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Ambulance staff and nurses walk out across London in strike over pay

Action: ambulance staff on the picket line in London early this morning (Twitter/@bronwyn_mckenna)

Video: Hundreds of thousands of ambulance staff and health workers have walked out on strike in protest at what they see as an unacceptable pay rise.

Fresh storms set to drench the south bringing floods and travel disruption

Committed commuter: a Londoner battles his way through the early morning rain in Kensington (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)

Storms are set to hit the south of England throughout today, with authorities warning of potential travel disruption and dangerous conditions on the roads.

British soldiers are on the ground in Iraq, MoD confirms

Military action: troops are no in Iraq in a 'non-combat' role

British soldiers are in Iraq working close to the front line, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

'Ukip on 25 per cent support and would get 128 MPs in an election'

Shaking things up: Ukip leader Nigel Farage celebrates the party's by-election victory

Ukip has surged to 25 per cent support and would earn the party 128 MPs in a general election, according to experts.

UK will hit major energy crisis if green polices aren't scrapped, warns former environment secretary

Britain is facing an energy crisis and may struggle to “keep the lights on” if green policies aren’t addressed, says the former environment secretary.

Memorial service held for murdered Islamic State hostage Alan Henning

Tributes: flowers in Manchester placed in memory of Alan Henning

Family and friends of murdered British hostage Alan Henning are holding a memorial service today in his honour.

British workers suffering worst decline in real wages on record

Squeezed public sector workers on strike (Danny Lawson/PA Wire)

Britons are suffering the most severe decline in real earnings since Victorian times, according to new figures.

Wonga wipes debt slate clean for 330,000 customers

Payday lender Wonga has emailed around 330,000 customers to inform them it has wiped out their debt.

Pensioner knocked over and killed by white van as he crossed slip road in Hillingdon

Crash: the man died on the slip road at Hillingdon Circus File Picture: Google Street View

A pensioner was knocked over and killed by a white van as he crossed a slip road close to a busy junction in Hillingdon.

Gun and silencer seized by police 'linked to London terror plot'

Friends: main picture, Tarik Hassane, 21, standing, and Gusai Abuzeid, 21, underneath, at Westminster City School. Right, Rawan Kheder, 20, in a picture from Facebook

The seizure of a gun and a silencer is a key part of an investigation into a suspected terror plot targeting London, the Standard can reveal.

Labourer who drove Polo onto Brands Hatch mid-race faces jail

Guilty: Jack Cottle admitted driving a Volkswagen Polo at high-speed on to the Brands Hatch circuit during a race

A labourer who drove his car onto a circuit during a high-speed race for a prank was today facing jail.

Mourners gather for Thailand murder victim's funeral as accused pair 'retract confessions'

Farewell: Hanna Witheridge's coffin is carried by mourners at her funeral

The funeral of a British tourist who was brutally murdered in Thailand has been held in her home village.

We have concrete evidence and murder suspects haven't withdrawn their confessions, say Thailand police

The suspects seen at a police reconstruction of the killings

Thai police have insisted they have "concrete" evidence linking two Burmese men to the murders of British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller.

Alice Gross inquest: Mother hears how body was wrapped and weighted down in river

Murdered: Alice Gross was found in the River Brent

The mother of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross today heard how her body was found wrapped and weighted down in a shallow stretch of river.

Pair banned from keeping animals after dog kept starving in a cage filled with her urine

Cruelly treated: Roxy the Rottweiler (Picture: RSPCA)

Two people who kept a starving pet dog sitting in her own urine in a cage have been banned from keeping animals for life.

Frieze Week guide: Modern masters, contemporary cool

Going Out: London is about to have an art attack — take the pressure off with Ben Luke’s guide to the best of Frieze week.

The Shrub and Shutter - bar review

Theatre review: This grown-up cocktail bar is a very welcome addition to Brixton, says Kate Lough.

Alibis: Sigmar Polke, 1963-2010, Tate Modern - exhibition review

Pushing the boundaries: Supermarkets, 1976 / Pic: The Estate of Sigmar Polke

Exhibition review: With a fundamental mistrust of conventions and rules, Sigmar Polke constantly pushed boundaries.

Henry IV, Donmar Warehouse: 'Phyllida Lloyd has crafted a grungy and rebellious production'

Highly charged: Harriet Walter in a detailed performance as Henry IV / pic: Helen Maybanks

Music review: This all-female take on Shakespeare is bold, strange and mostly a success

Effie Gray: 'Dakota Fanning is remarkably good'

Guiding light: Lady Eastlake (Emma Thompson, who also wrote the screenplay) befriends Effie (Dakota Fanning)

Film review: If you like historical drama, it delivers. But it is rewriting the past to fit current conceptions.

FKA Twigs, Hackney Empire - music review: 'angelic even when the lyrics were more earthy'

Bewitching: FKA twigs takes digital soul “to another planet” during her set / Steve Gillett / Livepix

Music review: A former dancer for Kylie and Jessie J, she moved like a charmed snake in heels which most would struggle to stand up in.

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Purple patch: Ukip have made huge gains in the two by-elections (Picture: Daily Mail/Georgie Gillard)

Letters to the editor: IS, Syria and the threat to the UK

The heavy-handed nature of the police raid and arrest of Tarik Hassane, a British medical student in Sudan who had returned to the UK to celebrate Eid, is cause for much concern. The use of a Taser and stun grenades seems excessive for someone who has no history of firearm use and a sign of police becoming militarised.

Andrew Neather: Now Ed Miliband must worry about Ukip too

Evening Standard comment: Westminster wakes up to an earthquake

Nick Curtis: Kevin Pietersen is on a sticky wicket with all his whingeing

Lucy Tobin: Apprentice peacocks give business a bad name

Commuter watch: Hertfordshire tipped for house price growth

House prices in Hertfordshire have already risen by 11 per cent in a year, but first-time buyers and second steppers can still find value

Is this Kensington's most unusual home?

This extraordinary Modernist house for sale couldn't be more atypical of the neighbouring Victorian houses in one of London's most prestigious postcodes.

Discover London's latest luxury new homes

London’s most lavish new homes are making a dramatic style statement. Join us as we take a tour of spectacular lateral apartments entered via secret passages and sky-high, panoramic penthouses.

Kew's Twin Peaks house: seven garages transformed to become a family home with an indoor slide

The clever conversion of seven garages has created an extraordinary double-gabled family home complete with an indoor slide and a basement for building a boat.

Beyond Zone 2: look for value in London's urban villages

Thirty growth areas in south and east London are set to be transformed with new homes, schools and parks.

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