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Rufus Norris's guide to London: pelicans, Dulwich reclamation and mudlarking

The Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Theatre Rufus Norris shares his favourite spots in the capital

Evening Standard

Winter appeal: 'She handed over her house key — I couldn’t believe her trust in me, a complete stranger’

As our final appeal total hits £3.46 million we talk to a beneficiary of Refugees at Home — a charity we are funding thanks to your amazing support

Evening Standard

Where in London are TfL's proposed new Tube stations?

Transport for London is hoping to secure funding for an ambitious upgrade project

Evening Standard

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Sadiq Khan: My views on Heathrow airport expansion haven't changed - I'm concerned about the environment

‘We face a climate crisis and a climate emergency’ mayor tells London Assembly

Evening Standard

Paris Olympics boost helps Eurostar carry record 19.5m passengers in 2024

Across the whole of 2024, passenger numbers on its services between London and Paris were 280,000 higher than during the previous year.

The Independent UK

Heathrow expansion: Sadiq Khan warns of ‘climate emergency’

The mayor of London won a third term in 2024 on a platform of opposing expansion of airports in the capital.

Evening Standard

Up to one in 12 people living in London is an illegal migrant, according to report

Sixty percent of undocumented migrants in UK said to be residing in London

Evening Standard

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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

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.

Louder

"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?

Evening Standard

'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

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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

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

The Independent UK

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 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

Evening Standard

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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