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From Twisters to Latitude: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

The 90s action blockbuster gets a belated sequel, and Duran Duran get the picturesque music fest started

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024

Sadiq Khan says he was sent a bullet in the post at the height of Ulez protests

Sadiq Khan’s expansion of Ulez to the whole of London was met with violent threats

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

UK weather: hottest day of the year so far as temperature of 31.9C recorded

St James’s Park in central London records highest reading, with health alerts in place across the Midlands, eastern and southern England

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest

Lengthy prison sentences have been imposed on five Just Stop Oil activists for coordinating direct action on the M25, the main ring road around London. For a non-violent protest, there is no equivalent in modern times.

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024

The Dubai princess who divorced her husband on Instagram

A social media post informing her husband she is divorcing him as gone viral. But what’s the story? Emma Loffhagen reports

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

Axe two child benefit cap, say 35 MPs as first revolt against Keir Starmer grows

London MPs Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Dawn Butler and Bell Ribeiro-Addy among those calling for restriction to be ditched

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

Summer holiday activities: 15 fun things to do with the kids in London

From pizza making classes to teddy bear picnics, London has much to offer during the summer break

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

Hottest day of the year recorded in London as temperature soars to 31.2C at Heathrow

The Met Office said the record could be broken again on Friday as temperatures could rise further

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

OPINION - Sade's Diamond Life is the perfect London album to conjure up a unique time and place

One of those intermittent social media posts celebrating a record’s anniversary caught my eye this week. According to the superior Californian music site, midtempo.co, it is 40 years since the release of Sade’s exquisite debut, Diamond Life. These spurious album birthdays usually pass me by, but there is still something…

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2024

N'Golo Kante could make shock Premier League return with Chelsea's London rival: report

The French midfielder could be set to end his spell in Saudi Arabia this summer

FourFourTwo · Jul 19, 2024