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Sugar Prices Jump on Signs of Stronger Global Demand

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.43 (+2.67%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +16.70 (+3.51%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns...

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Tight Cocoa Powder Supplies Push Cocoa Prices Higher

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) on Wednesday closed up +286 (+3.54%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) closed up +145 (+2.69%) Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Wednesday as a shortage of cocoa powder has chocolate makers scrambling to secure supplies. KnowledgeCharts stated that pricey cocoa beans are...

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Too Much: Lena Dunham’s love letter to London, romance and the messiness of being a woman

When HBO launched Lena Dunham’s Girls in 2012, it followed shows such as Buffy (1997-2003), Sex and the City (1998-2004) and Gossip Girl (2007-2012), which had all set a standard of shiny, sanitised female representation that was both attractive and palatable to a wide audience.

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Boy, 12, dies in south London flat fire

Emergency services were called to the fire late last night

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Strength in Global Demand Boosts Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.42 (+2.60%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +17.80 (+3.74%). Sugar prices today are sharply higher, with NY sugar climbing to a 1-week high and London sugar jumping to a 1.5-month high. Concerns that global...

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Stocks mixed as Trump tariff tensions continue

Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump announced a new August 1 deadline for negotiations on tariffs.

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Tight Cocoa Powder Supplies Lift Cocoa Prices

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU25 ) today is up +260 (+3.21%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU25 ) is up +145 (+2.69%) Cocoa prices today are sharply higher as a shortage of cocoa powder has chocolate makers scrambling to secure supplies. KnowledgeCharts stated that pricey cocoa beans are reducing...

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Massive 46-storey skyscraper next to the Gherkin in the City of London gets green light

A public park, an auditorium and food and drink spots are also planned, plus the opening up of part of the ancient Roman wall

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival SAVED and will go ahead next month after almost £1m found to boost security

Street festival gets bailout from City Hall and two councils but there’s dismay that Government has declined to help

Evening Standard

Voices: Can London really afford to shun Shein’s £50bn float?

COMMENT: With the super-fast fashion brand reportedly filing for an IPO in Hong Kong, rather than the UK – where the business model has faced regulatory hurdles over ethical and environmental concerns – James Moore asks if the City is wise to be so sniffy

The Independent UK

More than Human review – a utopia of self-weaving grass and psychedelic dolphins

Design Museum, LondonFrom 3D-printed coral reefs to fungal facades and living fabrics grown from roots, this show embraces a future of nature-centric design

The Guardian - UK

Woman who murdered a mother at child’s birthday party jailed for life

Hope Rowe, 33, was convicted of murdering Charlotte Lawlor in Stepney Green, east London.

Evening Standard

UK and France agree on need for new migration boat crossing ‘deterrent’

Britain has proposed a ‘one in, one out’ arrangement for asylum seekers – a deal France has refused to sign.

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Catch up on what you've missed this week: 20th anniversary of 7/7 attacks in London, Macron's UK visit

Missed the news in London this week? Catch up on what you need to know, with Cheat the week

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Thousands meet with MPs in Westminster for mass lobby on climate action

Campaigners, school children and grandparents were among those calling for MPs to give the crisis the ‘precedence it needs’.

Evening Standard

Ruling on Wimbledon expansion challenge could come by end of July, judge says

Campaign group Save Wimbledon Park is challenging the decision of the Greater London Authority to grant planning permission for the expansion.

Evening Standard

The best London restaurants to go to with children during the summer holidays

From sushi making classes to pizza sat by a supercar, Lucy Tobin rounds up the best of where to dine with the little ones

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Elderly victim suffered fatal stab and groin injuries in home attack

Amithraz Balgobin, 36, allegedly attacked Amaratial Mistry at a property in Streatham, south London, on Friday July 4.

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Is this London’s slickest burger joint?

Already proven in Paris, Dumbo’s smash-hit formula of precision, confidence, and simplicity arrives in Shoreditch – and yes, it’s worth the wait

Evening Standard

High time to end the EV myths putting drivers off the switch to clean transport

Research shows many drivers still think EVs need gearboxes or that they wear out faster than petrol or diesel vehicles

Evening Standard

Terror accused teenager was isolated and lonely during lockdown, court told

Alfie Coleman was aged 19 when he was arrested by counter terrorism police.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Transport for London is trying to turn the Tube into a hellish dystopia

Entire lines sold out to advertisers and facial recognition cameras everywhere — welcome to Minority Report: Underground

Evening Standard

Lewisham fire: Family pay tribute to 'lovely' talented footballer, 12, who died in flat blaze

Schoolboy Fabian Henry named as victim of fatal fire at home in Orchard Gardens just before midnight on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Worst bus routes in London revealed as passenger complaints to TfL reach 70,000 a year

Buses are stuck in traffic, with average speeds across the city of 9.1mph

The Guardian - UK

Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival

Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis will also star in third murder mystery featuring Craig as private eye

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