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Guinness World Records experience to open at the O2 next year

Visitors will get the chance to become “record breakers” at Greenwich attraction

Evening Standard

London serial rapist who drugged victims and filmed attacks faces jail for catalogue of crimes

Chao Xu was a ‘bold and persistent sexual predator’ who used a special brew of booze and Chinese medicines to drug women so that he could rape them

Evening Standard

Serial rapist who drugged victims to be sentenced for 24 sexual offences

Chao Xu, 33, of Greenwich, pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences over the course of three years including rape, sexual assault and upskirting.

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South London council defends using swear words in social media campaign

‘We’re not putting up with this s*** anymore’, says Greenwich Council in crackdown on fly-tipping

Evening Standard

Battle to scrap south London LTNs after 'traffic just pushed elsewhere and no improvement to air quality'

Councillors ‘call in’ two traffic schemes for scrutiny as decision looms on whether to make them permanent

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Enfield and Greenwich shortlisted for New Towns under Labour government’s plan to 'build, baby, build'

The potential developments in Crews Hill and Thamesmead could provide up to 35,000 new homes

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Fury in Greenwich as residents protest council’s ‘Stalinist’ parking proposals

A crowd of angry residents gathered outside Woolwich Town Hall on Wednesday evening

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Victory for London pub loved by Charles Dickens against council in battle to keep riverside tables

The two century-old Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich, once a favourite spot of The Christmas Carol author, is known for its outdoor seating overlooking the River Thames

Evening Standard

London's biggest theatre to open in Greenwich next year with 3,000 seats

Troubadour Theatres plans to open a new venue with two auditoriums next to the cable car station on Greenwich Peninsula

Evening Standard

Kent and Greenwich universities to merge in attempt to improve financial viability

The institutions want to rebrand as London and South East University group from autumn 2026

The Guardian - UK

Murder probe launched after woman, 29, stabbed to death in Greenwich home

Police were called to Trafalgar Road late on Wednesday night but despite efforts from paramedics the victim died at the scene

Evening Standard

Man who hid cameras in London home pleads guilty to string of sexual offences

Chao Xu, of Greenwich, admits 24 offences against six women and police say there could be many more victims

The Guardian - UK

Kips Bay Decorator Show House has returned to New York for it's 50th anniversary, with a six-story Greenwich Village townhouse as its canvas – here's everything you need to know

The iconic design event celebrates the occasion with 21 top designers and six floors of era-spanning style

Homes & Gardens

Behind the scenes at Greenwich and Docklands International Festival's 30th birthday

The festival, which turns 30 this year, is a celebration of all things outdoor performance

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Ex-MP accused of Greenwich pub sex assault set for trial next year

Former Tory MP Ben Howlett has not yet entered a plea to the sexual assault charge

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Government lifts ban on developing land reserved for bridge project axed in 2008

The Thames Gateway Bridge scheme in east London would have connected Newham to Greenwich.

The Guardian - UK

‘I loved selling ice-cream there’: the 13-year battle for a Mr Whippy pitch in Greenwich

Family of Paul St Hilaire Sr to take council to high court next month to reinstate van on King William Walk

Evening Standard

Historic pub loved by Charles Dickens battles to keep riverside tables branded 'visual clutter' by council

Exclusive: Owner of the Trafalgar Tavern in Greenwich may have to call time on its outdoor seating after the local authority demanded its removal

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NHS cyber attack contributed to London hospital patient’s death, trust reveals

Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected last June

Space

Royal Observatory Greenwich: The birthplace of modern astronomy turns 350

That's a lot of standard candles.

Homes & Gardens

Bethenny Frankel's Greenwich farmhouse just sold for $7.8 million, and I can't get over its extravagant crocodile leather-style ceiling

Originally constructed in 1743, 'Applejack Farm' is one of the oldest homes in Greenwich, CT, and Bethenny turned it into a chic, modern retreat

The Guardian - UK

Football Foundation funds scholarship in memory of Stephen Lawrence

Scheme will provide architecture place at Greenwich University to ‘reinforce the vital role that education and sport can play’

Evening Standard

Area guide to Greenwich Peninsula: why locals love this underrated south-east London district

There are still thousands of homes and creative projects planned for the area which, as home to the O2, locals say is often overlooked

Evening Standard

Four Elizabeth line areas where house prices are tipped for future growth

Londoners might think it is too late to buy into the ‘Crossrail effect’ but new data highlights the residential development, and potential price growth, still to come near four key stations

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Greenwich shops fined for selling vapes to 16-year-olds

Two Greenwich businesses have been fined thousands for selling vapes to underage children

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