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🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Thousands demand U-turn on park cafes' Christmas eviction notice, Rowans Tenpin Bowling ‘ain’t going anywhere’, self-driving taxi roll-out plan + cash for river Lea rewilding project

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An outdoor pool. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 22 December 2025: Thousands demand U-turn on park cafes' Christmas eviction notice, Rowans Tenpin Bowling ‘ain’t going anywhere’, self-driving taxi roll-out plan + cash for river Lea rewilding project
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
The sun rising over the London skyline this morning, only it’s a very cloudy sky and the sun is visible only as an orange streak of fire that coincidentally seems to be emanating from the spire on the top of St Paul’s dome
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Green light for 4,000 new homes in Earl’s Court, Elephant and Castle traders return, festive flu jab events + why 'shutting women out will never work'

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#london #earlscourt
A computer generated image of people outside a large housing development. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 19 December 2025: Green light for 4,000 new homes in Earl’s Court, Elephant and Castle traders return, festive flu jab events + why 'shutting women out will never work'
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Thursday’s headlines: Tower Hamlets Council fraud probe, Hampstead Heath ponds hearing, Chelsea ground move update, Newham school closing + meet Meatball: London's internet-viral fox

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#london
A city street scene of buildings, cars and people crossing a road. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 18 December 2025: Tower Hamlets Council fraud probe, Hampstead Heath ponds hearing, Chelsea ground move update, Newham school closing + meet Meatball: London's internet-viral fox
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: Fog warning for flights, District Line attack, M&S gas panic, Hampstead Heath trans swimming debate goes to court + Attenborough's 'Wild London'

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A sunrise at an outdoor swimming pool with trees and buildings in the background. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 17 December 2025: Fog warning for flights, District Line attack, M&S gas panic, Hampstead Heath trans swimming debate goes to court + Attenborough's 'Wild London'
December 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Tuesday’s headlines: Emergency meeting on car clubs after Zipcar collapse, cyclists fined for speeding, support for DLR extension plan, Ally Pally roof climbing + Vittles ‘99 best restaurants in London’

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People walking on the roof of a building with a city skyline in the background. Text over reads: The London Minute ⏰ Tuesday 16 December 2025 Emergency meeting on car clubs after Zipcar collapse, cyclists fined for speeding, support for DLR extension plan, Ally Pally roof climbing + Vittles ‘99 best restaurants in London’
December 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Police step-up synagogue patrols, 7,000 new homes at Royal Docks, fears for Finsbury Park bowling ally & pub, MOTH Club update + hundreds of dachshunds descend on Hyde Park

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A computer generated image of new buildings along the River Thames. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 15 December 2025: Police step-up synagogue patrols, 7,000 new homes at Royal Docks, fears for Finsbury Park bowling ally & pub, MOTH Club update + hundreds of dachshunds descend on Hyde Park
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: More bus strikes planned, survey on the future Brixton, surviving London's 'superflu' wave + the city's top-10 happiest places to live

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Bikes parked outside a cinema on a city street. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 12 December 2025: More bus strikes planned, survey on the future Brixton, surviving London's 'superflu' wave + the city's top-10 happiest places to live
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Overground upgrade plans after £3bn deal, Brockwell Park facing 32 days of partial closure, new public square near St Paul’s Cathedral + Ray Winstone gets the Freedom of the City

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A computer-generated image of a public square in a city scene. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 11 December 2025: Overground upgrade plans after £3bn deal, Brockwell Park facing 32 days of partial closure, new public square near St Paul’s Cathedral + Ray Winstone gets the Freedom of the City
December 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Major update to our map of Anglo-Saxon London... we've now added etymologies for each place name, so you can find out what your bit of London used to be called.... and why londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update
A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: 15-year-old boy murdered in Islington, Heath cafes decision delayed, flying taxi in Canary Wharf today + new ‘floating ecosystems’ added to Regent’s Canal

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People standing on the edge of a city centre canal. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 10 December 2025: 15-year-old boy murdered in Islington, Heath cafes decision delayed, flying taxi in Canary Wharf today + new ‘floating ecosystems’ added to Regent’s Canal
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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☔️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: 'Major crackdown’ on phone snatchers, last minute bid to save London College of Fashion building, celebs' carol concert in Marylebone + Ricky Gervais gifts £100k to local dog charity

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People walking past buildings in a busy city centre shopping street scene. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 9 December 2025 'Major crackdown’ on phone snatchers, last minute bid to save original London College of Fashion building, celebrity carol concert in Marylebone + Ricky Gervais donates £100k to local dog charity
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Heathrow pepper spray attack, Lambeth Country Show axed (for now), Crown Jewels custard protest, inside the Barbican revamp + Spotify Wrapped but for TfL

