81 minutes ago I tried to escape London for Sri Lanka to write a book — it didn't all go to plan

When Sydney Lima took herself off to write in the South Asian island, she wanted to escape Londoners. Not so simple, she discovered...

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4 hours ago The 'most expensive' gypsy wedding ever: Traveller bride, 21, ties the knot at the Dorchester with 350 guests, 3 dresses, bible verse party favours...and a bill of up to £250,000 for her parents

Guests were left in awe after attending a wedding - held at the posh Dorchester Hotel in London , where weddings can start from £10,000 - and comparing the bride and groom to 'royalty'.

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4 hours ago Inside Olivia Attwood's serene bedroom revamp with 'pond' mirrors at £1m Cheshire mansion

Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack's incredible £1 million Cheshire mansion has had a stunning on-trend nude bedroom revamp - and there's affordable ways you can follow this trend too

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9 hours ago West Ham boss Graham Potter finally gives his verdict on Chelsea sacking

Graham Potter heads back to Stamford Bridge on Monday night with West Ham and the former head coach says he still feels thankful for the opportunity in West London

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2 hours ago Woman is 'raped' in park in early hours of the morning as police launch urgent investigation

The shocking incident occurred in Raphael Park in Romford, East London, and the area has since been cordoned off.

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33 hours ago Microsoft head, Google CEO, Times Internet VC join hands to bag London Spirit

Microsoft head, Google CEO, Times Internet VC join hands to bag London Spirit  Cricbuzz

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93 minutes ago ‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge

Employees condemn ‘unprecedented and scary’ effort to push out those who had worked on diversity programsJeremy Wood thought he was safe from the shuttering of federal government diversity initiatives that he expected to start as soon as Donald Trump was sworn in.A Raleigh, North Carolina-based career civil servant in the US agriculture department, Wood had been among those tasked with implementing policies ordered by Joe Biden to curtail discrimination on the basis of race, sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal government. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport

Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport  The Guardian

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4 hours ago Inside Mel B's £2m Yorkshire Dales mansion after she ditches Hollywood Hills

Mel B has fully embraced her new life in the Yorkshire Dales countryside, where she resides in a £2.2million farmhouse with her fiancée and daughters, having ditched Hollywood

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30 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Disabled woman blocked from kitchen for 11 months after 'callous' Southwark Council delays

The unnamed tenant was prevented from accessing the room while she waited for her kitchen doorway to be widened

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2 hours ago As a surgeon in Gaza, I witnessed hell visited on children. It shames me that Britain played a part in it | Nizam Mamode

I saw them killed by sniper fire and drones. Why doesn’t Labour condemn it? Why do arms keep flowing in Israel’s direction?I had never imagined, when working as a professor of transplant surgery at a large teaching hospital in London, that one day I would find myself operating on an eight-year-old child who was bleeding to death, only to be told by the scrub nurse that there were no more gauze swabs available. But I found myself in that situation last August while operating at Nasser hospital in Gaza as a volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map). Reduced to scooping out the blood with my hands, I felt an overwhelming wave of nausea – I was anxious that the child would not survive. Luckily she did, although many others did not.Having retired from the NHS, I decided to go to Gaza because it had become clear that there was a desperate need for surgical help, and I had the skills to contribute. Life as a transplant surgeon in London had been tough but hugely rewarding, and as a...

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5 hours ago Moment customers surge around Barclays' cash machines for 'free money' as IT chaos continues into third day

This is the moment customers surged around Barclays' cash machines in London because of an IT glitch that has also left millions struggling with online banking services.

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30 hours ago How to watch Azim vs Lipinets: Start time, ring walks, TV channel and live stream for boxing tonight

‘The Assassin’ faces toughest test to date in London tonight

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3 hours ago 'Things have got to change', says West End star Mike Holoway after attack leaves him partially blinded

Actor Mike Holoway is awaiting three operations over the next six to nine months to restore his sight in his right eye

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2 hours ago Paul Danan said rabbis bowed down to him due to relation to Jewish prophet

Danan was speaking on a mental health podcast recorded prior to his death.

