Highlights
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House prices in Streatham are outpacing booming Brixton
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London rents continue to fall as the number of available homes rises
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New flats in Islington will have an acre of green space on the rooftop
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Dolce & Gabbana team up with Smeg to unveil bold new kitchenware
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An entirely new home has been built inside this Wandsworth cottage
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 RIP PC Palmer
A single red rose was placed in front of the police helmet of PC Keith Palmer, as the hearse carrying his coffin left Westminster's Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in London on its way to Southwark Cathedral for his funeral. PC Palmer was killed in the Westminster terror attack
Ben Stansall/PA
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2/30 I think the flowers are plastic
A flowerbed made from 1,700 LEGO daffodils at King Edwards Square in Hull as part of the UK City of Culture 2017 activities
Anna Gowthorpe/PA
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3/30 This new movie should be Ent-ertaining
Fans wearing costumes attend the premiere of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' in Tokyo, Japan
Christophe Jue/EPA
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4/30 Peaceful paddling
People enjoy stand-up paddle boarding near the blooming cherry blossoms along the Oka River in Yokohama
Koji Sasahara/AP
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5/30 Bal-looney
Some of the 100 balloons taking part in a World Record attempt for a mass hot air balloon crossing of the English Channel, set off from Dover in Kent
Victoria Jones/PA
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6/30 Fires of protest
Venezuelan national guards walk behind a burning blockade during clashes with demonstrators during an opposition rally in Caracas
Marco Bello/Reuters
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7/30 Spring family stroll
A pair of gray geese (Anser anser) take a walk with their chicks on a meadow at the nature reserve Wagbachniederung near Karlsruhe, Germany
Ronald Wittek/EPA
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8/30 Spectacle
Red Bull's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo steers his car during the first practice of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
Eiselle Johannes/AFP/Getty Images
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9/30 Cooking up new policies
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during a cooking session as he visits a children's holiday club at The Leyland Project in Leyland, Lancashire
Danny Lawson/PA
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10/30 Dropping in
Moscow State Circus has arrived at Shepherds Bush Green
Alex Lentati
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11/30 Never too old for thrills
105-year-old Jack Reynolds (second left) rides the Twistersaurus rollercoaster to raise money for the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance fund with his daughter Jane Goodwin (third left) and Good Morning Britain presenters Katy Rickett (left) and Dr Hilary Jones (right) at Flamingo Land in Malton, North Yorkshire
Nigel Roddis/PA
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12/30 One day I'll be riding a real one
A young racegoer rides a horse simulator during day one of the Randox Health Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse
Peter Byrne/PA
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13/30 Westminster tribute
Prince William, Kate the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry stand together after William laid a wreath after arriving for a "Service of Hope" at Westminster Abbey in memory of those killed in the London terror attack last month
Matt Dunham/AP
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14/30 What a chip
Iranians watch a Robot football match between Qazvin Azad University and South Korea Rubit during the 12th International Iran Open Robocup 2017
EPA
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15/30 Colourful neighbourhood
View of houses on a hill painted with vivid colours in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
AFP/Getty Images
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16/30 Floral tunnel
Visitors posing for photos as they visit a 200-metre-long corridor covered with lavender flowers in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province
AFP/Getty Images
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17/30 One way to tackle the water jump
Flyboarders Ross Ceaton, Liam Davidson and Steve Leigh, dressed in the jockey's silks of leading contenders for Saturday's Grand National, race each other at the Liverpool Watersports Centre as part of a bookmaker's countdown to the biggest betting horse race in Britain
Anthony Devlin/PA
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18/30 Pink carats
World’s most expensive diamond 'Pink Star' - a whopping 59.6 carats - has sold for £57m at auction
Vincent Yu/AP
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19/30 Wild Life
A relocated rhino charges a Nepalese forestry and technical team riding elephants after being released as part of a relocation project in Chitwan National Park, about 155 miles south of Kathmandu
AFP/Getty Images
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20/30 Terrified in Tokyo
People react as Japan's On-Art Corp's 6.4 metre tall dinosaur-shaped robot in Tokyo. We're not sure the mask will save the gentleman in the rear
Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images
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21/30 A real Spring Lamb
Spring lambs play in the sunshine near Berkhamsted
Jeremy Selwyn
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22/30 Heir raising
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, pose at Pitti Palace in downtown Florence, Italy
Tony Gentile/Reuters
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23/30 Ape-le of mum's eye
Bornean orangutan Sarikei holds onto her new as yet unnamed baby at Chester Zoo. The species is critically endangered and this is the first birth at the zoo in almost a decade
Chester Zoo
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24/30 For those in rows 7-35, please form an orderly queue at the gate
New employees of Japan Airlines (JAL) attend a company entrance ceremony at a maintenance hangar in Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan
Franck Robichon/EPA
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25/30 Serene Queen
A Sotheby's employee adjusts a photograph by British photographer Chris Levine of The Queen called 'Lightness of Being' during a press preview in London
Will Oliver/EPA
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26/30 Planting new roots
A flower seller stands on his stall on the final full day of trading at London's 'Covent Garden Flower Market'.The market will shortly move to a new bright modern premises, still in Nine Elms, as it continues to grow
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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27/30 Owl you going to get out of that one?
