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Cocoa Sharply Higher on Reduced Global Surplus and Commodity Index Inclusion

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Tuesday closed up +181 (+3.17%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +133 (+3.23%). Cocoa prices extended their two-week-long rally on Tuesday to 3.5-week highs. The outlook for a smaller-than-expected global cocoa surplus has underpinned prices. On November 28, the...

Barchart · Dec 9, 2025

Police launch murder probe after 15-year-old boy dies in knife attack

Officers were called to reports of a stabbing on Westbourne Road at 1.02pm

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Don’t go to Christmas parties with flu-like symptoms to avoid spreading super-virus, says London NHS chief

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Chris Streather, London’s NHS medical director, also urged people to stay at home if they have a cough or sneezing rather than risk passing on the virus

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Clare Balding leads mascots through London urging people to get cancer screening

Balding, who had thyroid cancer more than a decade ago, teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Sugar Prices Undercut by Weakness in the Brazilian Real

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.19 (-1.28%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -4.40 (-1.04%). Sugar prices tumbled to 3-week lows today. Weakness in the Brazilian real is weighing on sugar prices as the real (^USDBRL) fell to a 1.75-month...

Barchart · Dec 9, 2025

Vigilante black belt takes down 'sex attacker' in London street weeks after tackling Tube pickpocket suspect

Ivan Skoko, 29, uses martial arts skills to take fighting crime in ‘out of control’ London into his own hands

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Retail drags on FTSE as stocks drift ahead of US interest rate decision

In London, retailers were a soft feature after a report showed annual UK retail sales growth decelerated in November.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Cocoa Rallies on a Smaller Global Surplus and Commodity Index Inclusion

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +187 (+3.28%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +148 (+3.59%). Cocoa prices extended their two-week-long rally today to 3.5-week highs. The outlook for a smaller-than-expected global cocoa surplus has underpinned prices. On November 28, the International Cocoa...

Barchart · Dec 9, 2025

Guinness to open London brewery on Tuesday

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The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Refy founder Jess Hunt on Pamela Anderson, perfect brows & her top London beauty spots

Jess Hunt catches up with Rose Beer

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025