89 minutes ago Disabled woman was banned from every ASDA in UK 'because she could not show her dog's service ID' 

Elanor Maxey, 32, was told she couldn't bring her dog Genie into any branch of the supermarket after an argument with one of the shop's security guards in Bexleyheath.

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5 hours ago ‘We were not prepared’: three weeks in a small town devastated by Hurricane Helene

Gerton, North Carolina, population 250, was badly hit by the storm. Emma Churchman describes how the community came together in the aftermathThe small mountain community of Gerton, about 16 miles south-east of Asheville, North Carolina, was one of the areas badly hit by Hurricane Helene.Three weeks on from the storm, the Gerton resident Emma Churchman describes its devastating impact and how locals and volunteers have come together to help the community on its way to recovery. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago V&A Museum to open David Bowie Centre featuring Ziggy Stardust costumes

The centre will be part of the South Kensington museum’s new East Storehouse.

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11 hours ago Could these two major London train services soon come under public ownership?

Could these two major London train services soon come under public ownership?  Time Out London

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22 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer backs Daily Mail campaign to strip 'awful killer' asbestos from schools and hospitals

The Prime Minister said asbestos was an 'awful killer', adding: 'Whatever we need to do to reduce that risk, we absolutely need to do', during a visit to a London Ambulance Service centre today.

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23 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike hits front of hospital in south Beirut, spokesperson says

Attack hit entrance of Rafic Hariri university hospital – the largest public hospital in LebanonIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Disabled woman 'cried for 24 hours' after reading 'shocking' email that left her heartbroken

Laura Hancox, 41, like many others, was left stunned to find out that the Southport charity she relies on is closing its doors - and has launched a petition to save it

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27 hours ago Harrods Aviation Expands Pet Travel Services at London Stanstead Through New Partnership with Animal Air Care

Harrods Aviation Expands Pet Travel Services at London Stanstead Through New Partnership with Animal Air Care  Aviation Pros

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28 hours ago Met police officer cleared of murder following fatal shooting in South London

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey today following the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Chris Kaba in Streatham, south-east London.

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