Sauna, plunge, repeat: the best contrast therapy spots in London Alternating between saunas and ice baths is the hottest (and coldest) wellness trend with a centuries-old history Evening Standard · Jan 3
Urgent warning after London baby dies following non-medical circumcision Mohamed Abdisamad died from infection days after procedure carried out by unregulated circumciser in west London Evening Standard · Jan 3
End of the line for diesel fumes at London St Pancras as new trains arrive East Midlands railway will switch to bi-mode Aurora fleet to cut emissions and noise but elsewhere electrification is delayed The Guardian - UK · Jan 3
TfL's greatest hits revealed: from C-charge and Oyster card to Elizabeth line, 25 years of history brought to book From the congestion charge to the Elizabeth line, Transport for London has transformed the way millions of Londoners travel round their city each day. Evening Standard · Jan 3
Drivers lose AI-generated parking ticket appeals after 'phantom' evidence rumbled by adjudicator Revealed: the London boroughs that can’t be bothered to defend thousands of parking tickets Evening Standard · Jan 3
40 of London's magnificent hidden gems, from a globe-maker in Stoke Newington to our Roman amphitheatre London is a city of secrets to uncover Evening Standard · Jan 3
From Song Sung Blue to Theatre Picasso: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Let a musical based on a documentary about a Neil Diamond tribute band warm your cockles – or take a new look at the work of the Spanish master The Guardian - UK · Jan 3
Mika: ‘Scrutiny over my sexuality was kind of brutal’ THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Beirut-born pop star is back with his first English-language album in six years, the dazzling ‘Hyperlove’. He opens up to Roisin O’Connor about the lasting influence of his late mother, Joannie, his lambasting by music critics when he broke through in 2007, and why his pursuit… The Independent UK · Jan 3
Sugar Prices Slump as Production Jumps in India March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed down -0.41 (-2.73%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -8.90 (-2.08%). Sugar prices dropped to 2-week lows on Friday and finished sharply lower. Sugar prices retreated after the India Sugar Mill Association (ISMA) reported Thursday that... Barchart · Jan 2
Cocoa Prices Sink on Favorable Crop Conditions in West Africa March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed down -194 (-3.20%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -129 (-2.95%). Cocoa prices sold off to 1-week lows on Friday and settled sharply lower. Improved weather in West Africa is weighing on cocoa prices. Tropical General Investments Group... Barchart · Jan 2
Joanna Ross obituary Other lives: Teacher honoured for her dedication to children with special educational needs and their families The Guardian - UK · Jan 2
Fact check: Video shows vandalism in Pakistan Local media reports and images from Google Maps confirm that the video was taken in Park View City, Islamabad. Evening Standard · Jan 2
Richard Kindersley obituary Typeface designer and stone carver whose works can be seen at London Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral and the British Normandy Memorial The Guardian - UK · Jan 2
Katy Perry Reunites With Orlando Bloom In London Six Months After Split—Are They Back Together? After nearly nine years together, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom made an unexpected reunion in London six months after their split was confirmed in June 2025. International Business Times UK · Jan 2
Barchart · Jan 2 Sugar Prices Retreat on Higher Sugar Production in India March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.36 (-2.40%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -8.00 (-1.87%). Sugar prices fell sharply today, posting 2-week lows. Sugar prices retreated after the India Sugar Mill Association (ISMA) reported Thursday that Indian sugar production for 2025-26,...
Evening Standard · Jan 2 FTSE 100 starts new year higher but slips back after crossing 10,000 The FTSE 100 index closed up 19.76 points, 0.2%, at 9,951.14 – it had earlier traded as high as 10,046.25, a record intraday level.
Barchart · Jan 2 Beneficial Growing Conditions in West Africa Weigh on Cocoa Prices March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -178 (-2.93%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -129 (-2.95%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today, posting 1-week lows. Improved weather in West Africa is weighing on cocoa prices today. Tropical General Investments Group said today that favorable...
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 ‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections – by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook
Sports Illustrated · Jan 2 Raheem Sterling’s ‘Preferred’ Chelsea Escape Route Revealed Specific terms may be required to bring the 31-year-old back into prominence.
Evening Standard · Jan 2 Horror as man slashed in face during attempted robbery at London Tube station Group targeted elderly man on Metropolitan Line train before fleeing Northwick Park station with bag
Evening Standard · Jan 2 Nine out of 10 car thefts in London are unsolved The Liberal Democrats have called for action to be taken to tackle car thefts
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 Coroner calls for circumcision safety measures after baby’s death in London Six-month-old Mohamed Abdisamad’s death from infection prompts concern at lack of training for circumcisers
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’ Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement
Sports Illustrated · Jan 2 Fab's Five Big-Name Fantasy Football Players Who Could Be Busts in Week 18 Big-name and highly drafted players can be challenging to keep out of your starting fantasy lineups, but sometimes recent poor statistics or a bad matchup warra
The Guardian - UK · Jan 2 ‘As evil as Iago’: the return of Terence Rattigan’s shocking Man and Boy Rattigan hoped his 1954 tale about a swindler who exploits his son’s sexual allure would prove him a serious dramatist. Its scandalous story reveals much about the playwright and resonates freshly