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Wanted: volunteers to staff UK’s first helpline for young and homeless
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Homeless campaign 'has challenged stereotypes'
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I was pregnant and homeless at 18. Centrepoint gave me a chance
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The Evening Standard's Homeless Helpline appeal hits £3million
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'The helpline is imperative in breaking cycle of young homelessness'
Highlights
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Southern rail strikes being blamed for house price slump along route
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The Housing White Paper explained in ten key points
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London’s top 40 first-time buyer hotspots from Walthamstow to Sutton
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London neighbours rebuild council block and create twice as many flats
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The perfect King's Cross hideaway for a 50 Shades Darker fan?
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/25 And they say Trump is in the deep end
Former U.S. President Barack Obama tries his hand at kite surfing during a holiday with British businessman Richard Branson on his island Moskito, in the British Virgin Islands
REUTERS
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2/25 Happy to be heading home
The Queen walks along the platform at King's Lynn railway station in Norfolk, as she returns to London after spending the Christmas period at Sandringham House in North Norfolk
PA
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3/25 Heavy lifting
A worker stacks bricks on his head at a brick factory in Lalitpur, Nepa
REUTERS
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4/25 Eruption
Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Beganding village in Karo
AFP/Getty Images
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5/25 Majestic salute
Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery stage a 41-Gun salute in Green Park, central London, to mark the 65th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne
Jonathan Brady/PA
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6/25 Bubbles the Clown, I presume
Blowing bubbles at the Clowns International annual Joseph Grimaldi memorial service at All Saints in Hackney, London
Jonathan Brady/PA
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7/25 Waiting for touchdown
Lady Gaga performs during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show
Patrick Smith/Getty Images
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8/25 Lion Queen
Two white lion babies play with their mother Kiara in the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany
Peter Gercke/AFP/Getty Images
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9/25 Hoping to be a hero
Ghana's Brimah Razak kisses his lucky Spider-Man toy figure during their semi-final Africa Cup of Nations match vs Cameroon
Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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10/25 Splash of colour
Models present creations by Pilar Vera during the SIMOF 2017 (International Flamenco Fashion) in Sevilla
Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images
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11/25 Going Gaga for the Super Bowl
Lady Gaga throws a football as she meets with the press during the Super Bowl LI Pepsi Zero Sugar Halftime Show Press Conference
Timothy A.Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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12/25 Rescued
A woman is assisted by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, as they crowd on board of a rubber boat sailing out of control in the Mediterranean some miles north of Sabratha, Libya
Emilio Morenatti/AP
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13/25 Lego plans Only Fools and Horses movie
Not really - Britain’s celebrated ‘Legographer’ Andrew Whyte has teamed up with The LEGO® Batman Movie to shoot picttures of the Caped Crusader in London to promote the film
Andrew Whyte
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14/25 Blooming during pregnancy
Beyonce shares nude pregnancy snaps via her website as she announces she is pregnant
Beyoncé
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15/25 Sure we had this picture last year...
Handler John Griffiths introduces Punxsutawney Phil to the crowd at Gobbler's Knob on the 131st Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Alan Freed/Reuters
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16/25 Pretty Un Pink
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Pyongyang Orphans' Primary School to give guidance to the children
Reuters
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17/25 Is it beginning to look like a Crown?
The Prince of Wales is shown how to make headwear from balloons during a visit to Yavneh College, an Orthodox Jewish school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Toby Melville/PA
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18/25 Where to now?
