Tories enjoy national poll lead over Labour ahead of election
Labour's lead over the Conservatives in London has been eroded since the 2015 General Election, according to a new YouGov poll.
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Six areas Londoners earning less than the average wage can buy a home
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House price growth in Walthamstow and Peckham outpaces prime Mayfair
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Calls for change to London leasehold nightmare
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This £1.25m Blackheath house could be yours for the price of a pint
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Celebrities fight to save legendary west London music pub
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1/30 Atmospheric
A very reddy-orange sunrise was seen from Primose Hill
Jeremy Selwyn
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2/30 Overcome by shyness
A young boy reacts after he handed a bouquet of flowers to The Duchess of Cambridge in Luxembourg
Toby Melville/Reuters
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3/30 Who's that we can see
A staff member uses "heads on sticks" to check camera blocking for the forthcoming Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards at Royal Festival Hall, London
Lauren Hurley/PA
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4/30 Red faced
A soldier from honour guards holds a red flag during a welcoming ceremony for Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (not pictured) outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China
Jason Lee/Reuters
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5/30 Posing for the many, not the few
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party poses for selfies at a campaign event in Leeds
Phil Noble/Reuters
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6/30 Seal hunting
A staff member reaches in as a little boy tries to take the Vice Presidential Seal from the podium as Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Carolyn Kaster/AP
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7/30 And to make a coalition, you've got to mix all the different ingredients
Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron joins pupils for a cookery class during his visit to Lewannick Primary School in Cornwall, where he unveiled the party's landmark education funding policy.
Yui Mok/PA
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8/30 Pop art
A clown creates a huge bubble during an anti-government protest in Bogota, Colombia
Fernando Vergara/AP
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9/30 Lib Dems to the rescue or campaign is beached?
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and the party's local candidate Tessa Munt were on board a hovercraft during a visit to the Burnham Area Rescue Boat as the General Election campaign hit Somerset
Yui Mok/PA
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10/30 Wall Meet Again
The V&A; is hosting a mammoth Pink Flord exhibition that is a must-see for fans
Nigel Howard
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11/30 Rambo flashbacks?
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter flies in front of a wall of fire during the South Carolina National Guard Air and Ground Expo at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina
Reuters
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Ukip leader Paul Nuttall speaking at a policy launch event in Gt George Street, London
Victoria Jones/PA
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A gardener arranges some of the more than 20,000 peony blossoms in a pond of a traditional Japanese garden in Matsue city, Shimane prefecture, Japan
EPA
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to the Inveralmond Brewery in Perth
David Cheskin/PA
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A young lemur clings to its mother at their enclosure in the Wroclaw Zoo, in Wroclaw, Poland
EPA
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16/30 Gob-smacking
The zoo's latest acquisition, a panther chameleon, opens the mouth in its enclosure in the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany
Michael Probst/AP
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17/30 Royal greeting
The Queen with Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, greet Myanmar's top civilian leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of a private luncheon at Buckingham Palace
John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP
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18/30 There's worse jobs
Body builders are sprayed with a fake tan at backstage prior to their first show during the annual Arnold Classic body building held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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19/30 Point it over there, towards that Trump fellow
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front
Reuters
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20/30 They told me I need to win over the Swing Voters
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, swings local candidate Anneliese Dodds' children in a playground during a campaign stop in Oxford
Darren Staples/Reuters
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21/30 May the Fourth be with you
Warwick Davis - played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi - celebrates Star Wars Day with a throwback Thursday tweet to when he was a young boy with big cinematic dreams
Warwick Davis
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22/30 Protest heats up
A demonstrator catches fire after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas
Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images
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23/30 Cheeky little monkey
Ring-tailed lemur baby "Heather" sits in a heating slipper at the Affenwald Straussberg animal park in Germany
AFP/Getty Images
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24/30 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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25/30 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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26/30 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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27/30 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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28/30 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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29/30 Morning had broken
The Shard and London Eye at sunrise
Jeremy Selwyn
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30/30 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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