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Change was needed at the Met - here is the progress we've made

Deputy Commissioner Dame Lynne Owens writes for the Standard as the Met Police are moved out of ‘special measures’

Evening Standard

Met Police removed from special measures by watchdog after ‘good progress’

Scotland Yard was put under enhanced monitoring by the watchdog two-and-a-half years ago.

Evening Standard

Metropolitan Police taken out of special measures after two-year overhaul to fix ‘broken’ force

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley vows: ‘We are on the right path to deliver on our promise to Londoners.’

Evening Standard

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Metropolitan police out of special measures after ‘good progress’

London mayor hails performance and culture reforms but inspectorate warns there is still significant work to be done

The Guardian - UK

UK weather LIVE: Snow and ice warnings as Storm Eowyn leaves almost a million without power

Wind speeds reached 114mph early on Friday morning as Storm Eowyn battered the UK and Ireland

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander opposed third runway at Heathrow which Rachel Reeves appears to now back

Exclusive: Heidi Alexander is the eighth Cabinet minister known to have objected to a bigger Heathrow, as has Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Nearly half of London workers expect to be in the office five days a week this year

The poll found that the most often cited reasons for not returning to the daily commute were travel costs and food and drink expenses

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Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's older brother also in prison for murder over road rage killing

Bradley Clifford is serving a life sentence for killing a teenager in Enfield, north London

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Storm disruption to hit rail network after M4 lorry crash

A crash involving two lorries has created long delays on the M4 near Heathrow.

Evening Standard

"We all went to visit him in hospital. And he was still wearing his cowboy hat": The crazed story of The Quireboys, the band who had it all then partied it all away

They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?

Louder

'Tornado' warning for London as Storm Eowyn to batter UK with 100mph winds bringing 'danger to life'

Capital among areas under ‘tornado-style’ risk due to Storm Eowyn, European meteorologists warn

Evening Standard

The "Unusual Decision" to Trade Floor Space for a Fern-Filled Atrium Makes This London Terrace Feel So Much Bigger

A plant-filled internal courtyard, a wildflower roof and plenty of natural textures infuse this London terrace with an airy, tropical feel befitting of the nature-loving heritage of its owners

Livingetc

How renting in London became an unimaginable hellscape

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The process of finding somewhere to rent in the capital is like competing in the Hunger Games. It’s easy to lose your dignity, writes Ellie Muir. Will tenants ever be freed from this misery?

The Independent UK

The Misty Isle’s magic: Feasting my way around the Isle of Skye

TOP TABLES: What happens when a food writer swaps London’s bustle for Scotland’s beauty? Lilly Subbotin discovers the unexpected culinary delights of Skye – from langoustines on a harbour boat to black garlic butter that tastes like witchcraft

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The Guardian - UK

Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football

For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream

The Independent UK

Britain should give India back its artefacts in lieu of £52trn in colonialism reparations, says historian

Oxfam report says wealth extracted from India between 1765 and 1900 would be a sum large enough to ‘carpet the surface area of London in £50 notes almost four times over’

Evening Standard

Four in 10 London parents 'lie or break rules' to get children into preferred school

Lying about where they live, exaggerating religiousness and renting a second home top the list of tactics

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12 charged after phones stolen from Apple stores across London

Apple stores were targeted over the space of two-and-a-half weeks.

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Sugar Rallies on Brazilian Real Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.37 (+2.08%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.20 (+2.40%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled sharply higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 6-week high prompted short-covering in sugar futures. The...

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Cocoa Prices Supported by West African Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +116 (+1.00%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +107 (+1.16%). Cocoa prices Wednesday rose for the third consecutive session, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high and London cocoa posting a 1-month high. Crop production concerns in...

Evening Standard

Stock, Aitken and Waterman unveil blue plaque outside London ‘Hit Factory’

The trio penned many of the enduring hits of the 1980s and 1990s.

The Independent UK

Jail sentences for pair after TV antique expert’s Chelsea jewellery store robbed

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign of burglaries in the Greater London area’, Kingston Crown Court was told.

Evening Standard

Ian Towning: Pair jailed after attacking TV antiques expert with hammer in Chelsea shop raid

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign’ of burglaries including violent attack on antique expert’s shop

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'What a terrific honour...' Stock Aitken Waterman receive Blue Plaque recognising their contribution to British music

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman unveiled their Blue Plaque outside their former The Vine Yard studio, in London, on Wednesday afternoon.

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“I don't think Morrissey liked me. I don't think he liked my friendship with Johnny”: Producer John Porter on shaping The Smiths’ most iconic tracks, and why he’s auctioning a treasure trove of original acetates

John found a huge collection of original acetates and mixes of many Smiths’ classics unplayed since the 1980s

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