The Latest Breaking News from London

Sugar Closes Higher on the Outlook for Smaller Sugar Supplies from Thailand

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Wednesday closed +0.42 (+1.55%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed +16.40 (+2.24%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed moderately higher, with London sugar posting a 1-1/2 month high. Concern that Thailand might soon limit sugar exports is pushing prices higher. On...

Barchart · Nov 1, 2023

Loneliness charity the Cares Family goes bust, warning others will follow

Sudden failure of voluntary group that hosted launch of Theresa May’s anti-loneliness strategy was complete shock to staff

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Council waits for ruling on complaint about migrant plans for Dambuster airfield

Mrs Justice Thornton finished overseeing a hearing at the High Court in London on Wednesday and said she would deliver a ruling on a date to be fixed.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Inside fashion designer Dilara Fındıkoğlu’s decadent 'Dark Versailles' Halloween ball

Dilara Fındıkoğlu's Halloween party had the strictest dress code London has seen for years. Inside, it was a veritable explosion of corset squeezed waists, billowing, crinoline gowns and nipples, found Joe Bromley

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

London financial district to have 11 more towers by 2030

Number of planning applications received and decided increases by 25% as City workforce grows

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Mayor reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire but stays tight-lipped on Sir Keir Starmer's view

Sadiq Khan also warned that some protests over the conflict in Israel and Gaza were making Londoners 'frightened to leave their home'

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

The London house hotspots where 70% of homes are owned outright

Capital has lowest portion of homes owned without a mortgage in England

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Library in west London shuts after staff spot bedbugs

Ealing Central Library was closed on Monday afternoon as is expected to reopen on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Family of London woman killed on Mount Kenya raise thousands for guide who died trying to save her

Shilpa Shah's family say they are 'eternally grateful' to 'hero guide' Kelvin Mwithi

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Three men found guilty of nightclub killing

Ricardo Fuller, 24, collapsed on the dancefloor of the Discoteca No Problem in Ilford, east London, after being chased and stabbed.

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023