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Rates of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among young people have increased significantly over the past decade, according to new NHS data

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Teenage homicide recorded at an all time low in 2025 - but youth violence is worsening

Teenage homicide at a record low in 2025 – but youth violence is increasing

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Keith Andrews, Caoimhín Kelleher and Igor Thiago shaping Brentford in 2026

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Canon Club – everything you wanted to know about western civilisation but were afraid to ask

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Meet the south west London pub choir challenging tradition

The end of the red velvet seat: Why London has abandoned passive spectatorship

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Five day week makes a tasty comeback 

‘Every time we lose a pub we lose a piece of our social fabric’

Campaign urges patrons to support local pubs as Dry January ends

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to open first Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in the UK

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