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How the Met targeted 140 phone thieves, shoplifters and other offenders in a new operation in the West End. Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a ‘war on motorists’ Check out our Monday Briefing: https://t.co/VhXv9M1PyJ
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Plus, bagpipe parades, George Lucas’ new pad and the truth behind reports of a 'war on motorists'
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The Ministry of Housing told us: "We will be reforming the leasehold system so people can challenge unfair charges and are better protected from these predatory practices." Read our story about leaseholders receiving "very aggressive" letters https://t.co/nE8zxK3Psj
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Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
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We're currently working on a sensitive story about unemployment in London. If you're unemployed and are happy to share your story/have your photograph taken then please get in touch at: editor@the-londoner.co.uk
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“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.” Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners? https://t.co/nE8zxK3Psj
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Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
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Chinese billionaire Hui Ka Yan spent £205m to purchase Britain’s most expensive house in 2020, a 45-room mansion overlooking Hyde Park. But he still pays less in council tax than many two bedroom houses in Croydon and Haringey. https://t.co/0Rf2Bsetal
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A group of MPs are claiming that council tax is biased towards London. The truth is more complicated.
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Why did Islington's mayor go to an event run by a church accused of conducting conversion therapy? Plus, the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskates and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today’s Monday briefing https://t.co/KJ2VzXWqhb
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Plus: the best pub in Angel, TfL fines for rollerskaters and the woman known as Mother Thames, all in today's Monday briefing
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Some 137 years on from the Whitechapel Murders are still a societal obsession. Today, The Londoner goes behind the scenes on the capital's booming, and ethically dubious, sector of Jack the Ripper tours. https://t.co/ukSjDzoTOP
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137 years on, the Whitechapel Murders remain an obsession — and a lucrative business opportunity
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🎉 Big News 🎉 We're proud to see @ohrhealy has been shortlisted at The British Journalism Awards, in part for her Londoner exposé on the comedy club 21Soho.
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Ever wondered how London's high streets suddenly got filled with Blank Street, Farmer J and Popeyes? Today, @AndrewKersley pulls back the curtain on how private equity and landlords that own huge swathes of London are reshaping the city's storefronts. https://t.co/97LN0Aquvd
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How Covid, private finance and reformed planning regulations led to an increasingly homogeneous city
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Why are so many people angry about a new hotel in Tooting? And what does it have to do with billionaire property developer Asif Aziz? All that, plus late night parties at Comic-Con and a ghostly murder, in our latest Monday Briefing: https://t.co/IUyO91SMc8
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Plus, the late night parties at Comic-Con, a ghostly murder and fighting between the capital’s vampire hunters
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Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Katherine Swindells spent a night riding night buses with them: https://t.co/dqzlplJQFR
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Between 3–5am in the morning, before the tube opens, tens of thousands of Londoners are already commuting to and from work. Who are they?
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Massive thank you to @_TheLondoner and @AndrewKersley for such a brilliant article. We really do appreciate you covering our plight on the Loughborough Estate in Brixton.
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag. It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion. @AndrewKersley on maybe the craziest housing story in South London: https://t.co/7EuNWqUtBg
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Did you miss Frieze festival this year? Well no worries. We went behind the scenes at London's biggest annual art show, featuring parties, "man cave" art and an undercover DiCaprio. https://t.co/1jejIjMxAS
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Going native at the art fair to end all art fairs
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This was an absolutely insane saga to report on
It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag. It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion. @AndrewKersley on maybe the craziest housing story in South London: https://t.co/7EuNWqUtBg
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It started with an email and a picture of a cheap pleather manbag. It spiralled into a saga of assassinations, ambulances and a “catastrophic and potentially fatal” chemical explosion. @AndrewKersley on maybe the craziest housing story in South London: https://t.co/7EuNWqUtBg
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Alleged assassination attempts, hazardous chemicals and £374,000 of gifts
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Penguin protests, a rumoured new overground line and the British Museum's messy attempt at making a new Met Gala. All that and more in today's Monday Briefing: https://t.co/qBnBBxogjU
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Plus: rumours of a new overground line, a history of celebrity séances and whether the British Museum Ball was a flop
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In May, we wrote about the 15 Gentoo penguins trapped in the windowless basement of the London Aquarium. On Sunday, almost 300 people including celebs like Feargal Sharkey and Chris Packham picketed the aquarium over the conditions: https://t.co/qBnBBxoO9s
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Plus: rumours of a new overground line, a history of celebrity séances and whether the British Museum Ball was a flop
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After The Londoner got the scoop about a Proceeds of Crime Act prosecution being used by Lewisham Council over a planning dispute with a Turkish restaurant, the issue just got mentioned in parliament. Catch up on the original story here:
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Plus, the future of McGlynn's, trader evictions in Elephant and Castle and horses on Tooting Common
UPDATE: @Simon4NDorset has raised the issue of Council's use of the Proceeds of Crime Act in parliament. @SteveReedMP says the relevant minister will meet to "find a resolution"
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After The Londoner got the scoop about a Proceeds of Crime Act prosecution being used by Lewisham Council over a planning dispute with a Turkish restaurant, the issue just got mentioned in parliament. Catch up on the original story here:
the-londoner.co.uk
Plus, the future of McGlynn's, trader evictions in Elephant and Castle and horses on Tooting Common
UPDATE: @Simon4NDorset has raised the issue of Council's use of the Proceeds of Crime Act in parliament. @SteveReedMP says the relevant minister will meet to "find a resolution"
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