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Cocoa Prices Rally to New Record Highs on Shrinking Global Supplies

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK24 ) this morning is up +60 (+0.62%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK24 ) is up +137 (+1.67%). Cocoa prices extended their parabolic rally today, with NY cocoa and London cocoa posting new all-time highs. Cocoa prices fell back from their best levels as...

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UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates

London’s High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against extradition if the US fails to provide certain assurances.

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OPINION - Reality check: Susan Hall might win the London mayoral election

In the course of three or so years and more than 700 editions, this newsletter has been known to drop the odd clanger. Typos, of course ('guilt-edged' still haunts me late at night) and even once contriving to use an image of Tower Bridge to illustrate a story about Hammersmith…

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Sizeable Surprises Coming to Pokémon GO this April

Large-sized Pokémon are making their appearance in the game with the Sizeable Surprises event. Meanwhile, those in London can enjoy another event.

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If Tories who want to run the capital think London is in New York, shouldn’t we be worried?

It was crazy to flag up UK crime using footage of the NY subway. But then, Susan Hall is the candidate: wisdom’s in short supply, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Forget roast, mash and boiled: alternative potato side dishes

Fried, roast and boiled are all well and good, but to make your spuds the stars of the show, spice them up, stick them on the barbecue or drown them in cream

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan accuses Tories of ‘lies’ over London mayoral ad

Mayor hits back after Conservatives pull online video showing panicking crowd in New York to criticise crime record

The Guardian - UK

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Fact-check: All the claims from the controversial Tory ad attack against Sadiq Khan

The Tory party has come under fire after using footage from a stampede at a New York subway station in an attack ad on Labour mayor Sadiq Khan

Evening Standard

Sheridan Smith's best stage roles, as her new musical Opening Night makes its debut in the West End

Over the past 25 years, the darling of British theatre has proved there’s little she can’t do. On the eve of her latest big London show we take a look at her best roles yet

Evening Standard

Conservative London Mayor candidate vows to tear out 'havoc-causing cycle lanes' if elected into office

As well as removing cycle lanes in the capital, Susan Hall also promises to back any group that wants rid of LTNs in London

Cycling Weekly

Richard Taylor obituary

Father of Damilola whose mission was to fight knife crime and provide support for disadvantaged young people

The Guardian - UK

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.

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OPINION - I'm sorry but I don't want to pay a green tax to eat out in London, it's expensive enough already

Let’s get something out of the way: in theory, I do not oppose Westerners giving money to developing nations so that fruit trees may be planted. Quite the contrary. Clearly, looking at history, there is something owed. Nor should we forget the simple fact that many here can afford to…

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Theatre for kids: the best shows to see this Easter from Paddington in Concert to The Everywhere Bear

Looking for some exciting ways to fill the bank holiday? From musical adaptations of best-selling children’s books, to thoughtful takes on Shakespeare, London is packed with children’s shows

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London mayoral election: What has Sadiq Khan done to tackle crime in our city?

With under six weeks to go until the mayoral election on May 2, the Standard launches a series of audits into Sadiq Khan’s record. Here, Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham examines crime

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: The only way is up for London's skyline of the future

London is poised to reach further out into the sky. Plans are afoot to build scores of new tall buildings across the capital over the next few years in a wave of construction that will reshape the city’s skyline for the next century.

Evening Standard

London's skyscraper boom: Scores of towering new high rises set to be built across capital

76 high-rise projects get the nod in just two years

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Lynn Kinnear obituary

Landscape architect whose work ranged from urban playgrounds to wetland parks and who was committed to working with local communities

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Green London mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett pledges lower Tube fares and free school meals expansion

The candidate warned that London has become ‘far too expensive’ for ‘too many people’

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How Japan's cooking culture forever changed London's restaurants

In a tiny room above Los Mochis in Notting Hill is a clever fusion of Japanese and Mexican

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan launches TfL hate crime taskforce to protect public from antisemitism and Islamophobia

City Hall said the new taskforce will help Jewish and Muslim communities identify “areas of risk and plan improvements” to the sprawling transport network

Evening Standard

London-listed betting giants 888 and Flutter rethink plans for world domination

William Hill owner 888 announced cutbacks in ‘non-core’ regions, while Flutter took a huge hit from writing down the value of its operations in smaller markets

Evening Standard

Cheistha Kochhar: LSE student e-bike rider killed in bin lorry crash had 'a hug to spare for everyone'

Cheistha Kochhar, 33, had been riding a Forest e-bike at the time of the crash in central London last Tuesday

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FTSE 100 Live 26 March: Index closes at 12-month high and close to 8000, Trump-backed app's shares surge in US

The FTSE 100 index edged slightly higher today, after an initial dip, and is once again close to 12-month highs and not too far off of record levels.

Evening Standard

Police offer £10,000 reward in hunt for west London cul de sac murderer

Construction worker Sean O’Neill, 30, died after being found with multiple stab wounds in Reynolds Road, Hayes, around 6.50pm on May 18

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