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Sugar Prices Climb as Conab Cuts its Brazil Sugar Production Estimate

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.24 (+1.36%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is up +8.40 (+1.660%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher after Conab, Brazil's government forecasting agency, cut its 2024/25 Brazil Center South sugar production estimate to 42 MMT from...

Barchart · Aug 22, 2024

Cocoa Prices Supported by Production Concerns in West Africa

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +139 (+1.45%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is unchanged. NY cocoa prices today are moderately higher. Dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production and pushed NY cocoa prices to a 2-month high Wednesday. Forecaster...

Barchart · Aug 22, 2024

London restaurant St John offers its ‘nose-to-tail’ food at 1994 prices

Deal in celebration of 30th anniversary of founding of Michelin-starred pioneer sells out on day of launch

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

She’s Coming Home: England's Lucy Bronze Sets Her Eyes on the Prize at Chelsea

Lucy Bronze’s first competitive outing in a Chelsea kit wasn’t in Kingsmeadow or Stamford Bridge, but more than 3,000 miles from London in New Jersey’s Red Bull

Sports Illustrated · Aug 22, 2024

OPINION - Labour's 20mph speed limit plans are very worrying

It’s not often that the nation looks to Wales for lessons in reactive government — Labour’s record there has been startlingly bad — but on one crucial issue perhaps it should. Wales, like London, introduced a 20mph speed limit across much of the country in September. The Welsh responded with…

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Londoners planning late August getaway warned of rail, road and flight chaos

The roads are expected to be the busiest they been since 2015 as strike action is planned on the railways and at Heathrow

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Ukrainian refugee who spoke little English when she moved to London in 2022 scores top GCSE results

Liliia Ternova, 17, joined Harris Academy Wimbledon in June 2022 and had to quickly get to grips with the UK curriculum and the English language

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Police accused of ‘re-traumatising’ Black child after he was seized by armed police for having a water pistol

After armed police detained him over a water pistol, officers turned up at Child X’s home again and seized his phone claiming that he was suspected of being involved in a crime - something the family has denied

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Area guide to Borough: Cynthia Shanmugalingam on why her SE1 patch is more than just a market

The chef and author moved to Borough Market to open her first restaurant after two decades in east London

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

‘Does it have a Gail’s?’ How a bakery became middle-class England’s most powerful political bellwether

Seats hosting the upmarket chain were key to the Lib Dems’ Tory-ousting strategy in July’s election. But, after recent protests, Gail’s is much more controversial than it seems

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024