UK politics live: London mayor backs plan to house refugees in oligarch mansions as squatters occupy Deripaska house | Politics

UK politics live: London mayor backs plan to house refugees in oligarch mansions as squatters occupy Deripaska house | Politics

Good morning. At the weekend Russia launched a missile attack on a military base in western Ukraine less than 15 miles from the border with Poland. The strike has heightened fears of... Read more »
Shock as lettings PropTech firm backs Labour call for…

Shock as lettings PropTech firm backs Labour call for…

A PropTech supplier to the lettings industry that has just signed a deal with OnTheMarket has come out in support of a Labour call for a rent freeze in London for the... Read more »
Ukraine backs international tribunal plan to try Putin for crime of aggression | Ukraine

Ukraine backs international tribunal plan to try Putin for crime of aggression | Ukraine

Ukraine’s foreign minister has backed the establishment of a special international tribunal to try Russia’s leaders for the crime of aggression against Ukrainians. The move is separate from the claim launched by... Read more »
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Former US intelligence officer who partied with Prince Andrew backs up his claim that he can’t sweat

Near midnight and, as music pounded through Annabel’s nightclub, a group of laughing friends were making their way back to their table on the edge of the crowded dance floor. It was... Read more »
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“Decompress and detach” – Connells-owned agency backs…

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London in May. The sponsorship involves partnering with design firm... Read more »
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Housing firm backs down after families faced Christmas evictions

A housing firm that planned to evict residents from a South London estate just over the Christmas period has backed down. Almost 100 people living on Clapham Park Estate in Clapham were... Read more »
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‘Mass deaths and hospitalisations are now history’: Vaccines expert backs PM’s Covid measures

A leading vaccines expert backed Boris Johnson’s refusal to toughen England’s Covid restrictions, saying that mass deaths and hospitalisations from the deadly disease are ‘history’. Professor Sir John Bell, regius professor of... Read more »
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MP backs calls for DLR extension to Thamesmead – South London News

By Kiro Evans, Local Democracy Reporter A London MP has called for the DLR to be extended after TfL suggested it was open to the idea of adding a new stop to... Read more »
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Boris Johnson backs London pedicab clamp down to stop them ripping off tourists

Boris Johnson has backed plans to clamp down on pedicab drivers in Central London. The government has confirmed they want to see drivers regulated after rumours of tourists being charged huge sums... Read more »
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Brexit LIVE: EU finally backs down and accepts London will hold key to £563trillion banks | Politics | News

Boris Johnson will reportedly travel to Paris on Friday to meet Emmanuel Macron.  Lord Frost spoke about the ongoing fishing row in his Brexit update on Wednesday, expressing his disappointment that the Paris... Read more »