58 h. 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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69 h. ago Average house prices ‘have doubled in some UK locations over past 20 years’

Zoopla has revealed the hot and cold spots for house price growth over the past two decades.

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3 d. ago Los Angeles mayor calls out Trump’s ‘double standard’ amid reports that more troops are in LA than Iraq and Syria – live

Karen Bass hits back at Trump’s ‘deliberately false’ claims of insurrection as reporting shows stark differences in on-ground militaryGovernor Greg Abbott has pledged to deploy National Guard troops across his state of Texas, becoming the first governor to do so as protests against Trump’s immigration raids spread throughout the United States.Abbott said on X that the Texas National Guard will “use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter doubles dream over with defeat at Queen's Club

British pair joined forces for the first time in historic women’s grass court event

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3 d. ago Protesters have a right to wear masks – despite Trump’s double standard | Jan

Standing by one’s identity makes sense in certain contexts. But there is a host of valid reasons for lawful demonstrators to remain anonymousDo protesters have a right to hide their faces? Donald Trump, who likes to show and see his own face as often as possible, clearly does not think so. One demand to universities has been that they outlaw masking at demonstrations; in response to protests in California, the US president demanded on social media that anyone wearing a mask be arrested immediately.Never mind the apparent double standard, as Ice agents refuse to take off face coverings and hide their name tags, defying any accountability; there is a widespread sense that standing by one’s identity is a crucial part of standing up to unjust power. In fact, that intuition is at the core of civil disobedience. But it is not plausible in our present moment; what’s more, there is a long countervailing tradition of validating citizens’ right to anonymity. As recently as the mid-1990s, it w...

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5 d. ago Queen's: Emma Raducanu enjoys dream doubles debut with Katie Boulter in routine opening win

The 2021 US Open champion was playing just her second ever doubles match

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5 d. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following ICE protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

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5 d. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following migrant crackdown protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

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9 d. ago Democrats are calling for ICE agents to lose their masks and have identities released. DHS says no way

Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, wants to make it a crime to ‘doxx’ law enforcement

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1 week ago Council tax warning: London borough says homeowners attempting to dodge double payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

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1 week ago Ellis Howard: 'as a queer person, to wear your own skin is an act of protest'

The actor is stepping into a leading role, writing a show with James Graham and is a proud activist

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1 week ago Borough issues warning over homeowners attempting to dodge double council tax payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

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1 week ago London borough issues warning over homeowners attempting to dodge double council tax payments

Westminster Council is meeting with the government’s National Fraud Initiative to crackdown on homeowners who do not register their property correctly

Events

2 w. ago EastEnders star Kara Tointon reveals she’s had a double mastectomy

The 41-year-old, who carries the BRCA1 gene, has also had her fallopian tubes removed

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