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Council launches plan to improve support for care leavers following Ofsted criticism

Inspectors found children's services had 'greatly improved', but said work still had to be done for care experience

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Person dies after incident on Elizabeth Line at busy station

A person has died after an incident on the Elizabeth Line at a busy west London train station.

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Man in his 40s arrested after stabbing at London Victoria Underground station

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a stabbing at London Victoria station.

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LIVE as train delays at London Bridge set to last for hours after depot issue

Good morning! Check before you travel this morning as you may expect delays on your journey.

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Dad-of-three visited by debt collectors after he paid ULEZ charge on wrong day

A London dad of three has shared his concerns after he paid the ULEZ charge on the wrong day and got a visit from debt collectors.

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Man shot dead and four stabbed in GRIM weekend across London

A grim weekend across London has seen four people stabbed and a man shot dead.

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Is Facebook and Instagram down? Users report issues logging into platforms

Here is everything you need to know as users report issues logging into Facebook and Instagram.

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Nine emergency calls report car fire near shopping centre and tube station

A car has been filmed engulfed in flames near to a popular shopping centre and underground station in Shepherd's Bush.

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Fury as commuters notice 'London to Manchester Uber' is cheaper than the train

People on X, formerly known as Twitter, were in uproar after spotting an Uber cheaper than the train.

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Woman's bizarre warning sign that told her cancer was crushing her heart

Jessica Hamersley noticed a red splotch on her left shin that kept disappearing and coming back over the course of a year but put it down to eczema

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Gregg Wallace addresses allegations of 'inappropriate comments' towards woman

The MasterChef judge allegedly made “inappropriate sexual comments” to a female member of staff at the BBC, according to The Sun.

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RECAP after major London train station CLOSED due to fire alert

Commuters are facing delays this morning due to a safety inspection of the track between Paddington and Reading.

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Casings found after ‘gunshots heard’ at London nightclub

Police are appealing for witnesses after gunshots were reportedly heard at a nightclub in West Kensington.

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Travel updates after 'casualty on track' shuts Tube line - as it happened

A "casualty on the track" has shut the District line between West Ham and Whitechapel

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Girl, 13, raped by three men after being lured to London flat

Three men have been jailed for luring a 13-year-old girl back to a west London flat and raping her.

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M25 blocked after pedestrian spotted walking on motorway

Traffic was stopped on M25 after reports that a pedestrian was walking on the motorway between J22 and J24.

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Girl, 12, missing from home for more than a week

A 12-year-old girl from Islington has been missing for more than a week, police have said..

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Trio charged with dealing heroin and crack after police pull over Mercedes

Three north London men have been charged with heroin and crack cocaine offences after police stopped a Mercedes near Brentwood.

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Spurs’ Archie Gray joins gym that helps cancer patients

Spurs midfielderArchie Gray dropped into a gym session for Tottenham Hotspur’s programme helping people with cancer using physical activities.

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Man taken to hospital after stabbing at busy London underground station

A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing at London Victoria underground station.