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How Sydney became the world's 'most-tolled' city. Or did it?

New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns says Sydney is the "most-tolled city" in the world. Does that check out?

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

Dozens of firefighters tackle hotel fire in Paddington, central London

Half of ground floor was ablaze as adjoining properties evacuated

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

King Charles’s coronation: Can the British monarchy shed its imperial past?

On May 6, 2023, eyes around the world will be on Westminster Abbey in London as King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla are crowned.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023

Paddington hotel fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze in central London

Roughly 70 firefighters have tackled a huge blaze that broke out at a hotel in central London.

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

Musicals are having an exceptional moment – but classic plays are vanishing from UK stages

There are invigorating versions of Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma! and Cabaret in London – and some enticing new dramas coming up – yet theatre risks being cut off from its past

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long?

On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023

The More Joy Disco needs you

Christopher Kane and Sink the Pink founder Glyn Fussell are bringing fun and glamour back to London’s nightlife, they tell Hamish MacBain

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

Tyson Fury vents frustration at ‘coward’ Oleksandr Usyk and bemoans final obstacle in negotiations

The pair could not agree on terms for an undisputed heavyweight title fight in London this April

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Man has glass thrown into his face in homophobic attack in Stratford

A man was hit by a thrown glass following a homophobic assault in east London, police have said as they launched an appeal to identify the attacker.

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

Nigerian politician and wife facing jail over organ-harvesting plot involving UK hospital

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical 'middleman' Dr Obinna Obeta were found guilty following a landmark trial at the Old Bailey.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2023