general ELECTION 2017 LATEST
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Theresa May faces first Tory uprising of election over school funding
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General Election leaders debate to be hosted by ITV
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'We should talk' says Ed Miliband over photos of PM eating
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Tory under fire for implying working class can't enjoy Costa Coffee
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Labour plans to impose inheritance tax on estates worth £425,000
Highlights
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Abbey Wood tops list of areas where house prices are tipped to soar
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Report reveals price gap between new-build and resale flats in London
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Meet the Londoners who built a 'Toblerone castle' in Lewisham
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The post-war 'overspill' towns attracting priced-out London commuters
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8 essential rules to follow to keep your house plants alive
Pictures of the day
Pictures of the day
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1/30 Running not so Wild
Kate feeds a lamb as she visits author Michael Morpurgo's Farms for City Children in Arlingham, Gloucestershire
Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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2/30 Sweet red rose
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn smells a red rose alongside Mohammed Yasin, the Labour Party candidate for Bedford and Kempston, while on the campaign trail
Andy Rain/EPA
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3/30 Rearing up
The Kelpies, two 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures on the Forth and Clyde Canal, next to an oilseed rape field in spring sunshine near Falkirk
Andrew Milligan/PA
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4/30 Insider's view
Painted horses were unveiled at the Discover Ascot race day at the Berkshire race course
Adam Davy/PA
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5/30 When the chips are down
Theresa May grabs a bite to eat on the campaign trail in Mevagissey, Cornwall
Dylan Martinez/AFP/Getty Images
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6/30 Morning had broken
The Shard and London Eye at sunrise
Jeremy Selwyn
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7/30 Don't look down
The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Australian Academy of Tai Chi and Qigong hosts the first Tai Chi martial arts class over Australia's largest city
BridgeClimb Sydney/Reuters
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8/30 Step back in time
V&A; announces REVEAL, a free, week-long public festival running from 30 June to 7 July 2017 to celebrate the opening of the V&A; Exhibition Road Quarter, the Museum's largest architectural intervention in the last 100 years
Alex Lentati
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9/30 Those eyes
A rare albino orangutan that was saved from villagers in Kapuas Hulu, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island
AFP/Getty Images
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10/30 Could you take over our Brexit negotiations?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) shakes hands with a mascot called 'Little Czar' during an election campaign event of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Sierksdorf, Germany
EPA
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11/30 Finding some fun amongst the ruins of Syria
Parkour coach Ibrahim al-Kadiri (right), 19, and Muhannad al-Kadiri, 18, demonstrate their Parkour skills amid damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Inkhil, west of Deraa, Syria
Reuters
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12/30 Protest rages on
A Palestinian protester walks past a fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank village of Beita, near Nablus
Reuters
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13/30 Usually it's a crying baby
Jeremy Corbyn the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party holds one-year-old Angelo during a campaign event in Harlow, Essex. This picture appears turn on its head the usual cliche of MPs on the campaign trail end up holding a crying baby
Neil Hall/Reuters
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14/30 Huddled mass
Amnesty International hold a protest with 100 Statues of Liberty, to mark US President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London
Yui Mok/PA
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15/30 Incognito
A male model painted by 31-year-old Israeli artist Avi Ram, from Airbrush Hero, poses for a picture at the Tower of David in Jerusalem's Old City
AFP/Getty Images
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16/30 Scratch just under the chin
Zoo Keeper Jess Stockton scratches Brazilian Tapir Arturo at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia
Julian Smith/EPA
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17/30 Fighting the cold snap
Waitrose partner Paul Hewitt tends to one of hundreds of candles which were lit in the vineyard of Waitrose's Leckford Estate farm in Hampshire to protect the grape vines from the late spring frost, as the cold snap continues. The candles are used to create air movement and stop the frost from taking hold around the vines
Andrew Matthews/PA
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18/30 Hanging around
One of The Flying Frenchies, stars of the new film The Free Man, rehearses at BBC Broadcasting House
Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
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19/30 Stroke
A stand-up-board rider paddles on the Emmarencia Dam as mist rises off the water in Johannesburg, South Africa
Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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20/30 You'd have to be a bit La La
Dancers from Bandaloop aerial dance troupe perform to a medley of songs and dances from the movie La La Land off the side of Los Angeles City Hall, during La La Land Day festivities
Reed Saxon/AP
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21/30 London remembers the ANZACs
The shadow of a soldier falls on the Australian War Memorial during an Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner
Dominic Lipinski/PA
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22/30 Haring around London on the morning commute
Three white rabbits posed for selfies with commuters at London Waterloo and on the Underground to promote Alice's Adventures Underground. The Olivier nominated show opens tonight at The Vaults and runs until 23 September 2017
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23/30 Golden heroes
Olympians Jason and Laura Kenny after they received their CBEs for services to cycling from Princess Anne during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace
John Stillwell/PA
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24/30 Protest the penguins
