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Trying to get a council house in London? Experts reveal 'brutal reality' of how long you'll wait

Boroughs say the wait for a family home is 12 to 15 years as they explain who gets housed as a priority

Evening Standard

Man warns over e-scooters after fleeing fire which destroyed flat

Jahmell Campbell was at his grandmother’s flat in Catford, south-east London, when his e-scooter burst into flames.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves plans stamp duty holiday for investors

The move is aimed at revitalising London’s flagging financial market

The Independent UK

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Chancellor ‘planning stamp duty holiday on newly-listed company shares’

Rachel Reeves is said to be announcing the move in Wednesday’s Budget to help buoy the City’s competitiveness for IPOs.

Evening Standard

Muriel McKay’s family cannot scan London garden for her remains, judge rules

Ms McKay was kidnapped for ransom and murdered in 1969 but her body has never been discovered

Evening Standard

Labour announces ‘tourist tax’ to boost England’s cities

Local mayors will be given the power to impose a ‘modest charge’ on visitors, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said

The Independent UK

Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity

Canadians are paying more for food than ever. Canada’s Food Price Report 2025 estimates that a family of four will spend up to $801 more on food this year, with overall prices expected to rise three to five per cent.

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Buckingham Palace Opened a Christmas Shop — But AI Hoax Fooled Tourists Into Expecting a Market

AI-generated images of a festive Christmas market at Buckingham Palace duped tourists into travelling to London for a non-existent winter fair — leaving visitors disappointed to find only a small royal gift shop.

International Business Times UK

Jimmy Cliff’s charisma and fearless creativity expanded the horizons of reggae

Cliff, who has died aged 81, took every opportunity that he was presented with, and created plenty more himself. It resulted in a career path like no other

The Guardian - UK

Londoners queue for 24 hours to win 'lifetime' of free Popeyes chicken meals

The offer includes 12 vouchers for a free chicken sandwich every 12 months for 50 years

Evening Standard

How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Evening Standard

London warehouse engulfed in flames may contain fireworks, firefighters warn

Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines are battling a large blaze at a warehouse on Bridge Road in Southall, west London.

Evening Standard

Heathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by government

Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every day

The Guardian - UK

Farmers' protest in London: Everything you need to know about the event

The farmers’ protest is another so-called ‘go slow’ tractor march, with hundreds of vehicles taking to London’s streets.

Evening Standard

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West End phone thieves burying stolen handsets

The stolen devices are being wrapped in tin foil and stashed in community gardens in central London

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Firefighters battling large blaze at west London warehouse

The fire is located in a two-storey structure consisting of a warehouse and retail space on Bridge Road in Southall.

Evening Standard

M25 chaos for years as government backs £33bn plan to move London ring road to build Heathrow third runway

The Transport Secretary admitted that Heathrow’s scheme ‘requires major works to the M25’

The Independent UK

Major incident declared after fire breaks out at London warehouse ‘containing fireworks’

150 firefighters and 25 fire engines from Southall, Heston and Ealing responded to the blaze

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Evening Standard

Surgeon who led UK’s first successful heart transplant operation dies aged 93

Sir Terence English studied mining engineering at university in Johannesburg before deciding to switch to medicine, at Guy’s Hospital in London.

Evening Standard

Belgravia 'giga mansion' listed for £110 million is one of London's most expensive homes for sale

Renovations of the Grade I-listed Belgravia mansion are still ongoing

Evening Standard

Southall fire: ‘Explosions’ heard as huge blaze rips through west London warehouse

Around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines battled a huge fire at a building where fireworks and cylinders are believed to have been stored

Evening Standard

Why Keir Starmer's home will avoid Chancellor's 'mansion tax' set to hit thousands of Londoners

Rachel Reeves is expected to announce a surcharge – estimated at an average of £4,500 – on homes in the highest council tax bands in her Budget

International Business Times UK

What Is the German Hairy Snail: Everything to About the 'Charming' Species and Why It's Now a Conservation Priority

The German hairy snail, a fingernail-sized ice-age species found along the River Thames, is now a top conservation concern. Here's why it matters and how scientists are racing to protect it.

The Independent UK

Scientists launch search for hairy snail that’s been in UK since the ice age

A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail.

Evening Standard

Cycling in London soars by 12% in a year with one in 10 journeys made on dockless e-bikes

Five per cent of all journeys in the capital are now made by bike

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