6 h. ago Add to playlist: the bullish confidence and versatility of JayaHadADream and the week’s best new tracks

A breakout star of the underground rap scene shows vulnerability and wit in her genre-bending tracksFrom CambridgeshireRecommended if you like Manga Saint Hilare, Kojey Radical, Little SimzUp next Happiness from Agony out now“One of the coldest writers but man don’t say it ’cause I’ve got vagina,” JayaHadADream raps on her recent track Bug, calling out those who underestimate her talent – and laying bare her lyrical confidence. In a fertile underground rap scene, the Jamaican-Irish, Cambridge-via-Nottingham artist has cut through thanks to her command and vulnerability, as well as a sharp eye for bullshit. The track Main Characters (featuring Big Zuu), also from her recent mixtape Happiness from Agony, is a critique of the fake love and hollow posturing that saturates the music industry. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Incredible moment heroic bystanders chase after 'street thief' and pin him to the floor in Camden

The group sprang into action after witnessing what they believed to be a robbery on Camden High Street in north London, before pursuing the suspect on foot.

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54 h. ago Colliers Wood emergency LIVE: Man stabbed in the head as Tube station on lockdown

A man has been stabbed in the head at an underground station - this is a breaking story

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54 h. ago London Underground major incident as man stabbed in head at Colliers Wood station

A man has been stabbed in the head at Colliers Wood Tube station in South West London this morning (December 17). Police and paramedics flooded the scene as Transport for London closed the station

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3 d. ago Instant karma for 'watch thief' as his attempt to steal the timepiece is thwarted by the victim and a passerby

The alleged thief was chased down after trying to rob a man of his watch in Margaret Street, in central London, where the average property price on the road is £2million.

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3 d. ago Man, 20, charged with murder after boy, 15, stabbed to death in residential street

A MAN has been charged with murder after a "beautiful and loving" fifteen-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a busy residential street. Adam John Henry was tragically killed in Islington, north London, during a horror attack in broad daylight on December 9. Emergency crews were scrambled following reports of a stabbing on Westbourne Road at...

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3 d. ago London plane trees to be cut down in main street of Victorian city

London plane trees to be cut down in main street of Victorian city  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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4 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 15 December: Lenders issue house price forecasts, index rallies

Heavy selling on Asia stock markets today failed to prevent the FTSE 100 index from trading in positive territory.

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4 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 15 December: Index higher despite Asia selling, Hikma boss steps down

Heavy selling on Asia stock markets today failed to prevent the FTSE 100 index from trading in positive territory.

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4 d. ago Blaze breaks out at pork scratchings factory as huge flames erupt and 50 firefighters race to scene

A MAJOR fire has broken out at a pork scratchings factory - with plumes of smoke seen pouring out of the building. Roughly fifty firefighters are tackling the blaze at the factory in Walsall, West Midlands, this evening. The blaze is understood to have started at the G Simmons and Sons Pork Scratchings factory. Initial...

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5 d. ago The hidden London street 'that inspired Harry Potter' but tourists walk right on by

The hidden London street 'that inspired Harry Potter' but tourists walk right on by  My London

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7 d. ago London's best street art and graffiti: 7 top locations for seeing murals and public art — according to those who paint them

London's best street art and graffiti: 7 top locations for seeing murals and public art — according to those who paint them  Shortlist

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7 d. ago Moment Algerian migrant on bail caught brazenly stealing designer clothes from Selfridges

Dade Mustafa told police ‘no problem, no problem’ when confronted on London’s Oxford Street

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8 d. ago Creative duo design magical Christmas window displays on London's Oxford Street

Angel Reid and partner Jack Farrell created wonderful work for Selfridges and Disney.

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8 d. ago Moment Russian shadow fleet tanker is hit by deadly sea drones

Russian sources immediately sought to implicate Britain in the attack on a tanker which could carry £45million worth of oil.

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9 d. ago Wall Street mixed and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

Wall Street mixed and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision  Yahoo Finance UK

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9 d. ago LIVE: Wall Street slips and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

LIVE: Wall Street slips and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision  Yahoo Finance UK

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1 week ago Boy, 15, stabbed to death in horror broad daylight attack on London street

A 15-year-old boy has tragically died in a stabbing in north London, prompting the Met to launch a murder probe

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1 week ago Vigilante black belt strikes again as he tackles 'sex attacker' in London street

Vigilante black belt strikes again as he tackles 'sex attacker' in London street  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Vigilante black belt takes down 'sex attacker' in London street weeks after tackling Tube pickpocket suspect

Ivan Skoko, 29, uses martial arts skills to take fighting crime in ‘out of control’ London into his own hands

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