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6 hours ago Chelsea set to sign French wonderkid Eli Junior Kroupi after beating London rivals to £30m transfer...

Chelsea set to sign French wonderkid Eli Junior Kroupi after beating London rivals to £30m transfer...  The Sun

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35 hours ago Boxing tonight: Ringwalk times, TV channel, live stream details and fight cards

Unbeaten 22-year-old super-lightweight fighter Adam Azim returns to the ring on Saturday, looking to announce himself as one for the future when he takes on challenger Sergey Lipinets in London

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4 hours ago Man arrested after Nando's worker struck in face with plate at east London restaurant

Distressing footage shows the young woman serving a table at the Stratford restaurant when a man suddenly strikes her in the face

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3 hours ago Renée Zellweger stuns in Dior trench coat dress at Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy London screening

Renée Zellweger stuns in Dior trench coat dress at Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy London screening  The Express Tribune

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9 hours ago Sanctioned Russian billionaire files London bankruptcy petition against former associate

Andrey Guryev brings action against Alexander Gorbachev over legal costs stemming from High Court dispute

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4 hours ago Man arrested after Nando's worker slapped in face with plate at London restaurant

Man arrested after Nando's worker slapped in face with plate at London restaurant  Evening Standard

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3 hours ago ‘I remember the exhilaration of the crowd and chanting’: artist Steve McQueen on his experience of resistance and protest

For the artist and film director acts of protest were as much a part of growing up as playing in the local park. Here he recalls his first encounters with activismMy first encounter with resistance was unbeknownst to me, and I was annoyed by it. At nine years old, I found myself attending Saturday school, missing Football Focus and not being with my friends playing in the local park. First my sister and I went to the Marcus Garvey Saturday school in Hammersmith. Later we went to the Saturday school in Acton, organised by Mr Carter. He was a light-skinned Black man with slightly ginger hair and freckles, bearing a strange resemblance to Jimmy Carter, who was the president of the United States.The sole purpose of the Saturday school was to help Black children who were underachieving or being failed by the education system. At that time, I didn’t know that these facilities were organised throughout the United Kingdom by Black parents, teachers and academics. In 1971, a London schooltea...

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12 hours ago Has Starmer struck a murky deal with the Chinese to let them build a £750million mega

The fortified Royal Mint complex in East London resembled the set of a B-grade horror movie as it was lashed last week by the gusting winds and torrential rain of Storm Herminia.

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5 hours ago Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: ‘There’s a saying that dancers die twice, the first time when they stop dancing’

The Royal Ballet principal on her late career debut, taking her daughters to work, and playing goodies and baddiesBorn in Devon in 1984, Lauren Cuthbertson joined the Royal Ballet School aged 11 and the Royal Ballet in 2002, becoming a principal six years later. She has danced leading roles in all the great classical ballets including Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, has performed in works by Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton, and created many new ballets, particularly those by Christopher Wheeldon, who cast her as Alice in his three-act Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and as Hermione in The Winter’s Tale. She has recently become principal guest artist at the Royal Ballet and is taking a teaching diploma. She lives in west London with her boyfriend and their two daughters, aged four and two.You’re about to make your debut as Tatiana in John Cranko’s Onegin, based on Pushkin’s classic verse-novel. How are you feeling?It’s a funny sensation making such a significant debut so ...

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4 hours ago Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner make MORE home improvements to their Grade II

The Spice Girl, 52, and F1 Red Bull boss, 51, have applied to shift their current boundary back from the road and install stone posts on either side, replacing the current timber set-up.

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17 hours ago Tamara Ecclestone reveals she is still traumatised by £25m burglary at her home: 'London is a scary place'

Tamara Ecclestone has revealed she is still struggling with the trauma of a 2019 burglary, in which thieves broke into her home and stole £25m worth of jewellery and cash. 

