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Birth rates falling across South East London amid housing concerns

Sara Byrne and Lottie Woad at the 2024 Curtis Cup at Sunningdale Golf Club

LISTEN: Women in golf – participation numbers are finally starting to balance

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WATCH: Exploring the independent fragrance scene in London

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LISTEN: London’s slowest bus travels at jogging speed

Game, set, decor: How the Wimbledon Championships transform SW19

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Social media ban: A teenager who broke free from the manosphere weighs in

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V&A exhibition celebrates lost venues amid fragility of grassroots music sector

Queues, Pimm’s and strawberries: Young people on Wimbledon

The 2026 Wimbledon Championships have drawn crowds of all generations to south west London. Among them are 20-somethings embracing everything

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Major charity announces new one-to-one support line for young women and girls

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The campaigners tackling the UK’s hidden underwear crisis

How Richmond Park is coping with record visitor numbers

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Croydon wins London Youth Games 2026 football and swimming titles in historic double triumph

Credits: London Youth Games

Croydon wins London Youth Games 2026 football and swimming titles in historic double triumph

Croydon made London Youth Games history by winning its first under-15 girls football title before adding the girls swimming championship.

A photo of the Tara Camogie team in a huddle.

WATCH: ‘A bit of Irishness in London’: Tara Camogie turns 40

WATCH: UK’s largest adult korfball club continues to attract players in 30th year

The Emerald Eagles

LISTEN: The club filling the missing gaps in women’s football

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WATCH: Inside the Wimbledon Queue

Queues, Pimm’s and strawberries: Young people on Wimbledon

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Are flip phones the solution to Gen-Z’s screen addiction?

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LISTEN: The mindful nature practice helping people relax in London

How Richmond Park is coping with record visitor numbers

LISTEN: The Irish music traditions thriving in London

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Should stand-up comedy in the UK receive more government arts & culture funding?

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Where in South West London to watch England vs Mexico… despite police chiefs’ fears

LISTEN: How church music is changing among Gen Z musicians

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Where in South West London to watch England vs Mexico… despite police chiefs’ fears

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New bakery brings fresh independent business to Twickenham town centre

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LISTEN: Hospitality leaders urge government to help struggling restaurants

Bermondsey hosts Okinawa Day for fifth year running

The mural being created, centred on iconography of London, in sight of Tower Bridge,

Guinness World Record is almost in sight for eye care charity holding live portrait installation

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London elections 2026 LIVE! Council and mayoral results as they happen

The Londoners magazine part two: From the London banana to the future of British basketball

The Londoners magazine part one: From animal testing to festive gift guides

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