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Alternative Royal Wedding Collector Plates

Hoxton’s KK Outlet has commissioned these alternative commemorative plates to celebrate the impending nuptials of Wills ‘n Kate.

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Could Maradona Become Fulham’s New Manager?

The Argentine legend is flying to London next months for talks about becoming manager of a Premier League club, with Fulham rumoured to be his new employer.

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Hackney To Get New Independent Cinema

A former nightclub in Hackney is to be turned into a new multi-screen cinema.

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Mapped: London’s Threatened Libraries

A group of librarians and authors are mapping the libraries across Britain that are under threat of, or have already succumbed to, closure or cutbacks.

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Tom Daley Poses On The Olympic Diving Board

The Olympic Delivery Authority has released a picture of Tom Daley, one of Britain’s brightest medal hopes for the 2012 Games, standing on top of the diving board in the Aquatics Centre.

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Battersea Power Station Plan Approved By Mayor

Boris Johnson has approved the latest redevelopment plans for Battersea Power Station, a month after the proposal was waved through by Wandsworth Council.

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Abbey Road Crossing Given Listed Status

The crossing in St John’s Wood, immortalised for posterity when four tousle-haired Liverpudlians walked across it one balmy day in 1969, has been granted Grade II listed status.

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9/11 Memorial For Potters Field Park?

A group called the 9/11 London Project Foundation is hoping to build a memorial to honour the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks, using steel girders taken from Ground Zero.

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London Underground Plans To Re-Tunnel Bank Station

London Underground is planning to rebuild large parts of Bank, in an effort to reduce congestion on one of the Tube’s busiest stations.

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BT Tower Restaurant Won’t Re-Open

Plans to re-open the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower have been quietly dropped.