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AI chatbots could be ‘restricted for children’ under new social media ban

'It's like putting gaffa tape over a pothole,' a campaigner said.

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Plans unveiled for over 5,000 new homes in London's 'happiest place to live'

The plans aim to bring 20 per cent more jobs and 10 per cent more businesses over the next decade

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Deported criminal sneaks back into the UK to set up £200,000 cannabis factory

Redis Shahini claimed he left Albania as a result of a 'blood feud'

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London travel news LIVE: London Euston chaos as points failure blocks several lines

Some lines running from London Euston are blocked after a points failure at Stockport

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Brit rages against the check-in machine at Hong Kong airport before viagra arrest

You never go full Hong Kong Phooey

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The UK’s worst measles hotspots revealed after surge in London cases

A measles outbreak has swept through North London (Picture: Shutterstock / Natalya_Maisheva) A ‘fast spreading’ measles outbreak has taken hold among unvaccinated children in north-east London. Parents have been told their children could be excluded if they are not fully vaccinated ...

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Westminster makes big council tax announcement as flagship London borough warns of looming financial crisis

Westminster warns it faces a financial crisis due to Government funding cuts in London

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Toddler snatched from her mum by man as they left supermarket

The suspect, identified as a homeless Romanian national, has been handed over to the local police.

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Trump 'could give US refuge' to man who burned Koran in front of Turkish embassy in London

The man, who sought asylum in the UK from Turkey, claimed he burned the Koran as a protest against ‘Islamic extremism’

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Could a US ocean current turn ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ into reality?

The Atlantic Ocean's 'conveyer belt' might be slowing down - and scientists are rushing to figure out why.

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Nipah virus claims another life after nurse in India spends weeks in coma

'She was suffering from multiple complications.'

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Gisèle Pelicot reduced to tears watching video messages of support from women in France

Tears rolled down Gisele Pelicot's face as she listened to the words of women from across France who shared how much she meant to them.

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Keir Starmer warns the UK ‘must step up and go faster’ on defence spending

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CCTV appeal after £4,500 suitcase stolen inside London Paddington train

The suitcase containing jewellery was stolen on board a train from Paddington to Kimble

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Little Britain's Matt Lucas targeted by pro-Palestinian activist on London Underground

The comedian was filmed and followed by social media activist Thomas Abdullah Bourne

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Trump’s plans for America’s 250th birthday include an ‘Arc de Trump’ and a race through Washington

Cage fights at the White House, a new 'arch' on the Potomac River and $1 coins with Trump's face on them are all part of America's 250th anniversary.

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London schoolchildren face possible 21-day exclusion amid alarming measles outbreak

Warning to parents as 60 suspected cases reported across seven schools and nursery in Enfield as area battles one of lowest vaccine uptake rates in country

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Two dead and one fighting for life in burst of London knife attacks over weekend

Two men, aged 19 and 22, killed and a 21-year-old man left fighting for life following knife attacks in south London over the weekend

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Avalanche crashes into train in the Swiss Alps causing ‘several casualties’

30 people have been evacuated so far, according to Police Valais, with helicopters and other rescue equipment on scene.

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Epstein files mentioning Andrew were ‘secretly redacted’ after release

Epstein survivor Jess Michaels said of the alleged redactions: 'I wish I could tell you that all of this is shocking, but for us it’s not. It’s actually predictable.'