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London opens first all-vegan pub
100 per cent vegan pub to open in east London.London's first 100 per cent vegan pub is scheduled to open on Homerton High Street, a hipster district in the east of the city, on 19 January.The Spread E...
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First London branch for high-end Italian food chain Eataly.
London is set to have its first branch of Eataly, the high-end Italian food mall chain, as part of the ongoing Square Mile redevelopment of...
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London shop sells Christmas gifts for refugees
Choose Love shop in London allows customers to give practical help to refugees.
London has opened the world's first pop-up shop where customers can buy gifts to be distributed to refugees in Europe a...
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Campaign to save London's stretcher fences
South London fences made from world war two stretchers.
A campaign is underway to protect steel fences in south London made from stretchers formerly used to carry wounded civilians during the Blitz...
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Gender-neutral announcements on London Tube
Staff making announcements on London's underground system have been told to drop the term "Ladies and gentlemen" in favour of more inclusive greetings such as "Good morning everyone".The move, which h...
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V&A Museum unveils new courtyard
London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum has unveiled its new spaces on the site's Exhibition Road Quarter following a £55 million programme of works.
The complex comprises a new entr...
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Wet wipes clog London's river Thames
Discarded wipes pose serious threat to Thames wildlife.
A huge increase in wet wipes being flushed down London’s toilets has become a “major threat” to wildlife in the river Thames, according to en...
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London to host free premiere of Iranian movie
London mayor to screen Iranian film in Trafalgar Square on Oscar Night.
An Oscar-nominated Iranian movie is being screened in London on the same night as the Academy Award ceremony which the film's...
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New Holocaust memorial for London
Top architects and artists shortlisted for Holocaust monument near Westminster.
The ten shortlisted designs for a new Holocaust Memorial in London have been announced by the organisers of the inter...
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New London Design Museum opens
Museum moves to new South Kensington site.
London’s Design Museum opens at its new 10,000-sqm base at High Street Kensington on 24 November, following a four-year renovation project costing £83 mil...
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TX5 black cab to launch in 2017.
London's classic black cabs are to get a revamp with the 2017 launch of the six-seater TX5 which is described by its makers as cleaner, greener and more practical....
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Queen opens Heathrow’s new Terminal 2
Queen Elizabeth officially opened Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 on 23 June, almost 60 years after she inaugurated the first civil aviation building at what was to be transformed from a military faci...
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Battersea power station summer season
The old Battersea power station, now in the process of redevelopment after decades of controversy, will turn into an open-air cinema during the summer and will screen the World Cup final on 13 July. T...
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Boris bus crashes in central London
One of the new-design London double-decker buses crashed in Chelsea a day after it came into service on the central London route 11 on 22 September. Three people were seriously hurt, including the dri...
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Visitors to Trafalgar Square this summer will be able to gaze at a large blue cock by German artist Katharina Fritsch on the controversial fourth plinth.
Fritsch has claimed that the gigantic blue...
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London ministry becomes home for seniors
A development of one-bedroom apartments designed for wealthy seniors citizens is planned for London’s central Victoria area.
About 50 apartments, with a starting price £1.2 million, are...
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Londoners unhappy with Boris bikes
Boris bikes, named after Boris Johnson the mayor of London, are not quite as popular as they were when the scheme first came into operation three years ago.
An increase in costs, as well as difficu...
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Olympic accommodation attracts Londoners
More than 17,000 people have shown interest in renting the 2,800 apartments in the ex-Olympic village in east London.
The Qatari Diar Delancy consortium, which owns half of the complex, has said th...
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London Fire Brigade faces cuts
Plans for the closure of at least 17 of London’s 112 fire stations are contained in a proposal put forward by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The project, which has not yet been finalised, i...
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Primark opens new branch in central London
Budget clothing store Primark has opened a new branch at the Tottenham Court Road end of Oxford Street in London. The new four-storey store is at the upper end of Primark’s discount market.
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