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To mark the Globe’s 20th birthday, we raid the Guardian archives to see how it has divided critics, sparked academic arguments, faced down political protests, external – and weathered the British summertime.

Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara makes the 100th century of his career in Surrey's One-Day Cup quarter-final win over Yorkshire.

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Former Monty Python star Michael Palin has donated his personal archive - including more than 50 notebooks relating to the comedy show - to the British Library.

The archive spans the writer, actor, comedian and TV presenter's literary and creative life for more than 20 years, from 1965 to 1987.

The "Python notebooks" contain drafts, working material and personal reflections relating to Palin's writing as part of the surreal comedy troupe.

The comedian could not resist making a joke as he explained his thinking behind the donation.

"My work has been inspired by, and created in, this country, so I'm very pleased that my archive has been accepted by the British Library, and that they will make it publicly available, so that future generations will know not to make the same mistakes again," he quipped.

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The European Court of Human Rights gives the baby's parents more time to submit a full legal case.

Surrey's Kumar Sangakkara reaches an impressive milestone as he brings up his 100th century in all formats in the One-Day Cup quarter-final against Yorkshire.

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House price growth in London has accelerated for the first time in nearly a year, according to an official index.

London property values increased by 4.7% in the 12 months to April, taking the average price to £482,779, data released jointly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Land Registry and other bodies showed.

The annual growth rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than in the year to March 2017.

The report said: "This is the first time in 11 months that the rate of price growth in London has increased."

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Police officers believe their safety is being put at risk in Islington by a “dangerous” new radio system that means calls for urgent assistance have been missed by the colleagues closest to hand, external.

The Tribune has learned that a change in the way radios are operated, following a cost-cutting merger with neighbouring Camden earlier this year, is said to have resulted in multiple cases described as “near misses” – where injury to an officer was narrowly avoided.

The Queen is celebrating the 175th anniversary of the first British monarch to travel by train by recreating the journey from Slough to Paddington.

Queen Victoria made the journey on 13 June 1842 on the Great Western Railway.

Alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen was greeted by school children at Slough station.

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Judges in the European Court of Human Rights say terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard should keep receiving life support treatment until midnight on 19 June while they continue to consider his case.

Heathrow is the top ranked UK airport and number 20 in the world, according to new rankings,

Four British airports are among the worst 10 in the world.

Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted are in the bottom five in the AirHelp ranking which looks at punctuality, quality and service at 76 airports worldwide.

Edinburgh also made the bottom 10 of the list at number six.

The best? Singapore's Changi Airport of course..

The Met's second in command says if there are more attacks extra funding will be needed.

Theresa May's government is accused of not doing enough to retain euro clearing business in London.

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Detectives in Ealing are renewing appeals to trace a man in connection with a "brutal robbery" of an 85-year-old partially blind woman in her own home.

While one of the burglars - Ashan Ali, 22, of Commonwealth avenue, Hayes - is in prison having pleaded guilty, the other accomplice has never been traced.

The suspect is described as an Asian male, 18-25, a Punjabi speaker and he wore a scarf to partially cover his face. He is 6ft tall with a large nose and sharp eyebrows.

The robbery took place on 7 October 2015 at about 14:20 when the great-grandmother was home alone in Southall.

CCTV installed by the victim's family shows her answering the door to two men, who push past her.

She is then thrown to the floor and jewellery is ripped from her fingers and ears.

The pair then drag the victim along the floor into the living room. They later escaped stealing £300 in cash and a quantity of jewellery.

Detective Constable Nicholas Strachan, of Ealing police, said: “This was a cowardly and wicked attack on a defenceless woman in the home she has lived in for more than 40 years.

"We ask anyone who recognises the man wanted in connection with this incident to contact us.”

The Queen took on the same journey as the first monarch to travel by train, Queen Victoria.

Stanley Gibbons, the 160-year-old rare stamp and collectables business, has put itself up for sale.

The company has identified the Middle East and Asia as new markets for potential growth, but said expansion would require further investment.

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It said that it would therefore examine its options, which could include the sale of part or all of the business.

The firm was set up by Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1856 and is the world's longest established rare stamp trader.

It opened its first shop in 1891 on The Strand in London where it continues to trade from today. It also has overseas sites in Hong Kong and Singapore.

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An 81-year-old man was punched in the face and left with a broken jaw in an unprovoked attack while out walking his dog in Newham, police say.

The attack happened at midday on Thursday on the Greenway near Newham High Street South.

Samuel Cooper was approached by a white man, aged about 30 and 5ft 8ins who shouted at him and told him to keep his dog on a lead.

The suspect tried to bite Mr Cooper on the face but when that failed he then swung at him, punching him on the face and knocking him to the floor.

The suspect is stocky and had stubble and short dark hair. He was wearing dark jeans and short sleeve top.

Detectives are keen to identify a potential witness - an Asian male walking his dog, who was understood to be in the area moments before the attack took place.

Great Britain will host its first men's UCI World Tour race when the Ride London-Surrey Classic takes place in July.

BBC Weather

London will be dry and warm all day with plenty of sunshine and light winds.

A little fair weather cloud will develop during the afternoon, but even then we will see plenty of sunshine.

Maximum temperature: 22C (72F).