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Happy Elizabeth line opening day to all those who observe. That very much includes the Standard, which has gone Crossrail crazy. Thoughnot as much Vernon Kerswell, 33, one of several people who queued outside Paddington station from midnight to catch the 06.33 to Abbey Wood.

If you were unsure as to whether Crossrail had captured Londoners’ imagination, you needed only to witness the joyous scenes both outside and inside Paddington station this morning. Hundreds of people lined up — some since midnight — not to purchase the latest Harry Potter book or get an appointment…

There was a huge rush to board the first trains as Mayor Sadiq Khan showed a massive sigh of relief

The crunch partygate report is expected to drop this week

Police are treating the incident as a hate crime but so far they have made no arrests

Mr Khan was unable to accept due to ‘logistical’ difficulties because their home near Santa Barbara was a 90-minute drive from where the City Hall-organised party was being held

The Defence Secretary stepped in after this newspaper learned of a six-fold rise in the price of a concessionary ticket on an RAF transport flight

Naeem Hijazi was a student in Kharkiv at the time the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in March

Never has Bangkok's gubernatorial contest been so much about Thailand. The poll this Sunday is not just about how Bangkok will be run but how Thailand will be ruled. Beyond the usual grievances and issues that traditionally hang over Bangkokians' lives and livelihoods are larger forces at work. Whoever comes…

Ask a different minister, get a different pained expression. This morning, it was the turn of Policing Minister Kit Malthouse to leave the door open to a windfall tax on the oil and gas companies.

Transport for London is imposing the Heathrow premium to increase revenue from the Elizabeth line