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#london #barbican #heathrow
A multi-layered concrete jungle of buildings in a city scene with a pair of pigeons on a balcony in the foreground and pedestrians on the road below. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 8 December 2025: Heathrow pepper spray attack, Lambeth Country Show axed (for now), Crown Jewels custard protest, inside the Barbican revamp + Spotify Wrapped but for TfL
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Friday’s headlines: Lewisham's New Cross estate facing demolition, Thames 'chemical spill', new Eurostar train to Germany, Trafalgar tree lights up + meet the high street heroes of Hayes

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A crowd of people around a Christmas tree in a public square at night. Text over reads: The London Minute ⏰ Friday 5 December 2025 Lewisham's New Cross estate facing demolition, Thames 'chemical spill', new Eurostar train to Germany, Trafalgar tree lights up + meet the high street heroes of Hayes
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Thursday’s headlines: Bin strikes called off, Newham chosen for Smithfield and Billingsgate markets, DLR trains still sidelined + Ritz lobby jobby protest

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People pouring a bag of manure under a Christmas tree in a fancy hotel lobby. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 4 December 2025: Bin strikes called off, Newham chosen for Smithfield and Billingsgate markets, DLR trains still sidelined + Ritz attacked in smelly Christmas protest
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: Bike firm bid’s for Zipcar’s parking spaces, Piccadilly Circus shop caught selling cannabis cookies, Kew tree axed by accident + Squeeze singer joins grassroots bid to save pub

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A crowd of people cheering outside a pub. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 3 December 2025: Bike firm bid’s for Zipcar’s parking spaces, Piccadilly Circus shop caught selling cannabis cookies, Kew tree axed by accident + Squeeze singer joins grassroots bid to save pub
December 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Tower Hamlets LTN court challenge, drink spiking map, Lewisham’s Model Market to return, Peckham ice rink with no ice + Carnaby Street makeover plan

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A large red sofa in the shape of lips in the middle of a pedestrianised shopping district street. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 2 December 2025: Tower Hamlets LTN court challenge, drink spiking map, Lewisham’s Model Market to return, Peckham ice rink with no ice + Carnaby Street makeover plan
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Lewisham’s Model Market will be reopening in the spring, five years after the street food area last traded, promising “a hub for independent kitchens, local makers and creative spaces”.
Lewisham's Model Market to return after five years away - The Greenwich Wire
Lewisham’s Model Market will be reopening in the spring, five years after the street food area last traded, promising “a hub for independent kitchens, local makers and creative spaces”.
greenwichwire.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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☔️  Good morning London. Monday’s headlines: Residents told to be 'extra vigilant' after cyber attack, Tate staff strike, zoo boss quits amid workplace probe + pedestrianisation plan around British Museum

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People holding signs outside a museum. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 1 December 2025: Residents told to be 'extra vigilant' after cyber attack, Tate staff strike, zoo boss quits amid workplace probe + pedestrianisation plan around British Museum
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Oxford Street's new traffic plan, Finsbury Park festival tree fears, Brixton mural unveiled + Design Museum’s new Wes Anderson exhibition opens

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#london #brixton #tfl
An external view of a station at night. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 21 November 2025: Oxford Street's new traffic plan, Finsbury Park festival tree fears, Brixton mural unveiled + Design Museum’s new Wes Anderson exhibition opens
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Government to give go-ahead for Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead: www.onlondon.co.uk/government-t... It had to happen. And it has. #london
Government to give go-ahead for DLR Thamesmead extension
The long-awaited green light has looked likely for several months and is expected to be included in the budget
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Plans for a bigger housing development behind the new Woolwich Waves leisure centre have been approved amid worries about the future of the Sikh temple behind the site.

The scheme includes the demolition of the old Bull pub, branded a "dump" by one councillor.
More homes behind Woolwich Waves leisure centre approved - The Greenwich Wire
Plans for a bigger housing development behind the new Woolwich Waves leisure centre have been approved by Greenwich councillors - amid worries about the future of the Sikh temple behind the site.
greenwichwire.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Thursday’s headlines: Rough-sleepers get emergency cold weather shelter, DLR extension update, Kingston AI art facing axe + two Clapham tunnel revamps

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A city skyline behind a river, with the moon in a clear sky. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 20 November 2025: Rough-sleepers get emergency cold weather shelter, DLR extension update, Kingston AI art facing axe + two Clapham tunnel revamps
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: Councils hand out cash, West Ham relegation could cost taxpayers £2.5m, York Way revamp + hedgehog superhighway for Highgate and Hampstead Heath habitats

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#london #westham
The outside of a football stadium. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 19 November 2025 - Councils hand out cash, West Ham relegation could cost taxpayers £2.5m, York Way revamp + hedgehog superhighway for Highgate and Hampstead Heath habitats
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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A bizarre 10-metre mural in Kingston that *might* be AI art. One passerby, when asked for their opinion, responded: “fuck sake”. Another cracking @londoncentric.media read:
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM