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OPINION - The Standard View: London is feeling the full force of this NHS crisis

London’s Accident & Emergency departments are in crisis. New figures reveal that February saw 22,000 people wait longer than 12 hours to be seen in the capital’s hospitals, representing more than one in 10 of those attending, according to the NHS. One London trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals,…

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

‘Effortlessly cool’ London street signs from 1950s and ’60s to be auctioned off

The proceeds will be reinvested into the capital, Westminster City Council said.

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Plans for huge £2.5billion UK theme park with castle and rollercoasters face abrupt halt

The London Resort was due to be a world-class theme park on the Swanscombe Peninsula near Dartford that would've been twice the size of Alton Towers and included tie-ins with Paramount Pictures

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Vladimir Coufal feared latest West Ham surrender before rousing Arsenal fightback: ‘I was afraid’

Czech defender frightened of another damaging collapse before an inspired turnaround in the London derby

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Revealed: the London areas where house prices have risen most in a decade

What’s behind the huge house price rises in certain parts of the capital?

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

‘Crowd was unreal’ - Vladimir Coufal sends West Ham message after fightback to earn Arsenal draw

West Ham United right-back Vladimir Coufal was part of the Hammers side who produced a stunning comeback on Sunday afternoon at the London Stadium to earn a 2-2 draw with Arsenal

Football London · Apr 17, 2023

Can Jeremy Corbyn go it alone in Islington North? What the evidence tells us

Labour leader Keir Starmer’s decision to block his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a candidate for his party in the next election creates a dilemma. Corbyn, who has been the member of parliament for London’s Islington North since 1983 needs to decide whether to stand aside or run as…

The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023

12-hour A&E wait crisis in London and yet more strikes on way

Rishi Sunak raises new fears on patient safety in strikes

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

People are only just realising that street railings with kinks have a 'vital' purpose

A historian has shared exactly why some street railings have kinks in them, leaving a number of keen history buffs looking about the streets around them in a completely new way

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Recording captures moment London girl, 5, rang 999 for help after mum collapsed in car

‘Teaching your child how to call 999 in an emergency could save your life’, said London Ambulance Service

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023