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How renting in London became an unimaginable hellscape

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The process of finding somewhere to rent in the capital is like competing in the Hunger Games. It’s easy to lose your dignity, writes Ellie Muir. Will tenants ever be freed from this misery?

The Independent UK

Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football

For the children of the Nigerian diaspora, displaced by war and split between two worlds, footballers from John Fashanu to Jay-Jay Okocha were a first glimpse of themselves in Britain’s mainstream

The Guardian - UK

Britain should give India back its artefacts in lieu of £52trn in colonialism reparations, says historian

Oxfam report says wealth extracted from India between 1765 and 1900 would be a sum large enough to ‘carpet the surface area of London in £50 notes almost four times over’

The Independent UK

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Four in 10 London parents 'lie or break rules' to get children into preferred school

Lying about where they live, exaggerating religiousness and renting a second home top the list of tactics

Evening Standard

12 charged after phones stolen from Apple stores across London

Apple stores were targeted over the space of two-and-a-half weeks.

Evening Standard

Sugar Rallies on Brazilian Real Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.37 (+2.08%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.20 (+2.40%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled sharply higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 6-week high prompted short-covering in sugar futures. The...

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Cocoa Prices Supported by West African Crop Concerns

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +116 (+1.00%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed up +107 (+1.16%). Cocoa prices Wednesday rose for the third consecutive session, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high and London cocoa posting a 1-month high. Crop production concerns in...

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Stock, Aitken and Waterman unveil blue plaque outside London ‘Hit Factory’

The trio penned many of the enduring hits of the 1980s and 1990s.

Evening Standard

Jail sentences for pair after TV antique expert’s Chelsea jewellery store robbed

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign of burglaries in the Greater London area’, Kingston Crown Court was told.

The Independent UK

Ian Towning: Pair jailed after attacking TV antiques expert with hammer in Chelsea shop raid

James Dixon, 43, and Thomas Loring, 41, were jailed over a ‘campaign’ of burglaries including violent attack on antique expert’s shop

Evening Standard

'What a terrific honour...' Stock Aitken Waterman receive Blue Plaque recognising their contribution to British music

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman unveiled their Blue Plaque outside their former The Vine Yard studio, in London, on Wednesday afternoon.

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“I don't think Morrissey liked me. I don't think he liked my friendship with Johnny”: Producer John Porter on shaping The Smiths’ most iconic tracks, and why he’s auctioning a treasure trove of original acetates

John found a huge collection of original acetates and mixes of many Smiths’ classics unplayed since the 1980s

MusicRadar

Director says Scots 'denied a voice' amid Traitors filming row

A BAFTA-WINNING director has said Scots are being “denied a voice” amid a row over accusations production companies are exploiting systems meant…

The National (Scotland)

BA’s owner warns it would not back Heathrow expansion without fees overhaul

IAG)chief executive Luis Gallego said the regulatory model used to determine the west London airport’s charges is ‘not fit for purpose’.

Evening Standard

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Brazilian Real Strength Prompts Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.43 (+2.42%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +11.90 (+2.55%). Sugar prices today are trading higher after a rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 6-week high prompted short-covering in sugar futures. The...

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Dry Harmattan Winds Threaten West African Cocoa Crops

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is up +92 (+0.80%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is up +118 (+1.28%). Cocoa prices today are climbing for the third consecutive session, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week high and London cocoa posting a 1-month high. Crop production concerns...

Evening Standard

How much is your council tax going up? Kingston tops table as all 33 London boroughs reveal bills

Average demand in two-thirds of boroughs breaks £2,000 - and will hit almost £2,500 in Kingston and Croydon

Evening Standard

Hackney residents ‘up in arms’ as disabled access home rented on Airbnb

Detectives called in as campaigners claim 50,000 social homes in London could be subject to fraud

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A Pokémon pop-up store is coming to London

You can find your favourite Pokémon characters at the pop-up next month

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Manager put in headlock during £1.38m London watch robbery took own life, court told

Oliver White, 27, killed himself the day after the incident in May 2024, Woolwich Crown Court heard

The Independent UK

Free London buses announced for first year of Silvertown Tunnel opening

The number of buses able to cross the Thames per hour to more than triple

Evening Standard

LIDO, Body Movements and City Splash: A guide to London's 2025 day festivals

Sabrina Carpenter announced as replacement for Hugh Jackman’s date at BST Hyde Park

Cycling Weekly

I test rode the newest shared e-bike on the market, and it might be the most advanced one yet

Beryl's new e-bike is 'jam-packed full of features', says the brand's CEO

The Independent UK

Traumatised Uber driver who survived gun blast warns it is not safe to drive in London

Exclusive: Safdar Khan had to speed away from the gun-toting attackers in Hendon, north London

Evening Standard

Extremist from London jailed after being caught with manuals on 3D printing firearms

Abdiwahid Abdulkadir Mohamed has been sentenced to seven years behind bars

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