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British athletes light Paralympic Flame in birthplace of Games near London

Four days before the Paris Paralympics begin, the torch was lit on Saturday next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The flame arrives in France on Sunday via the Channel tunnel.

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Boston is scheduled to get the next ‘Swingers,’ to be designed like a retro British country club

Swingers was started by Matt Grech-Smith and Jeremy Simmonds at a 2014 pop-up in London.

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Londoners warned against scanning QR codes advertising cannabis websites

Capital police wary of growing number of codes advertising class B drug and delivery

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Somerset House starts phased reopening after fire forced closure

Some exhibitions open to public today as investigation continues into cause of blaze in Grade-I listed venue in London

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‘Strange and exciting’: Japanese food sculpture goes on show in London

Sampuru are a restaurant staple – a 3D version of menus. And such is the precision craftsmanship in their creation, they cost far more than the real thing

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Marie-Amélie Le Fur lost a leg at 15. Nine medals later she faces her biggest challenge

The head of Paris’s Paralympics committee hopes the Games can help improve accessibility to sport for disabled people in France

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Notting Hill carnival has renewed importance since riots, organisers say

Hope that this weekend’s event in west London will bring people together to celebrate diversity after recent unrest

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Surprising minor crimes and anti-social behaviour that could land you in court

Rollerskating on the Tube, dancing on a moped, and spitting can be against the law

Evening Standard

71-year-old billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is in a race to secure his legacy

Jim Ratcliffe's purchases may help him be remembered beyond his fortune from a $52 billion petrocchemicals giant.

Fortune

Gardener's notebook: 'Plastic flowers for Instagram experiences are a scandal — bring back bedding plants'

In a city struggling with biodiversity, it’s bonkers to use plastic flowers instead of cheerful displays of real plants

Evening Standard

As Ukraine, Gaza wars rage on, some airlines are benefitting

It’s increasingly difficult for Western airlines to avoid contentious conflict zones even as Chinese ones swoop in.

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'We're all good': Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott shut down split speculation with fun roller-skating date

The couple were all-smiles as they stepped out in west London together

Evening Standard

NY Cocoa Prices Underpinned by Global Supply Fears

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) Friday closed up +132 (+1.36%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -62 (-0.98%). NY cocoa prices settled mixed on Friday, with NY cocoa posting a 2-month high as dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production. Forecaster...

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Notting Hill Carnival bank holiday special ...The Standard podcast

Plus! Dancing on melting ice 20m over London to urge climate action

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NY Cocoa Rallies on West African Weather Concerns

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +132 (+1.36%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -62 (-0.98%). NY cocoa prices today are mixed, with NY cocoa posting a 2-month high as dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production. Forecaster Maxar...

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‘Criminal Record’ Gets Second Season on Apple TV Plus

Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo portray London detectives in edgy drama

Evening Standard

OPINION - Chasing Fog by Laura Pashby review: the wonderful weirdness of fog

Sometimes, it really is true — they don’t make them like they used to, even fogs. London was once the home of the pea-souper – but have you noticed one lately? That’s almost certainly a good thing, though. The worst ever hit in December 1952: “an all encompassing smoke-laden yellow…

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Cowrie shell sculpture chosen as slavery memorial for London

The Wake by Khaleb Brooks intended to aid reflection on victims of slavery while acknowledging its ongoing impact

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The Museum of London chooses a pooping pigeon for its logo – a symbol of duality, defiance and immigration

As the Museum of London relocates from London Wall to the old Smithfield Market site, it has reverted to its old name, the London Museum, and chosen a brand new logo – a pooping pigeon.

The Conversation

The problem with Rachel Reeves’ plan to boost Britain’s pension pots

Britain has a pension problem. Despite having one of the biggest and most sophisticated financial centres of the world in London, the country’s pension industry does not fall into the same category.

Evening Standard

Trains across swathe of south London to be seriously disrupted for nine days due to upgrade works

No Southern Railway trains will run at West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Birkbeck and Beckenham Junction stations

The Guardian - UK

The London & Paris, Folkestone, Kent: ‘Numerous devil-may-care twists’ – restaurant review

There’s effort in every turn to pack in extra interest, flavour or pizzazz

Evening Standard

'Very demure, very mindful': Your guide to embrace the new mood in London

Want to be more demure? Joe Bromley on what to wear and where to go in London

The Guardian - UK

Anish Kapoor at prayer and a giant pumpkin in the park – the week in art

A master of colour fills Liverpool Cathedral and Yayoi Kusama lands outdoors – all in your weekly dispatch

Evening Standard

Design chosen for London's memorial to victims of transatlantic slavery

Mayor Sadiq Khan says the memorial will ‘help to remind and educate Londoners of the capital’s role in this terrible treatment of human beings’

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