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Council & Politics · WestminsterOxford Street shoppers will be scanned by live facial‑recognition cameras from December
Permanent live facial‑recognition cameras are set to be fitted on Oxford Street in December. The system will compare faces of the half‑million daily visitors against a watchlist of suspects. Police point to a Croydon trial that lowered crime, but Liberty calls for a legal pause.
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Council & Politics · BarnetKemi Badenoch keeps far-right convict as adviser despite Barnet Labour call
Barnet Labour has called on Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch to drop Joshua Bonehill-Paine as an adviser after his selection as a council candidate in Somerset. Barnet Tories refused to condemn the decision, citing rehabilitation. Bonehill-Paine was jailed for antisemitic offences, including plans to burn the Talmud in Golders Green.
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