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UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn

KPMG data shows London fintechs received more investment than Europe, the Middle East and Africa

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022

Dejan Kulusevski issues Harry Kane verdict as Tanguy Ndombele makes honest transfer admission

The latest Tottenham news and views from football.london on Monday morning

Football London · Feb 7, 2022

The Curse review – a sublime crime caper with an unfeasibly brilliant cast

The stars of People Just Do Nothing and King Gary team up for a finely-calibrated show about idiots planning a heist in a gorgeously rendered 1980s London

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

How Ernest Shackleton’s icy adventure was frozen in time

An exhibition of vivid photographs and a restored documentary give fresh insight into the Antarctic explorer, who died a century ago

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

Skill Up Step Up: Dragon’s Den star says youth unemployment in London ‘shocking’ as he backs campaign

‘I would love to see more businesses step up,’ Steven Bartlett says

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

Charles praises Elizabeth's blessing for 'Queen Camilla' in jubilee tribute

Prince Charles on Sunday thanked his mother Queen Elizabeth for publicly stating her desire that his wife Camilla becomes Queen Consort when he becomes king, acknowledging the honour on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the British throne.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2022

Where the biggest EastEnders' stars of the 1990s are now, from life-threatening drug abuse to totally new names

From Mel and Steve Owen to the Beales, where are these legends of Albert Square now?

Wales Online · Feb 6, 2022

Almost 1,150 buildings in London now have fire safety issues

There are now a total of 1,149 buildings in London that require emergency measures such as waking watches due to fire safety defects, according to the latest data from the London Fire Brigade.

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2022

For Boris Johnson it is a slogan - for others, it is life and death: The puzzle of ‘levelling up’

For Boris Johnson it is a slogan. For post-industrial communities, it is life and death. Whitehall still hasn’t decided what it is, or if it cares

Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2022

‘I’ve had some hairy experiences’: actor Adeel Akhtar on racism, role models and feeling hopeful

At 30, Adeel Akhtar was all but homeless, now he’s been nominated for this year’s Baftas. Here, he talks about the beauty of ordinary lives

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022