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Thames Water asks Londoners to stop using hosepipes as hot weather causes shortages

The company said the demand for water increased by up to 50% in some areas following record-breaking temperatures in May

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Police hunt after 'violent and abusive' teenagers attack passengers on Elizabeth line train

A group of teenagers reportedly carried out four assaults onboard an evening train

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Quiet west London street turns into ‘crime scene’ after body found 100 miles away

'We're devastated this has happened here'.

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London Tube strikes: Which Underground lines will be hit by this week's walkouts?

Passengers are advised to plan their journeys ahead of time and to allow extra time for travel

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How to beat this week's Tube strikes - as commuters urged to plan for key difference

Walkouts timed from midnight mean morning rush hours will be hit first

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What Tube and London bus strikes are happening in June? All the upcoming walkout dates

Union announces new London bus strikes as commuters brace for Tube walkouts

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Tube strikes ON: Anger as RMT walkout chaos to hit London after last-ditch Acas talks fail

Underground services are set to be severely impacted on Tuesday and on Thursday

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London Tube strikes: How RMT power battle is driving walkouts hitting London

Exclusive: Memo by RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey reveals how the union is seeking more power in key negotiations

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North London streets ‘trashed’ in aftermath of Arsenal victory parade

Islington Council has begun clean up efforts after crowd chaos during the victory parade

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Tube strikes LIVE: Travel misery looms as 24-hour RMT walkout confirmed for tomorrow

The first of two 24-hour walkouts on the London Underground will begin at midnight

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Man jailed for murdering student then tricking police into arresting victim

'Henry Nowak dying alone, humiliated and handcuffed was a direct consequence of Vickrum Digwa’s dishonesty.'

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British Army personnel killed in Iraq training exercise

Secretary of State for Defence John Healey prepares to mark 15 years since the Iraq War (Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire) A member of the British Army has died in a training accident in northern Iraq. The death was announced by Defence Secretary John Healey in the Commons on Monday. He sai...

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I danced with Zack Polanski at a Green Party rave – here’s what went down

Here's the lowdown on the 'Green Party PARTY'.

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Experts warn USA’s Mount Rainier could threaten 60,000 lives in minutes

Mount Rainier’s snow-covered slopes hide one of the biggest volcanic hazards in the entire US (Picture: Getty Images) Mount Rainier looks like the sort of mountain that belongs on a postcard. Standing more than 14,000 feet tall in Washington state, it’s one of the most recognisable...

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10-year-old London schoolboy found after search

The Metropolitan Police said the boy had been found following an earlier appeal

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Biggest revelations from Mandelson files –  Epstein panic, ‘Postman Keir’ and Streeting’s ‘midlife crisis’

Journalists are pouring through the Mandelson files (Picture: AP) Peter Mandelson said the government would ‘never regret’ appointing him and attacked Keir Starmer’s leadership in private messages with Cabinet Ministers, the newly released Mandelson files show. The government has ...

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Hantavirus ship re-opens for bookings – including birdwatching tours

The hantavirus outbreak aboard MV Hondius in April resulted in three deaths and 13 cases.

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Jeremy Corbyn warns ‘the rich eventually fall’ ahead of release of Mandelson files

'Look at what has happened to Prince Andrew. Look at what is happening to Keir Starmer. Look at what's happening to Peter Mandelson.'

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Arsenal trophy parade chaos: Six stabbings and 24 arrests as 500 police officers deployed

The Metropolitan Police said 10 people were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and three were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault at the parade

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Nigel Farage admits missing 77 out of the last 77 votes in Parliament

The Reform UK leader claims he has been too busy to vote.