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Sadiq Khan elected mayor of London
Labour’s Sadiq Khan breaks the Conservatives’ eight-year grip on the London mayoralty by beating his Tory opponent Zac Goldsmith.
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Haj stampede Q&A: safety and security in the Holy City
A day after more than 700 were killed at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, questions are raised about exactly what security measures the Saudi government had in place, and who is to blame.
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Sadiq Khan chosen as Labour’s London mayoral candidate
Former shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan is selected as Labour’s candidate for the London mayoral elections in 2016, the day before the party unveils its new leader.
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Seeking a better life: from London to Somaliland
Jamal Osman reports on the boom in Somaliland attracting migrants seeking jobs and opportunities from Yemen, Ethiopia – and London.
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London tube strike: commuters emerge into sunlight
A dispute over night services on London Underground brings the tube to a standstill, causing travel chaos for millions of Londoners and a war of words between Boris Johnson and trade unions.
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7/7 bombings remembered in London and across UK
Petals fall from the dome of St Paul’s cathedral during a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the 7/7 bombings, on the tenth anniversary of the terror attack.
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London’s night Tube map unveiled
Transport for London releases a map showing which lines and stations will be part of its new 24 hour service, amid threats of further strike action from unions.
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Body found inside suitcase in London canal
Homicide detectives are investigating after an unidentified body was found in a suitcase in London’s Grand Union Canal.
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Northern Velocity: is politics in touch with people?
Krishnan Guru-Murthy takes an epic cycle ride through northern England, speaking to people who are passionate about politics – and also about not getting involved.
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London teenagers who tried to go to Syria bailed
A 15-year-old, 17-year-old and 19-year-old from north-west London arrested at Istanbul airport and returned to UK, while an 18-year-old is arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of travelling to Syria.
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How west London became an extremism hotbed
Mohammed Emwazi grew up in Shepherd’s Bush and Queen’s Park, areas of north west London that have had a long and uncomfortable history of radical extremism. Channel 4 News looks back.
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Welcome to the worst place for food hygiene in London
Consumers “might as well toss a coin” to decide where to eat say researchers, as a new report reveals almost half of schools, hospitals and restaurants could cause poisoning due to poor hygiene.
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Eight dead after Boko Haram attack Nigerian city
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram launch an assault on the Borno state capital Maiduguri which government forces say they have repelled.
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‘We Can’t Breathe’: 76 arrested at London Eric Garner demo
Police arrest 76 protesters after a die-in outside Westfield Shopping Centre in London, over the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner.
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London Assembly to investigate Boris’s £1bn property deal
London Assembly members vote to investigate Boris Johnson’s £1bn deal with a Chinese firm to redevelop London’s historic Royal Albert Dock, after a Channel 4 News investigation.