Time Out set to launch first UK food market in London’s West End Time Out’s first food market opened in Lisbon back in 2014 The Independent UK · Aug 6
No 10 hits out at council’s plan to clamp down on standing in pubs as licensing row escalates A spokesperson for the Mayor of London chided against ‘restrictive and anti-growth policies’ in Soho and the West End The Independent UK · Aug 6
Time Out set to open first UK food market in 2028 It plans to open the London site – which will include roughly 15 restaurants, bars and food businesses – in the summer of 2028. Evening Standard · Aug 6
Sabrina Carpenter 'in talks' to play record-breaking London concert next summer ‘Manchild’ singer could be about to become Wembley Stadium’s youngest ever female headliner Evening Standard · Aug 6
Blue Note to bring world-famous jazz club to London Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper will headline opening of club’s first UK venue in Covent Garden next month The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
WPP axes jobs in cost-cutting efforts to drive profit recovery The London-based company said the reduction, which affected 1.3% of its workforce, left it with 97,388 staff at the end of June. Evening Standard · Aug 6
Moment hero cop takes down drugs suspect with crowbar as Met smash gangs in huge operation The suspect reportedly hit the officer in the face with a crowbar Evening Standard · Aug 6
Padel ‘going the right way’ despite British interest in London event ending Christian Median Murphy exited London P1 on Wednesday but only after a historic victory on day one at Olympia. The Independent UK · Aug 6
Meet Florence Knight: The chef behind London’s hottest new opening, Lunette Buzz around the new St Clement hotel is at fever pitch. Whetting appetites even more is Florence Knight’s Lunette, a restaurant where all bets are off Evening Standard · Aug 6
Council wants pubs in London’s Soho and West End to limit standing Sadiq Khan criticises Westminster council’s ‘anti-growth policies’ after it recommends stopping ‘vertical drinking’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 6
Covent Garden Stabbing: Why Investigators Say the Attack Was an 'Isolated Incident' A 47-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing four men with scissors in London's Covent Garden. Police believe it was an isolated incident related to mental health, with no wider threat. International Business Times UK · Aug 6
Newsweek Hit with 'Indemnity Costs' After UK High Court Finds It Abused Process Newsweek must pay £132,322 in legal costs after a UK court ruled it pursued a disputed debt case against NW Publishing UK, despite knowing the debt was contested. International Business Times UK · Aug 5
London leaders call for mansion tax to be scrapped as it's revealed homes in just four boroughs will pay £270m Estimates show that households in Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Richmond and Westminster would pay about £270 million through the surcharge - half of what the Government predicts the tax will raise nationally Evening Standard · Aug 5
Prospects of Tighter Future Supplies Lift Sugar Prices October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.11 (+0.73%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +4.20 (+0.89%). Sugar prices settled higher on Wednesday, with London sugar posting a 4-week high. Since posting a 5-month low last Thursday, sugar prices have moved... Barchart · Aug 5
Barchart · Aug 5 Larger Ghana Cocoa Supplies Weigh on Prices September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) on Wednesday closed down -42 (-0.71%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed down -16 (-0.37%). Cocoa prices fell from 3-week highs on Wednesday and settled lower as long liquidation pressures emerged on signs of larger cocoa supplies from Ghana. Ghana’s cocoa...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5 Woman arrested after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden Metropolitan police say 47-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapon and assault
Barchart · Aug 5 Sugar Prices Underpinned by Global Supply Concerns October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.20 (+1.33%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +6.30 (+1.33%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, with London sugar posting a 4-week high. Since posting a 5-month low last Thursday, sugar prices have risen on...
Barchart · Aug 5 Higher Ghana Cocoa Output Knocks Cocoa Prices Lower September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) today is down -13 (-0.22%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is down -9 (-0.21%). Cocoa prices fell from 3-week highs today and turned lower on larger cocoa supplies from Ghana. Ghana’s cocoa board reported today that 750,000 MT of cocoa has...
The Independent UK · Aug 5 Five adverts banned from the London Underground – as horror film poster pulled The Advertising Standards Authority received 30 complaints about a poster promoting the horror film, The Mummy
Evening Standard · Aug 5 ‘Random scissor attack’ in Covent Garden believed to be mental health incident Two men remain in hospital after the attack in the busy tourist area of London.
Evening Standard · Aug 5 How hotel restaurants in London finally became cool London’s hotel restaurants are looking up, writes Josh Barrie
Evening Standard · Aug 5 Met Police makes hundreds of arrests in week-long crackdown on gang violence in London Police carried out 238 stop and searches which led to 40 arrests and conducted 13 weapons sweeps resulting in the seizure of 38 weapons
France 24 · Aug 5 Woman arrested after four stabbed in London's popular Covent Garden Four people were stabbed in central London and a woman has been arrested in a suspected "mental health related incident", the Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. The stabbings took place around lunchtime in Covent Garden, a bustling area frequented by tourists.
The Independent UK · Aug 5 Gary Glitter appears in court charged with sex offences dating back to 1978 The ex-pop star is accused of repeatedly abusing a young girl at his London home
The Guardian - UK · Aug 5 Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – as it happened Police arrested a woman in central London after four men were found with stab wounds in the shopping and entertainment district