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Luke Cawley-Harrison is calling for a new UK-EU Customs Union (Image: PA/Luke Cawley-Harrison)

A decade of damage: it’s time to fix Brexit and boost Britain’s economy

Disruption is expected until the end of the day between Stratford station and Gospel Oak station

Disruption is expected until the end of the day between Stratford station and Gospel Oak station

Major disruption expected all day between north and east London train stations

The yew tree in St Andrew’s churchyard is believed to be London’s oldest tree

The yew tree in St Andrew’s churchyard is believed to be London’s oldest tree

Des Garrahan, Inner London Ramblers

The beautiful north London walk where you really could be in the countryside

People swimming at the mixed bathing pond on Hampstead Heath

People swimming at the mixed bathing pond on Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath

Heath swimming pond could open all year-round and get new sauna

A young DJ left the Think&Do Swap in Kentish Town with a record player (Image: Debbie Bourne)

A young DJ left the Think&Do Swap in Kentish Town with a record player (Image: Debbie Bourne)

'Why I believe love actually is all around in Camden this new year'

The A406 North Circular westbound in Finchley has had one lane closed due to a 'police incident'

The A406 North Circular westbound in Finchley has had one lane closed due to a 'police incident'

Recap as lane in busy Finchley road closed

Rear elevation with patio, terrace and access to landscaped garden

Rear elevation with patio, terrace and access to landscaped garden

Eight-bed home near 'Billionaires' Row' with swimming pool on sale for £15.9m

The immersive delights and medieval displays at Warwick Castle can be visited on a day trip from Marylebone Station.

The immersive delights and medieval displays at Warwick Castle can be visited on a day trip from Marylebone Station.

London St Pancras International

The Great British Rail Sale - four day trips from north London for under £15

Bubble Vision put on a light show at the reopening of Hornsey Town Hall (Image: Chris Arnold)

Bubble Vision put on a light show at the reopening of Hornsey Town Hall (Image: Chris Arnold)

A new chapter for Hornsey Town Hall after seven years of restoration

The Haringey Community Food Network

The Haringey Community Food Network

Community food group celebrates year of get-togethers

Atypify co-founder Carole McNally with students

Atypify co-founder Carole McNally with students

Workshops to help neurodivergent people in north London into work and training

Education

Atypify co-founder Carole McNally with students

Workshops to help neurodivergent people in north London into work and training

La Saine Union's Ricardo Barreto represented the UK at the G-EPIC Stakeholders Conference in Brussels (Image: LSU)

La Saine Union's Ricardo Barreto represented the UK at the G-EPIC Stakeholders Conference in Brussels (Image: LSU)

Education Matters

Gender equality

Empowering girls in politics starts in the classroom

The Hall offers a carefully structured curriculum that bridges childhood learning and senior-school expectations.

The Hall offers a carefully structured curriculum that bridges childhood learning and senior-school expectations.

Is your son ready for senior school? The real answer may surprise you

David Polden was a teacher at Parliament Hill School when he sent sexual messages to a pupil

David Polden was a teacher at Parliament Hill School when he sent sexual messages to a pupil

Former teacher who sent sexual messages to pupil avoids prison

Chris Woolf has been named as the new CEO of Saracens Multi-Academy Trust

Chris Woolf has been named as the new CEO of Saracens Multi-Academy Trust

Multi-academy trust with links to Saracens announces new CEO

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Sport

Arsenal manager Renee Slegers during the Barclays Women's Super League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday January 10, 2026.

Renee Slegers insists Arsenal will keep chasing WSL title despite stalemate

Arsenal's Emily Fox and Manchester United's Elisabeth Terland battle for the ball during the Barclays Women's Super League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday January 10, 2026.

Arsenal's Emily Fox and Manchester United's Elisabeth Terland battle for the ball during the Barclays Women's Super League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Saturday January 10, 2026.

Arsenal Woman frustrated as 10-woman Manchester United earn a point

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the touchline before the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Saturday January 3, 2026.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the touchline before the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Saturday January 3, 2026.

