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<p>Westminster school aiming to become fully co-educational by 2030 </p>
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Westminster School to welcome girls to all year groups for first time

Top London private school aiming to become fully co-educational by 2030

UK

London Eurovision Party: Dates, acts and how to get tickets

The largest Eurovision pre-show in the UK takes place in April with more than 20 acts confirmed to appear

London

Greta Thunberg coming to the Southbank... with a forest of 390 trees

Greta Thunberg will join fellow campaigners including Malala Yousafzai for the Planet Summer events

Education

London pupils miss out on £42m levelling-up cash

London has been overlooked for school funding despite having areas with high deprivation

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UK strikes 2023: Which workforces are striking or threatening to?

RMT union members have accepted a revised wage offer, ending rail strikes planned for March and April. But which other industries are striking soon or planning to? Here’s all you need to know

Transport

Sadiq Khan to review safety of ‘floating bus stops’ beside cycle lanes

Blind campaigners warn new layouts put them at risk of colliding with cyclists

London

Mother’s grief after daughter, 21, died in flat fire caused by e-bike

‘It feels like a nightmare and I can’t wake up’, said Maria Frasquilho Macarro following the death of her only daughter

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Sharp rise in mental health sick days at London Fire Brigade

London Assembly member Anne Clarke said the pandemic and financial worries had left the fire service ‘exhausted’ and on the verge of a ‘mental health crisis’

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Harry and Elton John at High Court for hearing against publisher

The Duke, Sir Elton John, and Sadie Frost have turned up to the High Court where they are suing over allegations of unlawful newsgathering dating back to 1993

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Greenwich Labour warned of ‘inappropiate’ tea-date prize with mayor

The party is accused of ‘inadvertent blurring of the boundaries’

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Ulez cameras covered by boxes and bags in protest at expansion

Plans to extend Ulez to cover all of London from August has been met with fierce opposition

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London heritage charity expanding youth engagement programme

Proud Places scheme being expanded with a £750, 000 grant to help ‘transform’ lives of 10,000 young people in next three years

Crime

Man left with head injury after attack at west London Tube station

British Transport Police release images of man they wish to speak to in connection with incident

London

Funeral for RAF ‘pilot of the Caribbean’ moved after surge in interest

‘His story of valour and modesty has touched many who rightly wish to pay their own tribute for his service to this nation, his adopted home for so many years’

Tech

TikTok to be blocked on City Hall devices

The move by the Greater London Authority came after the UK Government banned ministers from using the video-sharing app on their work phones

London

Four women wanted after Thornton Heath bus attack

The assault took place last August on the route 250 bus from Streatham to Croydon

London

Half of London homes wouldn’t meet energy rating in proposed bill

A members’ bill seeks to raise energy efficient ratings for homes and offices by 2033

London

London theatres ‘could ban phones’ after photos of James Norton leaked

Images of the actor appearing nude on stage in London were published on a tabloid newspaper website

London

One in five Londoners now work from home, ONS data says

Companies have said they like to give the best of both worlds

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Police warning over ‘violent’ man missing from mental health facility

Police say Balasankar Narayanan ‘can be violent’ and urge people not to approach him

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Night Czar: London’s nightlife facing ‘extraordinary challenges’

Amy Lamé warned skills shortages meant some bars and restaurants are only opening during half of the hours to which they’re entitled

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Police ‘not at fault’ after man falls to death on Pimlico estate

Inquest heard police attempted to negotiate Daniel Lyle down from tree on estate before fatal fall

London

London’s last ever DVD-only shop at risk of closure

A car crashed into the shop front last year, forcing owner Gulam Charania to close for three months

London

Stand-up apologises for using N-word seven times in resurfaced routine

Alfie Brown claimed it was the mistake of a’young comedian’ despite being filmed in his late 20s

On The Breadline

‘I have to do my sums just to take my children on the bus’

When mother-of-three Christina found herself in a refuge she lived in fear of running out of cash. Now she is back on her feet thanks to one of the beneficiary charities of our appeal.

London

Dog seized after attack on police horse in east London

Police told owners ‘Keep dogs on a lead if you can’t recall them or get them under control’

On The Breadline

On The Breadline: Another £1m giveaway in our cost of living appeal

Total given out to charities through our campaign has hit almost £4 million

London

Bankrupt Croydon council faces payroll staff strike over restructure

GMB union claims women would be ‘exclusively’ affected by the cuts that being proposed

UK

Thousands expected at funeral of RAF’s last black WW2 veteran

“His story of valour and modesty has touched many”