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Bianca Jagger warns of impact of gambling on youths and joins MP opposing 24/7 arcade

Bianca Jagger joined local campaigners in a protest against a 24/7 gambling arcade

Evening Standard

Thousands sign petition in support of pie and mash shop facing closure over astronomical rent hike

Ruth Phillips has been serving up food at Cockney’s in Portobello Road for over 30 years

Evening Standard

The Standard podcast: Wuthering Heights is fifty shades of Earl Grey tea

Culture writer India Block’s take on the hotly anticipated gothic romance, from its steamy aesthetic to the alternative soundtrack

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Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds

Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

The Guardian - UK

Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year

Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultants

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs push front bench for ‘crackdown’ on ‘dodgy’ vape and barber shops

Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick recently criticised ‘weird Turkish barber shops’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tanni Grey-Thompson: It is shocking that a Tube station like South Kensington is still not step-free

This summer, the VA Museum opens its doors to a new exhibition Design and Disability, which aims to celebrate the creative force of Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people across design, art and culture. Described as “both a celebration and a call to action”, the exhibition will highlight the many ways…

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E-bikes crackdown: Riders face having cycles and scooters crushed hours after offences under new laws

Police will no longer have to warn offenders before confiscating and destroying their vehicles if they have been driven in an anti-social way or used in thefts

Evening Standard

At least £64bn of property in England and Wales hidden behind opaque trusts

Campaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the ‘go-to vehicle for kleptocrats’

The Guardian - UK

UK offshore havens miss deadline for transparency plans

British Virgin Islands criticised for launching financial crime-fighting cartoon mascot before new legislation

The Guardian - UK

In the shadow of Grenfell, tenants are living with damp, mould and rats – there’s no faith in politics without a safe home

The positive news is that better laws, regulations and rights for residents are on the way, says Labour MP Joe Powell

The Guardian - UK

MP: Charities supporting gambling addicts at risk of closure without funding

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the Government is ‘working hard’ to resolve any gaps in funding.

The Independent UK

Labour’s Secret Weapon to Crush the Reform UK Surge Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight

Labor MP Joe Powell is making headlines with a groundbreaking private members bill aimed at curbing the addictive nature of social media for children under 16.

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British Virgin Islands accused of ‘shameful’ attempt to avoid financial crime crackdown

MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islands

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Evening Standard

South Kensington Tube station overhaul takes major step forward

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said the upgrades are ‘nationally beneficial and not just about London’ as campaigners seek £60m from government

Evening Standard

Girl, eight, shot as she sat in car with her parents and two-year-old sibling

Her 34-year-old father has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after the double shooting in Ladbroke Grove, west London, on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Gunman ‘fired directly into car’ when eight-year-old girl was shot

A 34-year-old man was also seriously hurt in the double shooting in Ladbroke Grove, west London, on Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

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The Independent UK

Boy shot dead at family fun day at ‘Teletubbies Park’ in west London as police launch murder probe

Six men arrested after 15-year-old killed amid ‘screaming’ attendees in horror incident in Ladbroke Grove

Evening Standard

Could private school fees plan hit Labour in London seat where over half of parents pay for education?

Labour has pledged to end the VAT exemption on private schools and use the money to hire 6,500 teachers in the state sector

Texas Observer

Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks For Polluters

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Gulf Coast petrochemical growth draws billions in tax breaks despite pollution violations

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

Evening Standard

Calls to urgently close legal loopholes that allow Vladimir Putin's allies to evade sanctions in London

Legal loopholes that could allow Vladimir Putin's allies to avoid UK government sanctions and own property in London need to be urgently closed, it has been warned.

Evening Standard

Ex-Labour MP to run against party in Kensington, saying it lacks ‘compassion’

‘Where’s the compassion in the Labour party? It’s gone,’ she said

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Will Hill among 6 ex-Giants to pick up XFL championship ring

The Arlington Renegades won the XFL Championship Game on Saturday night and six ex-New York Giants earned themselves a ring.

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