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Medieval Londoners’ cheaply imported mass-produced Christmas gifts look surprisingly familiar

We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries before the modern festive rush.

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Doctor strikes particularly challenging in London, says Wes Streeting as city faces flu crisis

Wes Streeting said he recognised the ‘pain’ resident doctors had felt ‘in their pockets’

Evening Standard

Two thirds of paramedics fear attacks over festive season as London ambulance crews brace for 'Mad Friday'

Last December there were around 4,000 alcohol and drug-related calls in the capital, which is about 130 calls a day

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King Charles pulls ‘perfect pint’ as he opens new Guinness brewery in London

King Charles paid a visit to the new Guinness brewery in London, where he poured a “perfect pint”.

The Independent UK

How climate campaigns can cut through ad fatigue

Since November 2025, commuters at Southwark tube station in London have been passing walls lined with vintage-style posters parodying oil and gas advertising, instead of ads promoting flights or energy companies. One 1950s-style poster shows a woman holding a small yellow aeroplane as if it were a cigarette; another has…

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The biggest food and drink stories of 2025, from Pizza Express to M&S' strawberry sandwich

Did you manage to get your hands on a 33p margherita at Pizza Express?

Evening Standard

'I wasn't really unhappy at Arsenal and felt very much at home in London - I didn't really need to leave' Gunners star implies he shouldn't have left the Emirates Stadium

The Arsenal defender departed as an FA Cup winner but injury blighted his time after leaving N5

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Met reveals latest cost-cutting plans: more station closures and smaller lockers for police officers

Force wants to open 40 ‘policing hubs’ in council buildings across London

Evening Standard

Gillian Anderson's former Portobello home for sale for £4.5 million

In recent years, the property has been used as a residential recording studio, attracting the likes of Stormzy, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter

Evening Standard

Party with Picasso, wonder at the ancients and go wild with photography – the week in art

The Spanish master’s angle on performance, treasures from Egypt and the year’s best wildlife images on Earth – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Budget train company launches London to Scotland service with £33 tickets

The Glasgow route will be linked with Falkirk, Edinburgh and London King’s Cross

The Independent UK

Prosecutions for Tube fare evasion jump to highest level in six years

Transport for London has issued 13,118 penalty fare notices to fare-dodgers on the Tube

The Independent UK

New police probe into ‘murder’ of Cambridge graduate who fell to death at Pete Doherty party

Mark Blanco’s grieving mother Sheila believes her son was beaten up and thrown off a balcony in Whitechapel, east London

Evening Standard

Oh, Mary! at the Trafalgar Theatre review: a boozy glitter bomb of outrageousness

4/5 This show can’t see a top without going over it

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Video: £80k of ‘stolen’ power tools seized at London car boot sale

Eighty thousand pounds of suspected stolen power tools have been seized by police at a car boot sale in Hounslow, west London.

Evening Standard

Daughter charged with murder after mother found dead in east London

Lorna Nightingale, 70, disappeared from Lowestoft in Suffolk in February

Evening Standard

Fury over 'paltry' sentence for killer who beat father to death after queue-jumping row in Sainsbury's

Demiesh Williams, 30, was jailed for just five years for the fatal assault on Andrew Clark, 43, in Beckenham, south London

The Guardian - UK

Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’

Exclusive Guardian investigation finds companies set up by people sanctioned by US hired Colombian fighters for Rapid Support Forces, widely suspected of war crimes in Sudan

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Evening Standard

From Sir David Attenborough to Tom Hardy: why the A-list love this south London area

Sir David Attenborough has called it his favourite place on earth, but he’s not the only A-lister to call this south-west London area home

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The Cow, Notting Hill, review: Udderly mad and ab fab, sweetie darling

Snakes, Beamish, minor royals: the Cow has it all, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard

Designer Giles Deacon loves St James's Park for dates, and St John for dining

With new project The Gilded Mischief now open in Soho House, the designer opens up about first jobs, favourite meals and the extravagance of living in London

Evening Standard

Warner Bros sale: The $100bn battle for the soul of Hollywood

The bidding war for Warner Bros will determine the future of film — will London escape the fallout?

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Idris Elba celebrates 'full circle' moment with Madame Tussauds London waxwork

Idris Elba says he is “truly honoured” as Madame Tussauds London unveils his first wax figure.

Evening Standard

Police investigate anti-Semitic hate crimes after menorahs damaged in west London

Officers were called to reports of suspected vandalism in Notting Hill and Holland Park

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Dujardin ‘very emotional’ at warm reception after horse-whipping ban

Britain’s triple Olympic champion is making her return to high-level competition at the two-day Dressage World Cup in London

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