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23m British travellers heading to France face chaos amid general strike
27m London house prices increased by just 0.1 per cent in year to March
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Politics
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Labour opens up record lead over Tories in London

The results of the survey by YouGov mark Labour’s biggest lead since tracking began in 2010

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London
7m

‘Four out of five investigations into officers need to be reassessed’

Met Police chief urged Londoners to back his bid to root out hundreds of rogue officers who had riddled the force like ‘cancer’

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Property News

20 of London’s prettiest houseboats for sale now from just £15k

Converts will tell you it’s not all plain sailing, but life on London’s waterways comes into its own as the weather warms up

Insider
57m

How to create the perfect Easter tablescape

Designers reveal their tips for creating table awe this weekend – Annabelle Spranklen reports

ES Magazine

Gilbert & George: ‘London felt like the centre of the universe’

More than half a century in to their partnership and the capital’s most famously anti-elitist art duo are showing little sign of slowing down. Next up? The Gilbert & George Centre...

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The Olivier Awards

The Oscars 2023

Screen Actors Guild awards

The BAFTA film awards

Rihanna Super Bowl half-time show

The Grammys 2023

EE Rising Star Vanity Fair Bafta party

Critics Choice Awards

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Music
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Printworks announces line-up for final weekend before closure

The venue will close its doors for good following its early May bank holiday send off

Crime

Who is Raoul Moat and what did he do?

True-crime drama set to document the manhunt after the Newcastle killer’s 2010 shooting spree

Theatre

Sea Creatures at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs: aimless and shapeless

This play has fallen prey to Hampstead Theatre’s many woes

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How to create the perfect Easter tablescape

Designers reveal their tips for creating table awe this weekend – Annabelle Spranklen reports

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Events and Things To Do

Things to do in London this weekend

A new restaurant opening, a new exhibition and a nudity-filled west end show: Mike Daw on what to see in London this weekend

Food + Drink

Searcys launches first-ever ‘Bubbly Show’ on Carlton House Terrace

Expect a fizz-fuelled stand off between Champagne and English sparkling wine

Music

Glastonbury 2023: Payment deadline, resale and all you need to know

Ticket holders don’t have much longer left to get their payment balances sorted

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Transport

Hackney wants to have the most electric vehicle charging points in UK

It is hoped that an increase in the availability of charging points will cut pollution and decarbonise transport

Plug It In

Could you charge your EV through the pavement?

The latest innovations aiming to solve the problem of home charging

Plug It In

Plug it in: £100m boost for electric car charging in South-East

Grant Shapps says he wants it ‘to be as easy to charge your EV as it is to fill up at the pump’

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Property News

The 15 biggest regeneration zones across London, from Brent to Barking

New town centres are appearing, bringing thousands of homes, new high streets and facilities to neighbourhoods across London. But is the capital building enough?

Property News

When will the housing crisis be bad enough for action to be taken?

Building new homes is not the sole solution to the housing affordability crisis but it’s part of it — so how can we make it happen?

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My London: Lewis Goodall

The News Agents podcast presenter Lewis Goodall dines on Gallic fare at Pique-Nique, lets loose at John the Unicorn and would take his co-host for a riverside pint at the Angel

ES Magazine

A haute mess: unbrushed, unbuttoned and unfazed is the mood of 2023

Good news for those of you who brush up a little, er, sloppily: your look is having its moment...

ES Magazine

Get to know 3 trans models shaping the fashion industry in 2023

‘You feel like you’re getting somewhere and then suddenly you’re back in 2005’ - Tobias Dionisi, Koko Barno and George Gorg talk fashion, activism and the names we should all know

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Tech

Rail passengers offered virtual reality experience to tackle sexual harassment

Train companies and British Transport Police are holding the event at London Waterloo on Thursday.
Science

New tool can spot those most at risk of developing lung cancer, say researchers

The CanPredict tool works by examining existing patient health records.
Science

Sleeping issues may increase risk of a stroke, study suggests

People who snored, or who napped for longer than an hour were significantly more likely to have a stroke, the study found

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Gardening
20m

Best lawn mowers for 2023

Show your lawn who’s boss and get ready for summer 2023 with these grass-chomping, lawn-taming beauties

Bedroom

The Groove pillow: is this the ultimate pillow to relieve neck pain?

Bad pillows are a real pain in the neck. Is Groove’s memory foam version the stuff of dreams? Abha Shah finds out

Outdoor Furniture

Best wooden garden furniture sets of 2023

Sunny days are here! Time to get your garden looking shipshape with robust wooden furniture