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Ukip leader backs Claridge’s hotel in row over mother asked to hide her baby under a napkin and urges women to ‘be discreet’
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The CoolTan charity, which began life in a former factory in south London, helps more than 2,000 people each year to address personal problems through self-expression
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YouTube video of confrontation outside London clinic goes viral as activist who filmed it faces threat of legal action
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Ian Jack: The story of low-income tenants facing 400% rent hikes thanks to a profit-hungry consortium seemed just the kind of cause Londoners would rally behind. But even with Russell Brand in the vanguard, the barricades remain unstormed
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Police believe alleged theft of large sum of cash is ‘very elaborate and very well practised stage act or parlour trick’
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Why has Boris Johnson’s policy deputy become so protective of the tenants of homes he wants to sell off?
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Songbird investors have two months to consider £2.6bn cash bid from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield
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New management should be allowed to take over the Soho venue rather than allowing gentrification, say campaigners
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London estate agents deluged by wealthy purchasers beating midnight deadline before housing tax rise
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Alan Harding: If devolution is to mean anything it must be done in a way that ensures true economic rebalancing with London’s super-region
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London council proposes action after revealing 30% of homes built in last six years have nobody on the electoral register
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Afghanistan (London conference) London conference on Afghanistan opens with call for shared responsibility
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Animal rights campaigner aims to overturn conviction on grounds of undisclosed role of Met officer who ‘encouraged illegal acts’
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Deputy PM reacts to Claridge’s incident and says women should feel confident about breastfeeding outside the home
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It might help some first time buyers for a while, but the chancellor’s autumn statement doesn’t start to address the capital’s biggest housing issues
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Midwives at St George’s hospital in London say outcomes are better for women giving birth in midwife-led centres and at home
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Few DJs wave the flag for the blockbuster sounds that finally brought dance culture to the US mainstream. But as Steve Aoki tells it: ‘If people want to put me on the main stage, I’m going to do my thing on the main stage’
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Andrew Martin: Now that people are leaving for the English regions, maybe money and power will head back out of the capital, too
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Family of murdered British soldier show emotion as judges reject Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale’s attempt to appeal
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The controversial bridge scheme has now been passed by Westminster Council despite vociferous opposition, writes Oliver Wainwright
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Work safety watchdog launches investigation into incident on Isle of Dogs
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Exhibition showcases figurative painter’s first archive paintings alongside an exploration into the natural world – and several new studies of his own head
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The Victoria’s Secret fashion show rolled into London on Tuesday and the Guardian photographer Graeme Robertson was given behind-the-scenes access
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Letters: Last year 55m tonnes of sewage discharged into the tidal river Thames. ‘A few minor works’ could not solve that
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Branches of Sadler’s Wells dance theatre, V&A museum and two universities planned for Olympic Park in Stratford
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Hugh Muir: Fifty years ago Britain saw the best of Martin Luther King: the spellbinding preacher commanding a packed St Paul’s Cathedral. What was King’s impact on Britain’s own emerging fight for racial equality?
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One-off move to British capital is coup for fashion industry but renews debate about extreme diets and workouts of models
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Exhibition of famously glamorous film star shows Hepburn from first appearances at Ciro’s nightclub, which is now part of gallery
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Russell Brand refuses to engage a reporter in a conversation over his London home during a protest at Downing Street
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Supreme court hears that Met unit tracking John Catt, 89, did not violate campaigner’s privacy when logging his activities
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It’s an honour, says former Guardian digital supremo
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Louise Burns says she felt humiliated after being told to cover up while feeding 12-week-old baby during Christmas tea with family
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Awards ceremony held at the London Coliseum attracted scores of celebrities, including Tom Ford, Lewis Hamilton and Victoria Beckham
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