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‘An absolute mess’: learner drivers forced to buy tests on black market as companies block-book slots

As brokers exploit the hunt for tests with an automated ‘bot’ system, many are paying extortionate fees to ditch their L-plates

The Guardian - UK

Tourists charged 2,700 per cent more by ‘rogue’ London pedicab drivers

Unsafe rickshaws can cost visitors more than their day out, councillors warn

Evening Standard

London mayor hits out at Nigel Farage at black culture festival

Sadiq Khan hit back at the GB News presenter’s claim that the festival was ‘divisive’.

The Independent UK

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Man charged with murder of talented footballer, 32, in south London

A minute’s applause was held before matches this weekend in tribute of Theo Porteous

Evening Standard

‘Hypocritical’ Royal Society of Arts faces its first strike in 270 years

Union anger after bosses’ pay at arts charity rises 170% while staff are offered just 4%

The Guardian - UK

Westminster Abbey: Abseilers survey building's Portland stone

Specialist abseilers Adam Garre and Lewis Head have conducted an inspection of the West Towers at Westminster Abbey in London.

Evening Standard

‘Green policies are the new Brexit’: a day on the frontline of London’s clean air zone

The low emissions zone is provoking extreme reactions in the constituency of a former Tory leader, who has sympathy for anti-Ulez activists

The Guardian - UK

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On my radar: Hayley Squires’s cultural highlights

The Bafta-nominated British actor on the book that broke her heart, a gig to remember with 50,000 Geordies, and Daniel Kaluuya’s new film

The Guardian - UK

Monkey Island Estate review: A quintessential English escape with a wild past

This seven-acre island boasts a spa barge, dining and drinks aboard a vintage motor yacht, and proximity to foodie hotspot Bray, finds Fiona McIntosh

The Independent UK

Sung Neung Kyung: ‘All art is fundamentally at least a bit political’

The eccentric 79-year-old South Korean performance artist talks about his incredible career and why it’s important to mix the light with the dark

The Guardian - US

Four long-distance, good-value rail trips from the UK to Europe

Our rail travel expert picks the best routes for exploring mainland Europe by train and ferry

The Guardian - UK

BBC releases first look images from Strictly Come Dancing launch trailer

In the trailer the professional dancers perform a routine that was filmed at the Tate Britain in London

Evening Standard

From council estates to celebrity superfans: farewell Top Boy, the drama that changed TV for ever

It launched movie stars, redefined what gangster stories could be and grew into a mature, world-class drama. As the London gangster epic’s final series looms, it leaves Black British culture on the ascent

The Guardian - UK

My epic three-day trip from London to Morocco by train and ferry

Yes, flying would have cost less in time and money, but the train trip to Tangier via Paris, Barcelona and Madrid leaves this traveller richer in many other ways

The Guardian - UK

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Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son died in crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94

Billionaire businessman Mohamed al-Fayed remained convinced his son, Dodi, and Diana were victims of a conspiracy.

The Independent UK

Former Harrods' owner Mohamed Al-Fayed dies at 94

Mohamed Al-Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, according to the football club he once owned

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Sugar Prices Rally on Weather Concerns in India

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed up +0.75 (+2.99%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed up +12.80 (+1.79%). Sugar prices Friday moved higher as weather concerns in India, the world's second-largest sugar producer, threaten global sugar production. India's Jun-Aug monsoon rain was -10%...

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Fall Back as Dollar Strength Sparks Long Liquidation

Dec ICE NY cocoa (CCZ23 ) on Friday closed -33 (-0.91%), and Dec ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ23 ) closed -29 (-0.98%). A stronger dollar Friday sparked long liquidation and profit taking in cocoa futures. Cocoa prices have rallied over the past three months with NY cocoa last month posting...

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The Independent UK

UK and Irish governments must work in ‘lock step’ to provide stability in NI

Ireland’s deputy premier said relations between London and Dublin had improved ‘significantly’ in the last year but said more cooperation was needed.

The Independent UK

Katherine Ryan shares outrage at how her 14-year-old daughter is treated by grown men

Comedian described one incident where a man began filming her daughter Violet on the London Underground

Evening Standard

More than 200 reports of Ulez camera-related crime logged in month to expansion

Figures include 351 reports of cameras being damaged since the Metropolitan Police started collecting data in early April.

The Independent UK

Harry Potter fans brave rail strikes for Back to Hogwarts Day at King’s Cross

September 1 sees thousands of Harry Potter fans gather at London’s King’s Cross station each year to hear a magical announcement.

The Independent UK

Mo Farah prepares for ‘emotional’ final London race in Sunday’s Big Half

The 40-year-old will race in London for the last time this weekend but is not retiring until the Great North Run next week

Evening Standard

After Dark! Inside the best of the late summer bashes

R.I.P Summer — long live September. London is raring to go, says Michael Hennegan

Evening Standard

Progress in cancer treatment ‘has saved lives of 115,000 Londoners’

Advances in diagnosis and prevention have helped drastically reduce mortality rates

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