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68% rise in underage vape sales from London retail shops

A Freedom of Information request of local authorities in London has revealed a 68% surge in underage vape sales during the past year. A rise two times sharper than the UK average. Despite this, only one in five of the retailers caught in the capital

Leukaemia survivors raise awareness of the warning signs of disease

TWO London residents who have been impacted by a leukaemia diagnosis are supporting leading charities Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK to help raise awareness of the blood cancer’s warning signs to help stop it devastating people’s lives. Katherine Betts, 43, from Leyton lost her mum

Vert rises for London Design Festival

With temperatures rising and heatwaves set to intensify, coupled with dwindling biodiversity in cities across the world, there is an urgent need for a rethink in urban development. Devised in a three-way collaboration between Stefan Diez’s industrial design studio Diez Office, the American Hardwood Export

London’s fanciest lunch is free this September

Calling all lobster lovers and lobster novices, London’s favourite home of all things surf and turf, Burger & Lobster, is on a mission this World Lobster Day. Once a food of the people, lobster was served to everybody, yet today, the nation is much more

Lordships Graffalo leaps into the history books

Lordships Graffalo, the superstar horse bred at ARU Writtle near Chelmsford, has added the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials to his already glittering CV. The 12-year-old bay gelding, affectionately known as Walter, joins an elite group of horses to have won at both Badminton and Burghley

THE DAY THE ZOO CAME TO CHESTNUT GARDENS

Chestnut Gardens care home, in Purley, was full of animal mischief when the mobile zoo came to visit the home. Residents at Chestnut Gardens were pleasantly surprised to see animals such as a Giant Snail, Bearded Dragon, Scorpion and large cockroach. All the residents were