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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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🌤️  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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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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🌤️  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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☔️  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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🌤️  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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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Tourist tax plan, Camden and Hackney child poverty concerns, penguin happiness debate + readers re-stock robbed foodbank

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A sunrise behind a large Ferris wheel and city skyline. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 18 November 2025: Tourist tax plan, Camden and Hackney child poverty concerns, penguin happiness debate + readers re-stock robbed foodbank
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Bus strikes today, Brockwell Lido update, a look inside Holland Park's 'postmodernist masterpiece' + ignore the snow clickbait

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The outside of a traditional London house. Text over reads: The London Minute - Monday 17 November 2025: Bus strikes today, Brockwell Lido update, a look inside Holland Park's 'postmodernist masterpiece' + ignore the snow clickbait
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Doctors strike, weather warning, Putney's £1m junction 'disaster' + jump into a great big pile of leaves in Newham

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#london #agreatbigpileofleaves
A large pile of leaves in a park. Text over reads: The London Minute - Friday 14 November 2025: Doctors strike, weather warning, Putney's £1m junction 'disaster' + jump into a great big pile of leaves in Newham
November 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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☔️  Good morning London. Thursday's headlines: New £100 Lime bike fines, DLR safety probe, Hampstead Heath cafe update + Oval residents win their bin battle

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A train in the foreground and a city skyline in the background. Text over reads: The London Minute - Thursday 13 November 2025: New £100 Lime bike fines, DLR safety probe, Hampstead Heath cafe update + Oval residents win their bin battle
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Wednesday’s headlines: Multibillion-pound Bitcoin fraud, Peckham festival plans to grow, more festival headliners announced, 'duck' bus-boats returning + London Football Book Market

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Sunrise light on a block of flats. Text over reads: The London Minute - Wednesday 12 November 2025: Multibillion-pound Bitcoin fraud, Peckham festival plans to grow, more festival headliners announced, 'duck' bus-boats returning + London Football Book Market
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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🌤️  Good morning London. Today’s headlines: Shepherd’s Bush Market gentrification fears, Jenrick confronted at Hounslow Heath car boot sale, Lily Allen to headline Mighty Hoopla + why London’s jazz scene is thriving

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A person riding a bike on a road with a graffiti-covered demolition site in the background. Text over reads: The London Minute - Tuesday 11 November 2025: Shepherd’s Bush Market gentrification fears, Jenrick confronted at Hounslow Heath car boot sale, Lily Allen to headline Mighty Hoopla + why London’s jazz scene is thriving
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM