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Indian restaurant in Trafalgar Square was shut down due to ‘serious infestation of cockroaches’
A luxury Indian restaurant minutes from Trafalgar Square was shut down this summer after an inspection found evidence of a serious cockroach infestation. Inspectors also identified dirty premises and poor structural repairs at Colonel Saab restaurant, which they said represented a significant risk o...
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More than 900 illegally parked dockless bikes seized in Westminster so far this year
Dockless bike operators have been fined more than £300,000 for badly parked vehicles across Westminster, council documents show. A total of 929 dockless bikes have been seized for obstructing roads and pavements, predominantly in central areas, so far this year. Officers have also handed out 4,904 ...
Heaven nightclub given special protected status by Westminster Council
The LGBTQ+ night time venue is known for its electropop, house and dance club nights
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Sadiq Khan announces exact date of Oxford Street part pedestrianisation
The Mayor of London has announced that a one kilometre stretch of Oxford Street will become vehicle free from October 26. Lord Sadiq Khan said the change, which will remove all cars, buses, taxis and cycles from the road between Orchard Street near Selfridges and Great Portland Street, would happen ...
Sadiq Khan sparks fresh row with Westminster Council as Oxford Street pedestrianisation date shared
Exclusive: The Mayor said he would be a "decent custodian" of Oxford Street where Westminster had failed
Westminster nail salons face closure over dirty waxing room and unknown staff who ran from inspectors
The Nail Garden could see one of its branches close within days while a second may shut next February
Westminster Council 'exploring all options' for Banksy's Blinded by the Flag statue
Elusive street artist Banksy erected the statue in Central London overnight on April 29
London map shows where rent prices are changing - as only two boroughs see costs fall
The cost of renting is up by 3.5% across the capital, which is below the England average of 4.0%
The London Underground station that was built extremely carefully to stop Big Ben toppling
Engineers also had to work out how to stop the River Thames from flooding the tunnels
London Underground live updates as 'Jubilee line passengers stuck on train between stations'
Trains have now resumed on the Jubilee line
Councillors block honour for disgraced former deputy leader who pocketed more than 900 gifts during his tenure
Councillors were asked to honour a former deputy leader who accepted 514 gifts and hospitality within a year, including from companies seeking to progress planning applications. Robert Davis resigned from the council in disgrace in 2018 after being found to have been entertained by dozens of plannin...
Nearly half of Westminster's primary schools are in deficit with one of them £1.2m in the red
More than a quarter of Westminster’s primary school places are empty which is having a knock-on impact on their budgets
Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidates listed in full and who they are
The contest is widely seen as a battle between Labour, which has held the seat since its inception in 1983, and the Green Party - whose leader Zack Polanski is standing
Hooded youths launch firework rockets at Maida Vale synagogue on Rosh Hashanah
Police are investigating after group of five youths launched rockets at a synagogue in Maida Vale during the Jewish new year this weekend. The group of hooded people were shown on CCTV launching two fireworks at Lauderdale Road synagogue just before 4pm on Sunday afternoon. No congregants were in th...
Knifeman convicted of murder after stabbing 26-year-old near his home in Westminster
A man who stabbed a 26-year-old minutes away from Parliament Square has been convicted of murder. Suliaman Tajzai waited outside Farmanullah Sherzad’s home in Westminster on the evening of March 27 this year, before chasing the young man and stabbing him to death on Abbey Orchard Street. Tajzai, 1...
Murderer who travelled from Leeds to London to carry out killing seen buying knife on CCTV hours before
The 18-year-old killer had travelled to London weeks earlier to scope out his victim's home address
Teenage killer threw bloody gloves away in park after stabbing man to death
Sulaiman Tajzai pleaded guilty to the murder of Farmanullah Sherzad
MPs vote to reject assisted dying law change - everything you need to know
MPs have today rejected a proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, after a mammoth debate that saw passion on both sides
Charing Cross Station building becomes Grade II listed amid planning battle
The distinctive structure, also known as the 'River Palace', was constructed by Sir Terry Farrell in 1991
High-end Mayfair restaurant where 'man had throat slashed' told it can stay open
Rhys Copas was left with an 8cm wound following the serious incident