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This years election on 2 May will be held under the first-past-the-post system, meaning voters will only get one vote each. In previous contests, Londoners have been able to have a first and second preference

The reaction I get from people is that it feels like you are really there. The Sony world photography awards exhibition is at Somerset House , London, from 19 April to 6 May; albrechtvoss.com Continue reading...

(Cooking Vinyl) Disquiet pervades the folk singers self-written fourth album, with romantic love and awe of nature holding out against ecological collapse Over the past dozen years, no one has tended the sacred flame of folk song more assiduously than Londons Sam Lee

But if they grow to their full potential, theyre going to be three times taller than most trees, says Dr Phil Wilkes, part of the research team at Wakehurst, in West Sussex, an outpost of Kew Gardens. One or two of these California imports would be curiosities, such as the 100-metre high redwood that was stripped of its bark in 1854 and exhibited to Victorian crowds at the Crystal Palace in south-east London, until it was destroyed by fire in 1866

They have had 25 songs in the UK Top 40 with hits including Cruel Summer, Venus, Love in the First Degree and Robert De Niros Waiting. A duo since the early 90s, this month they released Glorious: The Ultimate Collection and, in April, they play the London Palladium

We punch well above our weight, said the co-founder of Cardology, of the 1.5bn greetings card industry. Falkner and a cluster of fellow card retailers gathered in London this week to voice concerns over proposals to cut back Britains postal service

From Scooby-Doo to the Dead Sea scrolls, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 What did DB Cooper do in 1971, the only such unsolved crime in the US? 2 Which horror stories were first told at the Villa Diodati? 3 What is Londons biggest brick building? 4 Which arcade game features a tilt warning? 5 Quanah Parker led which people in war and peace? 6 Which Darwinian phrase was actually coined by Herbert Spencer? 7 I pressed the fire control is written on which artwork? 8 Which former Play School presenter sits in the House of Lords? What links: 9 John Luther; Scottish cyclist; moneysaver; designer Zandra; boxer Flix? 10 Liberty; Lioness; Mildmay; Suffragette; Weaver; Windrush? 11 Spinner; Allotter; Inflexible? 12 Huronian; Cryogenian; Andean-Saharan; Karoo; Quaternary (ongoing)? 13 Astro; Marmaduke; Hamlet; Scooby-Doo? 14 Carlos, Prince of Asturias; Joan of Arc; Mary, Queen of Scots; William Tell? 15 Coffee plant; Dead Sea scrolls; Herrerasaurus dinosaur? Continue reading...

Exclusive: Photograph of Sunak with Hester at Tory fundraiser last June raises further questions for prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing calls to say how many times he has met the Conservative mega-donor Frank Hester, who made comments about Diane Abbott that have been widely condemned for being racist and misogynistic , after a picture of the pair at a Tory fundraiser emerged. Hester is understood to have attended two Tory fundraisers in the last year, in June where he was photographed with Sunak, and as recently as two weeks ago at Raffles in London

FOPE jewellery, Hackett London menswear and Kens Apothecary are starry additions to Seibu at Exchange TRX ?? Malay Mail

Hackney MP tells large crowd this is not about me, this is about the level of racism in Britain Diane Abbott greeted large crowds of people who gathered at a rally in support of her on Friday night, telling the crowd they had to stand firm against racism

Future publishing priorities also included sustainability, neurodivergent protagonists and new retellings of Greek mythology Palestine, artificial intelligence and romantasy were high on the agenda at this weeks London book fair

Roadworks mean stretch between junctions 10 and 11 will be closed for first time, from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday Drivers have been warned to steer well clear, turn off the satnav and stick to the official diversions as some of the biggest roadworks since the Romans results in part of the M25 motorway fully closed for the first time in its history this weekend. Epic traffic jams are anticipated, with a five-mile stretch of Britains busiest motorway, the London orbital motorway, closed for engineering from 9pm on Friday

Somehow, though, you do miss her when she isnt. Meeting the 31-year-old in central London, Icanseeexactly why she was chosen for Nell, even though almost the first thing she says is I never in my wildest dreams thought I would get this role

From Friday, non-compliant cars, vans and minibuses can be sent to country which is short of vehicles to transport casualties Motorists planning to scrap vehicles that do not meet ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) standards in London can instead donate them to Ukraine from Friday, as a scheme is launched after a protracted campaign to win the support of the mayor and central government

Irish authors suspenseful and linguistically astonishing fourth novel praised for its great wit and humanity by judge Bernardine Evaristo The Irish author Paul Murray has won the inaugural 30,000 Nero Gold prize for The Bee Sting, a comic family saga set in rural Ireland. Murray was announced as the winner at a ceremony in London on Thursday

Dancehall star was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 for the murder of an associate The Jamaican musician Vybz Kartels conviction for the murder of an associate more than a decade ago has been quashed, with a London court ruling that attempts to bribe the trial jury meant the conviction was unsafe

"You cannot separate sheikh and state," one Conservative member of Britain's Parliament said of the deal.

