London church's first black priest in 700 years quits after racist abuse
Rev Sharon Hunt stepped down from her role after being subjected to racial abuse at a parish dinner held at a local home

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Rev Sharon Hunt stepped down from her role after being subjected to racial abuse at a parish dinner held at a local home

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A fog warning is in place on Friday with low cloud and reduced visibility expected over Halloween weekend

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The effects of El Niño could be felt in the capital as early as November, forecasters warn

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Conservative-run Hillingdon aims to save £100,000 but local people fear dog poo will ‘be dumped everywhere’
People in a west London borough fear it will become covered in dog poo after their cash-strapped council decided to remove 700 dog-waste bins to save money.
“People are worried there’s going to be dog shit everywhere,” said Daniel O’Neill, the chief road steward at Ruislip Residents’ Association.
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An ‘Antisemitism is racism’ motion was passed at a council meeting last Tuesday

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An ‘Antisemitism is racism’ motion was passed at a council meeting last Tuesday

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The current escalators at the station will be replaced after more than 35 years

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The Met Police says it failed to pass on allegations from a 2019 letter about the Duchess of Sussex's father to overseas police forces

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Move comes as Philippines police investigate alleged child sexual abuse images reportedly found at Thomas Markle Sr’s former home
The Metropolitan police has referred itself to the police watchdog over potential errors in its handling of a 2019 letter warning of dangers to the security of the Duchess of Sussex posed by her father.
The letter made allegations about Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, who is facing claims of child sexual abuse images offending linked to the Philippines, which he denies.
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The building will reportedly be 70 storeys tall and offer a new rooftop garden for the public to use

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Protecting historic buildings from fires presents a huge challenge for London firefighters due to their age and character

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A Government regulator found thousands of overdue fire safety measures, unfixed repairs and unresolved complaints

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Exclusive: ‘We’re going to look at opening up international rail routes,’ says PM

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Properties that are ‘substantially unfurnished and unoccupied for 12 months or more’ face double charges

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‘London’s success is Britain’s success,’ says the Prime Minister

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Several Tube lines were part suspended due to the incident around the evening rush hour

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Case in Pimlico is latest instance of tensions between small countries seeking a space in capital and residents
It is not a classic neighbour-from-hell dispute, what with the protagonist inviting everyone over for evening drinks and canapés. But the sudden conversion of a five-bedroom family home in Pimlico, central London, into the embassy of Montenegro has triggered a neighbourhood row that has gone all the way to the desk of a high court judge.
The first stirrings of trouble came when one resident argued in a submission to the council this spring that the new embassy’s “flagpole and rather tacky-looking flag stick out like a sore thumb” among Cambridge Street’s Grade II-listed homes.
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From a young chef and a single father to business owners and a pensioner, Guardian readers reveal how John Healey’s measures will affect them
Louie, 24, a chef living in London, says a lot of people have “written off the idea of even considering getting a property” in their 20s.
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Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisis
John Healey raised taxes on banks and landlords to fund a £100 winter handout for 20 million families as official forecasts made clear there is no end in sight for the cost of living crisis.
In his first budget, the chancellor blamed “global economic storms” for the grim outlook, as the war in Iran drives up oil and gas prices.
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