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Metal Hammer writers name their best gigs of 2023

From the monolithic Metallica to rising stars like Green Lung, these are the greatest shows that Team Hammer saw this year

Metal Hammer

Victoria Mary Clarke: ‘I worshipped and adored Shane to his very last breath and beyond’

Victoria Mary Clarke told Shane MacGowan to ‘f*** off’ when they first met in a London pub, when she was 16, but still found herself drawn to this shy, charismatic man. She pays tribute to the partner she knew and loved

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Thank you, London, for your generosity

Thank you, London. Our Winter Survival Appeal has surpassed £2.4 million, following a final week surge in donations from our partners and readers. And the money is already making a difference, with £1.25 million distributed to charities helping some of the most vulnerable people in London and across the country.

Evening Standard

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Money, Money, Money! Abba effect brings £322million boost to London

The Abba shows generated more than one million ticket sales - at up to £181.50 each - by the end of the 2022

Evening Standard

Winter Survival Appeal: How stars aligned to help Londoners in distress

Campaigns Editor David Cohen chronicles the astonishing progress of our appeal this year — and how its big-name backers weighed in

Evening Standard

Man found guilty of murdering girlfriend and three members of her family in Bermondsey bloodbath

A man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and three members of her family in a drug and alcohol-fuelled knife attack at their home in south London.

Evening Standard

Thank you, London! Standard appeal hits £2.4million as Rita Ora gives backing

Singer-songwriter pays visit to one of the charities benefiting from Standard's Winter Survival Appeal

Evening Standard

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London Covid cases highest in the UK as JN.1 variant spreads

Around 6% of Londoners estimated to have the virus

Evening Standard

Health workers blockade office of tech giant with NHS contract over ties to Israel

Demonstrators blockaded the central London office of US tech giant Palantir after it was awarded a contract worth hundreds of millions of pounds for…

The National (Scotland)

Stamford Hill: Armed police end siege of home after man with an axe threatens public

A man has been arrested on suspicion of affray

Evening Standard

2023's best bars in London, according to the Standard's critics

After a stellar year for bar openings, both old and new, our critics pick their favourites

Evening Standard

Protesters blockade London office of tech giant with NHS contract over ties to Israel

Dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked the entrance to Palantir in central London

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan 'should use new laws to reduce impact of London Underground strike'

Transport Secretary Mark Harper calls on mayor to use 'minimum service levels' legislation - as TfL opens new talks with RMT to avert walkout

Evening Standard

Tories savaged for spending HS2 millions promised to north on London potholes

‘Can someone send them a map?’ Ministers mocked for post on money for north going to London

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Paul Pfeiffer's digital image manipulations in LA dissect celebrity culture

The first US retrospective of multi-disciplinary artist Paul Pfeiffer’s work opens in LA at The Museum of Contemporary Art, candidly exploring modern society in the digital age

The Independent UK

Why I’m swerving my family this Christmas

This year, I’m opting out of spending 25 December with my family and choosing to spend it with mates. But it doesn’t mean I love them any less. Here’s how I dropped the bombshell, and my hopes for how the day will unfold (including finally getting to try Nigella’s ham…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan commits further £200,000 to tackle rough sleeping on London Tubes and buses

Almost 180 people were recorded rough sleeping on London's transport network in between April 2022 and March 2023

Evening Standard

The 2023 London property trends barometer: from mega discounts on mega-mansions to the quirkiest auctions

Cigar terraces and mowing the lawn is out, but scandal and solar windows are in

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The Conversation

What is pattern book development and how can it help ease the housing crisis?

Australian cities are grappling with ways to increase housing supply and make it more affordable. One suggested solution is “pattern book” development. The idea made headlines when proposed recently by Housing Now, an alliance of businesses and lobby groups in New South Wales.

Evening Standard

UK's most expensive streets 2023: west London dominates with house prices 72 times national average

The most expensive street in London had average house prices more than £10 million higher than the next priciest region

Evening Standard

Private sector will pay for HS2 Euston tunnel, Transport Secretary Mark Harper insists

The National Infrastructure Commission warns that developers will not pay for the tunnelling works

Evening Standard

London man jailed for sexually abusing boys in Morocco as part of paedophile ring

John Thorogood, 75, was part of a paedophile ring who travelled together to attack children around the world

Barchart

Sugar Prices Tumble as Supply Concerns Wane

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.51 (-2.38%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed down -9.40 (-1.53%). Sugar prices on Wednesday tumbled to 8-3/4 month lows. Sugar prices have been under pressure for the last five weeks as Brazil ramps up...

Evening Standard

Man guilty of spying on London-based TV channel Iran International for terrorist purposes

Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev has been found guilty of collecting information for terrorism

The Guardian - UK

UK and Switzerland agree to deepen ties between City and Swiss banking system

Treasury says post-Brexit tie-up to be signed on Thursday will ease cross-border market access for financial services

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