Judges in London rule that there was juror misconduct and bribery in Vybz Kartel's original trial.

He was at a youth centre in London, where he took part in activities, including biscuit-decorating.

Now, a new documentary, We Are Guardians , tells the story of those in Brazil fighting to protect their land from deforestation. The film, which premiered on Netflix in Latin America, is due to be screened in London on 15 March as part of the Human Rights Watch film festival

Wiltons Music Hall, London With a dash of Monty Python and a sprinkling of Carry On, Charles Court Operas slimmed-down staging of the comic opera is pacy and entertaining Imagine the Monty Python team making a foray into bel canto

After being championed by Stormzy and Adele, the chart-topping British pop, soul and R&B singer is back with a new album and huge tour and answering your questions Having created some of the most evocative British pop of the 1990s, Gabrielle is back in a big way, with a new album and an upcoming tour of UK arenas and, to mark it all, shell be answering your questions. Born and raised in London, her career burst out of the blocks in 1993, with debut single Dreams a poignant pop-R&B track that introduced her distinct, resolute singing style going straight to No 2 in the UK and also becoming a hit in the US

Emmy-winning actor Billy Crudup is starring in a one-man play, Harry Clarke, in London's West End.

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare? The quiz master has taken a few moments out from merrily riding around on Londons new Superloop buses to write another set of questions to test your knowledge of topical news, general knowledge, obscure quirky things only he cares about and GCSE electronics for some reason

Elianne Andam, 15, was stabbed as she made her way to school in south London in September.

Deo Kato has already completed the equivalent of nearly 180 marathons on his 9,000-mile journey to highlight the story of human migration The 12 ultramarathons that Deo Kato has completed in recent years look modest compared with his current challenge: running from Cape Town to London

Private members club choses unlikely location of Wakefield for inaugural branch outside capital The Groucho Club, the private members club known for its hell-raising 39-year history in the heart of Londons Soho is expanding for the first time to an unlikely location: the heart of the West Yorkshire countryside

Train maker Alstom plans fast service skirting Birmingham as Ryan Reynolds football club takeover reaps in ever more benefits Direct trains could next year connect Wrexham to London, with a new service capitalising on the towns Hollywood-meets-football mini-boom

Ambassadors theatre, London A timid midwesterner adopts a geezerish British persona in David Cales often shrewdly observed yet meandering monologue Harry Clark is the former lance corporal from Slough who lied, cheated and betrayed his way to victory on The Traitors

Starmer will set out new strategy for culture after analysis found 40% of recent British awards nominees were privately educated Keir Starmer will pledge to make the arts more accessible to young people from all backgrounds in a speech stressing the economic contribution of the creative industries and arguing it could be even greater with improved access. Speaking in London, days after a Labour analysis showed that almost half of all British cultural stars nominated for leading awards in the last decade were educated at private school, Starmer will set out an access to the arts plan

Samaria Ayanle, 19, was last seen on CCTV footage in central London almost three weeks ago.

Goldsmiths CCA, London The American painter makes a fascinating curator, bringing together 21 artists works from cracked pots to sensual paintings into a diverting display Seeing as were here, I think Ill go for the English breakfast

In this years competition, about 395,000 images from more than 220 countries and territories were submitted. The overall winner of the open competition will be announced at a ceremony in London on 18 April Continue reading...

How else would she buy the 70,000 prosthetic leg her injuries required? And how elsecould she find closure and move on in her changed reality andchanged body? It was a Monday morning. Lebrec now 33, then 24 was cycling to work in London on a busy stretch of road that she knew well

LONDON (Reuters) - The number of children globally who died before their fifth birthday dropped to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, but that still represents one death every six seconds, according to new United Nations estimates

Confirmation comes after public consultation and decision to close Gender Identity Development Service in London Children who have gender dysphoria will no longer be given puberty blockers, NHS England has said, ahead of a radical change in how it cares for them

Britains biggest water company said just 3p in every pound that appeared on bills went to its lenders Thames Water has been accused of misleading customers after telling them that just a few pennies in every pound spent on their bills is paid to its lenders. The debt-laded firm is Britains biggest water company, serving 16 million customers in London and the south-east of England

