9 d. ago Police officer hit by car while rushing to help at scene of crash in west London

Police officer hit by car while rushing to help at scene of crash in west London  Times Series

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1 week ago ‘It’s cooler than saying I bought this on Asos’: the big car boot sale rebrand

Whether Vinted’s to blame or TikTok’s to thank, people are flocking back to car parks in search of secondhand bargains. How did the car boot get hip again?It’s a crisp Sunday morning in south-west London. Tucked within rows of terrace houses, the playground of a primary school has been transformed into an outdoor treasure trove. Tables are filled with stacks of books and board games; clothes hang from metal racks or are piled into boxes which are strewn over a hopscotch. It’s the 10am opening of Balham car boot sale. A modest queue filters through the entrance: families, pensioners, fashion influencers, TikTokers.Three friends – Dominique Gowie, Abbie Mitchell (both 25 years old) and Affy Chowdhury (26) – arrived an hour earlier, to set up. They are selling at a car boot for the first time, enticed by the growing hype circulating on social media. “If you go out and say: ‘Oh I bought this at the car boot,’ I think it’s actually cooler than saying I bought this on Asos,” says Dominiqu...

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3 w. ago Driver, 31, who killed a man as he mowed down pedestrians in Christmas Day car rampage in London's West End is convicted of murder

Anthony Gilheaney (pictured), 31, launched a series of unprovoked and violent attacks against five people in the early hours of December 25 2024.

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3 w. ago Video: £80k of ‘stolen’ power tools seized at London car boot sale

Eighty thousand pounds of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in Hounslow, west London.

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3 w. ago Met seizes £80,000 of ‘stolen goods’ at car boot sale dubbed lawless by Jenrick

Police recovered 400 suspected stolen power tools from Hounslow Heath car boot sale, west London, on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Police seize £80,000 worth of stolen tools at west London car boot sale

Four people were arrested and bailed on suspicion of handling stolen goods

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3 w. ago Driver, 31, admits killing pedestrian in Christmas Day car rampage in London's West End

Anthony Gilheaney, 31, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of launching a series of unprovoked attacks against five people in the early hours of December 25 2024.

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