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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 · May 28, 2025

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 · May 28, 2025

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 · May 28, 2025

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 · May 27, 2025

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 · May 27, 2025

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 · May 27, 2025

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 · May 27, 2025

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 · May 27, 2025

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,...

Barchart · May 27, 2025

Charles Strouse obituary

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

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025