Polka theatre, London A hip-hop take on the tragedy finds the feud blowing up on social media and the balcony scene remixed for FaceTime but it lacks pathos Two hours stage traffic becomes one in this modern hip-hop take on Shakespeare, designed for children from Year 5 upwards and set in the Polkas borough of Merton

Commonwealth Games chiefs hail 'track record' as Malaysia emerges as possible host ?? Free Malaysia Today Commonwealth Games: Malaysia says it has been offered ??100m to help stage 2026 event ?? bbc.co.uk TSX REPORT: IOC???s Dubi says Salt Lake bid ???has it all???; Malaysia offered ??100 million to host 2026 Commonwealths; Pan Am Games decision Tuesday! ?? The Sports Examiner Malaysia claims CGF offer for 2026 Commonwealth Games ?? SportBusiness Khan and Tory rival 'stand ready' to bring Commonwealth Games to London ?? City A.M.

Documents released in a Serious Fraud Office court case showed suspicious payments on Saudi Arabian defence deals going back decades. David Pegg reports Last week two men were acquitted by a London court of making illegal payments to Saudi officials

Pickett called it a very funny and very angry play about female friendship. In a ceremony at the Royal Court theatre in London on Monday, she was awarded $25,000 (19,900) and a signed print by Willem de Kooning

Government has insisted extra funding details must be agreed Top-flight clubs want to reform their own financial rules first Premier League clubs have walked away from a deal to provide more money to the English Football League, risking a row with the government and putting the position of the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, under threat. Over two years since top-flight clubs were first told by ministers to provide extra funding to help stabilise the football pyramid, clubs chose not to proceed to a vote on a proposed new deal at a meeting in central London on Monday, opting to pursue reform of their own financial rules instead

Brazilian law firm says action launched in Londons High Court Proceedings relate to crash by Nelson Piquet Jr at Singapore race Lewis Hamiltons first Formula One world championship is the subject of legal action after Felipe Massa filed a lawsuit against Formula One, its governing body, the FIA, and the sports former supremo Bernie Ecclestone in Londons high court on Monday

Health of UK capitals nightlife questioned as trade body says pubs, clubs and restaurants are struggling Anyone who has ever wandered through London after midnight, looking for a place to go once last orders have been called, might find themselves agreeing with recent critics of the mayors office for describing the UK capital as a 24-hour city

Take the risk, host 2026 Commonwealth Games, says ex-NSC chief ?? Free Malaysia Today Commonwealth Games: Malaysia says it has been offered ??100m to help stage 2026 event ?? BBC Commonwealth Games 2026: Malaysia offered ??100m to host event ?? New Zealand Herald Malaysia offered ??100m to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 after Australian state of Victoria withdrew last ?? Daily Mail Khan and Tory rival 'stand ready' to bring Commonwealth Games to London ?? City A.M.

London Palladium The comic revives Avid Merrion, Keith Lemon and others in a scatological set of unimaginative jokes Is he funny, or is his comedy the nadir of western civilisation? Not being a close follower of the storied TV career of Leigh Francis, AKA Keith Lemon , I arrived at his maiden live show an agnostic in this lively critical conversation

Employees say there is a trend of limited diversity among the senior scientific leadership at the London centre for AI Staff at the UKs national institute for artificial intelligence and data science have expressed serious concerns about the organisations approach to diversity after it appointed four men to senior roles

The results were more powerful than she could ever have predicted. But so was the backlash Thanks to Kate Devlin at Kings College London for sharing her expertise for this episode

Holy month to begin against backdrop of bombardment of Gaza and rise in Islamophobic incidents Thousands of people are expected to attend evening prayers at the East London Mosque to mark the beginning of Ramadan, a deeply significant time of spirituality and community for Muslims

Police called to Catford Broadway in Lewisham in early hours of Sunday find man with gunshot wound A murder investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in south-east London, police said

Fifty survivors and relatives of those killed in London, Manchester and Brussels are among the signatories.

Confronted by the huge salaries on offer in the US, London boardrooms are lobbying to be allowed to make their own bosses even wealthier There was a sharp intake of breath last month when the pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca cemented chief executive Pascal Soriots position as the best-paid FTSE 100 boss with a 17m pay package , up from 15.3m a year earlier

LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, thanked the public on Sunday for their support in her first public message since undergoing abdominal surgery in January, posting a picture of herself with her three children

Princess Margaret, with characteristic hauteur, would later say: We had to put a stop to it. Every tart in London was getting in

Open letter signed by families of victims including Manchester Arena bombing says debate must not play into terrorists hands More than 50 survivors of terrorist attacks, including the Manchester Arena bombing and the London Bridge attacks, have signed an open letter warning politicians to stop conflating British Muslims with extremism

