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"Maximising value": The secret plan to make money from Hampstead Heath
Exclusive: Leaked documents reveal the City of London's plan to reduce public funding for some of the capital's most famous open spaces.
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Jim Waterson
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The Prince Charles Cinema landlord and his cockroach-infested "worst place to live in Croydon"
Asif Aziz is feted for philanthropy and owns much of the capital's West End. Residents of the businessman's south London housing complex are more…
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Jim Waterson
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Pyx or it didn't happen
Plus: The sudden closure of a Harry Potter shop, more on West End landlord Asif Aziz, and the prosecution of a Westminster Bridge hotdog salesman.
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Jim Waterson
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Did Lime switch to bike tyres ‘less suitable for London's roads’?
The company denies the change to cheaper Chinese tyres on its e-bikes was a cost-cutting measure, as more Londoners come forward with severe injuries.
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Jim Waterson
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Will Sadiq Khan's new nightclub plan actually achieve anything?
Plus: Co-working space for the tech elite owes a million pounds to local councils and a cyberattack at a London university.
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Jim Waterson
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January 2025

Prince Charles Cinema: Has London's "meanest landlord" met his match?
Plus: Scroll down to find out who is putting a helicopter storage facility in their south London garden, and a mysterious water contamination at the…
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Jim Waterson
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Andy Burnham: What London can learn from Manchester
The mayor of Greater Manchester tells London Centric readers how he's getting the powers Sadiq Khan wants, why he fears for the capital's young people…
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Jim Waterson
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Lime bikes keep breaking Londoners' legs
They've become one of the fastest-growing ways of getting around the capital. But do the popular hire e-bikes have a design flaw? London Centric…
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Jim Waterson
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Is this the beginning of the end for Lord Lebedev's London media empire?
Ten years ago he launched London Live, giving him control of a multi-format London media empire. This weekend the TV channel is shutting down as his…
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Jim Waterson
5
Who’s paying for fake five-star reviews of The Ritz?
Plus: Scroll down for your chance to live in Boris Johnson's campaign headquarters.
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Jim Waterson
5
Drumsheds in crisis: What's really going on at London's biggest nightclub?
The 15,000-capacity venue has been allowed to remain open after defeating efforts by the police to substantially cut its capacity following two drugs…
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Jim Waterson
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The best of London Centric, so far
The investigations, exclusives, and intrigue you might have missed.
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Jim Waterson
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