Highlights
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Housing shortage and stamp duty pain not addressed in Spring Budget
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Each London area ranked by burglary risk - with surprising results
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Does Cambridge pip Oxford to the post in the commuting stakes?
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Crossrail sparks huge transformation and thousands of West End homes
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Inside Minnie Driver's eccentric 'gypsy-style' Hollywood ranch
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 Just how long have you been waiting for this bus?
A seven foot man dressed as a Knight in armour in Oxford Circus, London today as part of the History Channel's 'A Big Knight In'
David Parry/PA
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2/30 Best foot forward
Dogs and their owners arrive for day one of Crufts 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham
Rex
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3/30 Hues of spring
A long exposure landscape shot of Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Stephen Darlington
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4/30 Huddled masses turn their torches of protest on Trump
Protesters rally outside the US Consulate in Martin Place in Sydney, Australia. The protest was calling on US President Donald J. Trump to end the revised Executive Order barring travel visas from six Muslim-majority countries, excluding Iraq
Dean Lewins/EPA
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5/30 Get the message on International Women's Day
Lily Cole leaves a message to inspire other women at the #beboldforchange art installation for International Women's Day, which has been created by artist couple Charlotte and Philip Colbert and commissioned by Tinder, at Observation Point on London's Southbank
Anthony Devlin/PA
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6/30 Keeping the budget in the black
Gladstone, Chief Mouser to the Treasury, tweeted out on Budget Day 'Apparently this is actually quite an important box. I've been using it as a litter tray! Big day for me and Phil. Wish us luck!'
@HMTreasuryCat
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7/30 Tickling the art-world
Mr Tickle delivers a Mr Men Little Miss artwork to the National Portrait Gallery, London to launch a new service for fans to create their own family portraits, with 231m different family combinations available online
Ben Pruchnie/PA
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8/30 Strong leaders need a brass neck
'The Fearless Girl' by artist Kristen Visbal which was installed overnight facing the famous sculpture of the charging bull in Lower Manhattan, New York by State Street Global Advisors to promote the idea of women in leadership positions
Juston Lane/EPA
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9/30 Tom Hiddleskong
Staff members make the final adjustments to a waxwork of Tom Hiddleston, as it is unveiled at Madame Tussauds, London
Victoria Jones/PA
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10/30 On her trolley
Queenie, a Staffordshire bull terrier, pushes a shopping trolley during a photocall to launch Crufts 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham
Joe Giddens/PA
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11/30
Protesters who work for Freeport-McMoRan prepare for a dance during a rally in front of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources building in Jakarta after a controversial U-turn on mineral exports has sparked turmoil in Indonesia's key mining sector
Bay Ismo/AFP/Getty Images
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12/30 Dad on duty
The white Transvaal lion (Panthera leo krugeri) male Inkosi, father of three two-month-old cubs watches over his offsprings in their outdoor enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Zoo in Budapest
Atilla Balazs/EPA
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13/30 That won't scare the children
A troupe of Harlequins make a striking sight during the first day of the annual carnival in Basel, Switzerland
Geogrios Kefalas/EPA
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14/30 On the prowl
Nat Geo WILD unleashed the first ever realistic animatronic leopard, which was spotted roaming the streets of London. The leopard has been created to mark the start of Big Cat Week and raise awareness about serious threats to the habitats of big cats, and their dwindling numbers
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner Sam Hobson and assistant Josh Perrett
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15/30 In a whirl
A boy waves a slice, in the customary 'slicing', in Untervaz, Switzerland
Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA
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16/30 Uttar-ly colourful
A woman poses for a photograph during Holi celebrations in the town of Barsana in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India
Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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17/30 And what do you do?
The Queen reviews members of The Royal Welsh Regimental Family and one of two regimental goats as she visits to mark St David's Day at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth
Ben Birchall/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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18/30 The Yawn King
A white lion cub yawns on the back of the mother 'Kiara' in their enclosure in the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany
Peter Gercke/dpa via AP
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19/30 Did you bring the sugar?
