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NHS London ‘pulling out all the stops’ to make sure people get the flu jab as hospitalisations surge

The Prime Minister is expected to discuss the plans with Bart De Wever on Friday in a Downing Street meeting.

The brown-red stains paan leaves behind covers London high streets. Should the govenment ban paan sitting before it gets worse?

Dade Mustafa told police ‘no problem, no problem’ when confronted on London’s Oxford Street

New data has revealed the London locations renters are searching for in 2025, and one cultural dead spot has been named in first place.

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The tax will raise £400 million for Treasury, the Government said

Peers were urged to make more progress on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during the final debate of the year on the legislation.

Bexley Council has called on the government to extend the DLR from Thamesmead to Belvedere, to help boost economic growth, housing and jobs…

The House of Lords has been accused of time-wasting, having tabled more than 1,000 amendments to the Bill.

Striking traffic wardens were blocked from entering a South London council meeting on Monday evening that went on to be interrupted by pro-Palestine…

Sir Mark Rowley angered by US President’s suggestion capital is so dangerous people are being ‘stabbed in the ass’

The Health Secretary also ruled out the possibility of challenging the Prime Minister’s leadership alongside Angela Rayner.

A person has died after being found injured at the scene of a crash in Walthamstow.

NATO calls for Europe to be prepared in case of further Russian aggression – but what does this mean for the UK?

Thailand is facing fresh political turmoil, as deadly clashes continue along its border with Cambodia.After just three months in office, Thailand’s Prime Min…

With the announcement that the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped in full from next April, a member of the Question Time audience in Paisley, Scotland, a…

Over the past 24 hours, the Israel-Palestine conflict has continued under extraordinarily difficult humanitarian conditions despite a fragile ceasefir…

His attacker is yet to be found

The Roundhouse music venue in Camden has apologised after allegedly antisemitic imagery was shown on stage during a Primal Scream gig.

The new price represents a 43 increase from the £7 currently charged.

Met Police commissioner Mark Rowley hits back at Donald Trump’s comment about people being ‘stabbed in the a**’ in London.

David reportedly met his wife Georgia, who is the daughter of fifth Doctor Peter Davison, on the set of the sci-fi series.

One arrest has been made, and further suspects are being traced, after 21 people required medical attention following a “pepper spray” incident at London’s H…

London Motor Company in Whitepost Farm, Ockendon Road in Upminster has had a retrospective planning application refused by Havering Council.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in Walthamstow.

From Zootropolis 2 to The Shining’s 45th anniversary screening, Vue Bromley will offer early-morning to midnight showings across a packed weekend.

Croydon trains are facing disruption after the emergency services closed the railway lines due to an incident. Live updates here.

This weekend Greenwich is set to play host to one of the most unusual races – where all the competitors are panto horses.

From December 14, an extra 29 high-speed trains each week and longer carriages on busy routes will help meet rising demand across London, Kent and…

A former car park in Brentwood has been put up for sale – with previous planning permission allowing for the development of more than 40 homes on it.

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Charles is set to give an update on his cancer diagnosis and recovery on Friday as part of campaign by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4

Former prince arrived at St James’s Palace in green Range Rover on Friday morning, entering via side gate away from waiting media

The former prince is at the christening of his granddaughter Athena.

He died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures.

The Glaswegian star was considered a pioneer of satire and character performances in the comedy world

The novelist, known for her romance stories set in middle England, passed away peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire on Thursday

If Putin is “prepared to sacrifice ordinary Russians in this way, what is he prepared to do to us?” the NATO chief said.

Global Update: Russia urges Britain to explain what a UK soldier killed in Ukraine was doing, accusing London of aiding Kyiv as tensions over foreign involvement rise.

Time’s Person of the Year is actually AI tech company executives. CNN photo Time picked a rough day to announce

Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as ‘scouts’, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy

US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s campaign against the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, whose government called the seizure an act of international piracy. Lucy Hough talks to the Guardian’s deputy head of international news, Devika Bhat.

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them.

200 W.African troops aiding Benin in post-coup ‘clean-up’: foreign minister | World News

Bulgaria’s government has resigned as mass protests gripped the country just weeks before it’s due to join the eurozone

“We hear the voice of the citizens protesting against the government,” says outgoing PM Rosen Zhelyazkov.

Miners led the way in London on rising metals prices, with copper showing particular strength.

Activists have dumped bags of manure under The Ritz’s iconic Christmas tree in London’s Mayfair in a bizarre stunt targeting the rich.

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