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Inside the fast and furious world of London’s oldest Scalextric Club

Buzz & whir — First opening in 1977 in north London, members meet every Tuesday to race carefully customised and handcrafted slot cars around a 34-metre plastic track. Ryan Loftus attempts to take them on.

  • Sport
  • Ryan Loftus

Trans swimmers can continue to use Hampstead ponds, High Court rules

Swim on — It follows a legal challenge by gender critical advocacy group Sex Matters, while a major public consultation showed overwhelming support for keeping the ponds trans-inclusive.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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Meet the London charity using art and music to tackle youth violence

Art Against Knives — For 15 years, the group has been inspiring Barnet’s young people through creativity and possibility. Following their recent win at the Youth Music Awards, we caught up with Katy Dawe and Rickardo Stewart to hear about their story.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

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