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Young driver killed as tree crushes car in London amid high winds

The motorist, in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene in north London

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Police have established a cordon and paramedics were seen at the site

Scaffolding is down in Streatham High Road

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Two people have been taken to hospital after scaffolding fell into a south London high road.

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Driver killed after tree crushes car as London hit by high winds

The motorist, in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene

London escaped the fierce 80mph winds of Storm Boelo but blustery weather still played havoc across the capital

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The Metropolitan Police is “resisting” a full inquest into the death of Chris Kaba, who was shot by police in 2022, lawyers for his family told a coroner’s court.

Sgt Martyn Blake shot Mr Kaba, 24, in Streatham, south-east London, in September 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars.

An inquest into Mr Kaba’s death was opened and immediately adjourned in October 2022, amid an initial investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Five most shocking claims in the Russell Brand trial so far

Five most shocking claims in the Russell Brand trial so far

Bread Ahead rises again: Bakery secures future at Borough Market but owner says 'trust is gone'

Bread Ahead secures future at Borough Market but says 'trust is gone'

Families from London hope for news of loved-ones after tragedy kills hundreds and leaves many more missing

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Londoners are among Britons missing after flash floods in Nepal that have killed at least 469 people.

More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and feared dead as rescue efforts continue following flooding in the Rasuwa district, which borders China’s autonomous region of Tibet.

Phoebe Bridgers appears to have taken a swipe at ex Paul Mescal’s girlfriend Gracie Abrams on her new album.

US indie musician Bridgers, 31, and Irish actor Mescal, 30, began dating in 2020, having first connected over Twitter when Bridgers shared praise for Normal People. The couple, who were reportedly engaged, split in December 2022, with Bridgers now in a relationship with comedian Bo Burnham, 35.

Bridgers, 31, is releasing her third album Lost Weekend on Friday (7 August), with early rave reviews teasing lyrics that appear to allude to Abrams, 26.

As culture shocks go, they were pretty seismic. When rising US soul sensation Jalen Ngonda first left his Maryland home to study music in Liverpool in 2014, he flew via Dublin, where he required a 24-hour stopover. “I’d never seen vast amounts of Irish people, going from, like, a black and Latino neighbourhood in Maryland to seeing just white people. That’s a shock but in a very inviting way,” the 32-year-old explains. “I just felt so enamoured. I was, like, ‘Oh man, I’m in a different part of the world. I’m out of America.’”

Three of the theatres are facing redevelopment plans to be turned into places of worship

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Four London theatres are at risk of closure, redevelopment, or demolition, according to the Theatres Trust At Risk Register.

Second spectacular thunderstorm in a week hits London amid record-breaking heatwave

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London was hit by a dramatic thunderstorm in the early of hours of this morning with lightning strikes seen across the capital.

Photos and videos posted online showed lightning peppering the capital shortly after 4am.