On World Penguin Day, scientists demanded more protection for the Antarctic wilderness to help halt species decline
AFP/Getty Images
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25/30 A face only a mother could love
Clyde waits to be judged during the 38th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest in Des Moines, Iowa. The pageant kicks off the Drake Relays festivities at Drake University where a bulldog is the mascot
Charlie Neibergall/AP
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26/30 Charles in charge
The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay while in Scotland, drives the steam train "Salmon" during his visit to the Royal Deeside Railway in Banchory
Andrew Milligan/PA
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27/30 You're kidding me
Sgt Daniel Fitzpatrick of the Belfast Police Department in Belfast, Maine drives around with two lost goats in his police car looking for their owner
Sgt. Daniel P. Fitzpatrick II/Belfast Police Department via AP
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28/30 Gleaming spire
The sun reflects off St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower in London. The capital is set to be gripped by a cold snap as temperatures plunge towards freezing, the Met Office has warned
Jeremy Selwyn
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29/30 Protest
A demonstrator returns a canister of tear gas towards security forces during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela
Fernando Llano/AP
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30/30 Just Bazaar
US model Stephanie Seymour's photograph is projected onto the Empire State Building's north facade to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Harper's Bazaar Magazine in New York
Jason Szenes/EPA
Daily cartoon
news
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7/7 terror attacks hero to fight Cannock Chase seat for Labour
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Ex-Spurs winger Aaron Lennon detained under mental health act
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Woman caught trying to fly to London with £1m of cocaine in suitcase
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Nurse admits 'oversight' after boy dies following detention illness
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Huge blaze breaks out near Wimbledon stadium
Crozier switches off from ITV as bidders loom
ITV today looked set to hand Adam Crozier a multi-million-pound “golden goodbye” as he steps down after seven years, sparking speculation of renewed bid interest in the broadcaster.
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Market report: Galliford Try hit as contracts delay begin to get costl
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Paddy Power punters still putting on poll bets despite May’s charge
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Imperial Tobacco looks to caffeine and vapes as cigs sales drop
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Mitie in £50m writedown as boss Bentley cuts staff
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Direct Line price hikes fail to drive away customers
going out or staying in...
Eight highlights at London Food Month’s Night Market
A few highlights from London’s soon-to-launch street food fiesta
Everything you need to know about Madeleine McCann: 10 Years On
BBC reporter Richard Bilton reviews the evidence in this one-off special
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The Boss: Everything you need to know about the BBC's new quiz show
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Great British Menu: Everything you need to know about series 12
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Car Share fans 'gutted' as Peter Kay reveals there will be no series 3
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Loose Women criticised for wearing make-up during ‘natural’ photoshoot
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House of Cards season 5 trailer: the Underwoods are back
Cheryl and Liam Payne spark hilarious reactions to baby son's name
Fans couldn't resist mocking the unusual moniker online
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JK Rowling apologises for killing Professor Snape in Harry Potter
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Liam Payne ‘confirms’ son’s name as he tweets Bear Grylls
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Meghan Markle admits she’s a domestic goddess and loves cooking
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Johnny Depp ‘fed lines through ear piece’ claims ex-manager
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Harry Styles leaves fans in tears as he drops new track Sweet Creature
Marks & Spencer picks former McDonalds boss to revive fashion sales
Jill McDonald, 52, takes up the newly created title of managing director, clothing, home and beauty
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Why pretty means power for our wardrobes this spring
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Ana Beatriz Barros on why her bridesmaid dresses were a nightmare
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Met Gala 2017: the best dressed celebrities on the red carpet
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Most controversial Met Gala dresses over the years
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Annabel Rivkin on a life spent wearing her heart on her arms- and feet
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New housing standards bring 'podium' gardens for upper-floor flats
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Extraordinary Eaton Square mews house for sale for £11.75 million
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Former Victorian metalworks in Clapham converted into loft-style flats
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£1m off new homes and 15% price dip in evolving central London pocket
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Investor buys whole Yorkshire village for price of a prime London flat
Single men who say they've read Richard Branson’s book get more dates
According to a new study, Sir Richard's tome can give you more than just business acumen
Simon Jenkins: Europe is not going to let us have it all our own way
Theresa May should beware getting on the wrong side of the Germans as hostility increases over Brexit
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Evening Standard comment: Think again about the school funding formula
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Evening Standard comment: A paper committed to freedom and optimism
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Thomas Heatherwick: One day I hope London gets its garden bridge
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We could do with Shakespeare to get us through the political overload
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Stephen Alford: Lessons for our time from the first Brexit
8 best face sun screens
Tired of the one trick pony? These SPFs do it all, says Bianca Barratt
Michael R Bloomberg: War against London’s killer pollution can be won
Bold action is now needed, as in New York, where air quality is at its cleanest in 50 years