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Met Office issues polar vortex update amid London El Nino fears

An unprecedented “Godzilla” El Niño event is set to hit the capital

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Sugar Prices Soar as Weather Concerns Spur Fund Buying

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.99 (+5.23%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +24.20 (+4.77%). Sugar prices soared on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 2.5-week high. Weather risks prompted fund...

Barchart · Oct 2

‘I thought Brassed Off might be popular within a 10 mile radius of Barnsley’: the director of Andy Burnham’s favourite film on its 30-year anniversary

Ahead of a live performance in the Royal Albert Hall, the writer Mark Herman explains why he’s not surprised it’s one of the new Prime Minister’s favourites and a why film like this wouldn’t get made now

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

London Tube line misery 'forces some commuters to switch jobs' as upgrade remains unfunded

Campaigners are warning that the line's ‘unreliable’ performance is damaging daily life across south-west London

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Architect of Wagner Group arson attack to pay victims more than £160,000

Dylan Earl was jailed for 17 years for his leading role in the attack on premises in east London.

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Iconic London hotel Dukes is set to reopen in mid-2027

The property, which is home to the legendary martini spot Dukes Bar, will be operated by Minor Hotels.

Euronews · Oct 2

Chancellor set to rule out £1.5m mansion tax that ‘makes no sense’ in London

John Healey was reportedly proposing reducing the threshold from £2 million to £1.5 million

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Renoir and Love is a wonderful celebration of the fleeting joys of life

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 to 1919) is popularly misunderstood as a slightly dodgy painter of kitsch nudes. Renoir and Love at the National Gallery in London sets the record straight. As Chiara di Stefano, co-curator for the exhibition admits, she grew up “hating Renoir somehow”. She says it can “be troubling…

The Conversation · Oct 2

HBO just dropped its best show since Succession — and it has something for every generation

IN FOCUS: If you’ve been missing the dysfunction of ‘Succession,’ then make the new divorce drama ‘War’ your next watch, writes Ellie Muir

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Killing of man at east London mental health centre sparks warning from coroner

Hugo Flint Cahan was strangled by a fellow patient in January 2023

Evening Standard · Oct 2