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This week Andy Burnham will be talking about the plague of dodgy shops on high streets. London Centric has spent almost two years reporting on this trend across the capital. We’ve repeatedly set out how they operate, taken MPs on walking tours of the capital’s more dubious retail enterprises, and proposed solutions to politicians.

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Kew Gardens has had a weather station since 1871. This July was, based on third party analysis of Met Office data collected at the site, the first calendar month on record where no rainfall was measured at Kew. That’s backed up by readings at the En...


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Britannia Point tower in south London this week. Photo: Jennifer Forward-Hayter for London Centric

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If the skies stay dry for the next week, London will see the first July without a drop of rain at Kew Gardens since the site began collecting records in 1871. From wet winters to extreme heat, the climate of the city is changing, and the city’s Vict...


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It’s a big week in British politics and London has provided the backdrop for Andy Burnham’s entry into the most famous address in Westminster.

But today we want to bring you something a little different. It’s a personal, fascinating reflection by a former Met police officer on the challenges Andy Burnham will face with his day one pledge to eliminate rough sleeping.


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