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Record high average price tag on a home in April after £5,000 monthly jump

At £377,182, the average asking price for a home in Britain surpassed a previous record set in May 2024, Rightmove said.

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Jean Marsh, co-creator of 1970s TV hit Upstairs, Downstairs, dies aged 90

ITV drama set in aristocratic house in Edwardian London explored class and social change, and won many awards

The Guardian - UK

Family of missing 11 year-old Kaliyah Coa told body found in the River Thames

Officers were alerted to a body in the River Thames in Maritime Quay in east London on Sunday at 9.03am, the Metropolitan Police said.

Evening Standard

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‘Memories of these places never leave you’: artist Do Ho Suh and the fabric of home

The internationally renowned South Korean’s diaphanous houses, coming to Tate Modern, embody the emotional imprint of where he has lived

The Guardian - UK

‘Cities trigger our imagination’: why a walk in town can be just as good for you as a stroll in the countryside

Wandering among historic buildings, cemeteries and winding back streets can lift your spirits as effectively as communing with nature, according to author Annabel Streets. Let’s put that to the test …

The Guardian - UK

Fury over plans for 'spy dungeons' beneath new Chinese embassy in London

The Conservatives have accused Keir Starmer of adopting ‘a policy of appeasement’ towards China

Evening Standard

Cyclist fighting for life after horror van crash on New Oxford Street

A number of London bus routes were diverted as a result of the closure

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5 of the best cookies in London: taste tested by The Standard team

From the gooey and chunky to wildly overindulgent, these are the cookies that’ll ruin your self-control

Evening Standard

'Impossible choice': West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

Evening Standard

Police probe after Labour minister seen using phone while driving London bus

Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill was reportedly seen using his mobile phone to text a friend

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Dorian, London: ‘Truly refined decadence’ – restaurant review

If the gentrification of Notting Hill brings with it lovely Dorian, then Miquita Oliver and her mum Andi won’t hear a word against it

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The sorry decline of the Tate offers a brutal lesson to London's galleries

The Tate galleries have lost 2.2 million visitors in the past five years. That’s a drop of more than a fifth since pre-pandemic times. Tate has been in discussions with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport about its financial position, with trustees acknowledging “uncertainty” over its ability to remain…

Evening Standard

London leaver: 'I didn’t want my girls growing up feeling scared'

A brush with an armed gang while pregnant prompted this family’s move to Surrey

Evening Standard

The invisible man: Bryan died in an accident in 2015. Why did it take 10 years to identify him?

They knew where he lived, his occupation, even his name, but when a local man died on a London street in 2015, no one could formally identify him

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Rail minister reports himself to police after using phone while driving a bus

Lord Peter Hendy apologises after being spotted texting behind wheel of vintage Routemaster in London

Evening Standard

Rail minister admits using phone while driving vintage London bus

A spokesperson for Lord Peter Hendy said the minister had reported himself to the police.

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Eight arrested as Youth Demand try to ‘shut down’ London and block fire engine ‘on emergency call’

Supporters gathered at Elephant and Castle, Russell Square and Vauxhall Bridge for campaign called ‘open swarming’

Evening Standard

These are the 6 prettiest country cottages within one hour of London

Whether you’re abandoning ship entirely, or simply looking for a weekend bolthole to escape to, these pretty cottages little more than 60 minutes from London offer the best of both worlds

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London braced for 'very high' pollen levels as Met Office issues red alert

All nine regions of England face ‘very high’ levels of birch pollen today

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GB News presenter Ellie Costello weds partner Gerard Durkan in London ceremony

The 31-year-old wore a white mini dress to her wedding ceremony, held at Chelsea Old Town Hall.

Evening Standard

How a new generation fell for fishing — and the 5 best places to pick up a rod near London

With people picking up rods in their droves, Kevin Adams, author of a new guide to wild fishing, chooses five of his favourite sites near London

The Guardian - UK

Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery

Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquities

The Guardian - UK

Toby Jones’s next campaign? Misinformation, and a huge immersive theatre show

Meera Syal also to star in London production reflecting producer’s experience of censorship in Georgia

Evening Standard

Father-of-three to run London Marathon for daughter who defied 8% cancer survival chance

Mr McPartland, from Eltham in southeast London, is taking on the London Marathon on Sunday, April 27 this year for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) charity

Evening Standard

Hidden London: Two Temple Place

How far would you go to get away from it all? The man who built Two Temple Place faked his own death for a bit of peace and quiet, reports India Block

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