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Bexleyheath: 'I used to vote, but I'm a bit cynical now'

What you need to know as Bexley heads into local elections.

28 April 2026
England local elections 2026
Bexley London Borough Council
Bexleyheath
London
Bexley

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Celebrating 40 years of poetry on the Underground

We invited Londoners to put their own words to the city to celebrate 40 years of Tube poems.

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Protester tears down Iranian flag at London embassy

A protester climbed on the balcony of the Iranian embassy in west London as hundreds gathered outside the building.

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Cirque du Soleil's OVO returns to Royal Albert Hall

The real paths that led performers into Cirque du Soleil, as OVO returns to London's Royal Albert Hall

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Watch: London rings in 2026 with spectacular fireworks

London kicked off new year celebrations with a spectacular 12-minute firework display

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The cancer charity that helps patients with wigs

The charity Wigs for Heroes helps patients access personalised wigs not always available through the NHS.

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Is this London's ultimate Christmas walk?

A dazzling route is hailed as London’s top Christmas walk and goes viral on social media.

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Oxford Street Christmas lights are switched on

Oxford Street kicked-off London's festive season as The Devil Wears Prada star Vanessa Williams flipped the switch to light up the West End.

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Watch: Baller League is back in London

Celebs, ex-pros and creators hit the pitch as Ballers League brings a new kind of football back to London.

London
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Watch: Footballer Bukayo Saka stuns pupils with school visit

Greenford pupils are giving a presentation on role models as the England player walks in.

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Watch: Worker filmed hurling Lime Bikes dismissed

The man was filmed repeatedly chucking Lime bikes into a dockless bike hire bay in Clapham.

London
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Lamborghini crash wrecks Battersea bus stop

A woman is taken to hospital following the crash in the early hours of this morning.

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Watch: Met Police release new CCTV footage of Hadush Kebatu after mistaken release

Kebatu was set free weeks after being jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a woman in Epping, Essex, while staying in a hotel.

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Watch: 'I started my own scream club in London'

A 'scream club' has hosted its first London event at Primrose Hill.

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Watch: The London Weather Watcher who never stops

Ruth Wadey’s weather photos have for a decade now lit up forecasts from her Twickenham balcony.

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London bus crashes into taxi and dental clinic

Dashcam video shows the moment a double decker bus ploughs into a taxi and building in Westminster.

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Streamer reacts to Storm Amy wobbly plane landings

A live streamer is full of nerves watching planes wobble into landing at Heathrow during Storm Amy.

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Watch: Heavy horses help rewild Tooting Common with wildflowers

Heavy horses are helping rewild Tooting Common by preparing soil for 33 native wildflower species.

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'Like jet washing your driveway' - London Stadium gets first roof clean

Workers have been busy giving the roof of the venue its first clean since hosting the 2012 Olympics.

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Watch: Met Police chief says Panorama's findings are 'horrific'

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has spoken to BBC London after a Panorama investigation found misogyny and racism inside the force.

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Watch: Mina Smallman on BBC Panorama's investigation into Met Police

Mina Smallman told the BBC she was pleased that Panorama investigated the Metropolitan police.

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