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Empty homes to be brought back to use

Empty homes to be brought back to use

Westminster City Council says it has successfully brought long-term empty homes back into use via a combination of enforcement action

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Neighbourhoods improvements package approved by Westminster

Neighbourhoods improvements package approved by Westminster

Westminster City Council has approved a £52 million package of investments focusing on improving neighbourhoods, supporting local businesses, and tackling

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Man arrested after Churchill statue defaced in Parliament Square

Man arrested after Churchill statue defaced in Parliament Square

A 38-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Friday after graffiti was sprayed on the statue of Sir

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Church Street regeneration begins

Church Street regeneration begins

The regeneration on Church Street has officially broken ground, marking the start of the “major” construction works on the first

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Accessibility programme for safer crossings approved for Westminster

Accessibility programme for safer crossings approved for Westminster

Westminster City Council has approved a “major” three-year accessibility programme to upgrade its tactile pavements with an aim of “making

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Empty shops in North Paddington to be brought “back to life”

Empty shops in North Paddington to be brought “back to

Westminster City Council’s Cabinet has approved the designation of the North Paddington High Streets Area to tackle “persistently” empty shops,

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Driver pleads guilty over death of King’s College student on the Strand

Driver pleads guilty over death of King’s College student on

A driver has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey over a fatal Strand collision that claimed the life of a

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New Social Rent Homes Take Shape at Balmoral House in Pimlico

New Social Rent Homes Take Shape at Balmoral House in

Balmoral House social rent homes have moved a step closer to completion in South Pimlico, as construction reached its highest

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Brunel Happy Hub opened to help residents in Westbourne Park

Brunel Happy Hub opened to help residents in Westbourne Park

Westminster has opened Brunel Happy Hub as an “exciting new community space at the heart of the Brunel Estate” in

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Retrofit First policy launched to “boost affordable housing”

Retrofit First policy launched to “boost affordable housing”

Westminster City Council has launched a new Retrofit First policy as part of its City Plan Partial Review to boost

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Why global species survival efforts now matter for London’s green spaces

Why global species survival efforts now matter for London’s green

Walk through one of London’s older parks early in the morning and you start to notice small details that are

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QR code smaller than bacterium could hold data for centuries

QR code smaller than bacterium could hold data for centuries

Researchers at TU Wien have created a tiny QR code, only visible with an electron microscope. The code, measuring just

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REAL ID required for US domestic flights

REAL ID required for US domestic flights

Travellers in the US boarding a domestic flight are required to have a REAL ID or face $45 fee from

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Car checks recommended to reduce breakdown risk

Car checks recommended to reduce breakdown risk

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging drivers to perform simple seasonal car checks to reduce the

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Physics funding cuts are destroying future says Brian Cox

Physics funding cuts are destroying future says Brian Cox

Funding cuts to scientific research represents a “destruction of the future,” renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox said. This comes after

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Homes for Londoners Land Fund to deliver over 500 affordable homes

Homes for Londoners Land Fund to deliver over 500 affordable

A £50 million investment has been approved by the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, to support the delivery of

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Mandelson disclosure widens as personal messages sought

Mandelson disclosure widens as personal messages sought

The government’s disclosure process around Lord Mandelson’s appointment as UK ambassador to the United States is set to widen, with

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William Caxton and the moment printing arrived in London

William Caxton and the moment printing arrived in London

Before books became widely available, they were created slowly by hand. For centuries in England, texts were copied line by

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Arctic landfast ice declines as seasons shorten along Alaska coast

Arctic landfast ice declines as seasons shorten along Alaska coast

A form of sea ice that has long shaped life along Alaska’s northern coastline is now forming later and disappearing

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A south London music school holds its ground as community support steps in

A south London music school holds its ground as community

Inside The Music Boutique, learning begins before language. Children as young as five months sit among instruments, toys and objects

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