A man carries a mattress outside the £15 million Grade II listed mansion on Belgrave Place, after police evicted squatters
Yui Mok/PA
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19/25 Remembering a Watford legend
A Watford support watches the giant screen ahead of the funeral service for Graham Taylor held at St Mary's Church, Watford
Simon Cooper/PA
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20/25 Motorway Eye In The Sky
A kestrel on a CCTV mast by the M5 in Gloucestershire
Highways England
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21/25 You're about 1,000 years late
Members of the Jarl Squad dressed in Viking suits on a galley after marching through the street in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival
Jane Barlow/PA
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22/25 Bafta preparations
A completed BAFTA mask at New Pro Foundries in West Drayton, Middlesex, ahead the ceremony in February
Victoria Jones/PA
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23/25 Only seafood on the menu I'm afraid
Florence Lutje Spelberg and Nicolas Mouchart have dinner while sitting inside "The Pearl", a spheric dining room placed five metres (16ft) underwater in the NEMO33 diving center, one of the world's deepest pools in Brussels
Yves Herman/Reuters
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24/25 Mummy bear
Zookeepers at ZSL London Zoo have recruited a special teddy-bear to take on the role of surrogate mum to its newest arrival; a tiny baby anteater
ZSL London Zoo
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25/25 Beyond parody
A piece of graffiti on a wall in Shoreditch, east London, uses a parody of the Top Trumps card game to criticise US President Donald Trump
Kirsty O'Connor/PA
news
Walkthrough video reveals stunning designs for Battersea Power Station
A stunning new walk-through video reveals how the “spectacular” £9bn Battersea Power Station development is going to look.
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Piccadilly line rush hour chaos after engineering work overruns
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Asda sparks fierce debate after move to stock ketchup in fridge
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'Die-in' planned for two female cyclists killed on London's roads
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More than 80 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats in Southwark
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Taxi and minicab drivers face £1k fines for refusing wheelchair users
No silver bullet in housing crisis, builders warn
The Government’s plans for housing are no “silver bullet” to solve a national shortage and could heap more pressure on already stretched local authorities, builders warned today.
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L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele: Everything you need to know
The lowdown on the pizzeria everyone's talking about
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Vanessa Bell, review: Inventive painter with sensual love of colour
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School Play, theatre review: A remorselessly logical debut
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Gala Festival celebrates South London’s indie music and food scenes
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Roka, Charlotte Street: The black cod alone is worth a trip
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Paul Taylor-Mills: 'People think musical is a dirty word'
Talulah-Eve Brown is first trans Britain’s Next Top Model contestant
The 22 year-old beauty queen is taking part in Series 11 of the hit show
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Six things to know about the BBC's Shannon Matthews drama The Moorside
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Bradley Wiggins fighting to stay in The Jump 2017 after tearing calf
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Sir Bradley Wiggins panics Davina McCall as he swears on The Jump
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Stranger Things season 2 release date revealed in Super Bowl trailer
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The Good Karma Hospital, ITV: Everything you need to know
Hermione Corfield trades guns and bikinis for sedate wartime drama
The 23-year-old actress stars in ITV's lavish new series
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Pink quashes claims that Lady Gaga copied her at the Super Bowl
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MIA: 'It was too dangerous for Zayn to shoot our music video in India'
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Lady Gaga and Metallica to perform duet at the Grammy Awards 2017
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Britney Spears asks for ‘prayers’ for critically injured niece
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Madonna granted permission to adopt twin girls from Malawi
Victoria's Secret Angels divulge Valentine's Day plans in new campaign
The Angels give their top tips for Valentine's Day - and it's not all about lingerie
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London's 'reverse ripple' property effect is in full swing
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Sotheby's first erotic auction is perfectly timed for Valentine's Day
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Spectacular north London apartments in former listed seminary
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Three-bedroom house hidden inside a Norman church for sale for £725k
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Raise a glass this Valentine's Day: 15 of the best champagne flutes
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The Obamas trade the White House for Necker Island's Great House
Pessimistic and fearful: survey shows UK youth in bleak mood
Extremism and the rise of global terrorism is their single biggest fear
Matthew d'Ancona: The hard work over Brexit only just begun for May
Triggering Article 50 is coming closer and Labour is in a tailspin, but the Prime Minister must not get carried away
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Evening Standard comment: The Brexit debate and its effects on Labour
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Sarah Sands: Curiously, going global may be a boost for localism
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John Bercow's views may resonate but it’s not his job to express them
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Why we can learn a lot today from the British legacy in India
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Evening Standard comment: Let’s keep the French bankers in London
10 best baking books
New to baking? From The Hardihood to Lola’s, here are the best cookbooks to get you inspired
Nick Clegg: Labour should stop navel-gazing and help mitigate Brexit
Instead of holding the Government to account the party has abandoned opposing Tory plans to leave the EU