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Police share image of man they want to speak to after District Line sexual assault

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Man dies surrounded by family after attack at Liverpool Street Staton after Notting Hill Carnival

He was travelling back from Notting Hill Carnival

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Brand new 'express' bus service on Essex border to 'reduce' journey times

It will make travelling to hospitals and railway stations faster

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Man left fighting for his life after tube station attack following Notting Hill Carnival

A man from Essex has been accused of attacking him

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The Essex area named one of the most unfriendly places to live in England

It's one of the 10 of the least friendly places

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Trains to popular Essex summer destinations cancelled due to 'uneven' track

The disruption follows the prolonged dry weather

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Dramatic police chase sees "dangerous" men arrested as police discover machetes

Three machetes were recovered from the scene

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Dozens of firefighters rush to industrial estate blaze as smoke seen for miles

Around 70 firefighters are at the scene

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Ilford man forced to pay over £1,500 after a single cigarette was thrown from his car

He failed to provide information regarding who was driving the car

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Outraged neighbours fear increased risk of crashes as illegal car park near Stansted Airport doubles in size despite ban

The owners of the car park, built on farmland, were told to stop trading but it has been estimated that the operation has doubled in size

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10 people found living in illegal tobacco “distribution hub” after raid

More than 113,000 cigarettes and up to ten people have been discovered

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Chadwell Heath corner shop forced to shut for months due to illegal activity

The shop was ordered to close

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Is Vodafone down? Users report issues with broadband and mobile internet

VodafoneThree users have reported issues with the broadband provider.

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Aldi to rebrand as 'Baldi' for one day to help break Guinness World Record

Aldi will temporarily rebrand itself as 'Baldi' on Friday (July 10)  in tribute to Pitbull’s headline show at BST Hyde Park.

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London named vehicle theft capital as one in every 104 residents affected

London has been named the vehicle theft capital of England and Wales, with one in every 104 residents affected by vehicle crime in 2025, according to new analysis of official crime data.

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Seven in 10 employees use their work laptop for personal things

Seven in 10 employees use their work laptop for personal things – including applying for jobs, online shopping, and booking holidays.

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Ruth Ellis granted posthumous conditional pardon 61 years after hanging

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon

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Ofcom fines Virgin Media £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching

The penalty comes after communications regulator Ofcom uncovered a 'widespread' and 'often deliberate' pattern of call-handling failures

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John Lewis proposes major in-store change putting 200 jobs at risk

John Lewis has proposed shutting down its in-store foreign currency exchange and gift wrapping services

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Hundreds unite in London for Moorfields Eye Charity fundraising walk

Nearly 600 people from the sight loss community have come together in London for Moorfields Eye Charity’s flagship fundraising walk, Eye to Eye, helping raise more than £91,000 so far to support breakthroughs in eye health and patient care