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The festive period is often a time of extensive travel disruption in London, with rail operators taking the opportunity to undertake repairs and upgrades while the city has fewer commuters. While the major closures of major stations like Waterloo and Liverpool Street are over, there is more planned disruption to watch out for over the coming days. When it comes to travel disruption, users of the Jubilee, Mildmay and DLR will be among those most impacted by planned changes to timetables.

The District and Metropolitan lines are both dealing with major disruption this morning due to signal failures and faulty trains. There are further delays on the rest of the network, with both Northern and Piccadilly lines part suspended. Elsewhere, the Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice that will affect services across the country today, as Storm Goretti approaches.

Detectives probing the case issued a CCTV image of a man they believe may have vital information. The spokesman added: Detectives investigating a sexual assault at Finsbury Park Underground station in December have released this image in connection. Anyone who recognises man is asked to contact police At around 10pm on Friday December 5, a man approached a woman on the platform and sexually assaulted her.

Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter. I am pleased to have seen photos of her. I know from reports that she lights up the space around her. She is happy and settled in her new family, as yet unaware of how she differs from other children. Her best chance in life comes with a permanent placement in an alternative family.

Joshua Johnson, 18, was killed in a crash on Todwick Road in Rotherham on 13 December, alongside a 17-year-old girl. But South Yorkshire Police (SYP) initially identified Trevor Wynn, 17, as the boy who had died and police informed his family. Meanwhile, Mr Johnson was thought to be injured and under sedation in hospital. However, the force admitted it has now referred itself to the policing watchdog after information came to light, which led to further checks taking place.

Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter. I am pleased to have seen photos of her. I know from reports that she lights up the space around her. She is happy and settled in her new family, as yet unaware of how she differs from other children. These siblings share something quite extraordinary. No one that they will meet in life is likely to understand what it is like to be a foundling, but they each know and understand.

While it may be tempting to turn the dial to warm your home more quickly, thermostats only control the final temperature the room reaches not the speed of heating so turning it up does not warm rooms faster and is unlikely to make any difference beyond causing your energy bills to soar. Read our full story below. Shaheena Uddin8 January 2026 06:00 Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said Storm Goretti will bring "wet, windy and wintry weather" to parts of the UK.

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Kensington and Chelsea Council has written to 100,000 households warning their personal details may have been taken in a recent cyber attack. The town hall urged residents to follow National Cyber Security Centre advice and warned criminals could use the information to make scams seem more legitimate, according to an update on its website. The council said the attack was carried out "with criminal intent"

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South London footie fans, pay attention: Southwark Council has officially approved plans to refurbish Dulwich's historic Champion Hill football stadium. The council has given the green light to plans that will see Dulwich Hamlet FC's old stadium transformed into a new 4,000-seat ground with a brand-new pitch and modern facilities. The footie club has been based in the borough for 123 years, and the new stadium is expected to secure the future of the team for years to come.

A convicted murderer and a second prisoner who absconded from prison on New Year's Day have been arrested, police have said. Avon and Somerset Police said both Armstrong and Washbourne had been arrested on Wednesday. Armstrong, who was convicted of murdering someone during a robbery in Warwickshire in 2009, was arrested by Warwickshire Police officers near Henley-in-Arden train station just before 12pm. A member of the public had reported seeing Armstrong, who is now in police custody.

A man in his 30s has died after he was hit by a police vehicle on an emergency call in south London. The pedestrian was struck by the marked vehicle on Borough High Street at 00:34 GMT, the Metropolitan Police said. He was given emergency first aid by officers and treated by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, but died at the scene.

This is the first picture of a much-loved five-year-old boy killed after being struck by a family friend's electric vehicle that allegedly accelerated on its own accord. A court heard motorist Ashenafei Demissie claims he was sitting in his parked Volkswagen ID.4 when it suddenly sped into Fareed Amir and his own son Raphael, 12, in November 2022. Demissie, 52, denies causing death and serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving in a car park outside his flat near London Bridge Station, The Times reports.

To help support people during cold snaps like what we are currently experiencing, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) runs the cold weather payment scheme for qualifying households. This is a one-off payment of 25 that is triggered for every seven-day period where the temperature in an area is at or below zero degrees. An estimated 674,000 households across over 441 postcode areas can now expect a payment.

A shake-up of the government's defence science powerhouse at Porton Down has severely damaged morale and harmed work on critical science that supports national security, a senior whistleblower has told the Guardian. The whistleblower said they were raising concerns in the public interest that the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), based largely at Porton Down in Wiltshire, had been left in a paralysing limbo because of the changes.

After a turbulent start to 2025, marked by heightened geopolitical uncertainty and volatile market reactions to the introduction of trade tariffs, IPO activity gathered momentum towards the end of the year. The final quarter saw a notable acceleration in listings as companies moved ahead with postponed floatation plans, encouraged by stabilising market conditions and improving investor sentiment. Looking ahead, the pipeline of prospective IPOs remains strong, supporting expectations of a renewed uptick in activity in the first half of 2026.