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Five officers injured in police boat crash on Thames

London Five officers injured in police boat crash on Thames

Scottish Government ‘not expecting military support’ to help combat wildfire

Scottish Government ‘not expecting military support’ to help combat wildfire

Andy Burnham ‘to give Sadiq Khan a share of income tax revenue’

Andy Burnham ‘to give Sadiq Khan a share of income tax revenue’

Two major London train stations close today for £20m works

Two major London train stations close today for £20m works

Heatwave and risk of exceptionally severe fires to return after brief lull

Heatwave and risk of exceptionally severe fires to return after brief lull

How will London cope with 40C summers?

How will London cope with 40C summers?

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Meghan calls Harry ‘a charmer’ during MasterChef guest appearance

Meghan calls Harry ‘a charmer’ during MasterChef guest appearance

Reality TV star Georgia Toffolo reveals she escaped French wildfires

Reality TV star Georgia Toffolo reveals she escaped French wildfires

Holby City Hospital teed up for explosive Casualty 40th anniversary episode

Holby City Hospital teed up for explosive Casualty 40th anniversary episode

Strictly Come Dancing reveals five new professional dancers for 2026

Strictly Come Dancing reveals five new professional dancers for 2026

Residents return home as Cairngorms fire no longer ‘immediate threat’

Residents return home as Cairngorms fire no longer ‘immediate threat’

Teenager charged with piloting small boat from France to UK

Teenager charged with piloting small boat from France to UK

150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride parade

150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride parade

Weather map shows sharp rise in temperatures in new London heatwave

Weather map shows sharp rise in temperatures in new London heatwave

Met probes Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled firm

Met probes Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled firm

Police hunt after driver ploughs into crowd at Pride event

Police hunt after driver ploughs into crowd at Pride event

Is London's private members' club bubble about to burst?

London Is London's private members' club bubble about to burst?

Fire rips through flats in London sending smoke towering into sky

Fire rips through flats in London sending smoke towering into sky

Residents brand plans to build 2,200 homes on London green belt 'evil'

Cairngorms wildfire a ‘very serious situation’, John Swinney says

Cairngorms wildfire a ‘very serious situation’, John Swinney says

Residents staying put in village near Cairngorms wildfire criticise response

Residents staying put in village near Cairngorms wildfire criticise response

Burnham ‘has courage to fix adult social care and will make start next week’

Burnham ‘has courage to fix adult social care and will make start next week’

First Minister asks for military aid from UK Government as wildfire continues

First Minister asks for military aid from UK Government as wildfire continues

Fifteen arrested after violence breaks out at anti-migrant protest in Glasgow

Fifteen arrested after violence breaks out at anti-migrant protest in Glasgow

Man charged in connection with bomb seized near border

Man charged in connection with bomb seized near border

Do not cancel travel plans over wildfires, urges French minister

Do not cancel travel plans over wildfires, urges French minister

Axel Rudakubana accused of 'trying to retraumatise' victims' families

Axel Rudakubana accused of 'trying to retraumatise' victims' families

‘He won the World Cup!’ Dubliner Pico Lopes welcomed home to local club

‘He won the World Cup!’ Dubliner Pico Lopes welcomed home to local club

Highlands residents 'angry, upset and frustrated' amid wildfire

Highlands residents 'angry, upset and frustrated' amid wildfire

Mother of trans woman who took own life addresses PM: ‘Act or more will die’

Mother of trans woman who took own life addresses PM: ‘Act or more will die’

UK set for fourth heatwave as wildfires hit parts of country

UK set for fourth heatwave as wildfires hit parts of country

Migrants arrive after rowing tiny dinghy across the Channel

Migrants arrive after rowing tiny dinghy across the Channel

Six arrests after man, 22, killed in south London stabbing

Six arrests after man, 22, killed in south London stabbing

Three fire engines were destroyed in blaze and explosion in Essex – fire chief

Three fire engines were destroyed in blaze and explosion in Essex – fire chief

Ex-minister Lord John Horam dies after fall in London

Ex-minister Lord John Horam dies after fall in London

The questions continue as Reform blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

Politics The questions continue as Reform blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

Hero tells of attempt to save drowning girl and mother on Essex beach

Hero tells of attempt to save drowning girl and mother on Essex beach

Madeleine McCann’s brother cheered on by parents at Commonwealth Games

Madeleine McCann’s brother cheered on by parents at Commonwealth Games

DUP leader questions Irish court’s decision to grant bail in Carrickmacross case

DUP leader questions Irish court’s decision to grant bail in Carrickmacross case

Twenty firefighters hospitalised after tackling Essex inferno

Twenty firefighters hospitalised after tackling Essex inferno

London wild swimming: Sewage, safety, and the battle for blue spaces

London wild swimming: Sewage, safety, and the battle for blue spaces

How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door

How Keir Starmer let Andy Burnham through the No10 door

Letters written by young pre-Smiths Morrissey expected to sell for £22,000

Letters written by young pre-Smiths Morrissey expected to sell for £22,000

Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’ – lawyer

Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’ – lawyer

Do not cancel holidays, urges minister as wildfires ravage Europe

Do not cancel holidays, urges minister as wildfires ravage Europe

Trump says media ‘will be broke’ when he is gone, amid dinner jokes and jibes

Trump says media ‘will be broke’ when he is gone, amid dinner jokes and jibes

Gatwick has highest drop-off fees of any UK airport: how it compares

Gatwick has highest drop-off fees of any UK airport: how it compares

Police seize record number of e-bikes in crackdown on phone snatchers

Police seize record number of e-bikes in crackdown on phone snatchers

Firefighters to continue tackling industrial units blaze into weekend

Firefighters to continue tackling industrial units blaze into weekend

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis

Ten years since Brexit: The end of an era for London's property market

Ten years since Brexit: The end of an era for London's property market

The ruin of China's London property boom

The ruin of China's London property boom

Crown Estate unveils two major developments in the heart of West End

Crown Estate unveils two major developments in the heart of West End

Scottish Government holds response meeting after Cairngorms wildfire evacuation

Scottish Government holds response meeting after Cairngorms wildfire evacuation

‘Breathing room’ promises have squeezed fiscal headroom, says think tank

‘Breathing room’ promises have squeezed fiscal headroom, says think tank

Burnham must go further and faster on cost of living, says SNP

Burnham must go further and faster on cost of living, says SNP

Residents evacuated as fertiliser explodes during industrial units blaze

Residents evacuated as fertiliser explodes during industrial units blaze

Trump defends ‘slave labour’ import tariff against UK amid court challenge

Trump defends ‘slave labour’ import tariff against UK amid court challenge

Wes Streeting in talks with US to plan international defence conference

Wes Streeting in talks with US to plan international defence conference

Law student granted bail after appearing before court on explosives charge

Law student granted bail after appearing before court on explosives charge

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