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Sugar Prices Weighed Down by the Outlook for Ample Supplies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.14 (-0.92%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +1.10 (+0.25%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Wednesday, with NY sugar sliding to a new 4.5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the...

Barchart · Oct 22, 2025

Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher on Supply Fears

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed up +382 (+6.46%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +366 (+8.71%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high and London cocoa posting a 2.5-week high. Supply concerns are driving up cocoa...

Barchart · Oct 22, 2025

Star Trek actor Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Chekhov play

The US star will appear in Ivanov at The Bridge theatre next year.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Children groomed and failed by police: Reports reveal rape and exploitation of vulnerable London girls

EXCLUSIVE: Vulnerable young girls from across the capital have been found with adult men days after going missing and despite alleging rape saw inadequate police action, investigations show

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Sugar Prices Under Pressure as Global Supplies Increase

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.11 (-0.72%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +1.30 (+0.30%). Sugar prices today are mixed, with NY sugar sliding to a new 4.5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the past seven...

Barchart · Oct 22, 2025

Soft inflation data encourages hopes of pre-Christmas rates cut

Rate sensitive housebuilders were buoyant with Persimmon up 6.3%, Barratt Redrow up 5.1% and Berkeley Group up 3.8%.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Cocoa Prices Surge on Supply Fears

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is up +370 (+6.25%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +340 (+8.10%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high and London cocoa posting a 2.5-week high. Supply concerns are driving up prices after...

Barchart · Oct 22, 2025

Council U-turn after woman issued £150 fine for pouring coffee down drain in London street

Burcu Yesilyurt called the fine ‘quite unfair’

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

London council U-turns on £150 fine for woman who poured coffee down drain

Burcu Yesilyurt was stopped by enforcement officers in west London on October 10 and fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Bon Jovi announce return to the road for 2026, with shows in London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York confirmed

The rock legends will embark on their first tour since Jon Bon Jovi had surgery on his vocal cords in June 2022

Louder · Oct 22, 2025