9 h. ago Hot spell to continue with highs of 25C forecast for Tuesday

The Met Office said the highest temperature recorded on Monday was 24.5C in St James’s Park, London.

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14 h. ago Going for Goldblum: fans flock to Jurassic Park star Jeff in London

Hollywood actor and jazz musician, in UK to launch fourth album and play concerts, arrives in King’s CrossIn what was once a red-light district, between a furniture shop and a recruitment agency, Jeff Goldblum is selling T-shirts.And not only T-shirts, the Hollywood A-lister is also selling his own jazz albums, while meeting fans and signing their merchandise. He has not had to work too hard to sell himself to the crowds of people waiting to meet him on a sunny Monday afternoon in London – the queues stretched more than 50 yards. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Southwark stabbing: Police appeal after teenager attacked in London park

19-year-old stabbed in Newington Gardens, Southwark

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20 h. ago Most finishers and fastest traffic cone among confirmed London Marathon records

Michael Wiggins achieved the Guinness World Records title for the fastest marathon dressed as a traffic cone.

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23 h. ago Inspired by London Marathon? London's best running spots and routes

Inspired by this weekend’s marathon? Here are the capital’s best places to get started

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23 h. ago Sir Sadiq Khan says London could ‘knock it out of the park’ as an Olympic host

Khan believes London could “knock it out of the park” as an Olympic and Paralympic Games host.

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3 d. ago Mums night out! Beatrice and Eugenie glam up to attend a restaurant opening in Mayfair

The princesses sported all black for the launch of Mr Porter Steakhouse, a new eatery by men's luxury fashion retailer, Mr Porter, situated on London's affluent Park Lane.

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4 d. ago Holland Park Avenue updates as crash shuts major road in West London for nearly 4 hours

Holland Park Avenue updates as crash shuts major road in West London for nearly 4 hours  MyLondon

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4 d. ago Famous London elephant hedges face wipeout from devastating fungal disease

The four elephants in Romilly Road, Finsbury Park, have become a local tourist attraction in the 13 years since they were created - but now just two remain after being struck by honey fungus

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4 d. ago Brockwell Park festivals 'welcome scrutiny' amid £31k legal challenge

Festival organisers who run events in Brockwell Park have paid over £300,000 to help look after the green space

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4 d. ago Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London – Watch Ben Joyce sing ‘Somebody Will’

Shucked at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London – Watch Ben Joyce sing ‘Somebody Will’  West End Theatre

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4 d. ago Councillors block plans for new homes on site of disused garages in north London

Labour committee chair says plans would cause area to become ‘overcrowded’ despite local need for housing

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5 d. ago Brockwell Park festivals 'welcome scrutiny' amid £31m legal challenge

Festival organisers who run events in Brockwell Park have paid over £300,000 to help look after the green space

Economics

5 d. ago Doctor run over and killed in London hospital car park 'by delivery driver who didn't check blind spot'

Dr Anjum Afshan, 62, was walking to catch a bus after work when she was killed in ‘frankly tragic incident’, Old Bailey told

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5 d. ago Swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

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5 d. ago Oscar winner Mark Rylance joins fight to stop music festivals turning London park into ‘prison camp’

Local campaigners argue summer festivals are causing long-term damage to Brockwell Park as they launch legal action against Lambeth Council

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5 d. ago Outrage as swastikas painted in children's play area at popular north London park

The Met are investigating a hate crime incident after Nazi-era symbols were daubed on rocks in Stoke Newington’s Clissold Park

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5 d. ago Mark Rylance condemns music festivals for turning London park into ‘prison camp’

The Oscar-winner has backed a petition to stop Brockwell Live ‘destroying’ the south London park and its wildlife.

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5 d. ago Hotel worker jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of sexual assaults

Ahmed Fahmy, 46, of Barnet, was found guilty in July last year of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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5 d. ago Brockwell Park row: Mark Rylance says festivals like Mighty Hoopla have turned park into 'prison camp'

Oscar-winning actor says that large scale events like Wide Awake and Mighty Hoopla are ‘destroying’ the park

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