UK’s Ministry of Defence says strikes hitting Russian forces up to 60km behind the front line

 

Police say the man called them to his address and pulled out a gun

Commuters are facing disruption during the last working day of the week

A crime scene is in place with Met Police officers cordoning off an area in South West London

Several London buses are on diversion after the incident in East London

Plumes of smoke can be seen billowing across the town centre in Berkshire, just west of London

Crews rushed to the scene at around 11.20am

Chancellor says he has had ‘absolutely no discussions' with Rishi Sunak about date of the general election

 

The incident happened overnight

Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says negotiations on hostage release ‘are progressing'; White House spokesperson Adrienne Watson hopeful that deal will go into effect on Friday morning

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Pupils at Harris Academy in Wimbledon are being evacuated class by class

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his autumn statement at around 12.30pm, after prime minister’s questions

A cease-fire agreement between the Hamas militant group and Israel has been confirmed by both parties, along with Washington and Qatar, which helped broker the deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh w ...

One line has severe delays this morning

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