13 h. ago Woman found dead at home in east London with murder investigation launched

Woman found dead at home in east London with murder investigation launched  thisislocallondon.co.uk

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13 h. ago Government accused of 'betraying' London leaseholders as £250 ground rent cap announced

In its manifesto, Labour promised to ‘act where the Conservatives have failed and finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end’

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13 h. ago Storm Chandra latest: Dozens of flights cancelled and thousands without power as UK hit by ‘horrendous’ flooding

Around 400 schools are closed across the UK while the Severn Bridge between England and Wales has also been shut to traffic

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13 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr told to retire immediately after medical problems

Eubank Jr struggled with the weight in his two fights with Benn, and after being hospitalised following the rematch in November, the Brit has been urged to call it a day

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13 h. ago Richard Osman and his Dr Who actress wife Ingrid use Netflix royalties cash from his book The Thursday Murder Club to snap up new £9million home

The novelist, 55 and his Dr Who actress wife Ingrid Oliver, 48, have uphgraded from their £1million home to purchase their new sprawling five bed home in London for a cool £9million

Economics

13 h. ago ‘One Battle After Another’ scoops 14 nominations for UK’s BAFTA film awards

Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 14 nominations including acting nods for five of its cast

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13 h. ago Bafta nominations 2026 LIVE: Hamnet and Sinners set to lead nominees

The Bafta nominations are announced today and Hamnet and Sinners are leading the way ahead of next month's ceremony in London

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14 h. ago Billie Piper ditches her red hair as she unveils a new blonde bob during a low

Billie Piper looked worlds away from herself on Monday as she showed off her new blonde hair do as she stepped out in Notting Hill, London. 

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14 h. ago Up Helly Aa: How did the Viking festival begin and the traditions behind the festival

It is one of the biggest and most famous fire festivals in the world attracting thousands on the last Tuesday of January.

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14 h. ago William Hill shuts betting shops as it reels from Budget tax raid

The owner of William Hill is closing betting shops as it reels from a £1.1billion Budget tax raid on the gambling sector.

Economics

14 h. ago Cap on ground rents will benefit more than 500,000 homeowners across London and the South

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the cost of living ‘is the single most important thing across the country.’

Society

14 h. ago Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works

Folk duo Pound & Stevens have transformed, and added to, Holst’s The Planets Suite and tour the new work this week with Britten Sinfonia. Will Pound explains why playing by ear is his greatest strengthI’m a harmonica and accordion player and one half of folk-classical duo Stevens & Pound. As a multi-instrumentalist I am rooted in a folk tradition that is oral, aural and communal. Music and song are passed down by ear, either through recordings or – more fun – traditional music sessions. Here, players and singers get together to share, swap and play tunes, drawing from a repertoire that is always evolving. While collections of tunes are certainly notated, their scores act as a skeleton – providing the basic architecture of pitch and rhythm but rarely offering explicit guidance on how the music should be played.Delia Stevens and I are about to head out on tour, performing with the Britten Sinfonia and Robert Macfarlane in a new work called The Silent Planet, a recomposition of...

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14 h. ago Father found dead in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake on Christmas Eve after going missing while visiting his sick son in London hospital

Gareth Griffiths, 45, had travelled to Londonf rom his home in Cornwall in early December to visit his youngest son, 13, who was undergoing a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

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14 h. ago BBC presenter calls out weatherman after he forgets Storm Chandra name

A BBC presenter called out a weatherman live on air after he forget the name of Storm Chandra during his evening forecast.

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14 h. ago Self entitled Celtic fans are world's biggest hypocrites now this Rangers behemoth will ruin them – Hotline

Craig Swan answers your calls as anger rises over the Premirship champions both on and off the pitch

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14 h. ago Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton speaks out on controversial call after devastating loss

Denver Broncos suffered a narrow defeat by the New England Patriots on Sunday as they missed out on the Super Bowl

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14 h. ago North Lanarkshire commuters to benefit from increased bus service between Glasgow and Edinburgh

Coach operator Scottish Citylink has increased the frequency of journeys on its Service 900 route between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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14 h. ago Lawyer, 44, who died on flight to London after falling asleep on her mother's shoulder had undiagnosed cardiac condition, inquest hears

Rachel Green was aboard the Delta flight to London from Minneapolis to conduct research for a novel she was writing about Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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14 h. ago Police taken to High Court over use of live recognition cameras after knife crime campaigner's 'human rights were violated' when he was wrongly identified as a suspect

Shaun Thompson, 39, a respected black community worker, was wrongly flagged up as a criminal after being filmed at London Bridge station.

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14 h. ago Referee misses out on Premier League duty after Pep Guardiola made Man City feelings clear

Manchester City enjoyed a routine 2-0 home victory over Wolves - but Pep Guardiola was left seething by one penalty call in that match.

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