Attendants prepare tea before the opening of the fifth session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing, China
Wu Hong/EPA
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20/30 Yee-hah
Helena Bonham Carter attends at a Night of Country at The Roundhouse
Dave Benett
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21/30 In flight
Seagulls fly past Elizabeth Tower along the River Thames
@liolaliola
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22/30 The Northern Cross
The Northern Lights over Alnmouth in Northumberland at the St Cuthbert's Cross, which is said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the King
Owen Humphreys/PA
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23/30 Snap election
A nationalist woman dressed as a crocodile is pictured outside a polling station in west Belfast after voting in the Northern Ireland Stormont elections
Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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24/30 Maradona still looms over Naples
A giant graffiti portraying Diego Armando Maradona by artist Jorit Agoch, is being completed in a Naples' suburb. The Argentinian remains a legend in the city where he played
Cesare Abbate/ANSA via AP
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25/30 Light fighting back the dark
Anne Ryan looks at an installation of 2,100 handmade daffodils, entitled the Garden of Light, which is unveiled to the public to launch the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal
David Parry/PA
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26/30 Ooah, ahh, that's how it always starts. But later there's running and screaming
Visitors stand on a skybridge behind a Tyrannosaurus Rex statue at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
Wallace Moon/EPA
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27/30 Do it small, do it right and do it with style
Hari Rajyaguru test driving a Rolls-Royce SRH which will allow children awaiting surgery at St Richard's Hospital Pediatric Day Surgery Unit in the Chichester to drive themselves to the operating theatre, through the Pediatric Unit corridors which are lined with 'traffic signs'.
James Lipman/PA
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28/30 That's gonna hurt
A baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Tom Creedon's home in Ottawa, Illinois
Tim Creedon via AP
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29/30 Grab it
Competitors from the opposing teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, jump into the water and reach for the ball during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne
Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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30/30 Lighting up the hospital
Duchess of Cambridge visits the Ronald McDonald House Evelina in Lambeth to open the 'home away from home' accommodation for the families of children being treated at Evelina London Children's Hospital
Jeremy Selwyn
news
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First of 12 'green bus zones' in London begins operating
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Islington is first London council to call for ban on diesel vehicles
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Family of web designer who died after arrest still waiting for answers
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Pret A Manger 'faces staffing crisis because of Brexit'
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Man arrested after elderly pedestrian dies in BMW 'hit and run'
Co-operative Bank eyes £750m cash call as sale fears grow
Troubled lender Co-operative Bank plunged to a £477 million loss and admitted it may have to raise fresh cash if a proposed sale collapses.
going out or staying in...
Artist who spent two months outside Liverpool St McDonald's wins prize
Christopher Green's prize-winning work captured the busy street scene
Game of Thrones Season 7 poster teases a battle of ice and fire
HBO’s fantasy epic is returning later this year
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Uncharted 4 leads BAFTA Games nominations - the list in full
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Strictly’s Anton Du Beke to screen test as 'new Len Goodman'
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Fearne Cotton to stand in for Lorraine Kelly on ITV show
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Tom Hardy’s Taboo confirmed for Season 2 on the BBC
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Loose Women fans ‘outraged’ as show is scrapped on IWD for the Budget
Atomic Kitten bottled off stage at University of Lincoln
Fans rushed to the girls' defence on Twitter following the incident
Gigi Hadid photographs Zayn Malik for Versace campaign
The entire campaign was captured on iPhones and digital cameras
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Kendall, Gigi and Bella walk Chanel's out of this world showcase
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McQueen's Sarah Burton unveils celebration of female empowerment
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Get the look: Gigi Hadid's double denim at Paris Fashion Week
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Stella McCartney pays tribute to George Michael with dancing models
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Valentino pioneers a new aesthetic for its youthful customer in Paris
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See inside the former Regency wreck that's now a modern Islington home
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Former horse stables in the heart of Mayfair for sale at £3.25 million
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The Shoreditch skyline is about to get a dramatic revamp
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Beyoncé and Jay Z are haggling down the price of £85m LA mega mansion
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Zone 3's new energy-efficient Urban Houses launch at Kidbrooke Village
This is what Dalston looked like in the 80s
A new book shows what life was like in London’s hippest neighbourhood, long before the fixie bikes and gluten-free cafés arrived
We must look ahead at a new economy for Britain to pay its way
While many politicians are obsessed with Brexit there are greater challenges in jobs and education ahead
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Politically savvy Budget from spreadsheet Phil
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David Sexton: ‘F-rating’ wheeze leaves so little to the imagination
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Cherie Blair: Gender equality has far to go, but change is happening
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Sarah Sands: Whatever deal is struck, we’ll keep calm and carry on
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Simon Jenkins: Give London free rein in post-Brexit vision, Mr Hammond