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6 hours ago UK weather: Temperatures to plunge in London as heavy snow hits parts of the country

London will dodge the snow but could face a few frosty days

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6 hours ago ‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too

Research into ‘dark personality traits’ has always focused on men. But some experts believe standard testing misses the ways an antisocial personality manifests itself in womenPicture a psychopath. Who do you see in your mind’s eye? Chances are it’s a man. And chances are your answer would be similar if you were asked to picture a narcissist. From Charles Manson and Ted Bundy to Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump, most famous people we consider psychopathic or narcissistic are male. That’s even the case for fiction – think Hannibal Lecter, Patrick Bateman or Norman Bates.Scientists long assumed that women were simply too wonderful to be significantly psychopathic or narcissistic, and didn’t bother to study the possibility much, according to Ava Green from City St George’s, University of London. But research over the past few decades is increasingly challenging this stereotype, suggesting women can have a dark streak, too. Much like in autism or ADHD, such traits just expre...

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8 hours ago Tommy Robinson protest: Thousands gather in central London for 'Unite the Kingdom' rally as six arrested

Tommy Robinson protest: Thousands gather in central London for 'Unite the Kingdom' rally as six arrested  GB News

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7 hours ago Airport expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has illuminated the “fasten seat belts” sign. Not only have Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves run into severe turbulence over Heathrow, the flight deck deliberately steered the Labour plane into storm clouds. That’s an interesting choice for a government that was already buffeted by serious unpopularity and it’s a choice that a lot of their own party are struggling to explain to themselves. Anger about the chancellor’s new commitment to back the expansion of the London airport and others is mingled with bewilderment. A lot of Labour people are scratching their heads trying to work out why she wants to burn political capital on a hugely contentious project that couldn’t possibly be complete until long after she’s done at the Treasury and Sir Keir is gone from Number...

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13 hours ago Shocking moment man 'trapped' in Sainsbury's smashes sliding glass door with one punch

This is the shocking moment a disgruntled customer 'trapped' inside a Sainsbury's store in London approached the entrance - and smashed the glass with just one punch.

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8 hours ago London leaver: 'We'd never heard of St Neots but we jumped straight in to buy a home there'

Without the budget to buy near their Zone 3 home Zoshia and Will took the plunge to move 60 miles out of the capital

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16 hours ago Country Icon Darius Rucker Moves To London Following Arrest Last Year On Drug Charges

Country Icon Darius Rucker Moves To London Following Arrest Last Year On Drug Charges  Black Enterprise

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8 hours ago ‘A living, breathing work of art’: Leigh Bowery by those who knew him best

The performance artist shocked 1980s London with his surreal outfits, outlandish lifestyle and collaborations with Lucian Freud, dancer Michael Clark and others. As a major exhibition opens at Tate Modern, family and friends talk about Bowery’s larger-than-life legacyIn October 1980, 19 year-old Leigh Bowery arrived in London from the small Australian town of Sunshine in suburban Melbourne. He brought with him a single suitcase and a portable sewing machine. A few months later, he spent his first Christmas away from home in a rented bedsit feeling depressed and lonely. On 31 December, he attempted to raise his spirits by writing down his new year resolutions:1. Get weight down to 12 stone. 2. Learn as much as possible. 3. Become established in the world of art, fashion or literature. 4. Wear makeup every day. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Shepherd’s Bush water leak sends ‘geyser’ 60ft into the air sparking chaos

A dramatic 60ft ‘geyser’ erupted from a burst water main at Shepherd's Bush Green

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9 hours ago Residents oppose China’s London embassy plans in ‘David and Goliath’ fight

Residents oppose China’s London embassy plans in ‘David and Goliath’ fight  Financial Times

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19 hours ago Armed police car chase in Wimbledon sees wanted fugitive caught at last after going on the run across the country

Metropolitan Police officers pursued a stolen vehicle in Wimbledon after an alert by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The vehicle was chased briefly before crashing in the south London borough.

