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The Independent says two senior judges are due to give their ruling over whether the Metropolitan Police breached the rights of the organisers of a planned vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event.

The Guardian says Sadiq Khan has called on ministers to grant him powers to freeze private rents in London, amid a push by Labour over cost of living issues.

Sky News says a large fire which broke out on the 17th floor of a block of flats in east London, has been contained.

The Metro says Commuters are facing another morning of travel chaos, with Tube services still largely suspended following yesterday’s 24-hour strike by London Underground workers.

The Metro says commuters face further travel misery on Thursday as a second 24-hour Tube strike in the space of a week cripples services in the capital yet again.

The Independent says Londoners woke to a second day of chaos across transport networks following a mass strike by Tube workers.

The Independent says The entire Tube network is expected to be disrupted as London Underground staff stage the first of two 24-hour strikes, starting from 12.01am on Tuesday, 1 March.

Sky News says The family of Sasha Johnson who was shot in the head at a party have made a fresh appeal for justice after the court case against four men collapsed.

The Independent says Workers have started dismantling the Marble Arch mound after the tourist attraction was widely deemed an outrageous waste of money.

The Independent says Strikes by London Underground (LU) workers are to go ahead next week after talks failed to resolve a dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions.

The Guardian says A 7-square-metre microflat, cramming in a bed, toilet, shower, sink and a microwave tucked under the pillow, has sold for 80% above its minimum listing price at £90,000.

Emma Raducanu stalker given 5-year restraining order and electronic tag after being found guilty of stalking US Open champ last month.

BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.

The Metro says Sexual offence accusations against officers in the Metropolitan Police are believed to have hit a record high after claims doubled in the months following Sarah Everard’s murder.

The Guardian says the east of England including London has been added to the red weather warning for wind issued by the Met Office because of Storm Eunice.

The Metro says a massive power cut plunged parts of London and Hertfordshire into darkness tonight.

The Independent says Seven people have been rescued, four of them hospitalised, after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar and restaurant in Hackney, east London.

BBC News says Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is leaving her role after a series of damaging controversies.

The Metro says Furious Sadiq Khan says he’s put Metropolitan Police boss Dame Cressida Dick ‘on notice’ after sexist, ableist and homophobic messages sent by her officers were exposed.

The Independent says a driver who ran over a knifeman in an attempt to stop him stabbing his ex-wife to death in the street will face no further police action.

The Metro says a large fire has ripped through a car garage close to an Underground station in London.

The Metro says thick plumes of smoke could be seen billowing into the air as an inferno broke out at a block of flats in east London.

The Independent says a man has been charged with the murder of his mother, say police, following the death of an 84-year-old woman in north London.

The Independent says a 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly driving his car into a knife attacker who had stabbed a woman in the street.

TfL will be handing out fines of £160 for drivers caught breaking the rules on London’s “red route” roads.