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Council casts doubt on ruling that race was ‘not a factor’ in Child Q incident

Police complaints body says sacked Child Q officers guilty of 'gross misconduct' but teenage girl's 'humiliating' strip-search was not prompted by her race

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Town Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans

Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out

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Town Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year

Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months

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Emergency alert test returning in 2025 with nearly all UK mobiles affected

Nearly every mobile phone in the UK is set to receive an emergency alert message in 2025 as part of a national test.

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Iconic road by Leicester Square blocked by emergency incident

A busy central London road by Leicester Square is blocked by an emergency services incident. Live updates here.

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Coroner issues deadly drug warning as man found unresponsive with vape in hand

A North London coroner has warned that illicit cannabis vapes may contain a deadly opioid 20 times more deadly than fentanyl.

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Met Police officers committed gross misconduct in strip search of black schoolgirl

Two Metropolitan Police officers committed gross misconduct during the “disproportionate” and “humiliating” strip search of 15 year-old black girl Child Q at a Hackney school, a disciplinary hearing found.

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East Londoners face long wait for justice as court has historically high backlog

East Londoners are left waiting for justice as Snaresbrook Crown Court has by far the highest case backlog in the country.

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Child Q: Two Met officers’ strip-search of 15-year-old Black girl at school was gross misconduct

'They failed to follow the policies that exist to ensure that children in these situations have appropriate protective measures in place'

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Major disruption all day at busy London station after train derails

Major disruption is expected at London Euston for the whole day after a train derailed.

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Train DERAILS with 'major disruption' at London Euston

A train has derailed with lines to and from London Euston closed and services cancelled. Live updates here.

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Another heat health alert for London issued with 'rise in death' warning

A second amber heat health alert has been issued for London until Tuesday, with highs of 34C expected by Monday.

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Aldi brings back its school uniform bundle for a fiver, but be quick

Aldi's value back to school range is back this weekend - hitting stores earlier than ever this year

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Dad issues warning as 'false widow spider' bite puts him in hospital

False Widows have long been established in the UK with first recorded siting in the UK coming in the 1870s

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Three men charged after man stabbed to death outside west London prayer centre

Three men have been charged after a man was stabbed to death outside a prayer centre in west London.

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'My daugher died of an allergic reaction - I'm trying to prevent any more deaths'

After the death of teenager Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, her grieving parents launched The Allergy School to prevent more needless deaths.

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London takes the lead when it comes to letting you bring your dog to the office

Your pet dog is more than welcome in the office, it seems.

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Renowned minister’s ‘radical hymns’ to be celebrated at Abney Park event tomorrow

Talk on the ‘controversial’ writer and theologian Isaac Watts to be delivered as part of park trust’s ‘Radical Writers’ festival

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Windrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal

Hackney's equalities chief warns of the world 'regressing' from past recognition of structural racism

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Update on victim of shooting in Dalston that left man fighting for his life

An update has been given on the medical condition of the victim of a shooting that happened in Dalston.