxity with our design work’

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