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Met chief: 'brutalised' Isis supporters soon to return to BritainOutgoing Met chief says terror threat will grow as Britons fighting alongside Islamic State in Syria and Iraq start to return -
The Guardian view on pollution: a new Clean Air Act is overdueEditorial: No one can escape filth in the atmosphere. Even conservatives must see that it blights all our lives and requires a collective political remedy -
Rare old master drawings to be shown at National Portrait GalleryVery light-sensitive, seldom-viewed works by Rembrandt, Leonardo, Dürer, Holbein, Rubens in forthcoming exhibition
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UK police shootings fail to inspire confidenceLetters: While armed police shoot and kill with complete impunity, public trust will always be limited
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Blow to City as London offices face £1.4bn rise in business rates billBrexit and rising rates may force big names in finance to ditch the Square Mile as mayor Sadiq Khan calls for devolving tax powers to the capital
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I live in London and voted to stay in the EU, but the contempt and ignorance displayed by some remain voters towards those outside the capital appals meLeave voters are not all idiots – some Londoners still don’t get it
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Iranian Oscar nominee gets free London screening in snub to US travel banThe Salesman director Asghar Farhadi, who was hit by ban, says Trafalgar Square event on Oscars night is ‘symbolic of unity’
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Ford sewing machinists’ strike in 1968 was not for equal payLetters: The Dagenham strike was sparked by the unjust grading decision of an assessor employed by the company to introduce a more ‘rational’ pay structure
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Nearly half of Met police officers want more firearms specialistsUnion survey shows that 75% of police officers in London believe they should all be issued with Tasers
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No simple solutions to England’s housing troublesLetters: A national comprehensive review of housing and urban regeneration is desperately needed, including new-build provision, planning policies and the challenges of older housing stock and neighbourhoods
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Thieves steal £2m of rare books by abseiling into warehouseGang avoid motion-sensor alarms in west London to make off with 160 items, some dating to 15th and 16th centuries
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Hilary Bailey obituaryWriter, critic and editor best known for her political thriller Fifty-First State
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Cyclist sought by police after death of pedestrian in LondonPedestrian was treated for injuries following collision in Shepherd’s Bush in December but died two weeks later
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Staff at 'outstanding' London school suspended over alleged exam cheatingHeadteacher among those suspended as DfE launches investigation into GCSE results at Green Spring academy
Business rates rise is biggest issue for small firms in London