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14 hours ago Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens sorry for 'stupid' Ange Postecoglou jibe: 'I'm deeply embarrassed'

Os head coach insists he does not want to jeopardise third-tier London club’s strong relationship with Tottenham

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20 hours ago Tommy Robinson: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'

Tommy Robinson: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'  Express

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15 hours ago Spurs close on Danso while Dortmund eye loan for Chelsea’s Chukwuemeka

Lens defender Danso was reportedly wanted by WolvesMidfielder Chukwuemeka is out of Maresca’s plansTottenham are set to win the race to sign Lens centre-back Kevin Danso. The 26-year-old has attracted plenty of interest in the January transfer window and was reportedly close to joining Wolves.However, with defender Radu Dragusin the latest Tottenham player to suffer an injury, it is understood the north London club have moved quickly to recruit Danso in a deal set to be worth €25m (£20.9m). Continue reading...

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21 hours ago London man: 911 officials tampered with package containing records tied to police shooting

London man: 911 officials tampered with package containing records tied to police shooting  Lexington Herald Leader

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17 hours ago Darius Rucker Clarifies His Comments About Moving to London: 'Don't Get It Twisted, Y'all'

Darius Rucker Clarifies His Comments About Moving to London: 'Don't Get It Twisted, Y'all'  PEOPLE

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21 hours ago London protests LIVE: Six people arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters and opponents face off

Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October

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17 hours ago Strictly star Amanda Abbington signs up for new role in tiny theatre behind trendy north London pub

Following the fallout from her claims that her Strictly partner Giovanni Pernice bullied her, Ms Abbington's latest role is playing to a more intimate audience in a theatre behind a north London pub.

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21 hours ago Thames Water leak: Chaos as burst main sends 60ft 'geyser' into the air in west London

A dramatic 60ft ‘geyser’ erupted from a burst water main at Shepherd's Bush Green

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18 hours ago Sadiq Khan vows to return his controversial he/him gender pronouns to his X bio as he blames a 'technical error' that saw them quietly removed

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has vowed to reinstate his 'he/him' pronouns to his X bio after blaming a 'technical error' for their quiet removal. 

Politics

22 hours ago Met Police arrest six as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter

Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.

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19 hours ago Shepherd's WHOOSH! Burst water pipe causes havoc in one of London's poshest neighbourhoods

Dramatic footage shows a huge torrent of water, around twice the height of a double decker bus, drenching a busy street in Shepherd's Bush, West London.

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22 hours ago Mould, money and murder accusations – residents try to oust management on their London housing estate

The organisation managing the Loughborough Estate in Lambeth is beset by complaints of disrepair, damp and vermin – and has made some big claims of its ownWhen it rains, Dionne* can feel water coming through her bedroom wall. “I touch it and I can literally feel the water soaking from outside to inside,” she said.Dionne has lived in a two-bedroom flat on the Loughborough Estate in south London since 2010 and has complained about mould to the organisation which manages the estate since 2018. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago London Bridge incident: Major train delays as emergency services rush to station

Trains have been cancelled and services amended at London Bridge station following an incident that warranted a response from emergency services this evening

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22 hours ago Horror moment man wields 'sniper rifle' on London Underground as train pulls into platform

London Underground commuters watched on in horror after a man in full camouflage gear erected a 'gun' and pointed at an incoming train. The British Transport Police have now commented

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20 hours ago Hadestown Proshot to Be Filmed in London With Original Broadway Stars for Future Release

Hadestown Proshot to Be Filmed in London With Original Broadway Stars for Future Release  TheaterMania.com

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22 hours ago Six arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march in London to demand his freedom

Six arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march in London to demand his freedom  The TelegraphPolice brace as Tommy Robinson supporters and counter-protesters face off  Evening StandardHundreds protest in London as jailed climate activists’ appeals are heard  The Guardian

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