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Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter has shared details of what fans can expect from the Christmas Special.

Call the Midwife star hints at 'unexpected' twist in upcoming Christmas special

The festival will be heading to Central Park, Dagenham next year

Music festival explains location switch for 2024 event

Robbie Williams will take to the BST Hyde Park stage next year.

Second BST Hyde Park headliner confirmed as pop icon Robbie Williams

c2c and Greater Anglia services will be disrupted today

Train drivers strike set to cause chaos for commuters

Opinion

Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers

Opinion BBC now a threat to all local newspapers

See the winning house for House of the Year.

Look inside the 'true London oasis' named House of the Year 2023

The Pogues' Shane MacGowan died on Thursday (November 30) at the age of 65.

Shane MacGowan's wife reveals how she's dealt with his death on GMB

Winter jabs for flu and Covid

‘Get flu and Covid jabs before it’s too late’ warning

Image showing how East Bank could look when complete

The latest on progress for £1.1bn cultural quarter being built in east London

The officer will face a misconduct hearing in January

Met Police officer accused of taking photos of penis at police stations

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Have you got tickets to Madonna's tour?

Everything you need to know as Madonna takes over the O2 Arena

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The south east London indoor theme park perfect for big kids who love mysteries

The south east London indoor theme park perfect for big kids who love mysteries

Find out how you can get tickets to The Killers.

Here's how you can get tickets The Killers Rebel Diamonds UK tour in 2024

There are important actions you should take to protect you and your family in the event of a radiation emergency

UK government issues guidance on 'What to do in a radiation emergency?'

easyJet is also offering a Santa letter collection service for schools near eligible airports.

Here's how to find easyJet's special airport post boxes for letters to Santa

'I tried dinner on Victoria Line tube and it gave TfL a run for its money'

'I tried dinner on Victoria Line tube and it gave TfL a run for its money'

Kaleidoscope Afternoon Tea at the Pan Pacific’s Orchid Lounge

'I tried a festive afternoon tea with desserts that look like Christmas ornaments'

Do you know how London got its name?

Do you know how London got its name? The interesting reason why it was picked

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How much snow have you had overnight?

Have you woken up to snow today? See how long the wintery spell is going to last

Things to do

Find out what festivities are being held in your area!

All the Christmas events and attractions coming to East London in 2023

Plans for the MSG Sphere have been refused

Controversial MSG Sphere events venue blocked by London mayor

The interior of another Flip Out venue to give a sneak peek of what is to come

Flip Out to open new children's indoor play park in east London

Residents in the Lansbury area of Tower Hamlets have won on the People's Postcode Lottery

Residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Residents in the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets have won on the People's Postcode Lottery

Residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Access Creative College counts Ed Sheeran (inset) among its alumni

Creative college attended by Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran opens new campus in Aldgate

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Sport

London Lions lost to Caledonia Gladiators at the Copper Box Arena

Lions tamed by Gladiators in overtime

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens gestures on the touchline

Wellens: I'm gutted for supporters and owners

West Ham boss David Moyes looks on

Moyes: Terrible goal to give away

Jordan Ayew and Mohammed Kudus battle for the ball

Hammers held to derby point by Palace

Leyton Orient's Idris El Mizouni

Own goal sends O's out of FA Cup

West Ham United boss David Moyes faces the media in Serbia

Moyes: It's good that we got another win

Altitude training

Altitude training - a new era of exercise

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Lifestyle

Armed Forces personnel at Waterloo station during the 2022 Poppy Day appeal

Plan to raise £1m in London on Poppy Day with live music and Jools Holland

More than £13,000 has been raised for the family of two-year-old Isabella Tucker

More than £13,000 raised in a day for family of Isabella Tucker

The owners of a holiday park where 2-year-old Isabella Tucker was fatally struck by a vehicle on Friday evening (August 25) have said they are ‘absolutely heartbroken’.

Holiday park ‘heartbroken’ at east London toddler Isabella Tucker's death

Victorian Ragged School classroom

Ragged School Museum gets a smart makeover

Met Police officers removed people from an address in Shadwell

Police defend eviction attended by riot officers after criticism

Opinion

Indian indenture ship SS Chenab (Image: A.G Linney/Museum of London)

Opinion Indo + Caribbean: The creation of a culture - at the Museum of London Docklands

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National News

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has defended Sir Keir Starmer’s comments on Margaret Thatcher. (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Sarwar defends Starmer’s comments on Thatcher despite ‘destructive’ policies

Forecasters say more rain is expected (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Flood risk for parts of the UK with more heavy rain expected

Flights were suspended from Munich (AP)

Freezing rain causes deadly accidents in Germany

The London Stock Exchange saw trading halted on hundreds of stocks on Tuesday after another outage on the stock market (PA)

Trading halted in hundreds of firms as London Stock Exchange suffers outage

Nordic workers are demanding a collective bargaining agreement (AP)

Danish union to take action against Tesla in solidarity with Swedes

Some items on the festive plate are actually falling in price, analysts Kantar said (PA)

Cost of traditional Christmas dinner for four ‘up by just 1.3% on last year’

The UK services sector grew last month, a survey has suggested (Danny Lawson/PA)

Service sector returns to growth after months of malaise

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