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Nicolas Pepe's exit amid Premier League rejection creates chance for Edu's new Arsenal transfer

Nicolas Pepe reportedly set to join OGC Nice as Leicester's late attempts to secure his signature fails

Football London · Aug 24, 2022

What is ‘gazundering’? Return of buyer tactics on house sales

House buyers in London are ‘gazundering’ sellers by demanding thousands off an agreed sale price just before an exchange is about to take place.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Anoosheh Ashoori: London Marathon dream of Iran detainee nears reality

British-Iranian who set goal while at notorious Evin prison says he wants ‘something good to come out of all that pain’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Thames Water: London data centres using drinking water to cool down servers as review launched

Thames Water launches review into data centres using water as hosepipe ban comes into effect

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Summer of discontent as UK hit by huge energy bills, axed flights and strike delays

The UK is facing a summer of discontent with rising energy bills, soaring food prices, flight cancellations, a looming recession and strikes expected across the country in the coming months

Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022

Still catching ‘em all: why the Pokémon World Championships are bigger than ever

Pokémon – the highest grossing media franchise of all time – is hitting new peaks of popularity, with thousands of fans thronging to the World Championships in London

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

If interest rates are raised high enough to kill off inflation, how bad will the consequences be?

Cineworld has signalled its intention to declare bankruptcy. Like many companies in the UK and elsewhere, the London-based cinema chain took on massive amounts of debt to expand. It is expected to use the Chapter 11 process in the US to restructure its debt and other obligations.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022

Prince George's godfather Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor is billionaire who owns some of world's poshest places

William and Kate deviated from the tradition of naming other royals or high-ranking members of the aristocracy as godparents for Prince George, choosing instead a long list of their friends

Bristol Post · Aug 24, 2022

Return of ‘gazundering’ tactics on London house sales indicates property market is cooling

Requesting sellers slash an agreed price just before exchange, without valid cause, might be immoral — but it is not illegal.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

‘Desperate’ UK councils hiring out more parks to festivals, warns expert

Surge in festivals after Covid lull risks making green spaces elitist as councils try to offset tightened budgets

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022