A barred owl is lodged between the cab and the cargo hold of a truck after it was hit and became trapped there while he was traveling earlier this month from Massachusetts to New Hampshire
Will Sword via AP
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28/30 What a view
It’s not a job for anyone with vertigo, but this stunning view was the bonus for maintenance workers at the BT Tower. Rope access technician Marius Grecu, 33, was pictured by his boss Steve Collier during a job below the revolving restaurant on the tower’s 34th floor
Steve Collier
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29/30 Spring has sprung
Three-year-old Eve Chick runs under cherry blossom during a photo call for the Moomin Adventures at Kew Gardens Easter Festival at Royal Botanic Gardens
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
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30/30 Part of Putin's growing Cold War?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visit Alexandra Land in the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, Arkhangelsk region, Russia
EPA
news
'We are incredibly proud of him': New Met chief's tribute to PC Palmer
New Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick today said the force were “incredibly proud” of hero PC Keith Palmer as she attended his funeral in central London.
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Ranks of police in dress uniform march together to honour Keith Palmer
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Londoners turn out to pay respects to murdered PC Keith Palmer
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Royals to join cheering Marathon crowds in aid of mental health cause
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Childcare costs 'overwhelming women's earnings' in London
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Forbes mansion known for hosting star-studded parties on sale at £12m
Barclays chief executive Jes Staley disciplined over whistleblower
Barclays will reprimand chief executive Jes Staley and dock his pay after finding he mishandled a whistleblowing incident, it emerged on Monday.
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Bank of England 'put the heat on senior Barclays bankers to rig Libor'
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Groceries watchdog to probe favouritism claims at Tesco’s Dunnhumby
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Carillion marches into £200m military catering deal
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Market report: Shaftesbury soars as word on the street says bid looms
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Russell Lynch: Frauds will persist while banking is ‘too big'
going out or staying in...
Blacklock City: Welcome to London’s most Bacchanalian basement
Soho's favourite chop house gets a big little brother
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Somerset House exhibition lets you read other people's diaries
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You now have a second chance to buy a Glastonbury tickets
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Gavin James review: Charm & voice to belt out all matters of the heart
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London Shell Co launch floating seven course supper for Food Month
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Nazi euthanasia play really moved me, says ex-EastEnder Lucy Speed
Call the Midwife casting first recurring black character for Series 7
A new storyline will reflect the increasing diversity of Britain through the 1960s
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How Line of Duty fans reacted to the latest stunning twist
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Poldark set to return for fourth series, Aidan Turner confirms
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Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway will 'finish with a bang'
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Michael Caine: ‘I was once asked if my name is actually My Cocaine’
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What to expect from An Evening with Take That on ITV
Kylie Jenner surprises ‘rejected’ teen at high school prom
Jenner shared a dance and a hug with the lucky teen
Net-a-Porter's Alison Loehnis: London wants its fashion faster than NY
As the woman on the frontline of luxury shopping in the capital, Net-a-Porter boss Alison Loehnis knows what you want before you do — and how to deliver the goods
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Olivia Palermo on her struggle growing up with a learning disability
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The beautician from Berkshire replicating every Kate Middleton look
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How Scandi-mania swept the high street
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What does Jenna Lyons' departure from J Crew after 26 years signify?
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Erdem steps in to work on Royal Ballet Bernstein tribute
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London's ultimate fixer upper home comes with £10m towards repairs...
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Freddie's designer to sell London mews for a new 'beach bum' adventure
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This incredible home is hidden behind office frontage in Knightsbridge
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Must-see art exhibitions happening across London this month
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A super-luxe home has been listed for sale in former Soho office block
The Queen has an ingenious way to break in her shoes
HRH goes to bold lengths to make sure she doesn’t encounter painful blisters
Assad crossed the line: the West’s plan is more coherent than it looks
This week’s G7 meeting will see US foreign policy on the Middle East re-engaged following recent events in Syria
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Evening Standard comment: British diplomacy can help bring Syria peace
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Patrick Cockburn: Syria strikes good for Trump but won’t end the war
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After the missile attacks on Syria, now let’s try politics
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If a show’s not up to scratch, we have every right to boo
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Brexit can be a real opportunity, so let’s seize it in the right way
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