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6h Hundred patients evacuated as fire rips through south London hospital
04 March 2023 New powers to tackle small boats set to be announced next week
11h Ambulance worker strikes in England called off by Unite
21h Rail passengers suffer biggest fares rise in 11 years
21h Pubs, clubs and bars to stay open longer over Coronation weekend
13h Sadiq Khan plotting ‘pay-as-you-drive’ scheme using Ulez cameras
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Hundred patients evacuated as fire rips through south London hospital

One unit on the ground floor of the hospital was ‘one hundred per cent destroyed’ by the fire

<p>Launders Lane in the Summer of 2020 </p>
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Sadiq Khan plotting ‘pay-as-you-drive’ scheme using Ulez cameras

Around 200,000 more vehicles will be hit with the £12.50 daily charge in August when ULEZ expands across Greater London

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A look at different London airports’ baggage restrictions

London City Airport is the first airport in the UK to get rid of liquid restrictions.

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UK strikes 2023: Which services are striking or threatening to strike?

Teachers in the NEU are striking and Tube drivers, civil servants, junior doctors, and paramedics are also planning industrial action.

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London City airport to be first to scrap 100ml liquid rule

The changes are expected in time for Easter and April school holidays

Crime

Woman’s leg broken in brutal handbag robbery in Southwark

Victim of ‘cowardly’ robbery was left hospitalised for four days after attack

Crime

Woman’s body found with injured man ‘known to her’ arrested

A man, 53, who was also injured has been arrested on suspicion of murder

Health

Breathing tube contributed to first UK child Covid death - coroner

Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, died in hospital three days after testing positive for Covid

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Person hit by train near Redhill affecting services to Gatwick

National Rail says major disruption is expected until 4pm

Transport

MP: Passengers risk being ‘injured or killed’ at London Bridge station

Network Rail asking Transport for London for advice on crowd control measures

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Young V&A to open in London this summer after £13m redevelopment

Designed with and for children under the age of 14, the space aims to inspire the next generation of artists, designers, performers and practitioners.
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Three-quarters of London schools hit as teachers strike again

London schools are among the worst affected by walkout with more strikes dates on the way

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Black Londoners ‘face more stop and searches’

A stop and search in London is three times more likely to be carried out on a black person than someone who is white

Crime

Former Met acting commissioner ‘described rape as regretful sex’

Sir Stephen House vehemently denies the accusation and says the wrongful characterisation of him is ‘upsetting’

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London Ambulance Service told to improve its ethnic diversity

The London Assembly’s health committee pointed out that minority ethnic ambulance staff were disproportionately found in the organisation’s lowest-paid roles

Education

Third of London pupils miss first pick of school

28,000 pupils fail to get their top choice as London families find out which secondary school their children will start in September

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Expand free school meals across country, say most Londoners

Eight out of ten Londoners in almost every parliamentary constituency in the capital want free school meals to be given to children in households receiving Universal Credit

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Fresh victory for campaign against Ocado depot next to school

The decision by Islington Council marks another major victory for the ‘NOcado’ campaign organised by parents, pupils and teachers at Yerbury Primary School

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Former cannabis factory in Finchley up for sale at auction

Two bedroom flat in north ‘recently’ used to grow cannabis up for auction starting at £275,000

Crime

Man found guilty of stabbing father to death in clash over taxi

Tyreece Daley, who had a baby daughter, was knifed in a fight at Beckenham Junction station