London news

• Commuter hell

  11-07-2016 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers of the UK's biggest rail operator have endured weeks of disruption, with managers blaming high levels of staff sickness. Operators of Southern rail services have now introduced a new timetable, cutting 341 daily journeys. What's going on?
  
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• More than 20 London bus routes cut as Sadiq Khan hit by backlash from 'concerned' Labour MPs

  24-03-2026 11:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reduced frequency on 484 as well as the 13, 32, 60, 70, 76, 148, 201, 204, 206, 260, 278, 320, 372, 493, C3, D3, E6, E7 and E10 as TfL tries to save cash
  
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• London travel news LIVE: King's Cross chaos as LNER trains face severe delays after person hit by train

  24-03-2026 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
  LNER services face delays and cancellations after person is hit by a train at Durham
  
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• Covid-19 immunity likely to lower risk of another SARS pandemic – study

  24-03-2026 11:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Researchers also found existing Covid-19 vaccines could help slow or stop the spread of a new coronavirus.
  
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• Golders Green synagogue 'staked out' for weeks before arson attack on ambulances

  24-03-2026 10:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  A leader at the Orthodox Machzike Hadath Synagogue spotted suspicious-looking people in the weeks before the arson attack
  
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• Hunt for ‘blood oil inside traders' who made millions from Trump’s halt on energy strikes in Iran war

  24-03-2026 10:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  In Britain, the City watchdog is being urged to investigate if there has been any insider trading here linked to Trump’s war
  
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• Drivers do not need to slow down or change how they buy fuel – minister

  24-03-2026 10:32 via standard.co.uk
  
  Michael Shanks insisted British drivers did not need to change their habits, despite suggestions from the International Energy Agency.
  
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• Few people were as close as myself and Starmer in politics – Sarwar

  24-03-2026 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Labour leader said he found the personal aspect of calling for the Prime Minister to resign harder than the political.
  
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• Body discovered in another fire at Edenderry arson attack house

  24-03-2026 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The incident occurred at the same house where four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his great-aunt Mary Holt were murdered in December 2025.
  
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• UK should not plunge into protracted debate on rejoining EU – Peter Kyle

  24-03-2026 10:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Peter Kyle appeared to bat away calls from senior Labour figures that the party should campaign to again seek membership of the trade bloc.
  
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• Disgraced Huw Edwards attacks ‘unfair’ Channel 5 drama about downfall

  24-03-2026 09:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  Martin Clunes plays the shamed newsreader, 64, who is planning to tell his side of the story
  
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• Revolut reveals record profits in ‘landmark’ year

  24-03-2026 09:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  The fintech secured the long-awaited all-clear earlier this month to become a fully fledged bank in the UK.
  
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• Nearly £1.5million raised for arson-hit Hatzola as hundreds protest against antisemitism in Golders Green

  24-03-2026 08:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Thousands have donated money to the Jewish charity after four ambulances were destroyed in an attack in north London
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Mildmay line part suspended and Piccadilly line hit by severe delays

  24-03-2026 08:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Part of the Mildmay line is suspended and the Piccadilly line is facing severe delays this morning, with disruption caused by a faulty train and a signal failure
  
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• Reeves to outline plans to protect public from unfair price hikes amid Iran war 'Trumpflation' fears

  24-03-2026 08:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor’s plans include an ‘anti-profiteering framework’ to detect and crack down on companies exploiting the Middle East crisis
  
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• Explosions in Tel Aviv as Iran fires waves of missiles after calling Trump's peace talks 'fake news'

  24-03-2026 08:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Missiles trigger air raid sirens in parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv where blasts from interceptions are heard
  
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• London travel news LIVE: King’s Cross disruption after engineering overrun

  24-03-2026 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  King’s Cross services are facing disruption this morning, with Great Northern and Thameslink trains delayed and altered following earlier overrunning engineering works
  
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• Reeves to outline plans to protect public from unfair price hikes

  24-03-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor will make a statement to MPs .
  
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• Chancellor urged not to ‘leave citizens in the cold’ over rising bills

  24-03-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The US-Israeli offensive against Iran saw a spike in oil prices.
  
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• Met chief says rise in Iranian state threats ‘grave’ after arson attack

  23-03-2026 23:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  Four Jewish community ambulances were set on fire in the early hours of Monday.
  
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• Armed patrols deployed to protect London Jewish sites as Met Police chief condemns ‘attack on us all’

  23-03-2026 23:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley hits out at ‘grave’ threats from the Iranian state in speech
  
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• Irish government to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel amid high energy prices

  23-03-2026 22:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  A diesel rebate scheme for hauliers and bus operators is also expected, which will be backdated.
  
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• Watch: Prolific M&S shoplifter is jailed after being caught by Met Police recruits

  23-03-2026 20:34 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ryan Kiely, 34, was wanted on recall to prison when he targeted a store on Lee High Road
  
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• First men tested in landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial

  23-03-2026 20:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  Later this week, the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), which advises the Government, publishes its final guidance on screening.
  
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• Swinney ‘horrified’ by arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances

  23-03-2026 20:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister’s comments come after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called on communities to ‘stand together’ following the attack.
  
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• Iranian man freed pending further inquiries after UK nuclear submarine base arrest

  23-03-2026 20:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The man and a woman were arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, last week
  
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• Britain must plan for Iran war to continue ‘for some time’, says Starmer amid growing concern over bills

  23-03-2026 19:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said he had told his team not to fall into a sense of ‘false comfort’
  
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• Two men jailed over £65k watch robbery outside Mayfair café

  23-03-2026 19:33 via standard.co.uk
  
  Besart Krasniqr was robbed of his Patek Philippe watch while walking through central London in the afternoon
  
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• More London Labour councillors defect to Greens as Keir Starmer’s party faces local elections crisis

  23-03-2026 19:09 via standard.co.uk
  
  The move by Lewisham councillors Tauseef Anwar and Rudi Schmidt means more than 50 local Labour representatives have joined the Greens since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister
  
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• Disgraced Huw Edwards attacks ‘unfair’ drama about downfall

  23-03-2026 19:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  Martin Clunes plays the shamed newsreader, 64, who is planning to tell his side of the story
  
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