Havertz "very close" to Arsenal return, says Arteta

West Ham United's Crysencio Summerville (centre) battles for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Murillo (Image: PA Images)

West Ham United's Crysencio Summerville (centre) battles for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Murillo (Image: PA Images)

Nottingham Forest FC

Forest strike late as West Ham plunge deeper into relegation despair

Ted Drake's great-grandson Liam Harding's bid has successfully inducted him into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame

Ted Drake's great-grandson Liam Harding's bid has successfully inducted him into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame

Arsenal and Chelsea legend inducted into Hall of Fame after great-grandson's bid

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London News

LIVE updates as Heathrow Terminal 5 station evacuated with train lines blocked

RECAP - Heathrow Terminal 5 station evacuated with train lines blocked

London will mainly be hit by heavy rain during Storm Goretti

London will mainly be hit by heavy rain during Storm Goretti

Hour-by-hour London weather during 'multi-hazard' Storm Goretti

The Jubilee Line is part suspended and facing

The Jubilee Line is part suspended and facing

'Fire alert' suspends Tube line causing 'severe delays'

Whittington Health NHS Trust is encouraging patients who cannot get to appointments to let staff know so others can benefit

Whittington Health NHS Trust is encouraging patients who cannot get to appointments to let staff know so others can benefit

The Whittington Hospital

NHS trust issues appeal after almost 64k appointments missed last year

Two shootings and a spate of stabbings took place across London this weekend

Two shootings and a spate of stabbings took place across London this weekend

Shocking 48 hours of violence in London sees two shootings and 'multiple stabbings'

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FIND LOCAL EVENTS

London Calling

The main bar at Upstairs at Ronnie's which opens to the public on February 6, 2026 at the world famous Ronnie Scott's Jazz club in Soho.

Legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott's reveals opening line-up for glamorous new venue

The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington and The Toucan in Soho are among nine London pubs named in Guinness' new Harp Guide to the UK's best boozers.

The Auld Shillelagh in Stoke Newington and The Toucan in Soho are among nine London pubs named in Guinness' new Harp Guide to the UK's best boozers.

Guinness names UK's best pubs for a pint - but which London boozers made the list?

I drove a GoBoat winter pod around Canary Wharf - it's the perfect activity in the cold season

I drove a GoBoat winter pod around Canary Wharf - it's the perfect activity in the cold season

'I self-drove a boat and took in London's beauty in a warm pod - it was incredible'

Flying Horse Coffee and Matchado Japanese tea shop are among the first to open in hidden historic arcade Sicilian Avenue in Holborn.

Flying Horse Coffee and Matchado Japanese tea shop are among the first to open in hidden historic arcade Sicilian Avenue in Holborn.

The beautiful and historic London hidden gem that's coming back to life

James Hameed and Arti Shah as Paddington in Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre, London.

James Hameed and Arti Shah as Paddington in Paddington The Musical at Savoy Theatre, London.

Paddington musical is a marmalade-filled smash of a show

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National News

Melting snow and ice along with heavy rain may cause flooding, the Met Office said (Joe Giddens/PA)

Melting snow and ice along with heavy rain may cause flooding, the Met Office said (Joe Giddens/PA)

Snow melt and heavy rain could lead to flooding after storm – forecasters

Police near the scene where a Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton (Madhuri Karia/PA)

Police near the scene where a Seat Leon collided with a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi on Wigan Road in Bolton (Madhuri Karia/PA)

Teenagers and taxi driver killed in head-on crash named locally

People taking part in a protest in Whitehall, central London, to show solidarity with the protests in Iran (Ben Bauer/PA)

People taking part in a protest in Whitehall, central London, to show solidarity with the protests in Iran (Ben Bauer/PA)

Death toll in Iran mounts as UK calls for Ayatollah’s regime to show restraint

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown in Tehran, Iran (UGC via AP)

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media, protesters dance and cheer around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown in Tehran, Iran (UGC via AP)

Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran rises to at least 538, say activists

Derek Martin has died aged 92 (PA)

Derek Martin has died aged 92 (PA)

Family of EastEnders actor Derek Martin share tribute after his death aged 92

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has three flood warnings in force, and 12 flood alerts in place (Robert Perry/PA)

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has three flood warnings in force, and 12 flood alerts in place (Robert Perry/PA)

Caution urged amid flood risk in Scotland

Activists from the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had already gone too far (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Activists from the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had already gone too far (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Government urged to ban Iranian revolutionary guard amid violent crackdown

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