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Anya Hindmarch's guide to London: suppers at Moro, martinis at Dukes and a secret cabman’s shelter

The fashion designer buys her books from John Sandoe, throws parties at the Tiroler Hut and loves the tube map by Harry Beck

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions

A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out its inspiration in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

Revealed: London boroughs plan to cut spending on council housing by £264million

Capital’s local authorities beg ministers to ‘stabilise the social housing sector’ as they prepare to make ‘deep cutbacks’

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Expectations for a Global Surplus Weighs on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.16 (-0.88%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -5.90 (-1.16%). Sugar prices were under pressure Wednesday and settled lower on expectations for a global sugar surplus. Consultant Datagro said Wednesday that it projects a 2025/26...

Barchart · May 14, 2025

OPINION - Don't kick civil servants out of London — make them come into the office instead

So, London is to lose 12,000 civil servants, and this time, it’s the big cheeses. Already eighty per cent of the half million civil servants work outside London, but this shift is meant to include senior people as well as the small fry. In fact, the Government’s ambition is to…

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Planning bill is bad for developers and nature

Letters: Builders on London’s green belt must protect the environment – but proposed legislation makes their job more difficult, writes Alexa Culver

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Pictured: ‘Charming’ pensioner, 87, murdered in ‘cornflakes and shepherds pie robbery’

Mr Mackey had bought food and an newspaper before he was attacked in Manor House, North London

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Sugar Prices Fall on the Outlook for a Global Sugar Surplus

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.12 (-0.66%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -4.50 (-0.88%). Sugar prices today are under pressure on the outlook for a global sugar surplus. Consultant Datagro said today that it projects a 2025/26 global sugar...

Barchart · May 14, 2025

London stock close lower as miners hit by slumping gold price

The FTSE 100 finished down by 0.21%, or 17.91 points, to close at 8,585.01.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Cocoa Prices Consolidate Recent Sharp Gains

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN25 ) today is down -65 (-0.65%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN25 ) is down -8 (-0.11%). Cocoa prices today are posting modest losses as they consolidate this week's sharp gains that propelled cocoa prices to 2-1/2 month highs on Tuesday. Cocoa prices have...

Barchart · May 14, 2025