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‘We’re here to stay’: the stack-em-high wooden workspace fighting the luxury flats plague

Huge numbers of vital workshops have been lost to more lucrative housing. But one architect is creating budget spaces by building upwards – with wood. We meet the busy tenants of his £5m Workstack

The Guardian - UK

The dire state of British prisons – and what they could learn from Europe to get better

Prisoners and prison officers have long been familiar with the dire state of the UK’s prisons. The escape of Daniel Khalife from HMP Wandsworth in London now has many people wondering what life is like behind bars.

The Conversation

London’s new vending machine pizza: reviewed

Could London’s hyper-convenient pizza machines be a slice of paradise?

Evening Standard

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‘Whatever you offer, I’ll take’: the poet who crossed Europe filming Black experience

Poet and artist Julianknxx took his camera around the continent, filming people sing, dance, recite poetry – or refuse to do anything but sleep. As the lyrical results go on show, he explains his odyssey

The Guardian - UK

Pigeons cause £15,000 of damage to east London flat

A flock of around 40 pigeons descended on the flat after outgoing tenants left the patio door open

Evening Standard

Sister’s anger as family loses battle to keep fight victim on life support

Mr Justice MacDonald said tests showed that Andy Casey, 20, of Mitcham, south-west London, was dead

The Independent UK

Pakistan court orders 5 siblings of girl found dead near London put into child protection center

A Pakistani court has ordered the five siblings of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead with multiple injuries near London put into a children’s protection center after they were located by police

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The 12 best films to see at the London Film Festival from Poor Things to The Kitchen

The LFF is the place to catch new films with stars including Emma Stone, Jodie Comer, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White

Evening Standard

London weather: Thunderstorm warning for capital after heatwave breaks

The Met Office said a yellow warning is in place until 8pm on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Anti-monarchy leader suing Met Police chief over coronation day arrest

THE head of England's leading republican movement was arrested at an anti-monarchy protest in London on Saturday morning.

The National (Scotland)

Boom in leisure brands bringing tech to create an interactive high street

Stores once occupied by the likes of Debenhams and TopShop have given way to VR darts, golf — and even axe throwing

Evening Standard

Sinkhole the size of a car appears on London street

The sinkhole nearly swallowed a nearby post box

The Independent UK

Judge says doctors can stop treating man who suffered brain injury when punched

Mr Justice MacDonald said tests showed that Andy Casey, 20, of Mitcham, south-west London, was dead.

The Independent UK

Want to own your own home in London? Be a man

Men are more likely than women to follow their parents in becoming homeowners, new social mobility report finds

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Heat on Met chief Sir Mark Rowley 12 months into the job as he’s warned: Speed up reform

One year into the job, the Standard analyses Sir Mark Rowley’s progress in fixing Scotland Yard

Evening Standard

My London: Mawaan Rizwan

The actor, writer and all round funny man on basic corner shops, the joy of Rowans and playing the Roundhouse

The Independent UK

Three UK cities come out on top for professional job prospects, say researchers

Despite clear geographical inequalities there was no simple pattern of well-off and badly-off areas, the Social Mobility Commission said.

Evening Standard

What dating as a disabled woman in London is really like

‘Can you have sex?’ That’s how dating app chats tend to start for ‘The View From Down Here’ author, who explains how ableism and sexism have tainted every attempt at finding love

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Wandsworth prison ‘escapee’ Daniel Khalife’s mother breaks silence: ‘He doesn’t live in reality’

Farnaz Khalife said she was worried about her son and just wants to ‘help him’

The Guardian - UK

‘We messed with some heads’: Roy Williams on tackling a torn nation in Death of England

As his series co-created with Clint Dyer continues at the National Theatre, the playwright revisits how a Guardian microplay about sport led to a panorama of Britain in tumult

Evening Standard

Meet the winners of London’s AI revolution

From nine-figure valuations to skyrocketing share prices, the tech industry’s new AI obsession is creating a gold rush across the capital. Simon Hunt meets the entrepreneurs shaping our future

The Independent UK

How much more could rail travel cost next year?

Figures are based on an increase of 8%.

Evening Standard

London Design Festival: our pick of the best exhibitions, shows and workshops

From exhibitions engaging with pressing climate issues, to extraordinary installations in churches, this year’s LDF boasts a cracking line-up

Evening Standard

V&A to display treasures from Yemen found in London interior design shop

The ancient works will go on show at V&A East Storehouse in Stratford in 2025

Evening Standard

London commuters could be hit with 8% rail fare rise in 2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) aligned this year’s cap on train fare increases with Britain’s average earnings growth

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