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The London Minute ⏰ Friday 9 October 2026
Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali wins by-election, Southwark skyscraper rescue drama, Piccadilly Circus and Regent Street pedestrianisation paused + ‘first look at what’s next’ for Arsenal at Design Museum
👋 Good morning London. I need to pause t...
The London Minute ⏰ Thursday 8 October 2026
700 arrests in one month as phone thefts hit four-year low, Kingston Market fire video, 1,000 school support staff to strike tomorrow + Holborn and St Pancras by-election today
👋 Good morning London. It’s a beautiful day for a by-election...
The London Minute ⏰ Wednesday 7 October 2026
800-year-old market destroyed by fire, Holborn and St Pancras by-election previews + what pedestrianised Oxford Street will actually look like
👋 Good morning London. Would you miss this newsletter if it didn’t exist? It’s always been ad-f...
The London Minute ⏰ Tuesday 6 October 2026
Bus routes face axe, Bayeux Tapestry ticket-holders turned away, Rowan Atkinson returns to West End, AI news fail of the day + heads-up: it’s going to rain tomorrow
👋 Good morning London. Honestly, it’s not the busiest day of news so far…...
The London Minute ⏰ Monday 5 October 2026
Hunt for memorial service gunman, housing vs data centres, ‘stockpile food’ clickbait headlines + a new members’ club for small dogs
👋 Good morning London. There are now more than 10,000 of you on this mailing list. That blows my mind, as...
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