UK - The Evening Standard

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1. Londoners face larger council tax hikes than rest of country

   Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Westminster, and the City of London will face cuts

2. Met Police falling short of emergency call targets - as control room staff prepare to strike on NYE

   In September 2022, inspectors discovered the force answered 63.9 per cent of 999 calls within 10 seconds – but this rose to 94 per cent by February 2024

3. Campaign group at High Court in fight over Hampstead Heath ponds rules for trans people

   Sex Matters is bringing a High Court claim over the arrangements for trans bathers on Hampstead Heath

4. Nick Reiner’s arraignment pushed to January in parents’ murder case

   A group of the Reiners’ friends released a statement describing them as ‘a special force together – dynamic, unselfish and inspiring’.

5. Two arrested after shouting slogans involving calls for ‘intifada’ – Met Police

   The arrests mark a change in approach from both the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police.

6. Strictly star Amber Davies says love outshines the hate she has received

   Davies said she has felt ‘so supported’ on the show.

7. Met Police make arrests over 'intifada' chants at pro-Palestine march in central London

   The force is also taking more ‘assertive’ action against slogans and messages intimidating Jewish communities in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack

8. Ex-PSNI officer arrested over alleged sexual offences while on duty – Ombudsman

   The arrest was made on Wednesday after a complaint was made.

9. Woman on the run for allegedly killing two teenage girls rescued from The Thames

   Zulma Guzman Castro is alleged to have killed two people with poisoned raspberries

10. Tyson Fury takes aim at 'classless loser' Anthony Joshua ahead of Jake Paul showdown

    Joshua returns to the ring this Friday night