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Soho strip club at centre of ‘drink spiking storm’ has licence suspended for three months

A Soho strip club has had its licence suspended after ten customers claimed to have their drinks spiked only to wake up with thousands of pounds missing from their bank accounts.

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'Red tape' forces heartbroken cat café owner to give up on dream business

Florence Heath said she was forced into debt and had no choice but to close

Wales Online

Historian died after being exposed to ‘appalling lack of humanity’ from home carer

A noted historian died from a preventable bone infection after being exposed to “appalling” home care following a botched discharge from hospital, a coroner has found.

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A shining result: Meet the campaigners who saved London’s historic gas lamps

London’s last remaining gas lamps are a part of our city’s fabric — and were under threat until a few days ago. Tom Ellen meets the group who fought to save these beacons of history

Evening Standard

Three West End pedicab drivers fined after complaints of Disney hit blasting at high volume

Inspectors report hearing Whitney Houston and Bob Marley classics blaring after 9pm

Evening Standard

Revealed: Oxford Street sweet shops drop by a third after raids

The number of US-style sweet and souvenir shops blighting Oxford Street has dropped by nearly a third, according to Westminster Council. The local authority has accused some of the businesses of fleecing the taxpayer with £8m of tax evasion and of “lowering the tone” of the capital’s most famous shopping…

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US candy shops on Oxford Street ‘drop by third’ after raids and legal action

Westminster Council says some of the candy and souvenir shops have evaded up to £8m in business rates

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Oh wheelie? Westminster Council left red faced after tweeting wrong image in flytipping crackdown

Westminster Council bosses were forced to clear up a mess of their own making on Friday after claims about its crackdown on fly tipping backfired.

Evening Standard

Westminster Council seizes £215,000 of suspected fake goods in raid targeting Oxford Street US candy shops

Police say ‘playtime’s over’ after raid uncovers suspected fake Rolex watches and vapes

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Council chiefs confirm ‘streamlined’ plans for regeneration of Oxford Street

Wider pavements, seating, additional greening and lighting are part of the plans

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West End pedicabs: Four ‘unsafe’ operators handed fines after latest round of prosecutions

In June, five other pedicab operators were issued with fines

Evening Standard

Oxford Street candy shops could face stricter rules under council campaign against ‘dirty money’

Westminster Council leader calls for tougher measures to tackle ‘dirty money’ in the capital

Evening Standard

‘Huge operation’ to keep central London clean during public mourning for Queen

Westminster Council said teams were deployed for a clean-up operation in the hours after the state funeral.

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Westminster Council begins seizing ‘nuisance’ abandoned hire bikes

A London council has begun seizing dockless hire bikes which are left blocking pavements and roads creating an “obstacle course” for residents.

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Londoner charged £500 for 10 minute pedicab ride from Mayfair to Soho

A Londoner said he was cheated out of £500 by a pedicab driver who distracted him as he went to pay for a ten minute trip on the rider’s card machine.

The Guardian - UK

Pedestrianisation would help rid Oxford Street of American sweet shops

Letters: There are ways Westminster council can control candy and souvenir outlets that don’t require further legislation, write James Pollard, Michael Barron and Tim Law

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Rishi jokes about green card at think-tank party

Londoner’s Diary: Sunak mocks himself at Westminster party / Chicken Shop Date X Westminster Council collab? / Bernardine Evaristo talks fashion crisis at V&A / Starmer in hot water

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London council urges Government to review flood insurance scheme

A London council is calling on the Government to expand its flood reinsurance scheme following a rise in weather-related flooding incidents in the past year.

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West End pedicabs: ‘Nuisance’ drivers issued record £5,682 in fines

One driver was previously ordered to repay a £180 fee he charged two individuals for a three-minute journey in February

Daily Mirror

Oxford Street sweetshops probed for selling alleged fake goods and dodging tax

Oxford Street has seen an explosion in American sweetshops in recent years, but now the local council is taking action over concerns the stores might be underpaying business rates and selling dodgy goods

Wales Online

American sweet shops investigated by council for financial issues

A TikTok star has alleged that companies wind up before they are liable to pay the tax

The Independent UK

The best royal fashion moments from the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend

The Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex were seen in Dior and Alexander McQueen

Daily Mirror

Pensioner wins court case after issued jail threat for 'playing dominoes too loudly'

Ernest Theophile, 74, and a group of elderly friends have been gathering at Maida Hill Market Square in north London for the past 12 years, where they "chat, socialise and play dominoes, cards and backgammon"

Evening Standard

Grant Shapps announces new laws to crack down on pedicabs

New laws to licence pedicabs and rickshaws are to be introduced by the Government, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Oxford Street raid: Over £22k in fake designer goods and illegal tobacco seized by police

The Met Police have seized a large number of fake designer goods and illegal tobacco following a raid on a shop in Oxford Street.

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