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I documented dozens of shrines to people who’ve died in North Philly − here’s what they tell us about memory, grief and trauma

I was walking through the Kensington neighborhood in North Philadelphia when I noticed a shrine made from scraps of lumber and old furniture. Empty liquor bottles were arranged inside. A menagerie of stuffed animals, their fur matted by rain and bleached by the Sun, covered the top. “RIP Bug” had…

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Kensington apartment in Virginia Woolf's childhood home goes on the market for £2.45 million

22 Hyde Park Gate was the birthplace of one of the greatest 20th-century writers, but it hides a dark past

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OPINION - Swapping after-work drinks for a breakfast social? This is workplace culture for children

There are few things more reassuring in the workplace than a sense of unchanging routine, and when this paper was based in Kensington, one of the most agreeable certainties was that, come Thursday midday, there would be a congenial group of colleagues from various papers gravitating towards the Elephant &…

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Prolific Kensington Rolex robber jailed for £65,000 haul of luxury watches

Mohamed Amoyos, 33, would first chat to victims about South American football before he pounced

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Tory London borough objects after Government increases its housing target by 209%

Kensington and Chelsea, London’s smallest borough, is being asked to build more new homes than any other

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Kensington's latest Anya Hindmarch It bag? The Whole Foods tote, yours for £10 (if you're quick enough)

Want to get your hands on London’s latest It bag? Head to Whole Foods, but be quick

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Prime central London hits the skids: is it really over for the capital’s luxury property market?

Property values for the ultra-rich has taken a huge dive in the past decade. Can it ever recover?

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Man charged with murder of 70-year-old woman in west London

Clifford Cowen, 57, charged after Rita Fleming found dead at her home in Kensington on 23 June

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Man charged with murder after Rita Fleming, 70, found dead at Kensington home

Clifford Cowen, 57, is due to appear in court on Friday

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Could private school fees plan hit Labour in London seat where over half of parents pay for education?

Labour has pledged to end the VAT exemption on private schools and use the money to hire 6,500 teachers in the state sector

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Investigation launched after police break into Kensington home to find pensioner dead

Police are asking for information over final movements of Rita Fleming, 70, with her death being treated as ‘unexpected and unexplained’

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Police probe 'unexplained' death of woman in Kensington

Rita Fleming was found unresponsive inside her home

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Kensington Palace Gardens reopens to cyclists after safety measures installed

Britain’s most expensive residential street was shut over speeding cyclists

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Man who 'threw objects onto train tracks' arrested after 24 hours on Kensington rooftop

Officers spent more than 24 hours unsuccessfully attempting to talk a man down, before he eventually came down shortly before 5am on Tuesday

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Overground trains suspended after man on roof throws objects onto track at Kensington Olympia

Residents in Russell Garden Mews were evacuated by police

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General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Kensington and Bayswater

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

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George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain at centre of a row over nailing leaflets on trees in London borough

Kensington and Chelsea’s parks police stepped in when it became aware of the leafleting

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How opioid treatment centers can overcome bipartisan NIMBYism to build local support

Some residents of Fairmount, an upper-middle-income neighborhood of Philadelphia, are irate that a nearby homeless shelter is being turned into an addiction “triage” center without input from the surrounding community. News of the shelter’s expansion came just a week before the high-profile closing of an encampment of people experiencing homelessness…

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How guerilla gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith is bringing green power to the people

From the ashes of the Grenfell fire, non-profit Grow to Know wants to bring nature to Kensington and Chelsea

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The best restaurants in Kensington, from Zaika to Jacuzzi

Food fit for a king: Ben McCormack selects the best places to eat in the Royal Borough

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Inside the most expensive gyms in London

From the one that offers medical-grade fitness analysis to Gwyneth Paltrow’s favourite wellness destination, Alexandra Parren takes you on a tour of the most exclusive gyms in the capital

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Raising the roof: South Kensington rooftops with 'potential for development' on sale for £200,000

The two neighbouring rooftops are located at 55-57 Gloucester Road, and are registered as a separate address

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OPINION - Dylan Jones: I've just been to the best exhibition you'll see in London this week

I remember the first time I walked into the Big Biba shop in Kensington, I didn’t know where to look. Actually, that’s not strictly true, as I wanted to look everywhere, but was so self-conscious (I was barely 14), I couldn’t look more than a few feet in front of…

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Man shot dead in West Kensington was jailed in 2021 for role in cutting up of jazz trumpeter

Janayo Lucima was sentenced to three years and three months at the Old Bailey

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‘Cunning’ thief who stole £870,000 from Kensington’s five-star Royal Garden Hotel jailed

Zaheer Abbas spent his loot on property and a new Audi car

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