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FTSE 100 climbs as US-China trade fears recede

Joshua Mahony, chief market analyst at Scope Markets, said fears around the US-China trade spat have abated for the time being.

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Kitty, Amelia and Eliza Spencer Are Real-Life Barbies in Pink Gowns and Millions of Dollars in Diamonds at British Museum Ball

Princess Diana's nieces shined at London's answer to the Met Gala.

Marie Claire · Oct 20, 2025

EFG London Jazz Festival 2025: an insider's guide to all the hottest shows

No need to improvise your plans when our jazz critic Jane Cornwell has hand picked the 12 hottest tickets to book

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Passenger on Heathrow flight 'handcuffed after shouting and swearing', court told

Simon Jones, 51, became ‘agitated’ on the flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Heathrow on May 23 this year, Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

'It was a done deal to Arsenal' Crystal Palace hero reveals abandoned move to North London

Arsenal were in advanced talks for a Crystal Palace star, only for the deal to collapse

FourFourTwo · Oct 20, 2025

OPINION - Improv comedy is cool in London again (yes, really)

Comedy’s nerdy little brother is having a moment — here’s why

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Zaibatsu: Cult Japanese fusion restaurant to reopen two years after 'landlord dispute'

Zaibatsu had long been one of south London’s best restaurants and will relaunch with the same menu

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

In pictures: How sumo wrestlers won hearts of Londoners during capital takeover

From Lime bikes and giant soy sauce bottles to reinforced toilet seats at the Royal Albert Hall, here’s what happened when the sumo wrestlers came to stay

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Revealed: 500,000 penalty tickets for drivers who failed to pay Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

About 100,000 fines a month - each with a face value of £180 - have been issued since Sadiq Khan introduced the road charges in April

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

‘It’s a bit clandestine, a bit punk’: the guerrilla scheme letting skint artists mass-share gallery membership cards

Now 600 strong, the Artist Membership Project is helping young artists see exhibitions while dodging hefty entry fees at top British institutions. We meet the founder of the scheme

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025