The Latest Breaking News from London

StreetSmart: Londoners asked to add £1 to restaurant bills to help homeless this winter

StreetSmart has raised over £12 million since it launched 25 years ago

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Health and wellbeing to be key themes for show gardens at 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Several of the sensational show gardens at next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London will shine a spotlight on important health conditions, including autism

Homes & Gardens · Nov 1, 2023

London’s getting louder! Inside the capital’s toxic noise pollution problem

Sirens, drilling, the screech of the Tube... The battle for quiet is an increasingly fraught one in our capital city — and it's posing an increasing threat to our long-term health. Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

V&A East announces ‘The Music Is Black: A British Story’, its first major exhibition

London’s V&A East to examine the cultural impact of Black British music with its inaugural exhibition in 2025

Wallpaper · Nov 1, 2023

From Sade to Stormzy: V&A East to open with celebration of Black British music

‘The Music Is Black: A British Story’ will open museum’s new east London home in Stratford in 2025

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

London, New York, Paris: which capital's property market is currently strongest?

The latest Prime Global Cities Index sees the UK and USA coming bottom of the alpha cities league

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Police in London will not attend most 999 mental health calls from today

Six hundred people are detained under the Mental Health Act every month in the capital

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Pro-Palestinian activists stage sit-in at London’s Liverpool Street station

More than 500 people joined the protest.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Cocoa Prices Fall Back on Dollar Strength

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Tuesday closed -9 (-0.24%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -12 (-0.35%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed mildly lower as a stronger dollar sparked long liquidation in cocoa futures. On Monday, London cocoa posted an all-time high, and NY cocoa...

Barchart · Oct 31, 2023

Sugar Prices Gain on Concern Thailand Might Soon Restrict Sugar Exports

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Tuesday closed +0.34 (+1.27%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed +7.60 (+1.05%). Sugar prices Tuesday posted moderate gains on concern Thailand might soon limit sugar exports. Thailand's deputy commerce minister said the country would categorize sugar as a controlled...

Barchart · Oct 31, 2023