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“Pentangle sold out the Royal Albert Hall and the next night I was playing in a jazz quartet for 40 quid”: From gigging in strip clubs to recording with John Martyn and Kate Bush, Danny Thompson walked a singular path in bass playing

Beginning with his early days amid London’s jazz and blues boom in the ’50s, to his famed partnership with singer-songwriter John Martyn, the late Danny Thompson excelled at everything he touched

Guitar World

Hundreds of flats get green light in latest phase of 20,000 home 'new town' on Thames

More than 650 new homes approved in the latest phase of the Barking Riverside development

Evening Standard

ISIS bride Shamima Begum 'living on £100-a-week donations from London relatives' while stuck in Syrian camp

The former Bethnal Green schoolgirl, who joined Islamic State as a teenager a decade ago, is fighting to restore her British citizenship from ‘volatile’ camp

Evening Standard

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Boris bikes fight back against Lime: £40m sponsorship deal keeps TfL scheme on the road until 2032

Number of e-bikes due to rise to 5,000 as Santander agrees to continue investing in London’s original hire bike scheme

Evening Standard

Demand for UK government debt falls as political risks spook bond market – as it happened

UK bond yields have risen today, as an auction of government debt received only weak demand. Economists blame policy uncertainty.

The Guardian - UK

Albanese and Starmer to meet for a frank exchange of views (and possibly some political advice)

Fresh from his time at the UN General Assembly in New York, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s world tour now takes him to London. There he will be primed to give some political advice to his beleaguered counterpart, Keir Starmer.

The Conversation

These Are the Key Beauty Trends We Spotted Backstage at London Fashion Week

From statement lips to references to glam-rock era Bowie

Marie Claire

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Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

The Guardian - UK

Inside Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo's dream home renovation

The podcasting power couple’s personalities flow through their west London house

Evening Standard

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's Surprising Reaction To Donald Trump's Sharia Law Suggestion And Calling Him A 'Terrible Mayor'

Donald Trump called Sadiq Khan a 'terrible mayor' and claimed London faced Sharia law. Khan hit back with humour, defiance and accusations of Islamophobia.

International Business Times UK

Natural History Museum turns on sensors in high-tech gardens to monitor nature

The 25 sensors installed across the central London site will monitor conditions like temperature, humidity and sound.

The Independent UK

Revealed: The areas where primary school pupil numbers are falling fastest

Nine of the 10 local authorities are in London, analysis has found

The Independent UK

Nine in 10 areas with biggest fall in primary school pupil numbers are in London

London’s steeper decline cannot be explained by falling birth rates alone, the Education Policy Institute said.

The Independent UK

London's pupil exodus laid bare as schools empty across capital

Nine London boroughs - including Westminster, Lambeth, Southwark, Hackney and Camden - have seen the largest falls in primary pupil numbers in the country over the last five years

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FACT FOCUS: A look at Trump's UN claims about irregular migration in Europe

President Donald Trump excoriated European leaders about their efforts to slow irregular migration, claiming they have done little to prevent an influx of outsiders that has transformed the continent

Evening Standard

Police release e-fit after man seen exposing himself in south London park

The man was seen passing through Lesnes Abbey Woods in Bexley on September 2

Evening Standard

Daughter of woman who vanished a year ago says ‘life will never be the same’

Nazire Koreli, 55, from Welling, south-east London, has not been seen since September last year.

The Independent UK

Daughter of missing grandmother says ‘life will never be the same’

Nazire Koreli, 55, has not been seen since September last year

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Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt dazzle in London at screening of The Smashing Machine

The drama is earning Dayne Johnson rave reviews and some early Oscars buzz

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Close Higher on Tighter Inventories

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed up +56 (+0.80%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +33 (+0.68%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Wednesday, finding support from signs that recent low prices have started to spur demand from commercial buyers and end-users.Also, tighter cocoa...

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Expectations of Ample Supplies Weigh on Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.02 (-0.13%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -4.10 (-0.89%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Wednesday and turned lower due to the prospect of abundant global supplies. On Tuesday, NY sugar...

Evening Standard

A quarter of Londoners say they are more likely to cycle following Tube strike

A poll by Lime and YouGov found that 28 per cent of Londoners are more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption

Evening Standard

Johhny Depp visits Dior’s Sauvage pop-up extravaganza in London this week

Celebrating 10 years of the iconic men’s fragrance, Fort Sauvage opens tomorrow at Somerset House — and it's far from your average pop-up

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s UN speech: what he said about London, oil and the UK’s green policies

From claims about sharia law to warnings on renewable energy, US president’s address was highly critical of Britain. But do his arguments stand up?

Barchart

Sugar Continues to see Weakness on Outlook for Abundant Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.45%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -4.20 (-0.91%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower on the prospects of abundant global supplies. On Tuesday, NY sugar posted a 4.25-year...

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