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Rishi Sunak pays £10,000 for private helicopter trip to glitzy Tory dinner

Chancellor Rishi Sunak paid out of his own pocket for a return flight to Tory conference in Powys, Wales - while less fortunate attendees travelling from London would have had to pay £117 for a standard return train ticket

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

Thrills today, gains tomorrow: Why the Elizabeth line is a blessing for London

Even for the ever-changing capital, the new link is a great leap forward, says Simon Calder

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Too friendly for drug busts...Labrador Dexter is now out on the well-being support beat

Drugs detection dog Dexter who was “too friendly” has been taken off this beat and is now helping traumatised emergency service workers in London talk about their mental health.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

London Mayor Khan demands police explain decisions over 'Partygate' fines

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday demanded an explanation from the capital's Metropolitan Police force over how they decided who to fine for events in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offices that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Boris Johnson using NI Protocol to distract from domestic problems – McDonald

The Sinn Fein leader was in London on Tuesday to tell politicians that Stormont must be reconvened.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

UK city rocked by 'apocalyptic' thunderstorms with 'deafening' lightning and hail

The "apocalyptic" storm was reported across London just before 1pm this afternoon with thunder and three consecutive flashes of lightning as many ran for cover across the capital

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2022

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn in London triggers row; BJP attacks him, Congress hits back

Jeremy Corbyn, who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020, has often expressed his views against India.

The Hindu · May 24, 2022

‘We were a different side of the 80s. Not the Duran Duran 80s’: the return of Propaganda

Fans of Throbbing Gristle with liner notes on the gender of vampires, the German synth-pop duo somehow broke into the mainstream. Now, after 37 years away, they’re back

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Sadiq Khan tells Met to explain why Boris Johnson escaped second partygate fine

The London mayor’s intervention came after photos emerged showing Boris Johnson apparently drinking at a lockdown-busting event for which he was not fined

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

US delegate says ‘it’s up to London’ to help find a solution on protocol

Richard Neal told Irish senators that “unilateral actions, intransigence and ultimatums are not solutions”.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022