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The 5 London postcodes where you can still rent for less than £800 per month
April 21, 2026Renting in London is notoriously expensive, with new research revealing that renters pay £978 for a room per month, on average. Compare that to the typical salary of a Londoner, which sits at £39,778, and the situation is pretty bleak. But if you’re looking for a silver lining, there are still a few pockets of […]
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Two people fail in bid to stop live facial recognition cameras in London
April 21, 2026Two people who took the Metropolitan Police to court over their use of facial recognition cameras have lost their challenge. Shaun Thompson said the force’s technology wrongly identified him as a suspect in February 2024 outside London Bridge Tube station. Along with Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo, Shaun launched a judicial review into the […]
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X Factor finalist who ‘tried to murder influencer’ makes heart sign in court
April 21, 2026A former X Factor finalist accused of trying to murder a social media influencer by ramming her with a Mercedes in central London made a heart sign to her family as she appeared in court today. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, allegedly tried to kill Klaudia Zakrzewska outside the Inca nightclub on Argyll Street, Soho, at 4.30am on Sunday. […]
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London Strikelists out in full force for day two of Tube strikes
April 21, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video They’ve returned. Strikelists have taken over London again for the second day of Tube strikes. Londoners are in the middle of four days of disruption after the Tube drivers’ strike went ahead. The RMT union and TfL […]
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London Underground strikes blight rush hour as Sadiq ‘urges swift resolution’
April 21, 2026London has survived the first round of the Tube strikes, but commuters shouldn’t let out a sigh of relief quite yet. While the first 24 hours of the Tube driver strikes by the members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) have been officially wrapped up now before another wave of strikes, disruption is […]
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Woman charged with attempted murder after car crashes into pedestrians in central London
April 20, 2026A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, of Broadfield Road, Manchester, has been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm and drink driving, police said on Monday evening. A woman in her 30s remains in […]
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‘I was wrong’: Starmer battles to save premiership in Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
April 20, 2026The Prime Minister was accused of misleading MPs over the disgraced Labour peer’s appointment and breaching the ministerial code as he faced calls to resign. Sir Keir on Monday revealed further details of the appointment process after it was revealed Lord Mandelson, who had a close relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, had failed security […]
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Vote for Scottish Labour not an endorsement of Starmer, says Sarwar
April 20, 2026Mr Sarwar’s comments come as Sir Keir Starmer is set to face MPs over the ongoing scandal surrounding the vetting of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson. The Scottish Labour leader in February called for Sir Keir to quit and, speaking to the STUC Congress in Dundee on Monday, said there had been “too many mistakes” […]
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Fact check: Guidance said ‘conditional appointments’ can be made before vetting
April 20, 2026Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment was announced before his security vetting was completed (Jordan Pettitt/PA) PA Wire Discussing the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander told BBC Breakfast: “That was actually the process for the appointment of political appointees to ambassadors that we inherited as a Government.” […]
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PM tells MPs it is ‘staggering’ he was not told Mandelson failed vetting check
April 20, 2026Sir Keir Starmer told MPs it was “staggering” that he was not told Lord Peter Mandelson had failed vetting checks and acknowledged Parliament should have known about it “a long time ago”. The Prime Minister said Foreign Office officials had approved Lord Mandelson’s developed vetting status, enabling him to see secret information as ambassador to […]
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