Unlivable, pricey accommodation have created an existential risk for London Young professionals are sometimes spending more than half their wage on rent. When will breaking point come? Fortune · Jul 31, 2024
‘A gentleness in the hard truths’: behind the scenes at Slave Play Slave Play, London is on at the Noël Coward theatre – Amah-Rose Abrams reports on a ‘hilarious, tender, confronting’ performance and its masterful mirrored set Wallpaper · Jul 31, 2024
Who will win this week's Stirling Prize 2024: Hackney social housing in the running for top architecture award Four of the six shortlisted architecture prizes are in London, including the Elizabeth Line Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
2024 Stirling Prize goes to the Elizabeth Line: we speak to the winners The 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize winner has been revealed, with the Elizabeth Line crowned as the year's best building project; find out about the design and what else made it into the running for the UK's most coveted architecture award Wallpaper · Jul 30, 2024
London swelters in hottest day of the year with 32C recorded in Heathrow Capital’s blistering 32C temperatures mark hottest day of 2024 but forecasters warn of thunderstorms on way Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
OPINION - The London Question: Would you really queue 30 minutes for a £10 sandwich? Last Sunday, the queue for Sandwich Sandwich, London’s latest “hype” restaurant, was about 70 people long and promised a waiting time of around 20 to 25 minutes. That translates into standing around for the best part of half an hour, in 27 degree heat, for a £10 sandwich, albeit one… Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Fallout: London is a truly impressive modding achievement that mostly hits the mark, but it's barely playable right now Non-UK readers may wonder if this is what London is really like. The answer is yes. PC Gamer · Jul 30, 2024
Taylor Russell Pairs a Classic Trench Coat With One of 2024's Reigning Sneaker Trends Goodbye Adidas Sambas, hello Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66s. Marie Claire · Jul 30, 2024
London's new low traffic neighbourhoods plan ...The Standard podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
Cocoa Rallies as Wet Weather in West Africa May Spread Disease to Cocoa Crops September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +488 (+6.32%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +272 (+4.30%). Cocoa prices today are sharply higher and recovered Monday's losses. Cocoa prices are rallying today as increasing rains in West Africa are leaving cocoa plantations more susceptible... Barchart · Jul 30, 2024
‘Looks like £400 a month. That can’t be right!’ Readers on their music spending Are you keeping an eye on spending thanks to expensive vinyl and concert tickets? Guardian readers explain how they’re keeping fandom alive in a cost of living crisis The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2024
The best 2024 exhibitions in London for science fans, from Bio-Spaces to Cosmic Dust London is full of incredible shows exploring the wonders of the natural world, technology and space Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
OPINION - Years of austerity have cut arts education to the bone – it's time to restore the music With an incoming government that is yet to announce how it will address and dramatically improve the current funding landscape for the arts in the UK, as Co-founder and CEO of Restore the Music, I offer up a blueprint for a successful funding model for music education in state schools… Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
South Asian Heritage Month 2025: where to celebrate in London The city will celebrate South Asia’s rich culture over the course of the next few weeks Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024
MusicRadar · Jul 30, 2024 “We were solid, bungling amateurs on little mixing desks”: D:Ream on their road to platinum success with classic 1993 album D:Ream On Volume 1 Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie on how things have only got better for the British pop and dance group
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Angela Rayner’s planning ‘revolution’ slashes housebuilding target for London Government officials said London’s target would fall from 100,000 homes per year to 80,000
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 London's new homes target reduced but 'record' house building still expected from Sadiq Khan, Rayner says All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housing targets to pave the way for 1.5 million more homes over five years
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 UK inquest hears how 1 of 3 women killed at home in crossbow attack managed to text for help An inquest has heard that one of the three women killed at their family home just north of London earlier this month was still alive in the main doorway with a crossbow bolt in her chest when police arrived
Top News · Jul 30, 2024 Tragic Stabbing At Yoga And Dance Class In London Tragic stabbing incident at a London yoga and dance class leaves three children dead and the community in mourning. Authorities investigating motives and s...
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 Putin army gains ground in Ukraine but hit by high casualties and shortage of officers, says UK Some Russian troops are also poorly trained, says the Ministry of Defence in London
Fortune · Jul 30, 2024 Paris Saint-Denis and London Stratford tell a tale of two difficult suburbs transformed by the Olympic Games 'From my own experience with the 2012 London Olympics, the Games' success is grounded in a long-term strategy focused on regeneration and investment.'
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 London weather: Thunderstorms to hit capital tomorrow and may cause flooding and power cuts A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued covering London on Wednesday
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 London’s cheapest pint: £2 beers arrive in the capital for one day only August 8 is the date to mark in your calendar
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 Missing six-year-old seen walking streets of London alone found ‘safe and well’ Eudine was reported missing from the Thamesmead Estate on Monday night
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2024 Billions wiped from Diageo market cap as shares tank on weak Latin America sales Sales of Ciroc vodka fell by more than a quarter