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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…

According to analysis by transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK), more than one million Londoners could benefit by switching from a privately owned car to a shared club, and help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

Heathrow Airport has won the unenviable acclaim of being named as the most stressful airport in Europe after researchers examined more than 10,000 online reviews from passengers, 2,500 tweets and hours of flight data to come up with their conclusion. The major London travel hub was followed closely by Dublin…

The subject of the Garrick Club’s “gentlemen only” policy, which has been in operation for 191 years, has reared its head once more after MPs have backed a motion calling for the institution to revoke its policy. The motion was tabled by Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans,…

The Government needs to be “more careful” about banning conversion therapy for trans people, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday, after his government made a controversial U-turn on the subject which has received widespread criticism from the LGBT community. The practice, which involves attempting to change someone’s sexual orientation…

The rumoured privatisation of Channel 4 was finally announced last night after months of speculation, with even some among the Tories themselves feeling that the sale may be an act of political retribution for what they feel has been biased coverage against the government. Conservative MP Julian Knight suggested on…

Jean-Paul Sartre wrote that “hell is other people”. Had he been alive yesterday, he would have been more specific — truly hell is other people trapped in the baggage hall at Heathrow. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The hellscape actually began a week before that when a perfect storm…

Need to get your glow back — fast? From the trending spring hair shades to the facialists to deep clean your skin, Rosie Fitzmaurice has your guide

As the partygate saga rumbles on there is a sense is some quarters that we should just move on from the issue given the war in Ukraine and spiralling cost of living crisis now facing the country, or at least that’s what Welsh Secretary Simon Hart would have you believe.…

The news that Extinction Rebellion is planning to recommence daily protests in the capital is unlikely to be welcome by anyone who has to commute through central London, although it’s unclear as of yet what sort of shape the demonstrations will take. In an online briefing, spokesman Andrew Smith said:…

Unless you’re fresh off the boat you probably have opinions on which lines you like (Victoria, Metropolitan) and which lines you’d rather avoid (cough, Central). However, which London Underground line happens to be the noisiest has long been a debate among commuters but thankfully now we have some data to…