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Plan for new Chinese 'super-embassy' opposite Tower of London rejected by council

The authority’s verdict is only advisory, as the final decision will lie with Deputy PM Angela Rayner in the new year

Evening Standard

Who is Nick Candy? The billionaire husband of Holly Valance named Reform UK’s new treasurer

Billionaire property tycoon Nick Candy has claimed he’ll raise more money for Reform UK than any other political party in the UK has ever raised

The Independent UK

Bashar al-Assad's in-laws 'leave their £1million west London home and flee UK'

Neighbours say Fawaz Akhras and his wife Shar Otri left their home in North Acton a week ago

Evening Standard

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Deftones announce two more UK headline shows for summer 2025

Didn’t get tickets to Deftones’ blockbuster London date? The quasi-nu metal beloveds have just announced extra stops in Yorkshire and Cornwall

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China’s plans for huge new embassy in London shot down by local council

Local council votes unanimously to reject proposal

The Independent UK

The crunch bunch: how upmarket crisps conquered London restaurant menus

Every child’s food fantasy has come true: crisps have become entirely acceptable during a meal out. Ben McCormack reports

Evening Standard

Six charged with being members of banned PKK group in London

Individuals arrested last month are accused of belonging to Kurdistan Workers’ party, Met police say

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FTSE group Ashtead to shift primary listing to New York in blow to UK

Construction rental group has been listed in London since 1986 but makes nearly all its profits in the US

The Guardian - UK

Ashtead set to ditch main UK listing in blow to London market

The FTSE 100 Index firm said the US market is the ‘natural long-term listing venue’ for the group.

Evening Standard

Met Police boss fears funding cuts could lead to loss of 2,300 officers

A report by Sir Mark Rowley explained the Met ‘will be forced to make tough choices to reduce the service we offer Londoners’

Evening Standard

Rent for student room in London up by a fifth in two years, report suggests

An ‘affordability crisis’ in the capital’s housing market was putting students in an impossible position, a housing charity boss has warned.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage has found his ‘donor in chief’ to fund his push to be PM – and it is not Elon Musk

Property magnate Nick Candy has turned his back on the Tories as a major donor and announced he is taking his money to Reform UK to ‘make Nigel Farage prime minister’

The Independent UK

'Black Doves' Season 2: Everything We Know

After that cliffhanger, the Netflix series starring Keira Knightley could go anywhere.

Marie Claire

Syrians gather in London's Piccadilly Circus to celebrate fall of Assad regime

Around 100 people gathered to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime after more than 50 years of his family’s dictatorship

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The Independent UK

Syrians gather in London to celebrate fall of Assad regime

Around 100 people gathered to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime after more than 50 years of his family’s dictatorship.

Evening Standard

Transformation of old City Hall gets green light as planning permission granted

The building, which Boris Johnson called the ‘glass gonad’, will be brought back into use after three years standing empty

Evening Standard

Low income families 'must save for 35 years to buy average London home', official figures show

Households on the median income decile in the capital (£37,632) would have to save their income for 14.1 years

The Guardian - UK

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Other lives: London student recruited to undertake anti-apartheid actions in South Africa in the 1960s and 70s

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Asma al-Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia

She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to her husband’s cruelty. Claudia Cockerell on the fall of Syria’s first lady

Evening Standard

OPINION - Whimsy is now dead in London — why do I have to book restaurants and theatres months in advance?

Fancy eating out, catching a show or doing quite literally anything beyond your own four walls this side of 2024? Good luck: we’re now in the grip of booked-up Britain. What appeared to be a blip during the post-Covid days is back, bigtime, with every seat across the capital seemingly…

Evening Standard

Bay Garnett's guide for chic, unique and more sustainable Christmas gifting

From London’s hidden shopping gems, to how to avoid a gifting faux pas, ‘Queen of thrift’ Bay Garnett has your guide to acing Christmas presents — minus the stress

The Independent UK

China stimulus hopes boost investors as London markets rise

Policymakers in Beijing said they would take more proactive fiscal measures next year to boost domestic spending.

Evening Standard

Who’d be a musician in London? How creativity in the capital faces a perfect storm

From soaring costs and closing venues to labels taking no risks – the next generation of musicians are struggling to be heard

Evening Standard

Why one TV and film costume designer left London for a 'rough around the edges' seaside town

Thomas Von Nordheim left London for Kent and has found thriving arts and foodie scenes

Evening Standard

Syrian journalist in London hopes to return home after fall of Assad regime

Rebel groups ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria on Sunday after 13 years of civil war

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