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OPINION - The Standard View: Twenty is often plenty — but not on every road

London is now, on balance, a 20mph city. The speed limit on more than half of the capital’s roads has fallen, driven by local councils as well as Transport for London curtailing limits on its Red Routes over the last decade.

Evening Standard

Thames Water apology as west London residents left without water for second day

Airblocks in water pipes are likely to be causing supply issues, Thames Water said

Evening Standard

How 2023 became the year of the wine bar

A new wave of wine bars is taking the capital’s coolest postcodes by storm and slaking the thirst of younger drinkers. Ben McCormack takes a sip

Evening Standard

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UK police pay damages and express regret to protesters arrested at London vigil for murdered woman

British police have paid damages to two protesters who were arrested while attending a vigil for a woman murdered by a serving police officer

The Independent UK

Welcome to 20mph London: Speed limit cut on over half of all roads

Police reported in 48 of the 99 fatal collisions in London last year that speed was a contributory factor

Evening Standard

Westminster park cordoned off by police after suspicious item reports

The National (Scotland)

Secrets to success for first-time buyers, from spotting new neighbourhoods to using buying schemes and developer incentives

Getting on the property ladder is harder than ever, but hope is not lost thanks to affordable buying schemes and enticing incentives, as these excited new homeowners discovered

Evening Standard

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Government commits to introducing ‘Martha’s rule’ on patient safety

Martha Mills died in 2021 after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

The Independent UK

Break My Fall Redux review – sex, drugs and indie rock are the backdrop to a doomed lesbian relationship

A subtle recut of the original film brings the central couple to the fore in this London-based slice of life as the young lovers struggle to find themselves

The Guardian - UK

‘What did London have that New York, Paris, and Milan didn’t?’: how the UK capital’s fashion conquered the world

Thirty years ago, the capital’s fashion scene was in the shadow of its rivals. Now a new exhibition – featuring pieces worn by Björk and Sam Smith – charts the city’s nightlife-inspired resurgence

The Guardian - UK

Autumn reads: the unmissable new books to hunker down with

From spine-chilling short stories to philisophical memoirs and historical fiction, Alex Peake-Tomkinson picks the most exciting new books to tuck into this Autumn

Evening Standard

No Guidnce: the TikTok sensations determined to reshape the narrative of the Nineties boyband

After making it big on TikTok, these Londoners have their sights set on becoming this gen’s Boyz II Men

Evening Standard

London’s best new restaurants: From Spanish-Welsh fusion at Mountain to British kitsch at 20 Berkeley

With new spots opening every week, London’s restaurant scene is anything but dead. Food editor Hannah Twiggs shares some of her favourites from this year

The Independent UK

Thames Water outage: List of places across London left without water

Here is a list of places in London left experiencing low water pressure or no water at all

The Independent UK

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Comment: ‘London design has the power to shape the future and solve today’s biggest issues — from AI to Brexit’

We must support designers in creating a more sustainable, tech-savvy future, says London Design Festival director, Ben Evans

The Independent UK

Some children will have to wear coats and hats indoors this winter, says charity

The Little Village charity said it had already supported 50% more families across London than at the same point in 2022.

Evening Standard

Met Police makes apology and pays damages to women arrested at Sarah Everard vigil

Metropolitan police apology and damages for arrests of women at sarah everard vigil on clapham common

Evening Standard

Harris Reed opens London Fashion Week celebrating trans and non-binary individuals

‘We are seeing so much more hate on the streets — I need to stand behind my messaging,’ the designer said

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Evening Standard

Thames Water boss: Warm sewage has ‘tremendous potential’ for green energy

The firm’s CEO said power could also be generated from solar panels in reservoirs

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Cocoa Prices Surge on Ever Tighter Global Supplies

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Wednesday closed +77 (+2.11%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed +51 (+1.68%). Dec NY cocoa and Dec London cocoa on Wednesday climbed to contract highs and closed sharply higher on concerns about global cocoa production. Nearest-futures Sep NY cocoa rallied...

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Sugar Prices Retreat on Ramped-Up Production in Brazil

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.29 (-1.08%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed down -4.80 (-0.66%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled moderately lower on signs of strong sugar output in Brazil. On Wednesday, Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the...

The Independent UK

What is HS2, where will it go and when will it be completed?

The government is rethinking plans for part of Britain’s biggest rail infrastructure project, much delayed and well over budget

Evening Standard

London Snow Show: Hit the slopes, not your wallet

First-time ski holidays don’t have to break the bank – even in the cost of living crisis. Rebecca Miles explains how

The Guardian - UK

Tobias Hill obituary

Novelist and poet who was intrigued by what lay beneath the surface of things and whose fiction often had London at its heart

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about asserting her power’: Anna Wintour stages starry gala as tensions rise at Vogue

‘London’s answer to Met Gala’ reveals behind-the-scenes power struggle between editors

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