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Westminster Bridge Closed During Monday Rush Hour: What Really Happened

Westminster Bridge closed Monday morning after police responded to a mental health incident. Commuters faced delays, bus diversions, and train disruptions across London's transport network.

International Business Times UK

Man guilty over gang shooting of girl, aged nine

The child, who was hit in the head by one of six bullets, was an innocent victim of a bloody rivalry between Turkish gangs.

Evening Standard

Will Soho House London Shine After $1.8 Billion Deal? MCR Hotels' Buyout Sparks Brand Promise

Soho House nears £1.3bn ($1.8bn) buyout by MCR Hotels, aiming to restore its exclusive brand promise

International Business Times UK

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North London park 'not suitable' for 3-day Indian festival with up to 4,000 people, say residents

Residents fear the noise will ‘force them to leave their homes’ during the festivities

Evening Standard

‘Nothing is the same’: Windrush victim allowed to return to UK after 28 years

George Lee was stuck in Poland and received little help from UK officials even after the scandal broke in 2018

The Guardian - UK

10 best country house hotels in the UK (that are actually in the city)

Torn between a rural escape and an urban bolthole? These are the best of both worlds stays where you can haul up in a greenery-wrapped country house — with city life on your doorstep

Evening Standard

Rent affordability worsens in England as urban areas drive disparity

London was the least affordable city with average rents of £1,957 per month across the capital, or 41.6% of a typical renter’s income.

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Renters now pay 41% of income to live in London while affordability worsens across England

London is the least affordable city with average rents of £1,957 per month across the capital, or 41.6 per cent of a typical renter’s income

Evening Standard

Pictured: 'Kind and loving' woman, 27, murdered in east London as police make fourth arrest

Family of murdered Zahwa Salah Mukhtar, 27, pay tribute to ‘a kind and loving person with high aspirations in life’

Evening Standard

London restaurants are offering late-night tables in fightback against 6pm bookings trend

For chefs and restaurateurs, post-theatre is as important as pre-theatre

Evening Standard

BrewDog: Why are pubs axing the beers?

With only one large chain remaining to support the brand, the brewer is losing out to rivals

Evening Standard

New £218m Essex railway station to open this autumn

Commuters will travel from Beaulieu Park Station to London Liverpool Street in 40 minutes

The Independent UK

Anger at 155 London police officers suspended from duty costing £7million a year

John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, called for urgent reform of ‘broken system’

Evening Standard

Labour 2-0 down but has time to turn things around, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor says party supporters would be ‘delusional’ if they did not recognise difficulties party has had

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Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after a ‘tough’ first year, says Sadiq Khan – as it happened

London mayor says he has ‘confidence we will turn it round’ as he addresses audience at Edinburgh fringe

The Independent UK

Westminster Bridge closed due to police incident

Busy London bridge closed during Monday rush hour

Evening Standard

Landsec sells Ministry of Justice office block to Arora Group for £245m

Arora Group will buy Queen Anne’s Mansions amid the ‘recovery’ of central London’s property market.

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Shawn Mendes almost missed London gig due to broken down train

Pop star Shawn Mendes admitted he almost missed his big gig in London on Saturday night (16.08.25) after getting stuck on a broken down train.

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This London Home Has Embraced Its Storied History and Period Features — But There's a Fun Surprise in Its Basement

The reformation of this former London vicarage was all about creating spaces with soul

Evening Standard

The London graphic designer creating fonts for Real Madrid and Revolut

This east London firm crafts fonts for big names from Real Madrid to Revolut — spelling huge success for its owner

The Guardian - UK

The Real Housewives of London review – one of them dresses up in ruffs like a Poundshop Elizabeth I

After a 20-year wait, the UK capital gets an edition of the US reality franchise – and the results are as hellish as you might expect. It was worth the wait

Bangkok Post

Influencer shocked by B4,000 omelette

A London-based Thai influencer has gone viral with a complaint about a high extra charge that was not on the menu at Bangkok’s most famous street-food restaurant, the Michelin-starred Raan Jay Fai.

Evening Standard

Real Housewives of London review: criminally light on rich people feuding

2/5 Far from hosting record-busting levels of drama, most of the tension so far comes from a nonsensical feud relating to the dentist. It’s not much to get your teeth into

WhatToWatch

TV tonight: our highlights for Monday, August 18, including a new documentary about Matthew Perry

The Real Housewives of London also starts today.

Evening Standard

Labour needs to ‘pick things up’ after ‘tough’ first year in power, Khan says

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said his party had had a ‘tough first year’ in charge at Westminster after winning the 2024 general election.

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