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London's Norwegian community has gathered in Southwark Cathedral at a memorial service for the 77 people killed in an explosion and mass shooting in July.

Nando's is to open a new restaurant on the ground floor of the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Stamford Street - but it has applied to Southwark Council for an alcohol licence even though the premises are in Lambeth.

Two-way traffic has been restored in Borough High Street four months earlier than planned after Mayor of London Boris Johnson sent his deputy to investigate the slow progress on the resurfacing of the street.

A man was rescued from a fire in a house in Greenham Close near Waterloo in the early hours of Friday morning.

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Woolfson & Tay bookshop in Bermondsey Square marked its first birthday on Saturday with music and special offers.

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A lunch made from produce gathered on Bankside has been staged in Red Cross Garden.

Japanese ambassador Keiichi Hayashi and culture secretary Jeremy Hunt opened the third annual Japan Matsuri event, held this year for the first time in and around County Hall on the South Bank.

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• 4.45pm New restaurant now open in former Tooley Street fire station http://t.co/pJf6uIzs
• 4.30pm Edible Bankside Harvest Festival http://t.co/yGyp9mbK - includes talks by @Richard_001 & @capital_growth
• 4.15pm St Thomas Street is closed from 6pm and all weekend while they dismantle one of the cranes at the Shard building site.
• 4.00pm Famous paddle steamer @PSWaverley will pass through @TowerBridge at 6.30pm for its first visit to the Pool of London this season

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