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Bus driver shot dead outside London pub named by police

Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa, 25, was named by police as the victim of the attack

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Sugar Prices Consolidate After Recent Surge

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.35 (-2.09%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -4.10 (-0.80%). Sugar prices today fell back on some long liquidation pressure after the sharp August rally. Before falling back, NY and London sugar today both posted new...

Barchart · Aug 12

Cocoa Recovers Some Ground After Tuesday’s Sharp Drop on Beneficial West African Weather

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is up +88 (+1.59%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is up +35 (+0.86%). Cocoa prices are trading higher today, retracing some of the sharp declines seen on Tuesday, when Sep ICE NY cocoa fell -4.78% and London cocoa fell -4.21%. Cocoa...

Barchart · Aug 12

What time is the solar eclipse in London? How to watch the spectacle today

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The Independent UK · Aug 12

London Open House Festival: The landmarks taking part this year you should see

From 10 Downing Street to tiny flats, Meghann Murdock details how to make the most of the annual architectural showcase taking place across the capital

Evening Standard · Aug 12

What’s a wedding without a dirtbike doughnut? Hark1karan’s best photograph

‘On the day the youngest brother got married, they were out doing doughnuts and burnouts at eight in the morning’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Barking fire LIVE: Huge blaze erupts in east London, closing section of A13

Around 125 firefighters are tackling the blaze on Ripple Road

Evening Standard · Aug 12

In the 1950s and 60s, British scientists secretly released harmless bacteria in London’s Underground to study how biological agents could spread

For several decades during the Cold War, British government scientists carried out a covert program testing how biological agents might spread through crowded public spaces, and the London Underground became one of their test sites. Researchers linked to the Microbiological Research Establishment at Porton Down dropped small containers of bacterial…

The Times of India · Aug 12

Fragrant fortunes: Doha's Teeb Al Hazm plans London debut as Gulf perfumes gain wider appeal

From oud and bukhoor to niche fragrance houses, the Teeb Al Hazm perfume exhibition reflects the Gulf's enduring love of scent as organisers prepare to take the concept to Europe.

Euronews · Aug 12

Live facial recognition cameras to be used on UK’s busiest shopping street

Sadiq Khan has indicated the technology will be deployed on London’s Oxford Street despite human rights concerns

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12