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Alan Bennett reads from his famous diaries at Primrose Hill book fest
Alan Bennett will be joined by fellow literary stars who are backing their community library at a fundraising book fest. The 90-year-old playwright and author will read from his famous journals at the 'celebration of local writers and writing'
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'I took a sex, drugs and gin tour of Charles Dickens' home'
Dickensian London has become a byword for the terrible social conditions of the Victorian poor. But the author himself is often thought of as an upright social reformer. A new "alternative guided tour" of the Dickens Museum in Bloomsbury takes
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'I had a cardiac arrest on the top deck of a bus - these people saved my life'
A young man and his family have thanked paramedics with a church service for saving his life when he suffered a cardiac arrest on the top deck of a bus. Joshua, his mother Cecile and brother Austin had just caught a bus in Hornsey to attend the
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Eidevall: Gunners not good enough
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall slammed his side’s defensive frailties after a 2-1 home defeat to WSL rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. With pressure already mounting on the Swede following the 0-0 draw with Everton last weekend
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Harmful pesticides from dog flea treatments found in Hampstead Heath ponds
Pesticides found in dog flea treatments could be harming wildlife in Hampstead Heath's ponds, a study has found. The Times newspaper has reported that flea and tick treatments applied to dogs have been detected in three of Hampstead’s ponds.
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Camden homes and businesses left without water due to burst pipe
Residents of a north west London postcode have lost their water supply or are experiencing low pressure due to a burst pipe. Engineers are working to fix the issue impacting NW1 since around 7am today (Monday, October 14). When the problem
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Disgraced lawyer boasted about sexually assaulting child
A disgraced lawyer has been jailed after he boasted about sexually abusing a child. Stuart Cottis, 48, of Rufford Street, Kings Cross, was a solicitor who worked for well-known London firms for many years. In March last year Cottis was arrested
