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Supermarket Clean Sweep: three Lidl stores open in south London

Supermarket Clean Sweep: three Lidl stores open in south London

Supermarket chain Lidl opened a hattrick of stores in Richmond, Putney and Tooting yesterday, creating around…

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Two-thirds of London's nurseries risk closure within the year

Two-thirds of London's nurseries risk closure within the year

Two thirds of London's nurseries and over half of childminders are at immediate risk of closure by the end of…

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Children are suffering mental health crisis due to coronavirus fears

Children are suffering mental health crisis due to coronavirus fears

A leading children's charity has warned that children are suffering from mental and emotional health issues a…

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Met Police launches internship scheme for London teenagers

Met Police launches internship scheme for London teenagers

The Metropolitan Police announced an internship scheme for London teenagers this week, which is due to take p…

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Richmond Rugby Club launches Second Hand Tech Saturdays to help families with home schooling duri...

Richmond Rugby Club launches Second Hand Tech Saturdays to help families with home schooling duri...

Richmond Rugby Club is launching Second Hand Tech Saturdays during lockdown for people to donate any unused l…

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Left out in the Cold: Excluded at Christmas

Left out in the Cold: Excluded at Christmas

"Sadiq Khan said to me: 'I understand you teach empathy and compassion training, I could really do with you t…

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Plan for asylum seekers in new-build homes on hold

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Emma Thomas; Vikki Ballard - West Midlands Fri, July 3, 2026 at 12:20 p.m. UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 100 people attended the public meeting on Thursday night [BBC] Plans to house 83 asylum seekers on a new-build estate in a village in rural Shropshire have been put on hold, the area's MP has said. More than 100 people from in and around Stoke Heath attended a residents meeting on Thursday.
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New app aims to cut NHS waiting times for patients

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By Vikki Ballard Verified
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Follow New app aims to cut NHS waiting times for patients The new WaitLess app helps minimise long waiting times, NHS staff claim [NHS] A free NHS app has been launched across Shropshire with the aim of helping patients spend less time waiting to get medical advice and assistance.
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Plans to host asylum seekers in new homes 'on hold'

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By Vikki Ballard Verified
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Follow Plans to host asylum seekers in new homes 'on hold' Just over 100 people attended the public meeting on Thursday night [BBC] Plans to host 83 asylum seekers in a new-build estate in rural Shropshire have been put on hold, the local MP has said. Just over 100 residents from the area around Stoke Heath met on Thursday night, and some of them told the BBC they felt incredibly frustrated - a decision by Serco and the home office not to attend only fuelled that anger.
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