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Shocking moment Bridgerton actress Genevieve Chenneour fights phone thief in Kensington café

The actress, 27, says the attack by a prolific thief in west London left her traumatised as she reveals she was threatened with being stabbed

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Four new restaurants announced for £1.3bn redevelopment of Kensington Olympia

The project is a cool £300 million more expensive than the OWO

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Kensington café under investigation after customers found 'smoking shisha in the basement' following late-night raid

Trading standards officers worked with the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office to find out if laws were broken on the premises

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The Roof Gardens: Kensington private members club loved by celebrities unveils extension plan

The Roof Gardens on Kensington High Street says the new space would include a library and two member lounges

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Michael McIntyre enjoys night out at Harry Potter launch after £195,000 sportscar towed away in Kensington

The comedian had been pictured trying to reason with two tow truck operators as his clamped sportscar was hoisted on to the back of a lorry

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Thames Water fined over £100,000 for carrying out unsafe works in London borough

Thames Water denied a charge for unsafe works on Marloes Road but was found guilty on May 13 at City of London Magistrates' Court

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Michael McIntyre sees £195,000 Mercedes sportscar towed away in Kensington

The car was hoisted on to the back of a lorry this morning in exclusive neighbourhood

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Revealed: The London boroughs generating millions every year from residents' parking permits

Wandsworth, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington and Hackney in top 10

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Alleged knifeman ‘with martyrdom note tried to break into Israeli embassy’

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, is accused of carrying two kitchen knives to the site in Kensington on Monday and trying to break in.

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Man charged with terror offence after ‘trying to get into Israeli embassy’

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, is also accused of possessing a pointed or bladed article near the embassy in Kensington on Monday.

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Man charged with terrorism offence over Israeli embassy incident

Abdullah Sabah Albadri is accused of trying to get into the embassy with a knife

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Kensington pub lightwell plan by Kirstie Allsopp's husband sparks upskirting fears

Locals have submitted several objection letters to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea over plans to reinstate a vault lightwell above the pub’s cellars

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Council offers £12m to revamp overcrowded and inaccessible 'tourist hotspot' Tube station

South Kensington is gateway to Natural History Museum, Science Museum and V&A but has no step-free access

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Kensington and Chelsea admits ‘rushed’ Grenfell housing purchases were unsafe

The admission comes as the council seeks to sell off 14 of the homes

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In the shadow of Grenfell, tenants are living with damp, mould and rats – there’s no faith in politics without a safe home

The positive news is that better laws, regulations and rights for residents are on the way, says Labour MP Joe Powell

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Bin lorries in London's wealthiest borough to run on vegetable oil

Kensington and Chelsea Council has said the move to vegetable oil could cut its waste fleet’s carbon emissions by 90%

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Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1,000 new homes

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Locals fume as London's richest borough to let second homeowners buy parking permits to raise cash

Kensington and Chelsea Council said the move would help

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Lime and Forest e-bikes dumped on pavement near Harrods seized in council crackdown

Firms billed more than £3,000 to get 42 e-bikes released from council storage

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All you need to know about London Book Fair 2025 as thousands head to Kensington for annual event

Essential trade fair returns for 2025 with events and seminars

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Gallery: Boujis boys announce new Kensington club where Bodo's Schloss used to be

Expect Champagne — and lots and lots of celebrities

The Conversation

Philly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic

As much as half of the fentanyl sold on Philly’s streets contains an industrial chemical used in plastics manufacturing. That’s according to our November 2024 testing of fentanyl samples collected in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, regarded as the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast.

Evening Standard

Extraordinary Kensington penthouse with 'garden in the sky' on sale for £15m

A top contender for a rising number of wealthy US buyers looking to escape the MAGA movement

The Guardian - UK

Manchester United may terminate lease on London offices to save money

Manchester United are exploring an early termination from a 10-year lease agreement at their London offices in Kensington in the latest cost-cutting measure proposed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe

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Sir Roger Moore's former flat in Holland Park available to rent for £5,600/month

Kensington flat up for rent, but you don’t have a licence to buy

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