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Homicides in London fall to lowest level in more than a decade

“Many people have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a very different story,” mayor Sadiq Khan said in a statement.

UK snow
UK

Storm Goretti leaves 60,000 UK homes without power as travel disrupted

About 60,000 homes in Scotland and central England lost electricity after the storm hit Britain on Thursday before moving east into continental Europe.

Met Police
UK

Met Police vetting review links overturned refusals to crimes and misconduct

The panel reviewed 505 failed applications and overturned 114 refusals. More than one in five of those approved — 25 individuals — later committed misconduct or criminal offences

NHS
UK

NHS errors see bodies released to wrong families in Scotland

An investigation has been launched by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, after a different body was transported from the hospital mortuary to undertakers by mistake.

Metropolitan police
UK

Metropolitan Police failed to properly vet thousands of recruits, review finds

The findings were published as the government announced on Thursday that it would hold an inquiry into the force’s recruitment and vetting practices.

Starmer
UK

Starmer tells ministers to draw clear contrast with Reform

Starmer said voters faced a choice between Labour “renewing the country” and Reform, which he accused of feeding on “grievance, decline and division.”

UK snow
UK

Yellow weather warnings in place across UK ahead of heavy snow

The Met Office has issued yellow ice warnings for Wednesday morning for most of the UK, including Northern Ireland, as an Arctic air mass brings wintry showers.

London Underground Tube
UK

Free rail travel for London pensioners under review: Reports

London Councils, which administers the scheme for the capital’s 32 boroughs and the City of London, is considering whether free travel for residents aged 66 and above should be restricted to bus services only.