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  • Updates on Friday 15 June

  1. London's weather: Dry and mainly sunnypublished at 09:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    A dry day today with a mixture of sunny spells and variable amounts of cloud. In the afternoon, there will be more breaks in the cloud, allowing for more prolonged spells of sunshine in places.

    Maximum temperature: 4 to 7°C (39 to 45°F).

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  2. Violence epicentre awarded cash for communitypublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    "It's not for regeneration, it's not for gentrification. It's about how we can help the community."

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  3. New £3m project aims to reduce youth reoffendingpublished at 07:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    The scheme will work with offenders aged 18-25 in Newham, London, who are on licence or probation.

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  4. London affordable housing plans scaled backpublished at 21:04 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The mayor of London says Brexit and the cladding crisis have helped increase house-building costs.

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  5. Amazon's new till-less shop in Londonpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Amazon Fresh, a till-less grocery store, opens in London

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  6. New Piccadilly Line Tube train designs unveiledpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Ninety-four new "fully walk-through" trains with air-conditioning will replace the current 1970s fleet.

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  7. Sadiq Khan promises more jobs if re-elected mayorpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The London mayor is seeking a second term in office on a pledge of post-pandemic economic recovery.

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  8. Post box transformations celebrate World Book Daypublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The locations of the five post boxes have been chosen due to a link to local writers or their books.

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  9. Abbey Road sign sells at auction for £37,000published at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The road will forever be associated with Britain's most successful musical export - The Beatles.

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  10. 'Year of sorrow' since first Covid death in Londonpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Nearly 18,000 Londoners have had Covid listed on their death certificates since 4 March 2020.

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  11. London's weather: Mainly dry but overcastpublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    Any overnight rain will quickly clear this morning to leave a dry and overcast day. Light winds. Rain arriving from the north in the late afternoon.

    Maximum temperature: 4 to 7°C (39 to 45°F).

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  12. Amazon till-less grocery store opens in Londonpublished at 07:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The shop will stock hundreds of new own-brand items including UK-sourced milk and desserts.

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  13. Legal action over housing estate 'full of damp'published at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    One Tulse Hill resident says her staircase is mouldy and there are icicles hanging from the ceiling.

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  14. Bereaved blogger shares story to help young carerspublished at 06:44 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Rochelle Bugg became a carer at the age of 25 after her mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

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  15. 'I have never seen anything quite like it before'published at 00:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The fox frequently visits the garden of Faroz and his daughter Sophia, who initially thought it was a wolf.

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  16. Murder inquiry after teenager found deadpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    A 19-year-old man was found dead with knife wounds in Croydon.

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  17. Major General 'switched homes in school fee fraud'published at 20:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    A retired senior Army officer is accused of lying about where he lived to claim a £48,000 allowance.

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  18. Twenty arrests in drug-trafficking raidspublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    Police raid 18 properties in Reading and seven across Blackburn, Sunderland, Birmingham and London.

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  19. Capital's cyclists still facing 'near-miss terror'published at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    London has seen a surge in cyclists in the pandemic, but their uneasy relationship with motorists continues.

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  20. Bailey criticised over universal income drugs claimpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    London Tory mayoral candidate said people would buy "lots of drugs" with a universal basic income.

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