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London half-term weather: Met Office reveals forecast for capital as schools close

London schools are closing for half-term with a forecast of cold and wet weather in the upcoming week

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

The Assembled Parties review: 'The show belongs to Tracy-Ann Oberman'

3/5 This adaptation of Richard Greenberg’s play struggles to find relevance in a new London setting but the performances are fun

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

'See you at the High Court,' London residents' threat to Government in row over new China mega-embassy

Beijing is piling pressure on the Government to back the new super-embassy by threatening “consequences” if it does not do so.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Kruk: Drink in the gap yah nostalgia

Drinks are jazzy and the food hot and herbal, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

London’s violent crime hotspots: Interactive map reveals tide of knife attacks and other assaults across capital

Capital accounts for almost a third of knife offences in England and Wales, research shows

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation

With private-sector villainy and public-sector complicity, what makes this HMO scandal so characteristic of modern Britain is how far the guilt spreads, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

‘It’s scary how many St George’s flags there were’: Blood Orange on coming home to Essex and mourning his mother

After grief brought Dev Hynes home, he reconsidered the county that shaped him. The result is a masterful new album – made with a little help from Lorde and Zadie Smith

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

UK To Press 'Coalition Of Willing' For More Long-range Missiles For Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to London Friday for a meeting of its key backers, where Britain's prime minister has said he will call on Europe to deliver more long-range missiles.

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025

Public facing multiple environmental threats in local areas, analysis finds

Friends of the Earth said 47 of the 50 worst areas in the country for air pollution are represented by Labour MPs.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Teacher becomes first UK patient to receive ‘gamechanger’ therapy for MS

Emily Henders received her CAR T last week at University College London Hospital (UCLH) as part of a global clinical trial

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025