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The Kensington, London, hotel review

HOTELS: Samuel Mathewson checks into this elegant former townhouse, with all the elements for a cosy city break

The Independent UK

House in legendary Kensington artists' studios for sale for £4.35m

The house was previously owned by the architect Christopher Smallwood, who renovated and re-designed the house himself

Evening Standard

Noel Clarke 'arrested' as Metropolitan Police officers seize laptop during five-hour raid at Kensington home

It comes days after the BAFTA-winning actor was forced to pay The Guardian £3 million in his sex abuse libel case

Evening Standard

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Over 100 fake Labubu dolls seized by Kensington and Chelsea Council

The fakes were seized from seven local shops, including supermarkets and souvenir stores in Earl’s Court

Evening Standard

Prolific shoplifter who stole more than £100,000 of goods from London Boots stores is jailed

Liam Hutchinson, 32, has been banned from entering the borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the next five years and every Boots store in the UK for ten years

Evening Standard

Kensington pub rebrands to The Trump Arms and opens permanent 'Charlie Kirk debate room'

The MAGA overhaul by the US-loving landlord features a room dedicated to conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Evening Standard

London’s SUVs now take up the same space as the entire borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The number of SUVs in London has increased by almost three-quarters of a million since 2002

Evening Standard

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'Serious failings' identified by housing regulator at Kensington and Chelsea Council

Kensington and Chelsea, the borough which contains Grenfell Tower, has been handed the second lowest grade by the Government Regulator over the state of its social housing

Evening Standard

Notting Hill residents taken on council-funded seaside trip for bank holiday weekend to avoid Carnival

Kensington and Chelsea council forked out over £25,000 to take older residents on holiday during Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend

Evening Standard

Rent Crisis: Britons Forced to Spend Over a Third of Salary on Housing – Here Are the UK's Priciest Areas

New ONS figures reveal renters in England spend 36.3% of income on housing, with London tenants paying 41.6% — and some boroughs like Kensington and Chelsea swallowing more than 70%.

International Business Times UK

Map: The most and least affordable areas to rent across the country

In the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, average renters were spending nearly 75% of their income on rent

The Independent UK

New restaurant at Kensington Roof Gardens as it records £26m loss

Sirs Mick Jagger and David Beckham, Idris Elba and Bella Hadid among those to have celebrated special events recently at venue in west London

Evening Standard

Kensington hotel worker jailed over child rape livestream had twice dodged prosecution for abuse images

Lester Sharpe was jailed for more than eight years for organising the livestream rape of a girl

Evening Standard

Dozens of supercars worth £7m are seized in Kensington and Chelsea anti-social driving crackdown

Two uninsured Lamborghinis had been flown into Britain for their owner’s summer holiday

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Stanley knife left in Kensington nursery picked up by child sparking urgent safety probe

The knife was found by one child who then passed it on to another before it was handed over to a member of staff

Evening Standard

London council back-pedals after issuing cyclist with £100 fine for riding in a cycle lane

Kensington and Chelsea council admits on-the-spot fine was issued in error and reviews other cases after The Standard intervenes

Evening Standard

Trains could soon run from London to Berlin after new UK-Germany treaty is signed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a wide-ranging deal in Kensington on Thursday

Evening Standard

Council tenant made to hand back keys after lying about owning home ‘won in competition'

The tenant was investigated by Kensington and Chelsea Council's anti-fraud squad following a tip-off from the housing team

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Moment shoplifters caught stealing baby clothes worth £800 from boutique popular with Princess of Wales

Metropolitan Police officers appeal for information over theft on Walton Street, South Kensington

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‘Hoddle basically refused to show Gullit any of Chelsea’s facilities – he took him for a posh lunch in Kensington and persuaded him to sign a deal there’: Scott Minto on how Chelsea made a huge transfer splash

Chelsea followed up their 11th-place finish by signing the former Ballon d'Or winner in 1995

Evening Standard

Council tax bombshell: Eight London boroughs face big bill rises or major cuts to services

EXCLUSIVE: London boroughs facing being hard hit by the controversial shake-up include Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Wandsworth, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Camden and the City of London

The Independent UK

20 best museums in London for 2025, from family-friendly days out to galleries filled with famous art

From historic artefacts and contemporary art to interactive exhibitions, London’s best museums have something for every visitor

Evening Standard

OPINION - Genevieve Chenneour is bang on— women in London are afraid for their safety

Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour was simply minding her own business when she was attacked by an 18-year-old man who attempted to steal her iPhone. Terrible. And where did this happen? Kensington. Joe the Juice. Broad daylight. You might have thought we were safe whilst sipping upmarket smoothies in the posher…

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

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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