The London Standard - December 07, 2022

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December 07, 2022

London market cools as house prices drop around Britain

HOUSE prices fell at their fastest rate since the start of the financial crisis last month as the toxic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget sent the property market plunging.

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‘Sharing stories can have impact youre not wrong there Harty)

Vow: Harry and Meghan at the Ripple of Hope awards, and Meghan crying in a Netflix trailer. Their documentary will hit the King, seen yesterday at a Sikh temple in Luton

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£10,000 to see England v France

Tickets for huge quarter-final clash in Qatar on sale for 28 times face value

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Don't point finger of blame at us over drone strikes, US tells Putin

Blast proof: a baby inacotin front of a window protected by sandbags in the department of intensive care for newborns at Okhmatdyt Hospital in Kyiv yesterday

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Enough drugs to combat Strep A, insists minister

SHANIA TWAIN donned leopard print, reminiscent of her outfit in the music video of her 1997 hit That Don’t Impress Me Much, on the red carpet at the People’s Choice Awards. Olivia Wilde wore a sheer black dress to pick up the best drama prize for her film Don’t Worry Darling.

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Rishi vs the rebels: can Sunak unite the party?

With growing Tory unrest on everything from energy to housing, does the PM have the strength and backing to stare down his backbenchers? Anne McElvoy reports

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Climb on board for a cheaper shop

Food bus to stop outside hospital so that patients and staff can stock up

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Family’s plea to help solve 2003 murder

Fatally shot: Leon Forbes

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It's 'Mellow Monday' WFH then on our bikes from Tuesday

Kensington High Street, where cycle lanes were axed by the council in December 2020, has seen a reduction in journeys. The number of Strava riders on Kensington High Street fell by seven per cent in 2020-21 and by a further three per cent in 2021-22, he said. Cycle campaigners will have their application for a judicial review of Kensington and Chelsea council's decision to axe the cycle lanes heard by the High Court tomorrow.

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Nigella reveals her pick of London's top restaurants NIGEL AWSONL

NIGELLA LAWSON has revealed her top restaurants in London while admitting she rarely enjoys meals out because she eats “such a lot at home”.

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Accountant neighbours’ 100k seven-year battle over parking

TWO accountants have spent £100,000 in a bitter seven-year feud over a “few feet” of parking space outside their west London homes, a court has heard.

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First class no more even the Victorians did it better

Go-slow: the final date for second-class Christmas deliveries this year is Dec 12

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There is a surprising joy hidden within London's glorious, historic churches

Evensong is free to allcomers for midnight mass on Christmas Eve I favour Westminster Cathedral

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No going home for Christmas, again - welcome to basket-case Britain

These strikes expose how broken this country feels. Mundane everyday activities are now a massive gamble

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Duchess of York set to enter the realm of NFTs

SARAH FERGUSON, the Duchess of York, is hoping to take the unpredictable digital art world by storm. Fergie is creating a virtual gallery to display her range of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), a type of digital artwork.

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Help to Buy extension still leaves many hopeful first-time buyers stranded

‘Disappointed’: Charlie Cook says the extension won't help many people. Alexandra Muresan says many will still not meet the new deadline

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The six things buyers should never do when dealing with an estate agent

C Dri im ie HS Priorities: keep in mind that an agent is acting for the seller, not the buyer

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Priced out: tough choices facing London renters

Soaring costs for tiny rooms with nightmare landlords are forcing many London renters to move to the outer suburbs, or even leave the capital altogether with mixed results, finds Ruth Bloomfield

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Megamix of London's of Japanese cool might be one most remarkable places

Soulful slice of minimalism: above, the dining room. Dishes, right from bottom, include chicken meatball and cured yolk; grilled mochi and celeriac tare; and duck rice

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Moonpig wanes on postal strike blow to profits and forecast

ROYAL Mail strikes claimed an early victim today — greeting card business Moonpig.

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Zantac US court triumph boosts GSK

Also rising: GSK offshoot Haleon, up 4%

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GRANDEE GOES HESELTINE RETIRES FROM HAYMARKET

ONE of Britain’s longest-serving bosses, Lord Heseltine, is finally to retire as chairman of the publishing group Haymarket that he co-founded in 1957.

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‘Instead of beers, he just studied lineouts on his laptop’

Schalk Brits reveals the sobering truth about diligent team-mate

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Morocco are believers after conquering Spain

Up, up and away: Morocco’s players give boss Walid Regragui a big lift

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Sensational Ramos stops all the rumblings over Ronaldo

THE king is dead, long live the king. It was always going to take something special to overshadow Cristiano Ronaldo after he was dropped last night, but Goncalo Ramos’s sensational hat trick ensured he was the man on the front and back pages in Portugal this morning.

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Giroud a craftier’ player since leaving Premier League

ENGLAND will come up against a familiar opponent when they face France on Saturday.

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HOW TO STOP MBAPPE? ENGLAND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR TWO YEARS!

The perfect 10? Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring in France’s last-16 win over Poland and England must find a way of stopping him in Saturday’s quarter-final clash

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MADDISON: I'M READY FOR MY QATAR CHANCE

PLAYMAKER HUNGRY’ TO MAKE WORLD CUP IMPACT

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