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Reeves says UK ‘open for business’ as Revolut pledges £3bn new investment

The Chancellor welcomed the pledge at the opening of the financial firm’s new head office in London’s Canary Wharf.

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025

Basslines over goalposts, cricket club bhangra nights: the gatherings where British diaspora music really grows

Away from the algorithm, the sound of multicultural Britain blossoms in sports halls and group chats, supporting community and inspiring the next generation of musicians

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

Man spared jail for assault after Koran burned outside Turkish consulate in London

Moussa Kadri told Hamit Coskun ‘I’m going to kill you’ before slashing at him with a knife, prosecutors say

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Robber guilty of murder over missing BMW bike

Joshua Eno shot Rico Andrews, 21, in the chest at point-blank range in a row over the motorbike.

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025

Voices: Strictly no way… My ‘battle for Blackheath’ should alarm anyone who loves where they live

COMMENT: Protests against an ‘ugly’ residential development in southeast London – of the kind that the government is keen to fast-track to meet its housing targets – could soon be played out across the country, fears former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ finalist and long-term resident Sarah Hadland

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Barry Hearn: Life after career in the spotlight should be tackled by all sports

Barry Hearn received the freedom of the City of London on Monday – an honour Ricky Hatton was set to receive before his death.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Simone Leigh’s ‘monumental’ Royal Academy show set for 2027

Exhibition by African American artist to focus on architecture, art under fascism and her own links to the UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2025

'Who'd have thought that a middle aged guy with a pink hat banging on about the history of London would do so well' - meet Johno Verity, London's cycling historian

From Victorian "Bodysnatchers" to London's oldest coffee shop, Verity is changing the way we see the city, on two wheels

Cycling Weekly · Sep 23, 2025

The Cumberland: Gordon Ramsay reveals location of first Hell's Kitchen restaurant in London

The restaurant will serve dishes such as lobster risotto and beef Wellington

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2025

Voices: ‘A half-baked idea from the London-centric Treasury’: Readers weigh in on ‘taxi tax’ Budget row

YOUR VIEWS: Our community warned that adding VAT to taxi fares would be unfair, arguing that ‘cab owners will lose income, and people will lose mobility,’ hitting rural, elderly and disabled communities hardest

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025