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OPINION - If you think London doesn't need 'Black Out' theatre nights you've not been paying attention

Last summer, on a trip to the West End to watch Hamilton with my mum, as we were tucking into some outrageously overpriced ice-cream, she glanced around and muttered: “You know, I love the theatre, but it’s such a shame there are so few other black people here.”

Evening Standard

Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty

Celebrities call him ‘amazing’ and fans pay thousands – but what exactly do they get from this self-help guru with an iffy origin story?

The Guardian - US

Why does Rishi Sunak want to clamp down on protests?

Is the PM right to claim there is ‘a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule’?

The Guardian - UK

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Why I live in Spitalfields: pop artist Philip Colbert on life in his 'historical' east London patch

Scottish pop artist Philip Colbert is best known for his lobster alter ego. Here’s why he’s happily settled in this east London urban oasis

Evening Standard

Free breakfast for all London school pupils would slash 'insane' truancy levels, teachers say

One headteacher says absence rates dropped immediately after she introduced free breakfast for all children

Evening Standard

"Anything that draws me back to London, and therefore to England, fills my heart with joy": Stevie Nicks to headline huge BST Hyde Park show

Stevie Nicks to headline summer spectacular in London as part of the annual BST Hyde Park festival season

Louder

Things to do in London this weekend (March 1 – 4)

From pie week to David Bowie, here are the very best things to eat, see and do in London this weekend

Evening Standard

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Budget 2024: Hunt urged to boost UK economy by fixing ‘broken’ childcare system

London business group says clarifying funding for providers could deliver £11bn economic prize by freeing more adults to work

The Guardian - UK

Machine Woman: "Ableton changed my life... but I love using Reason 12, GarageBand and I’m exploring Fruity Loops. They all have their own personality - my sound evolves uniquely in each DAW"

Beyond her eccentric track titles and comical cover art, sound artist Anastasia Vtorova is on a mission to inspire. Danny Turner finds out more

MusicRadar

Brickbat: This One Is Just Right

Italian aviation officials blocked a British Airways flight from leaving Milan for London after a surprise inspection found some of the seat cushions were too thick and too wide. Seat cushions on exit rows over the wings are supposed to be smaller to create more room in case of an…

Reason

'Three years after Sarah Everard's murder, we feel more afraid — not less'

Sarah Everard’s murder galvanised a movement on women’s safety, but has anything actually changed for Londoners in 2024? Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Chaos at London Bridge and Charing Cross due to trespasser on line

There were severe delays on the Piccadilly Line, including on trains to Heathrow Airport, at lunch time on Friday due to a signal failure at Caledonian Road.

Evening Standard

London set to lure big floats this year as stock market bounces back, says LSE boss

LSE “will not be sold to foreign group” insists CEO

Evening Standard

Speak Cockney Day: the Cockney rhyming slang you need to know

Listen up, ol’ China plates, it’s time to ‘ave a butchers at some Cockney slang

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Sadiq Khan hails results of scheme aimed at revitalising London high streets at night

The £500,000 programme paid for night events in Bromley, Vauxhall and Woolwich

Evening Standard

Spring Budget 2024: who’ll be the housing winners and losers in the election year?

Mortgages, stamp duty and rent reform could all figure in Jeremy Hunt’s statement

The Guardian - UK

‘Good times and dances might last for ever’: the sound of London’s Black gay scene

The long read: For many Black gay men in 1980s and 90s Britain, nightlife was community, family and lifeline – but its history is in danger of disappearing

Louder

Freddie Mercury's famed London mansion is up for sale: offers over £30 million invited

Mercury's eight-bedroom West London home is on the market for the first time since he bought it

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London sees 16% uptick in number of homes sold as market bounces back, reports Zoopla

The property portal forecast that there will be 10 per cent more homes sold in 2024 than last year

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Sugar Prices Post Moderate Gains as ISO Raises its Global Sugar Deficit Estimate

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.17 (+0.71%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +3.30 (+0.52%). Sugar prices on Wednesday extended this week's gains, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. On Wednesday,...

Evening Standard

Night tsar Amy Lamé hits back at critics and defends her London record

Critics have questioned whether Amy Lamé’s work justifies her £117,000 pay packet

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on London: diversity thrives while Tories pander to prejudice

Editorial: Lee Anderson, Liz Truss and other Conservatives peddle shoddy lies about the capital. The truth is far more interesting

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Sugar Prices Push Higher as ISO Raises its Global Sugar Deficit Estimate

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) this morning is up +0.23 (+0.96%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +3.90 (+0.62%). Sugar prices today extended this week's gains, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Sugar rallied today...