6 h. ago Perfect day trips from London: 10 of the prettiest seaside towns and villages, within two hours of the capital

These coastal day trip delights are easily reachable from London and offer beautiful beaches, fish and chips and lovely places to stay

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4 d. ago West Ham 'REJECT £50m offer for Mohammed Kudus from London rivals' as Hammers 'demand £85m' for Ghana international

West Ham 'REJECT £50m offer for Mohammed Kudus from London rivals' as Hammers 'demand £85m' for Ghana international  Daily Mail

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4 d. ago Iran’s devastation has hardened hearts towards the west – even for those with no love of the state | Hossein Hamdieh

The double standards and hypocrisy used to justify Israel’s aggression will not be forgotten here, or in other countriesA trembling ceasefire has brought a pause to what had become the familiar sounds of explosions over Tehran. I was born in 1988, a year before the Iran-Iraq war came to an end. For my generation, war was something that belonged to the past – an impossible event, until this summer.For 12 days, we lived in the capital under incessant Israeli attacks, and what we saw has changed us for good: dead neighbours, buildings gutted and worry – endless, deep-etched worry – on the faces of people.Hossein Hamdieh holds a joint PhD in Geography and Anthropology from Humboldt University of Berlin and King’s College London. He is currently based in Tehran, where he works as a social researcherDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please ...

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7 d. ago Freshfields partners with King’s College London to offer future trainees LL.M in Law and Technology

Freshfields partners with King’s College London to offer future trainees LL.M in Law and Technology  Freshfields

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9 d. ago West Ham open to £60m Kudus offer from Tottenham to ease PSR pressure

Spurs keen on forward who has £85m release clauseFinancial concerns mean Hammers may accept lower bidWest Ham’s need to rebuild their squad without breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability regulations could lead them to sell Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham if their London rivals offer enough for the attacker.Spurs have identified Kudus as a key target and there is a feeling that he will be available for less than his £85m release clause, which is applicable to Premier League sides for the first 10 days of July. There is no asking price but there is a sense that £60m could be enough to get a deal done. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 10 things you need to know before coming to King’s College London in September 2025

10 things you need to know before coming to King’s College London in September 2025  The Tab

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2 w. ago Patient death at London hospital linked to cyber attack on NHS

Guy's and St Thomas', King's College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected by the cyber attack in June last year

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2 w. ago NHS cyber attack contributed to London hospital patient's death, trust reveals

Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College and Lewisham and Greenwich hospitals were all affected last June

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2 w. ago Manchester United increase offer for Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo to £60m

London club want £65m for Cameroon forwardChelsea’s Christopher Nkunku another optionManchester United have made an improved offer of £60m to Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo, with the west London club holding out for an overall deal of £65m.Brentford value the 25-year-old in the same bracket as Matheus Cunha, for whom United were willing to pay a £62.5m release clause from Wolves. As the Cameroon international is younger than the 26-year-old Brazilian they are holding out for a fee that, with add-ons, is worth more – around £65m. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Martin Freeman, 53, shops for rings at a London jewellers amid romance with French actress girlfriend Rachel Benaissa, 30

The Sherlock star, 53, has been dating the French actress, 30, since 2020, and on Saturday, was seen perusing the pieces on offer at a Dinny Hall store in north London.

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2 w. ago Tube drivers threatening to strike if 'bosses refuse to pay them £76,000 a year'

The RMT trade union is allegedly urging members to take action if Transport for London (TfL) does not offer them a pay rise of 4.5 per cent.

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2 w. ago King's College London climbs to 31st in world university rankings

King's College London climbs to 31st in world university rankings  King's College London

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3 w. ago Elon Musk’s X sues New York over hate speech and disinformation law

Suit alleges Stop Hiding Hate Act, which compels social media firms to disclose actions against hate speech, violates free speechElon Musk’s X Corp filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the state of New York, arguing a recently passed law compelling large social media companies to divulge how they address hate speech is unconstitutional.The complaint alleges that bill S895B, known as the Stop Hiding Hate Act, violates free speech rights under the first amendment. The act, which the governor, Kathy Hochul, signed into law last December, requires companies to publish their terms of service and submit reports detailing the steps they take to moderate extremism, foreign influence, disinformation, hate speech and other forms of harmful content. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Best Hotels in London Offer Plenty of English Refinement

The Best Hotels in London Offer Plenty of English Refinement  Architectural Digest

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3 w. ago Boffins fear the internet and smartphone scrollers will eventually kill off mankind

A senior lecturer at King’s College London has claimed that we are spending so much time on the internet that we’ve stopped falling in love and stopped reproducing

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4 w. ago Cleveland Clinic London First to Offer Robotic Focal HIFU in England

Cleveland Clinic London First to Offer Robotic Focal HIFU in England  Cleveland Clinic Newsroom

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last month Senior doctor’s failures in teenager’s care at London hospital ‘amounted to gross negligence’

A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures in the care of Martha Mills were ‘particularly grave’

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