21 h. ago Deadly tropical virus could reach London due to rising temperatures, scientists warn

Dengue fever, which is spread by the Asian tiger mosquito, has been moving steadily northward in Europe

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46 h. ago An end to stamp duty? What the rumoured new property tax could mean for London home movers

First-time buyers may welcome an end to stamp duty tax, but experts warn that Londoners will feel they are ‘footing the bill’ for reforms

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4 d. ago Travellers descend on £4.5million leafy London suburb as locals warn council can't stop them

Travellers descend on £4.5million leafy London suburb as locals warn council can't stop them  GB News

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7 d. ago 'It is like living in an oven': Londoners warn of scorching tower block temperatures

'It is like living in an oven': Londoners warn of scorching tower block temperatures  London Evening Standard

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7 d. ago 'It is like living in an oven': East London tower block residents warn of scorching flats

“Do not buy these flats” say Leaside Lock residents suffering from sweltering temperatures in their homes during London’s fourth heatwave

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9 d. ago London set for sweltering 34C heatwave today as experts warn of a water shortage

The capital will see some of the hottest temperatures in the UK amid its fourth heatwave of the summer

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9 d. ago ‘Do not buy these flats’: residents warn about unbearable heat inside London new

Experts say many new homes being built in the UK not designed to withstand extreme summer temperaturesLow-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homesWhy UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisisFrom shutters to reflective paint: how to prevent UK homes overheatingThe sweltering conditions inside Leaside Lock, a new-build development in east London, are hardly a secret. Last June, a warning written in big, capital letters was stuck to the window of one flat. “DO NOT BUY THESE FLATS. TOO HOT,” it read.It was hard to miss for those walking past the looming high-rises and, after being snapped and posted on social media, the placard has garnered more than 500,000 views. More than a year on, during a summer when the UK recorded its second warmest June and fifth hottest July since 1884, residents say heat is still an issue. Continue reading...

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