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‘I’ll never go back to Winter Wonderland – Santa’s elves made my child cry’

Posted on December 25, 2025 by emilia.kettle@newsquest.co.uk | Emilia Kettle
A young girl was left crying after a tired Santa "turned her away' at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland.
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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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LIVE updates as two Tube lines suspended on Xmas Eve due to ‘customer incident’

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
Two London Underground lines have been suspended due to a customer incident on Christmas Eve. Live updates here.
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Person dies after being hit by train with ‘no trains’ to major London station

Posted on December 24, 2025 by ben.gardner@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Gardner
A person has died after being hit by a train on the line to a major London station.
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LIVE updates as major London to Kent railway closed after person hit by train

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Wandsworth Times | News
A person has been hit by a train in Kent, with lines closed to a major London station. Live updates here.
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Globe-trotting fashion designer turns waste into clothing for dolls

Posted on December 23, 2025 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The UK throws a collective 216 million pieces of children's clothing into landfill each year - a pile 244 times the height of Mount Everest.
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Home Alone epic dash home ranks as the ultimate festive travel moment

Posted on December 23, 2025 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
The mum's epic dash to rescue her son in Home Alone is the most iconic travel moment in a festive movie, according to research.
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King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on chocolate coins

Posted on December 23, 2025 by joshua.searle@newsquest.co.uk | Joshua Searle
King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria have been immortalised – on a set of chocolate coins.
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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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Person dies after being hit by train with lines closed for major London station

Posted on December 23, 2025 by ben.gardner@newsquest.co.uk | Ben Gardner
A person has died after being hit by a train, with lines for a major London station closed and trains cancelled.
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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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