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Williams sisters back London-based Shares app in $40 million funding round

The tennis stars will also serve as brand ambassadors for the company

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Europe has never had a global voice -- but that may be changing with rise of digital media

An oft-quoted question attributed (probably wrongly) to the former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger: “Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?”, still resonates as an indication of Europe’s lack of unity and leadership. It also signals a disconnect in transatlantic communications that is due, in…

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2022

London’s chlamydia hotspots revealed amid calls to ramp up tests

Lambeth was found to have the capital’s highest rate of the sexually transmitted infection

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

Great white shark 'outsmarted' by brave Brit who teased it with tuna

The horrifying images were captured by London-born filmmaker and photographer Euan Rannachan at the island in Mexico. He has a way with sharks and is able to get very close to them

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

‘Every square inch monetised’ – is Battersea Power Station now a playground for the super rich?

Its rooftop ‘villas’ are £8m, its shops include Rolex and Cartier – and its affordable housing figure is just 9%. We go inside the £9bn, no-expense-spared rebirth of London’s famous landmark

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Science fiction exhibition in London takes visitors on a journey into space

Voyage to the Edge of Imagination at the Science Museum uses AI and interactive exhibits to create an immersive experience

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Wax worms able to chew through London’s plastic fatbergs, in huge recycling breakthrough

Saliva from the humble wax worm could soon melt away London’s plastic pollution

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

London to Scotland sleeper service tipped for renationalisation

Scottish government says outsource firm Serco will lose contract to run Caledonian Sleeper next year

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

Gang of burglars forced to sell Mercedes getaway car used in raids

The men carried out five burglaries in Kent, Essex and London in February

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Tiny studio flat so small you can't even stand up in the bedroom on market for £300,000

A studio flat in north-west London has gone on the market for £300,000 but the bedroom area - on a mezzanine level - is so small that you can't even stand up in it

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022