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London New Year's Eve fireworks: What weather to expect

As London prepares for its New Year's Eve celebrations, the latest weather forecast looks promising

Evening Standard

Another London council ‘considering bringing in double council tax for second homes'

The west London authority has just applied for emergency funding from the government

Evening Standard

Inside London’s A-list year: Dave Benett’s best showbiz photographs

From low-key celebrity sightings to full red-carpet glamour, Dave Benett’s photographs capture the defining showbiz moments that lit up London over the past year.

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‘An Arab in a post-9/11 world’: Khalid Abdalla’s one-man play about belonging comes to Australia

In Nowhere, The Crown actor interweaves personal experience and family history with commentary on western colonialism and the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - AU

Bawdy Beryl, slick Seurat, titanic Tracey and the glory of Gaudí: the best art shows and architecture in 2026

Must-sees include Beryl Cook’s postwar brilliance, Tracey Emin’s new highs, Frida Kahlo’s confessions, plus Google’s HQ and Gaudí’s finally finished fever dream

The Guardian - UK

In Pictures: The changing seasons during 2025

Storms bookended a year that provided its usual spectacle of changing colours.

Evening Standard

So, what will 2026 hold for London's homeowners and property investors?

One area where the government has missed a trick is stamp duty where reform is long overdue

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Snow forecast for London this weekend as temperatures plunge below freezing

London can expect snow showers a few days into the new year, according to BBC Weather

Evening Standard

‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife

Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC

The Guardian - UK

London Team of the Year 2025: Rice, Caicedo and Guehi get the nod as Arsenal dominate

Only one Tottenham players selected by our writers despite Europa League glory

Evening Standard

KFC manager ordered to pay nearly £70,000 in compensation after calling a worker 'a slave'

A London employment tribunal has ruled in favour of a former KFC worker who said he was subjected to racist abuse

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Beyonce and Jay Z to build mansion in Cotswolds thanks to 'rich person clause'

Beyonce reportedly flew by helicopter during the London stop of her Cowboy Carter tour to view the site

Evening Standard

London life in numbers: What the data tells us about 2025 including hospital wait times and bills

We examine the data behind daily life in the capital, from rent and pint prices to GP waits and commuting time.

Evening Standard

5 Style Tricks to Elevate Your Dining Room Into the Ultimate Party Setting — Inspired by the World's Most Extraordinary Restaurant Designs of 2025

Our lifestyle editor and avid eatery reviewer's edit of some of the newest foodie destinations to know across the globe shows you how to bring their atmosphere home

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Why the quarter-zip trend is about much more than jumpers

Young men swapping Nike Tech fleeces for quarter-zips are all over TikTok, as well as staging IRL meetups worldwide. What’s behind the growing movement centring a once unremarkable garment?

Evening Standard

International Personal Finance agrees £543m takeover by US firm

New York-headquartered BasePoint Capital will pay 235p a share in cash for the Leeds-based consumer loans firm.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage targeting six London council wins for Reform in elections as he says capital 'in big trouble'

Reform UK leader says his party has ‘very real chance’ of winning in London in May elections

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This Color-Filled Polish Apartment Turns Architectural Quirks Into Design Highlights

Surprising color combinations and plenty of artistic details bring character and life to this townhouse apartment

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Buying a London property: The red flag home buyers should avoid in 2026

With renovation costs and service charges on the up, which homes should you be avoiding?

The Guardian - UK

‘I tried. I felt everything’: readers tell us how they would use their last chance to send a letter

With the Danish postal service ending its letter deliveries, we asked what you would put in your final envelope

The Guardian - UK

Gambling firms spent nearly £5m to advertise on TfL since London mayor’s ban pledge

Sadiq Khan’s office blames delay on lack of government guidance on links between gambling ads and harm

Evening Standard

London driver arrested after a kilo of ketamine found in his Jaguar

Superintendent Ian Hughes vowed a ‘robust response’ to drink and drug drivers across Essex

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder of boy, 15, found stabbed to death in London street

Adam collapsed on Westbourne Road, Islington sparking two-week manhunt across the capital

Evening Standard

London fire chiefs’ urgent warning over candles after four homes gutted at Christmas

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Arnold told of ‘devastation’ of families being left homeless with possessions destroyed

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Sir Paul McCartney in tree row with neighbour over plan to chop down sycamores at London home

Beatles legend wants to fell two protected trees at £10m North London home but wealthy investor raises objections

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