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  • Updates on 9 April

  1. Victorian boot scraper converted into 'mouse hole'published at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    A Victorian-era boot scraper in south London has become the home of miniature displays featuring crafted mice.

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  2. Cummings reveals his deal with PMpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Dominic Cummings says the deal to come and work in government was agreed with Boris Johnson in his living room.

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  3. PMQs recap: PM challenged on women's safetypublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Boris Johnson said the public reaction to Sarah Everard's death was "wholly justified".

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  4. London's weather: Sunshine and showerspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

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    Dry and bright to start this morning, with some hazy sunshine. Turning cloudy by lunchtime, followed by a spell of showery rain this afternoon. Rain a little heavy for a time.

    Maximum temperature: 9 to 12°C (48 to 54°F).

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  5. Petition demands answers on woman's seafront deathpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Blessing Olusegun, 21, was found dead on Bexhill seafront in September last year.

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  6. PM: 'Most comprehensive review since Cold War'published at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Boris Johnson says Britain needs to "relearn the art of competing against states with opposing values".

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  7. Trial date for PC accused of Sarah Everard's murderpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Met officer Wayne Couzens will next appear at the Old Bailey on 9 July for a plea hearing.

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  8. The Grammy winner making music in his childhood roompublished at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Jacob Collier became the first UK artist to win a Grammy for each of his first four albums.

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  9. Downing Street press briefing room images revealedpublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Some have criticised the £2.6m spend, but Dominic Raab defended the need to communicate with the public.

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  10. Police arrest four at Everard vigil in Westminsterpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Police arrested four people and handed out two fixed penalty notices at the central London demonstration.

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  11. London's weather: Showery throughout the daypublished at 07:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

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    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain to start this morning. It will be cloudy through most of the day, with light, patchy rain this afternoon. Mild, but turning breezy later this afternoon.

    Maximum Temperature: 10 to 13°C (50 to 55°F).

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  12. Lib Dems call for London central housing companypublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Luisa Porritt is to set out her policies as she launches her London mayoral campaign.

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  13. 'You can't build a community on concrete'published at 00:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Developers have proposed to convert part of Park Road Allotments in Isleworth into housing.

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  14. The days when the country edged close to disasterpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    Twenty of Downing Street's most senior politicians, officials and former officials take you "into the room" where essential Covid decisions were being made.

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  15. 'Skills revolution' pledge by Scots Conservativespublished at 21:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross plans a £500 "Retrain to Rebuild" grant to help people learn new skills.

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  16. Met PC removed from duties for sharing graphicpublished at 20:17 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    The probationary officer had been deployed to Kent in the search operation for Sarah Everard.

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  17. Davina McCall denies 'victim shaming' tweetpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    The TV presenter seeks to "clarify" social media post about the high-profile disappearance.

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  18. Woman 'was ignored by police' over exposure reportpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    She was on her way home from the Sarah Everard vigil when she was confronted by a man.

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  19. Ministers criticise PM over second wave 'denial'published at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    Senior figures tell the BBC Boris Johnson should have been tougher in the autumn to prevent more deaths.

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  20. Johnson in March 2020: 'I shook hands with everybody'published at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    In a press conference at the start of the pandemic, the prime minister told reporters he was still shaking hands.

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