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The Theatres Trust register has raised the alarm: four iconic London theatres, including the Streatham Hill Theatre and the Intimate Theatre, face closure or severe deterioration. The lack of urgent repairs and redevelopment plans threaten to erase cultural spaces accessible to the public.

The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba may no longer face misconduct proceedings after the government changed the rules on how officers' use of force is judged.

Sgt Martyn Blake shot 24-year-old Kaba in Streatham, south London, in 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars.

Four London theatres remain under threat from closure, redevelopment or long-term decline, according to the latest Theatres Trust At Risk Register.

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Smuggler accepts most of his drugs mules 'will get caught'

Drugs gangs are flooding the north of England with cheap cannabis grown overseas and sold to mimic slickly marketed, legal marijuana from the United States, a BBC investigation has learned.

Councils across the UK are set for a busy week as 14 seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland this week.

Multiple councillors being called up to the Senedd in May has left Wales with numerous seats on offer, as well as a variety of seats across England.

Three of the theatres are facing redevelopment plans to be turned into places of worship

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A fresh report has delivered another damning line to the epitaph of Claire Holland’s failed Labour administration, just weeks after their historic loss in May’s local elections.

This year’s register, now in its 20th edition, names 39 theatres across the UK.

Among those are four London locations: Borough Hall, Streatham Hill Theatre, Tottenham Palace Theatre, and the Intimate Theatre.

All four of these theatres were named in last year's list too.

Four Londontheatres are at risk of closure, redevelopment, or demolition, according to the Theatres Trust At Risk Register.