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Top civil servant ousted after Foreign Office overruled Mandelson vetting

April 16, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure and a top civil servant is to leave their post after it emerged the Foreign Office overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper have lost confidence in Foreign Office permanent […]

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Top Foreign Office civil servant to leave post after Starmer loses confidence

April 16, 2026

The Foreign Office’s top civil servant will be leaving his post after it emerged the department had overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US. Security officials initially denied the peer clearance, but Foreign Office officials took the rare step of overruling the recommendation. The Prime […]

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Primary school applications are falling – here’s why

April 16, 2026

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Birth rate warning issued as applications for primary school places decline

April 16, 2026

London has experienced a significant drop in primary school applications this year, driven by a declining birth rate and families relocating from the capital. According to analysis from London Councils, published on National Primary Offer Day, a total of 80,658 applications were submitted for primary school places. This marks a 3.5 per cent decrease compared […]

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Boy, 16, among three held over attempted arson on Persian language group in London

April 16, 2026

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Woman in her 70s killed in UK’s third fatal dog attack in a week

April 16, 2026

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Struggling theatres must ‘programme their way out’, says Young Vic director

April 16, 2026

Theatres facing financial difficulty can only prosper by “programming their way out of it”, according to the Young Vic artistic director, Nadia Fall, who has announces her new slate of shows, including an anti-Trump musical version of Thelma & Louise. Fall, who took the helm at the Young Vic in 2025 and oversaw staff cuts […]

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Will revival of Crystal Palace’s ‘hallowed turf’ create more athletics history?

April 16, 2026

“There were trees growing out of the main stand and on the indoor track and no one was doing anything about it,” says John Powell of the groundswell of despair at a crumbling Crystal Palace barely a couple of years after the Olympics were hosted to acclaim across the other side of London. A month […]

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Elderly tenants ordered to pay £1,000 more a month by charity that ‘relieves hardship’

April 16, 2026

Elderly residents housed by a London charity which ‘focuses on relieving hardship’ have been ordered to pay up to £1,000 per month. Tenants with Richmond Foundation, based in the south west London borough, have been told their rents are being increased to ‘reflect market value’. This is despite the properties being let as charitable housing, […]

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Harry and Meghan pose for selfies with public during walking tour

April 16, 2026

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posed for selfies while on an Aboriginal walking tour in their most public engagement yet during their visit to Australia. Harry and Meghan took part in Melbourne’s Scar Tree Walk, which connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples on Thursday morning. Joggers […]

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