4 h. ago Tower Bridge closed as man causes chaos by scaling Thames landmark

Incident sparked major congestion in central London

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6 h. ago Tower Bridge reopens after man causes chaos by scaling Thames landmark

Incident sparked congestion in central London

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7 h. ago Council wants to seize homes empty for over six months as thousands in central London revealed to be unoccupied

Westminster council wants the power to seize empty properties after discovering some homes in the borough have not been lived in for 20 years

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10 h. ago Fresh uncertainty over £300m Rhydycar West ski slope plan as council told it can't approve it

The call-in on Rhydycar West means the council itself can't grant planning permission as it would now require the approval of Welsh ministers

Economics

10 h. ago Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts

There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credibleMyanmar military’s promise to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026 has been condemned as a “sham” that risks bringing even greater violence.Myanmar’s military junta announced on Saturday, in comments reported in state media, that it would hold a long-promised election, specifying a timeframe for the first time since seizing power in a 2021 coup. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Hundreds of thousands of homes with old meters are warned to change them now or face summer without hot water or electricity

Energy suppliers are trying to encourage those with radio teleswitch service (RTS) meters to replace them with more modern smart meters as a campaign is fronted by TV presenter Lorraine Kelly.

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20 h. ago Calls for private UN Security Council meeting over spiralling violence in war

The US and Russia have jointly called for the United Nations Security Council to meet over the spiralling violence in Syria, after over 1,000 people were massacred this week.  

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39 h. ago London borough's war on gambling as addicts cost it over £14m a year

Brent Council has the second-highest concentration of gambling premises in London , with council leader writing to Government calling for tighter laws

Economics

41 h. ago Rent hikes of up to £600 a month from April 1 could leave thousands homeless

Millions more are facing an April Cruel Day cost of living nightmare with soaring rents, council tax, water charges and energy bills all hitting next month

Society

50 h. ago Royal Academy plunged into financial crisis amid plummeting visitor numbers as iconic art institution announces nearly 100 redundancies

The prestigious art institution in central London is getting rid of staff in a bid to secure its future amid plummeting visitor numbers and a lack of revenue following the coronavirus pandemic.

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53 h. ago Barefoot protester is STILL up Big Ben after bringing key central London route to a standstill as his one

A barefoot pro-Palestine protester is still on Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower four hours later, as crowds descend on the city centre brought to a standstill. 

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57 h. ago Protester with Palestinian flag scales Elizabeth Tower in central London – video

Protester with Palestinian flag scales Elizabeth Tower in central London – video  The Guardian

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57 h. ago Protesters wearing The Handmaid's Tale costumes march through Central London for Women’s Day

Protesters wearing The Handmaid's Tale costumes march through Central London for Women’s Day  MSN

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61 h. ago ‘AI will become very good at manipulating emotions’: Kazuo Ishiguro on the future of fiction and truth

On the 20th anniversary of Never Let Me Go, the Nobel prize-winning novelist talks about the role of the author in a post-truth world – and why he’s ‘not a great writer of prose’• Anne Enright and others celebrate 20 years of Never Let Me GoI arrive at Kazuo Ishiguro’s central London flat on an iron-cold, blustery and grey day, and am immediately absorbed into a scene of quiet comfort and calm; the lights are low, the furnishings white, the coffee – made by Ishiguro’s wife, Lorna, before she absents herself to go to the cinema – hot and delicious. Ishiguro, now 70 and in receipt of a Nobel prize in literature and a knighthood, has fetched the elegant cakes himself, and is immediately solicitous. Am I chilly? Am I hungry? Am I worried whether my device will record our conversation?It’s an attentiveness to minute, even mundane detail that is evident in all his work. From The Unconsoled to The Remains of the Day, Ishiguro is the creator of some of the most unsettling and memo...

Politics

3 d. ago Council calls for power to seize empty homes after thousands in central London revealed as unoccupied

Westminster council said it wants the power to seize properties empty for more than six months after spending £140million on temporary accommodation for homeless families

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3 d. ago HSBC UK makes huge change impacting tens of thousands of homeowners

Typically, homeowners land on their bank's SVR after original mortgage deals expire. SVR rates are independently determined by each bank and can vary widely

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3 d. ago Protesters rail against BBC in Broadcasting House demo as Gaza documentary row rages

Dame Maureen Lipman gave a speech outside the BBC headquarters in central London

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3 d. ago Protest held outside BBC Broadcasting House as Gaza documentary row rages

Dame Maureen Lipman gave a speech outside the BBC headquarters in central London

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3 d. ago Australian homes lose power and people told to evacuate as tropical cyclone approaches

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power and people were ordered to evacuate their flood-prone homes Friday as part of the Australian east coast was lashed by wind and rain ahead of its first tropical cyclone in 51 years

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4 d. ago Elderly woman thought she was helping the 'police.' They were fraudsters stealing her money

Those behind the scam told the woman that cash notes she had at home were forged, and asked her to withdraw thousands from her bank account

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