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

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Violent crime across London has fallen even as more Britons think the capital is unsafe

Living with PMDD: The devastating menstrual health condition you’ve probably never heard of

The vicious cycle facing London’s buses as new data shows fall in commuters

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WATCH: The real AFC Richmond women’s football teams

Eyesight charity sees success as London event secures Guinness World Record

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WATCH: Hat enthusiasts cap-tivate at annual London parade

London’s NHS midwife numbers reach record high after major recruitment drive

The number of midwives working in London hospitals has reached a record high after maternity services added almost 600 staff

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Seven in ten children using social media report pressure to be popular online

A security guard outside Crown Court Southwark.

UK justice: the delays haunting courts and forensics

London

Unemployment in London rising faster than rest of UK

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London boroughs with most political change in local elections saw higher turnout increases

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World Cup legends: Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper ever to win the Ballon d’Or, an award he claimed in 1963 and one

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Hitting the wall: what 320,000 runners reveal about the London Marathon

Where to watch World Cup 2026 in London: 10 places gearing up for the tournament

Horse racing

Grand National 2027 preview: Can I Am Maximus chase Red Rum’s record?

Battersea Sports Centre unveils new padel court

Plant-based school meals

New law to bring allergy protection to the forefront in schools as figures rise

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Vaping overtakes smoking among UK youth

Creative education declines across London’s poorest boroughs

Library visitors more likely to be women, government data shows

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Natural History Museum most popular free museum in England

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British films struggling to compete at UK box office

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London’s comedy scene blends with everyday leisure choices

Folk music concert

WATCH: Folk revival across London as May Day celebrated in Whitechapel

Where to watch World Cup 2026 in London: 10 places gearing up for the tournament

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Pubs gear up kegs and screens for late-night World Cup watching

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I tried South Africa’s richest flavours without leaving London

Could lectures save London’s pubs?

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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