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EU youth mobility scheme could save Britain from harm of Trump tariffs, Sadiq Khan says

‘If others want to rush to put up trade barriers, London will always be in favour of tearing them down’, the London mayor wrote in The Independent

The Independent UK

MP slams ‘incongruous’ fire brigade decision to ban book swaps on London Underground

Blackhorse Road station lost its community bookcase amid a fire safety reading row

The Independent UK

Voices: Sadiq Khan: Here’s one thing I know that’ll get us closer to Europe – and a post-Trump bump

COMMENT: A new youth mobility scheme will bring the UK and the EU some much needed connection – and a shot in the arm for business, too, writes London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Independent UK

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Revealed: the 10 London postcodes with above average supply of homes and below average rents

The average rent for a room in London is £982 per month, according to SpareRoom — but here’s where to look for potential offers

Evening Standard

Princess Olympia of Greece’s guide to London: first dates at Kiln, chicken Kyivs at The Cow

The Princess relies on Andrews Pharmacy on Sloane Street, has Poppy Delevingne on speed dial and loves her mother’s twice-baked caviar potatoes

Evening Standard

Eilish McColgan sets two London Marathon targets for long-awaited debut

McColgan is back and poised to run the iconic distance after breaking down injured in 2023, with the star-studded elite women’s field boasting world record holder Ruth Chepngetich and Olympic gold medallist Sifan Hassan

The Independent UK

Simon Armitage ‘excited to be northerner’ getting City of London freedom

He performed a reading at the ceremony.

The Independent UK

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‘STOP the American takeover of Canada!’ — Inspiration and humour from a London, Ont. art movement

Facing American tariffs and taunts of becoming the 51st state, Canada can look inward for inspiration, humour and reassurance.

The Conversation

Israeli minister met David Lammy on ‘private’ visit to UK, Foreign Office says

Activist groups make request for arrest warrant to be issued for Gideon Sa’ar after unannounced trip to London

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Marsan dedicates his OBE to his east London community who all ‘stepped up’

Fellow actor Kevin Whately was also honoured at a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony.

Evening Standard

Dollar Weakness Fuels Short Covering in Sugar Futures

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.34 (+1.94%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +7.20 (+1.47%). Sugar prices Wednesday rose moderately as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked short-covering in sugar futures. Sugar prices have been on the defensive this week,...

Barchart

Short Covering Pushes Cocoa Prices Higher

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Wednesday closed up +94 (+1.17%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed up +52 (+0.90%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Wednesday and settled moderately higher as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Last Wednesday, NY...

Barchart

Could high-tech 'damp and mould sensors' act as 'early warning' for London's council tenants?

Pilot scheme found sensors enabled ‘more efficient use of housing officer time’, though some tenants were reluctant to install the devices

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan urged to identify new allotment sites in London to enable more food-growing

Data shared with the London Assembly reveals significant gap in stock of allotments between inner and outer London

Evening Standard

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More children in northern cities getting places at preferred school – study

Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which primary school their child will be joining this September.

The Guardian - UK

David Sassoon obituary

Fashion designer who worked with Belinda Bellville and dressed Diana, Princess of Wales, for many years

Evening Standard

Surprising wildlife in and around London: where to spot wallabies, parakeets, snakes and more

From Hampstead to Regent’s Canal, here’s a guide to the most unexpected animals living in and near the capital

Barchart

Sugar Prices Rebound on Dollar Weakness

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is up +0.32 (+1.83%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +6.70 (+1.37%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked short-covering in sugar futures. Sugar prices have been on the defensive this...

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Dollar Weakness Spurs Short Covering in Cocoa Futures

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) today is up +21 (+0.26%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) is up +50 (+0.86%). Cocoa prices today recovered from early losses and moved moderately higher as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Last Wednesday, NY cocoa...

Evening Standard

Over 10,000 London children miss out on first preference primary school amid warning over tumbling birthrate

Overall, 87.9% of pupils in London received an offer from their first choice school, equivalent to 73,481 children, data revealed on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Fewer London children secure top choice of primary school

The number of applications for places at primary schools in the capital has fallen again this year.

The Guardian - UK

‘Apparently, he had a fist fight with King Charles’: the jawdropping life of Luca Prodan, Argentina’s punk god

He was a gin-swilling Scottish-Italian heroin addict who set Argentina’s music scene ablaze – baffling the junta, who would arrest his audiences. As a biopic looms, we look at the fast life and early death of the still-worshipped frontman

The Guardian - UK

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery

Enfield council disputes restaurant chain’s claim 500-year-old tree in Whitewebbs Park was ‘mostly dead’

Evening Standard

London road crime: specialist Met police unit only investigates one in 10 serious injury crashes

Concern that many victims are treated as lower priority and struggle to secure compensation

Evening Standard

Gang used Grindr to lure 50 victims then burgled their London homes

Suspects arranged to meet victims at their homes via the dating app

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