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Man accused of working 8 government jobs at once says it was his ‘coping mechanism’
A Whitechapel man accused of fraudulently holding multiple government jobs and earning almost £350,000 has told a court that work was his “lifeline” as he struggled with his mother’s declining health.
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Enfield shooting live as police launch manhunt for person 'wearing disguise' who carried out pub attack
Police remain on scene this morning
Four North London schools face shutdown within year as pupil numbers collapse
Parents warned closing down Catholic schools will be 'devastating' for religious education in the borough, as the council voted to consult on shutting four schools by autumn 2027
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Police hunting woman who tried to kidnap a little girl at London Underground station
She even had the nerve to tell bystanders the girl's dad was actually the kidnapper in the 'concerning' incident on the Tube network
South Norwood Country Park sewage repairs expected to finish this week - ending years of pollution
Croydon Council says work to fix a faulty sewer connection should be completed by 23 October, following years of pollution in Chaffinch Brook.
Londoners warned over scam where children claim they are raising money for boxing gyms
Children are reportedly approaching people asking for money to fundraise for boxing gyms - but the chairman of London Boxing says they have nothing to do with them
East London taxi driver fatally struck passenger who vomited in his car
Barking and Dagenham Council worker Michael Ashton, 28, died eight days after being hit outside his home
Man ‘punched Jewish woman' in East London who was 'pushing baby daughter in pram’, court hears
A 33-year-old man accused of assaulting three Jewish women in East London
Every way City Hall is tinkering with burdensome regulations to ease London's housing crisis
Ministers are reportedly unlikely to achieve the 88,000 annual target for home building
'Total anarchy' - Sutton councillors clash over dockless e-bike safety
Sutton Council is preparing to retender its borough-wide dockless e-bike contract, with a new provider expected to be in place by summer 2027
Major London murder investigation explored in chilling Channel 5 true crime doc
The investigation into the murder of 29-year-old Nisha Patel-Nasri outside her North London home is at the centre of a new true crime doc tonight
'Vile' predator followed girl, 16, through King's Cross station then sexually assaulted her on train
The teenager was queuing for coffee with her mother when a stranger approached them
Two dangerous North London roads to get cycle lane overhaul
The layout of Green Lanes and St Ann's Road could be changed within two years
£10k reward for information in hunt for North London attempted rapist
A man dragged a woman into a doorway before assaulting her
'Choking porn is causing real life harm in London' says council as it praises national ban
Islington Council's community safety lead said a new local health service for non-fatal strangulation victims has seen 288 referrals
Beckenham locals rally around Londis couple after nasty leaflets posted to hundreds of homes
The Met Police are being pushed to treat the incident as a hate crime due to the messaging allegedly being racially motivated
Crumbling London prison forced to order thousands of coats and blankets after heating failure
Inmates at a crumbling 170-year-old London prison were given thousands of extra coats and blankets after a heating failure left cells freezing, with temperatures known to drop as low as 12C.
Fair Funding Review is 'hammering London councils to give other areas small amount more money'
Hammersmith and Fulham's Labour Council Leader said the government's reforms are not the answer to the funding crisis
Six fire engines called to blaze at Eltham restaurant as residents evacuated
Residents were evacuated from upstairs flats as a restaurant was alight
1,700 Lewisham homes and shopping centre rebuild paused a year after plans were approved
Landsec said it will now focus on "operating and investing in the existing centre"