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Why was Thames Water fined? London utility company to pay £123m

Thames Water has been hit with a record fine due “to a significant breach of the company’s legal obligations”

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan backs calls to decriminalise some cannabis possession

Under current laws, cannabis is a class B drug and those found in possession face a fine or imprisonment

The Independent UK

Waitrose owner wins go ahead for hundreds of new homes in west London despite local opposition

Local campaigners objected to the scheme’s “outrageously oversized” towers

Evening Standard

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Sadiq Khan calls for partial decriminalisation of cannabis possession

London Drugs Commission also found disproportionate use of stop-and-search powers in black communities

The Guardian - UK

Saracens boss plays down Owen Farrell return rumours: ‘Pie in the sky’

The former England captain has been linked with a move back to north London after a year with Racing 92

The Independent UK

Bakerloo Line upgrade and extension has overwhelming London-wide support, survey shows

Nine in ten businesses (89%) support the proposals, while 76% of residents back the plans

Evening Standard

‘Nonsense and stupid’: Trump’s tariff war will cause global damage, says Grosvenor boss

Policy will eventually right itself, adds Mark Preston, who heads Duke of Westminster’s property group

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Case for decriminalising some cannabis possession ‘compelling’, Sadiq Khan says after London policing review

Sir Sadiq clashes with Met Police who insist drug peddling ‘drives and underpins’ gang violence across the capital

Evening Standard

Arne Slot pulls out of LMA awards dinner after Liverpool parade incident

The Liverpool head coach, who was due to receive two awards at the London event, said it was ‘a decision I have not taken lightly but is absolutely right’

The Guardian - UK

Expectations for Larger Global Supplies Weigh on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.07 (-0.40%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -1.00 (-0.21%). Sugar prices settled lower on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 3-week low and London sugar posting a 4-1/4 month low. Over the past two...

Barchart

Favorable Growing Conditions in West Africa Undercut Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) Tuesday closed down -25 (-0.26%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) closed down -82 (-1.23%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday closed lower, with London cocoa posting a 2-week low. Forecasts for favorable rain in West Africa are expected to aid cocoa crop development...

Barchart

The nine bands that defined Wide Awake festival 2025

London's most consistently excellent alternative music festival makes a triumphant return to Brockwell Park with a diverse, eclectic, electric line-up

Louder

OPINION - Forget Havering quitting London, this is why we should kick out Clapham, Merton and Camden first

In a landmark moment in London's history, a local MP is campaigning to annex his borough from the wider London Pangaea and float off into the home counties.

Evening Standard

Sugar Prices Slide on the Outlook for Robust Global Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.11 (-0.64%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -1.90 (-0.39%). Sugar prices are sliding today, with NY sugar posting a 3-week low and London sugar posting a 4-1/4 month low. Over the past two weeks,...

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Charles Strouse obituary

Tony-winning Broadway composer who wrote the music for Annie and Bye Bye Birdie

Barchart

Cocoa Prices Supported by Slowing Pace of Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is up +5 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -59 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices today are mixed. Cocoa prices have support due to the slowing pace of Ivory Coast cocoa exports, signaling tighter future cocoa supplies. Monday's government data...

The Guardian - UK

Caroline O’Reilly obituary

Other lives: Activist who helped implement the Community Work Programme in South Africa

Evening Standard

How much do London's councils make from day festivals?

Are the capital’s festivals generating crucial revenue for councils?

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Evening Standard

Teacher who started online petition to remove London school head for ‘racism’ banned

Joshua Adusei, 31, encouraged students in the playground at the Harris Academy Tottenham in north London to sign the petition in April 2021

Evening Standard

London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill

Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels

Evening Standard

'Mini-heatwave' to hit London as temperatures to rise to 26C

London bathed in early-morning sunshine on Wednesday as temperatures are predicted to hit 26C over the weekend

Evening Standard

London bus driver pleads guilty over Halloween crash which injured two teenagers

Garfield Daw pleaded guilty to a bus crash which left two teenagers with serious injuries

Euronews

From London’s beavers to leopard frogs in Las Vegas, here’s why we need to rewild our cities

Native animals like beavers, hornbills, and even platypuses are being reintroduced into city parks, wetlands and reserves around the world.

Al Jazeera

‘Betrayal’ or ‘win-win’?: Britain’s EU deal reopens old wounds

Polls suggest most Britons want closer ties with the EU, but some believe the new deal violates Brexit’s mandate.

Evening Standard

Tom Kerridge shuts Chelsea gastro pub in failed west London experiment

The Butcher's Tap & Grill will stop serving food this Sunday

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