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‘Very afraid’: Colombian human rights lawyer loses security after winning prize

Adil Meléndez Márquez received call from bodyguards 20 minutes after Sir Henry Brooke award from Alliance for Lawyers at Risk

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2024

Things to do in London this weekend (February 16 – 18)

From a Franco-Chinese collaboration supper to the latest young performing talent in Hackney, Mike Daw has everything to eat, see and do this weekend

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Elizabeth line stations named among London's best new buildings by British architects

Four Elizabeth line stations and the line itself are contenders for Riba’s London Award

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

London mural by key postwar artist under threat of demolition

Campaigners are trying to rescue William Mitchell artwork in Blackheath conservation area from redevelopment plan

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

Comment: 'Building on the green belt is a political grenade. Gove should have pulled the pin'

Gove’s consultation for building on brownfield and more office-to-resi conversions will barely scratch the surface of the housing crisis

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Sadiq Khan to 'consider' installing vast floor map of London at City Hall

The huge aerial map was a popular feature of the old City Hall, but it was left behind when the Greater London Authority moved to the Royal Docks

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2024

Zendaya Wore Roksanda's Low-Cut Suit Before It Went Down the Runway

One of her two looks came from a soon-to-debut collection.

Marie Claire · Feb 14, 2024

Green London mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett proposes 'smarter, fairer road charging system'

The idea bears a close resemblance to the ‘pay-per-mile’ system which Sadiq Khan has promised will not happen for as long as he is mayor

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2024

Piece of London’s Jewish East End feared lost as Beigel Shop shuts

Apparent repossession order pasted inside Brick Lane eatery founded in 1855

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

OPINION - Why is everybody a DJ all of a sudden? And the worst of the lot are the 'celebrity' DJs

I’m not being funny but… there’s more to being a DJ than pressing play. I’ve been DJing for more than 35 years now and it all began when I blagged my way onto the decks of one of London’s biggest clubs when I was barely of legal age. It was…

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2024