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‘Drunken rage’ leaves one dead and three injured in Christmas Day car crash

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Joseph.Reaidi@newsquest.co.uk | Joseph Reaidi
A man has been convicted of murder after killing a man and injuring others in a “drunken rage” in Shaftesbury Avenue , central London, on Christmas Day.
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Britain’s best engineering feats – London Underground, Channel Tunnel and the Web

Posted on December 19, 2025 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The top British feats of engineering and manufacturing include the London Underground, the Channel Tunnel – and the invention of the World Wide Web.
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Gail’s bakery divides public with ‘shameful’ decision to open on Christmas Day

Posted on December 19, 2025 by katie.collier@newsquest.co.uk | Katie Collier
Some Gail's bakeries will open on Christmas Day and customers can get a free mince pie for visiting.
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Forks at the ready and bosh – Big John is hosting a lavish feast to remember

Posted on December 19, 2025 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The Instagram foodie, who rose to fame for eating Chinese takeaways, is putting new flavours to the test this Christmas by bringing the best of the Spanish and Great British festive food together.
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British Gas is giving some customers half price electricity when it’s windy

Posted on December 19, 2025 by jade.wright@newsquest.co.uk | Jade Wright
British Gas is giving its PeakSave customers half-price electricity tomorrow ( Friday, December 19) in another Green Flex event, as windy conditions have resulted in more renewable energy being available.
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Strictly star ‘suing BBC for rigging voting’ and withdraws from 2025 final

Posted on December 19, 2025 by emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle
Star of The Apprentice Thomas Skinner has withdrawn from the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 final amid reports he's suing the BBC.
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DO NOT TRAVEL warning on London train until Christmas Eve as track underwater

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Joseph.Reaidi@newsquest.co.uk | Joseph Reaidi
Passengers that they should avoid travelling on a train route to London due until Christmas Eve due to flooding.
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LIVE as ‘operational incident’ causes Bakerloo line to be part suspended

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
There are delays on the Bakerloo line this morning, after an operational incident at the depot has resulted in the partial suspension of the line.
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Strictly star ‘suing BBC for rigging voting’ and withdraws from 2025 final

Posted on December 19, 2025 by emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle
Star of The Apprentice Thomas Skinner has withdrawn from the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 final amid reports he's suing the BBC.
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Dad of four suing London toy store Hamleys after being injured by falling Perspex

Posted on December 19, 2025 by emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle
A dad of four is suing Hamleys after being injured by a large piece of Perspex that fell two storeys while Christmas shopping.
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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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