25 h. ago Tour a Renovated London Row House That’s Part Art Gallery, Part Family Home

Tour a Renovated London Row House That’s Part Art Gallery, Part Family Home  Architectural Digest

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43 h. ago Israel’s air might and Iran’s nuclear bunkers may make for lengthy conflict

Lightning air strikes have weakened Iran’s military leadership, but its nuclear facilities are deeply defendedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s assault on Iran demonstrates a ruthless combination of air power and intelligence – and a significant disparity between the two countries in a conflict that is likely to be a long one if the goal is to eliminate Tehran’s nuclear capability.Israel’s air force undertook waves of airstrikes, beginning at about 3am on Friday, aimed, briefings indicated, first at Iran’s military leaders and intelligence in Tehran, then switching to air defence batteries, missile launch sites and, above all, the critical facility at Natanz where uranium can be enriched to weapons grade. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Hundreds of London blocks still with serious fire safety defects eight years after Grenfell, LFB warns

The London Fire Brigade has revealed that more than 1,400 buildings still require simultaneous evacuation plans

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49 h. ago Nuclear site destroyed and top military chiefs wiped out as Israel unleashes airstrikes after years

Operation Rising Lion is the culmination of years of research and planning by Israel's military and Mossad intelligence agency to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

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3 d. ago Air India plane lost signal less than a minute before 'crashing into doctor's hostel'

It is thought the plane, which had only just taken off for London, crashed into a building housing medical professionals or students

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3 d. ago Revealed: where house prices have more than doubled in the past 20 years

In 2005 the average London house prices was £244,200

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3 d. ago Israeli government issuing ‘illegal’ orders that must not be obeyed, say IDF intelligence officers

In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say hostages given ‘death sentence’ and Israel waging ‘unnecessary’ warMiddle East crisis – latest updatesIsrael’s government is issuing “clearly illegal” orders that must not be obeyed, a group of Israeli military intelligence officers have said, announcing they will no longer participate in combat operations in Gaza.In a letter addressed to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the defence minister, Israel Katz, and the head of the military, the group of 41 officers and reservists said the government was waging an “unnecessary, eternal war” in Gaza. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Israeli army officers refuse to serve in ‘unnecessary, eternal war’ in Gaza

In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say government’s orders are ‘clearly illegal’ and hostages have been given ‘death sentence’Israel’s government is issuing “clearly illegal” orders that must not be obeyed, a group of Israeli military intelligence officers have said, announcing they will no longer participate in combat operations in Gaza.In a letter addressed to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the defence minister, Israel Katz, and the head of the military, the group of 41 officers and reservists said the government was waging an “unnecessary, eternal war” in Gaza. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Spending Review: A 'generation of Londoners' will be priced out of city, Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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4 d. ago 'Don’t price a generation of Londoners out of our city', Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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4 d. ago Half of London’s council houses occupied by people born overseas

Half of London’s council houses occupied by people born overseas  The Telegraph

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4 d. ago Fact check: Do foreigners occupy nearly half of London’s social housing?

Key context missing from widely-shared online claim about the proportion of social housing that foreign-born residents occupy, analysis finds

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4 d. ago 2,000 residents object to enormous north London housing scheme

The proposals include 855 new homes in buildings as tall as 21 storeys

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4 d. ago Rent settlements, building safety and social homes: Three ways to ease London’s housing crisis

Ian McDermott, leader of the G15 group, said there are three things central government can do to help tackle the housing emergency in the capital

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4 d. ago London council faces £5m shortfall as ministers fail to provide funds to house 3,000 asylum seekers, says MP

Commentary: Over the centuries, different groups have made London their home – making London the vibrant city that it is today

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5 d. ago Thames Water LIVE: Thousands of east London homes without water supply

Thames Water has apologised to customers after thousands of households across east London have been left without water including those in Whitechapel, Shoreditch, Spitalfields and Bethnal Green

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5 d. ago Relatable reason BBC EastEnders star turned down Real Housewives of London role

The Hayu reality show is set to launch later this year

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5 d. ago Sophie Habboo reveals caviar pregnancy craving on NearlyParents podcast

Habboo and Jamie Laing announced they were expecting their first child last week.

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6 d. ago Real Housewives is coming to London? I can’t wait for the boozed

As a middle-aged woman, I find it hard to identify with Davina McCall and her rock-hard abs. This lot, however The cultural juggernaut that is Real Housewives is coming to London. The capital’s crop of glamorous, monied middle-aged women with short fuses will apparently include the wonderfully named Panthea Parker, someone known as “The Longest Legs in Belgravia” (Amanda Cronin), and a Chelsea baker called Nessie Welschinger.It sounds like appointment viewing, but I feel it incumbent on me to ask: is Real Housewives a Good Thing? Gloria Steinem doesn’t think so. “They present women as rich, pampered, dependent and hateful towards each other,” she said in 2021. Other commentators, however, have pointed to the visibility the franchise offers a relatively underexposed demographic; the weighty themes sometimes covered, amid the froth; and the fact that, belying the reductive title, most of the “housewives” are successful, confident, professional people (albeit with a taste for drama). C...

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7 d. ago 7 reality shows to binge if you can't wait for The Real Housewives of London

The Real Housewives of London has confirmed its line-up, but the series won't be hitting screens until later this year

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