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Papa John's Plans Giveaway Of 19,840 NFTs With New Cheddar Range

Papa John's International Inc (NASDAQ:PZZA) will drop its first collection of collectible NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The NFTs also feature in the second release of Papa Johns' Papa X Cheddar marketing campaign to promote its new Cheddar range. The collection of 19,840 NFTs will drop nine on-trend bag designs inspired by the pizza delivery…

Benzinga · Mar 7, 2022

Britain sets out 'dirty money' crackdown, wants to hobble Russia's Putin

Britain set out ways it would crack down on "dirty money" on Monday, introducing new legislation to "hobble" Russian President Vladimir Putin by making it more difficult for those close to him to use London as their playground.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

The Leader podcast: Families open homes to beat Ukraine refugee traffickers

More than 1.7 people have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine since Russia invaded - that’s the equivalent of emptying London’s five biggest boroughs.

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Whitechapel: 20 fire engines called to blaze in block of flats in east London

Firefighters from multiple stations mobilised after blaze broke out on 17th floor of building in Whitechapel

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Woman rescued from fire at high-rise block of flats and offices in east London

Twenty fire engines and 125 firefighters are at the scene.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Aldgate fire: Flats ablaze in London as glass panels hit ground and fire crews rescue woman

A huge fire has erupted at a tower block in Whitechapel High Street, Aldgate, east London, with the blaze and smoke seen for miles around and glass panels spotted plummeting to the ground

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Dizzee Rascal guilty of assaulting ex-fiancee and smashes camera after verdict

Grime artist convicted of assaulting Cassandra Jones at a home in south London

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

A snapshot of Ukraine: Mark Neville on photographing the country and its people

After photographing Ukraine and its people for years, Mark Neville moved from London to Kyiv in 2020. When war broke out at the end of February, he initially decided to stay before seeking refuge in neighbouring Poland. He tells FRANCE 24’s Florence Villeminot about documenting the chaos of leaving his…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

The original climate crisis – how the little ice age devastated early modern Europe

Just as the UK was recovering from storms Eunice and Franklin, scientists of UN’s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report warning of a future with spiralling weather extremes, fiercer storms, flash flooding and wildfires.

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2022

Mayor of London visits Ballymena bus plant to highlight jobs at risk due to funding uncertainty

The contract for Wrightbus electric buses is supporting around 800 jobs linked to skilled manufacturing with plans to expand the workforce

Belfast Live · Mar 7, 2022