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GENERAL
When is Remembrance Sunday 2026 and when is the two-minute silence?
No tickets are needed to watch from the pavements of Whitehall, and the service is on the BBC, Sky and ITV, GOV.UK says.
Whitehall Minute
CRIME & SAFETY
Met’s volunteer police chief dismissed over images on work phone
James Deller, head of the Special Constabulary, will be added to the College of Policing’s barred list after an accelerated misconduct hearing on 9 October.
Whitehall Minute
CRIME & SAFETY
IOPC: Met should investigate itself over ‘Putney pusher’ suspect
The man’s family welcomed the decision and said the investigation should be “thorough, independent and unflinching in establishing what went wrong”.
Whitehall Minute
JUSTICE
Two firms fined £1.3m over London coach driver’s death
A window had fallen from the same penthouses in August 2017 and just missed two workers, but key concerns raised in the review that followed were not acted on…
Whitehall Minute
ECONOMY
UK rents climb at fastest pace since December 2025
Average monthly rent reached £1,400 in the 12 months to August 2026, while UK house price growth slowed for a third consecutive month, according to the Office for…
Whitehall Minute