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His new book, A Century of Labou r, is a sweeping historical survey of the partys ideas and personalities since its formation. Cruddas lives in London with his wife, Anna

The governments commissioner for countering extremism said the marches are an environment for radicalisation As on previous Saturdays in the past six months, there were two marches taking place in London yesterday

Attenders reiterate call for ceasefire in Gaza and condemn PMs comments linking protests to extremism Middle East crisis latest updates Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday reiterating calls for a ceasefire in Gaza in the first national demonstration since Rishi Sunak suggested pro-Palestine demonstrations were a display of extremism

Melissas children are now adults, but since 2002 the family has been stuck in so-called temporary accommodation in London Read more: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England When Melissas parents moved abroad in 2002, she and her one-year-old child needed help to find a place to live

Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research Read more: My children never had a place they could say was home Some homeless children are now spending their entire childhoods in supposedly temporary accommodation, while thousands of families have been housed in it for more than a decade, according to alarming new evidence of a homelessness crisis spiralling out of control. One homeless household in London placed in temporary accommodation in 2000 is still there today, according to new research seen by the Observer

Scala, London Juggling negative thoughts, disarming wit and several mobile phones, the straight-talking Londoner has come a long way since being the voice of the John Lewis Christmas ad Being a burgeoning pop star requires a constantly evolving skill set

Londoners leaving the city have taken their food with them, keeping the pie and mash scene alive Moulsham Street in Chelmsford is a typical English high street, with barbers, salons, pubs and no shortage of culinary options: a Chinese, Indian, chippy and Italian, kebab shops and greasy spoons

The heavyweight fighter on playground bullies, being a carer for his mum, and what hell do when he leaves the ring Born in London in 1985, Joe Joyce is one of Britains most interesting boxers

The London-based photographer on capturing the buzz of a festival celebrating Menorcas purebred horses Theres a slight voyeuristic quality to using a phone to take pictures, Shamil Tanna says

Why is one life worth more than another? Sara Zelenak was brutally unlucky. Her parents, Mark and Julie, can reel off all the different reasons why she shouldnt have been walking down the pavement at the junction of London Bridge and Borough High Street 19 seconds after 10.07pm on 3 June 2017

Inspired by the academic success of schools like the Michaela secondary school in northwest London, some principals are introducing tight controls on students behavior.

Snowcast is his weekly podcast, and his new book is The State of Us . He is married, has three children, and lives in London

As a novel of the hit play is published, and with a new film version in the pipeline, Comer and author Suzie Miller discuss how the drama has changed attitudes towards sexual assault After the opening night of the hit play Prima Facie in London in 2022,a young female producer came up to playwright Suzie Miller and said, Loved the play

Inspired by the academic success of schools like the Michaela secondary school in northwest London, some principals are introducing tight controls on students??? behavior.

Expensive ingredients on top of pay, rent, rates and energy bills force north London laksa bar and cafe to put up prices It has been one thing after another since Covid, says Mandy Yin as she looks over the accounts for her small north London independent restaurant

The theory is viewed as quite left-field and is yet to be thoroughly tested, but the latest claims are creating a stir in the world of physics. Announcing the paper on X, Prof Jonathan Oppenheim, of University College London, said: Folks, something seems to be happening

Whoever wins next months Olivier awards, global stars will continue to flock to the West End of London to give the stage their all

One company selling German products has not had a single delivery of wurst since January German Deli in east London is known for its wide variety of traditional sausages, but the post-Brexit border changes brought in last month means stocks are running worryingly low

Ten years ago, a rumour started about paedophilia and satanic worship in leafy north London that ended up pulling in American vigilantes and the UKs worst troll

Fifth major pro-Palestine rally of the year comes after government adviser warns against portraying protesters as extremist Thousands of protesters are expected to gather again in central London to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the fifth major pro-Palestine demonstration in the capital so far this year

Orange Tree theatre, London This chamber staging, movingly played by an immaculate ensemble, fits perfectly with the dramas hothouse of disappointment At 84, Sir Trevor Nunn is making his first attempt at Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhovs 1899 tragicomedy of turgid work and hopeless love on a failing rural Russian estate

Investigation begins into Homerton Fertility Centre after errors discovered in freezing processes A fertility clinic in London has had its licence to operate suspended because of significant concerns about the unit, the regulator has said

Steve Borthwicks side have the potential to upset their all-conquering opponents but must cut out errors It is now 54 years since Tony OReilly, briefly back on loan from the executive world, turned up at Twickenham in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce to play for Ireland. At no other time in rugby history , though, has an Irish squad cruised more smoothly into south-west London, nor been more widely tipped to accelerate away from an England team currently positioned several rows behind them on the grid