The Latest Breaking News from London

Only video games "force people to live in your drawings for hours at a time"

BAFTA Breakthrough art director Fred Hoffman explains why games are the ultimate canvas.

Creative Bloq · Nov 23, 2024

‘Genocide-free’ cola makes a splash in the United Kingdom

Gaza Cola offers its drinkers an ‘apartheid-free’ alternative as they boycott big-name brands.

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2024

Anti-racism campaigner’s London book events cancelled amid threat of far-right violence

Freedom of speech groups alarmed after events to promote book by Hope Not Hate employee are called off

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

Cocoa Prices Surge on West African Cocoa Crop Concerns

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Friday closed up +448 (+5.30%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed up +413 (+5.62%). Cocoa prices soared Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 4-1/4 month high. The impact of recent heavy rains on...

Barchart · Nov 22, 2024

Out of office: what the Wallpaper editors have been doing this week

A week of jetsetting has seen the editors in Tokyo, Milan, Vienna, Miami, New York and drinking Guinness with Jonathan Anderson in London

Wallpaper · Nov 22, 2024

London mobile phone thieves strike twice in seconds before police helicopter chase thwarts robbery

A pair of thieves stole mobile phones from two pedestrians in London within seconds.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024

Stars arrive at the 2024 Royal Variety Performance after Queen pulls out

The King is scheduled to attend the show at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

London affordable house-building plummets 88 per cent in a year, with some boroughs starting just one each

The collapse in affordable homes started in London in the last financial year compares with a 39 per cent fall across England as a whole

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

Safety warning after carbon monoxide emergency calls rise 37% in a year in London

Gas emergency service say rise in calls could be linked to people not getting boilers serviced

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2024

Cocoa Prices Soar on West African Cocoa Crop Woes

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +453 (+5.36%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +401 (+5.46%). Cocoa prices are soaring today, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/2 month high and London cocoa posting a 4-1/4 month high. The impact of recent heavy rains...

Barchart · Nov 22, 2024