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Hotel fire in London forces dozens to evacuate and four rescued

Posted on December 27, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
A hotel fire in London in the early hours forced dozens to evacuate and led to four people being rescued.
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Fares for some London train journeys ‘hiked’ as contactless allowed at more stations

Posted on December 27, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
Commuters travelling into London could be facing higher rail fares after the rollout of contactless payments to more stations across the south east.
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‘Enquiries launched’ into circumstances of death on tracks days before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
Enquiries have been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person who was hit by a train near a Kent railway station days before Christmas.
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Bayswater artwork showing two figures lying down confirmed as Banksy creation

Posted on December 23, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
Banksy has confirmed he is the artist behind an artwork of two figures that has appeared on the side of a building in Bayswater, London.
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TfL to completely stop all bus services on Christmas Day

Posted on December 22, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
There will be no bus services in London on Christmas Day.
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I stayed at a London Heathrow hotel that completely changed how I see airport stays

Posted on December 22, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
I thought the night before a flight was just something to get through, until a stay at Hyatt Place turned it into a calm, comfortable start to the holiday itself.
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Hunt for woman after child struck on head and knocked into wall at Balham station

Posted on December 18, 2025 by poppy.huggett@newsquest.co.uk | Poppy Huggett
As reported by our sister title London Now, police have released an image of a woman they want to speak to following an alleged assault at Balham railway station.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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