2 h. ago London fire: Smoke seen for miles as 'avoid the area' warning issued

London fire: Smoke seen for miles as 'avoid the area' warning issued  Express

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2 h. ago Smoke seen for miles over London as 'avoid the area' warning issued

Smoke seen for miles over London as 'avoid the area' warning issued  Express

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3 h. ago London fire LIVE: Smoke seen for miles as 'avoid the area' warning issued

London fire LIVE: Smoke seen for miles as 'avoid the area' warning issued  Express

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20 h. ago Rent increase warning as London's housing associations unable to build enough homes

The G15 has warned rising rents, an exodus of key workers, and spiralling temporary accommodation costs are inevitable unless urgent action is taken

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22 h. ago London student who drugged women and filmed attacks convicted of 11 rapes

Zhenhao Zou, 28, who carried out attacks in London and China, described in court as ‘every woman’s nightmare’Warning: this article contains graphic details some readers may find disturbingA PhD student who charmed women so he could drug, video and attack them has been convicted of 11 rapes on 10 women in London and China.Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted by a jury at Inner London crown court on Wednesday, after more than 18 hours of deliberations. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago AP files amended complaint against White House over press pool ban

White House adviser’s quote included in suit: ‘The AP and the WHCA wanted to f--k around. Now it’s finding out time.’The Associated Press amended its complaint against the Trump administration on Monday, including in its epigraph a punchy quote from an anonymous White House adviser: “The AP and the White House Correspondents Association wanted to f--k around. Now it’s finding out time.”The unnamed White House adviser’s quote came about during an exchange on 25 February 2025 and was first reported by Axios last week. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Rent rise warning as underfunding leaves London's housing associations unable to build more homes

The G15 has warned rising rents, an exodus of key workers, and spiralling temporary accommodation costs are inevitable unless urgent action is taken

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44 h. ago Farmers warn government they ‘won’t back down’ as thousands fill London for Pancake Day Rally

Farmers told the Labour government they ‘won’t back down’ during the Pancake Day protest

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44 h. ago Man murdered and sawed into 27 pieces by housemate after rent increased

Stuart Everett 67, also known as Roman Ziemackie was killed and then "dismembered". About a "third" of his body was recovered from locations across Greater Manchester.

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67 h. ago People with norovirus in London hospitals up by nearly 90% in a fortnight according to new figures

London hospitals see number of norovirus cases surge amid warnings of ‘potential second wave’

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3 d. ago Rocco Ritchie pays homage to his mother Madonna at Warner's BRITs afterparty as he plays remixes of some of her big hits during DJ set

Rocco Ritchie paid homage to his mother Madonna as he DJed at the BRITs Warner afterparty in London on Saturday night. 

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4 d. ago Barking & Dagenham: Labour warned on Reform party rise in London

Barking & Dagenham: Labour warned on Reform party rise in London  BBC.com

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4 d. ago 'We're going to lose our home because of what we've been doing for 23 years'

The housing association said they issued the notice seeking possession as a 'very last resort'

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7 d. ago US lawmakers warn on China’s planned London embassy ahead of Starmer

Letting Beijing build largest embassy in Europe seen as inappropriate reward given its human rights record

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7 d. ago Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump

Even Fox News correspondent decries move that journalists say will ‘tear at independence of a free press’ in USThe Trump administration announced it will take control of the White House press pool, stripping the independent White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) of its longstanding role in deciding which journalists have access to the president in intimate settings.The move has immediately triggered an impassioned response from members of the media – including a Fox News correspondent who called it a “short-sighted decision”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Appalling' former Team GB swimmer Antony James jailed for 21 years

He competed at London 2012 and took silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Warning, this report contains details of sexual assault

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8 d. ago Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ debacle is no joke – this is how authoritarians get started

The move has disturbing historical precedents, and retaliation against the Associated Press signals more restrictions to comeLast week, the Associated Press sued White House officials for violating its free press rights by punishing the organization for defying Donald Trump’s executive order to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”. Unfortunately, on Monday, a federal judge refused to immediately strike down the White House’s retaliatory treatment of the AP. But the case is far from over.Granting access to the White House on the suppressive conditions set by the Trump administration is a blow to the first amendment and the free press. If the retaliation against the AP is allowed to stand, more restrictions on the press are certain to follow, creating Kremlin-like conditions that will affect all Americans who might question, or be suspected of questioning, the Trump party line. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'We will lose our home of 23 years because we won't give up our four dogs'

The running dispute between the tenants and the housing association culminated in the couple being taken to court, where a repossession order was granted.

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8 d. ago TfL warns 3 London Underground lines will be extra busy as Elizabeth line strike dates confirmed

TfL warns 3 London Underground lines will be extra busy as Elizabeth line strike dates confirmed  Yahoo News UK

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9 d. ago French reporter yields first question at Trump press conference to AP in sign of defiance

White House remains locked in spat with Associated Press over use of ‘Gulf of America’

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