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Airport E-gate issues reported nationwide.

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London travel news LIVE: Broken down vehicle creates six mile traffic jam on M25

Drivers are facing six-miles of traffic on the M25 after a broken down vehicle shut two lanes of the busy motorway.

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District line suffers partial closure after car crashes through barrier near tracks

Police believe a driver ‘suffered a medical episode’

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'Proud' Susan Hall says she 'so nearly' defeated Sadiq Khan despite losing by record margin

The Tory candidate said it was the honour of her life to stand for mayor

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Londoners bask in warm spring sunshine as temperature hits 20C at start of mini-heatwave

The Met Office has warned the warm weather will be short-lived with thundery conditions returning as soon as next week

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Non-celebrities dress up in homemade outfits for charity do dubbed ‘Debt Gala’ 

'The Met Gala is vapid and silly. This is a better function, with a better message.'

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Eurovision tensions hit fever pitch. But Malmö police are watching like never before

Police announced they have sent up camera drones to patrol over a quarter of a million people.

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Teacher accused of sex with children ‘told boy to shut up when he mentioned age’

Joynes became pregnant by a second teenage boy while she was on bail for allegedly having sex with another.

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Apple’s thinnest design ever needs to be seen to be believed

New Apple tech is here.

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Get outside and dance for worms, Brits told

Do the worm with the dance move's real-life inspiration.

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Swing ride suddenly stops in mid-air leaving people hanging upside down for two minutes

Spinning tourists were left hanging upside down for around two minutes.

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Charity given eviction notice 'thrilled' to find new home following fundraiser success

Smile London & Essex has secured a new site three times bigger than its last one

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Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Chingford

Baimolda Beibit appeared at Thames Magistrates Court to face a murder charge

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Panicking Tube passengers 'turned to desperate measures' on Northern line train as it filled with smoke

Rail Accident Investigation Branch report says passengers had to wait for four-and-a-half minutes inside the train before station staff began to help

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Blackwall Tunnel closure: Drivers warned of heavy traffic on alternative routes during May and June roadworks

The Blackwall Tunnel will be shut the weekends of May 18-20, June 8-10 and June 29-July 1

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London Eye made a permanent fixture on capital's skyline

Lambeth Council made the attraction permanent beyond the cut-off date of 2028

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M25 closure over weekend mini-heatwave sparks travel chaos fears...as 'peak' summer holiday shutdown looms

A 10-mile stretch of the M25 in Surrey is to close this weekend in both directions

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Woman suffers second-degree burns after ‘Heinz spaghetti hoops explode in her face’

Phoebe Mason was left with hoop-shaped scars following the explosion.

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Poison pen letter hoping shop would ‘fail’ has the opposite effect

The letter, which was written in black ink, claims to be from a neighbourhood group.

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Detectorist discovers centuries-old silver thimble 'treasure' in Thames

Vadims Haritonovs was scouring the river banks close to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster when he came across the thimble