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Immersive theatre company walks audience through ‘Burnt City’
The pioneering immersive theatre company Punchdrunk has opened its first large-scale show for seven years.
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‘I think we can be safer’: Sadiq Khan says he is ‘worried’ of an increase in violent crime in London
A 60 year-old man stabbed to death in the evening sunshine; and a teenager killed in his own home in the early hours of Thursday morning. Just two of the latest high-profile, violent incidents in London this summer.
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Thousands of fans gather in London ahead of England v Scotland Euro 2020 clash
Large crowds of Scotland and England fans have been gathering in central London ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 clash at Wembley Stadium, despite appeals for anyone without a ticket to stay away.
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FactCheck: Conservative London mayoral candidate’s misleading tax claim
Shaun Bailey says Sadiq Khan wants to raise mayoral council tax by 21 per cent.
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Ministers dismiss reports of draconian lockdown measures for London in event of second wave
Reports claim the Prime Minister has been running through a range of drastic options if there’s another wave of coronavirus infections.
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‘The economics of social distancing still only allows us to operate with a 30% capacity’ – Young Vic’s Kwame Kwei-Armah
We spoke to the artistic director of London’s Young Vic theatre Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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FactCheck: new analysis sheds light on ethnicity effects of coronavirus
Here’s what two new reports tell us – and what we still don’t know.
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How parks have become vital for city dwellers
We’ve been to East London’s Victoria Park to see how people are spending their daily exercise time with the necessary social distancing
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Storm Ciara: Travel chaos and thousands without electricity
Storm Ciara left thousands of people without electricity and numerous sporting fixtures were called off. Ferries and flights were cancelled and rail firms urged passengers not to travel. The high winds even helped a British Airways 747 break the record for the fastest ever subsonic flight from New York to London – hitting a top…
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London murder rate soars despite £30m initiative
The number of homicides in the capital is the highest for a decade. There’s been a surge in gang and knife related crimes. Last year – 149 people were killed across London – the vast majority were stabbed.
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Extinction Rebellion: Protesteres climb bid to shut down London airport as arrests pass 1,000
Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group have turned their attention to air travel today. They say it’s the beginning of a three-day ‘Hong-Kong style’ protest at London City Airport. They picketed just outside the terminal and even climbed on top of a plane. But airport authorities say it’s largely been business as usual, as…
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Police ‘target’ of Londonderry bomb
Police in Northern Ireland have said that a bomb found in Londonderry was intended for use against a police patrol.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s broken promises as London mayor
Boris Johnson was keen to mention his time as London mayor when he launched his official campaign to succeed Theresa May yesterday.
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London Bridge victim fought attacker with skateboard
A victim of the London Bridge attack leapt off his bicycle and began swinging his skateboard in an attempt to stop the terrorists stabbing people
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More than 300 arrested at London climate change protests
Four environmental activists have glued themselves together and chained themselves to the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s house. Its unclear just how much disruption that has caused – but more than 300 people have now been arrested after 3 days of protests in London over climate change.