East London set for £3m scheme to address 'dangerous' traffic levels
Hackney Council has set out proposals for more road restrictions, a bus gate and additional ‘school streets’

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Hackney Council has set out proposals for more road restrictions, a bus gate and additional ‘school streets’

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Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Lennox Lewis have all graced the hallowed canvas of this famous London boxing venue

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The Hackney Greens shared an Instagram post calling for an anti-austerity march on the eve of the Budget

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The rematch is set to take place on Halloween at an undisclosed location

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Hackney Council has set out proposals for more road restrictions, a bus gate and additional ‘school streets’

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Strong gusts and heavy rain forecast for London on Friday and Saturday as Storm Austen hits the UK

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The World’s End estate is one of London’s most famous social housing complexes, built between 1969 and 1977

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The Hackney Greens shared an Instagram post calling for an anti-austerity march on the eve of the Budget

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Barnet Council voted to twin with Haifa months after Hackney announced an end to the historic partnership

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TfL proposals aim to cut harmful emissions from London's minicabs, with wheelchair-accessible vehicles given an extra two years to make the switch

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Job losses expected this year as the bank turns to AI to make it more efficient

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Nation’s favourite play makes London comeback amid renewed debate about future of humanities teaching
The History Boys is to return to the West End for the first time in two decades, with a warning from its director of an “almost terminal decline” in humanities teaching in state schools.
Nicholas Hytner, who directed Alan Bennett’s play at the National Theatre and its 2006 film adaptation, said the themes of education, history and the value of literature for its own sake felt especially relevant amid renewed debate about what schools should teach.
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Job losses expected this year as the bank turns to AI to make it more efficient

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London Mayor Lord Khan has told how opening Stratford International Station to cross-Channel rail services is almost ‘over the line’

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Hospital chiefs have previously described its current emergency department as not fit-for-purpose

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s London’s Batman... swooping in to pay for petrol, parking fines and even pothole repairs

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Strong gusts and heavy rain forecast for London on Friday and Saturday as Storm Austen hits the UK

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TfL proposals aim to cut harmful emissions from London's minicabs, with wheelchair-accessible vehicles given an extra two years to make the switch

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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters battled the flames in Kemp Road, Dagenham

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Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next month
As part of a £1bn investment plan, Waitrose has chosen Cricklewood in north London as the location for its first supermarket in eight years.
The upmarket grocer will open the store on Thursday and another supermarket in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, next month. It also plans four smaller stores next year, including a supermarket in Oakham, Rutland, and three convenience stores in Bedminster (Bristol), Chalk Farm (London) and Springstead Village (Cambridge).
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