24 h. ago Top gigs in London this weekend: Charlie xcx, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and more

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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68 h. 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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3 d. ago Terror of living on 'Britain's most dangerous road': Residents say they are fed up of 'Mad Max' street where there are crashes every week

Locals on the residential road in southeast London compared their street to being like a scene from 'Mad Max' - the movie franchise famous for their high-speed chases.

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3 d. ago Students describe dangerous social media 'challenge' that's made its way to London

Students describe dangerous social media 'challenge' that's made its way to London  CBC

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3 d. ago Martin Zubimendi to Arsenal transfer takes fresh twist as Real Madrid hijack explained

Martin Zubimendi to Arsenal transfer takes fresh twist as Real Madrid hijack explained  Football London

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8 d. ago No Madame Tussauds waxwork for Starmer over fears he will become 'irrelevant' despite replicas for other PMs

Attraction currently has no plans to make a figure of the prime minister, a spokesperson for the museum said

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8 d. ago Top gigs in London this weekend: Beyoncé, Tems, Robbie Williams and more

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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1 week ago Electric Spark by Frances Wilson review – the mercurial Muriel Spark

A canny biography of the early career of this strange, brilliant novelistMuriel Spark, born Muriel Sarah Camberg, was nothing if not protean. Her gravestone declares her a poet; posterity knows her as the author of 22 short, indelibly strange and subversive novels. In life, she was by turns an editor, critic, biographer, playwright, Jewish Gentile, Catholic convert, divorcee, abandoning mother, spy. As Frances Wilson observes in this canny biography, she looks in every photograph as if she is played by a different actor, so drastic are the changes in her face and style. From precocious Edinburgh schoolgirl to unhappy Rhodesian wife, spirited London bohemian to poised Roman socialite, Spark made an art of unsettling transformations. She was the queen of narrative control, not least the narrative of her own life.She was also the enemy of biographers, a pursuer of lawsuits who managed to delay the publication of her own authorised biography by seven years (“a hatchet job; full of insul...

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1 week ago Londoners aren't very attached to England — because the Right made it unfashionable

Londoners aren't very attached to England — because the Right made it unfashionable  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Photos: Olivier Nominee Rob Madge and Bridgerton's Hannah Dodd in London Cabaret

Photos: Olivier Nominee Rob Madge and Bridgerton's Hannah Dodd in London Cabaret  Playbill

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1 week ago Amazon slashes Skechers trainers that are 'like walking on air' to £36 for a limited time

The Skechers trainers are available in 26 different colour options and both regular and wide fits, and they're now on sale down from £59 to £36 in Amazon's flash offer

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1 week ago Heartwarming moment King's Guard horse rewards delighted little girl with a 'kiss' after she makes sweet gesture

This is the heartwarming moment a King's Guard horse rewarded a delighted little girl with a 'kiss' on the forehead after she made a sweet gesture outside St James' Palace in central London.

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1 week ago Artist makes mini versions of Brutalist buildings to champion ‘unloved’ style

Adam Carthy has made tiny versions of around 60 buildings including Trellick Tower and Alexandra Road Estate, in London.

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1 week ago South London residents made 'false promises' over estate's regeneration as plans stall

South London residents made 'false promises' over estate's regeneration as plans stall  MyLondon

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1 week ago Vape ban could see rogue traders face jail if they repeatedly flog the devices

The ban applies to both online and in-store sales across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and all disposable vapes whether or not they contain nicotine

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2 w. ago Madame Tussauds London unveils wax sculpture of a Greggs Sausage Roll

Madame Tussauds London unveils wax sculpture of a Greggs Sausage Roll  upi.com

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2 w. ago Madam Tussauds London unveils wax sculpture of a Greggs Sausage Roll

Madam Tussauds London unveils wax sculpture of a Greggs Sausage Roll  upi.com

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2 w. ago Ticketmaster curbs sales by “bots” and scalpers: NFL London madness in full swing

Ticketmaster curbs sales by “bots” and scalpers: NFL London madness in full swing  Diario AS

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2 w. ago Lords watchdog investigates Tory peer over ‘erroneous’ travel claims

Earl of Shrewsbury is fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into upper houseThe House of Lords watchdog has launched an investigation into a Conservative hereditary peer who admitted he “erroneously” made claims last year for travel expenses he did not incur. He is the fifth peer to face an inquiry after Guardian reporting into the upper house.The Earl of Shrewsbury is being examined for a potential breach of rules after revelations he received reimbursement for mileage for four journeys between his home in Derbyshire and Stafford station, which he cannot have made as he was either in London or Liverpool.Ian Duncan, a Conservative peer who helped to secure a meeting with a government minister for a Canadian nuclear technology company he was advising.Richard Dannatt, a former head of the army who offered to secure meetings with ministers for undercover Guardian reporters posing as commercial clients wanting to lobby the government.David Evans of Watford, a Labour pee...

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2 w. ago Top gigs in London this weekend, from Mighty Hoopla to Obongjayar

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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