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FTSE 100 edges to three-week high as oil firms gain value

The index finished up by 0.05%, or 4.26 points, to close at 8,407.44.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

The Outlook for Higher Brazil Sugar Output Undercuts Sugar Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.39%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -0.40 (-0.08%). Sugar prices today are moderately lower on negative carryover from Wednesday when the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) projected that Brazil's 2025/26 sugar production would...

Barchart · Apr 24, 2025

How London's shoplifting epidemic has accelerated with offences soaring 54% in a year

Data also reveals that ‘theft from the person’ offences rose 41 per cent in the capital, despite falling 14 per cent across the rest of England

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Murder investigation launched after man found dead in west London

Man arrested on suspicion of murder and preventing a lawful burial after body of man in his 60s discovered

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Who is shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025? Check out the four artists

A guide to the artists nominated for the 2025 Turner Prize, with the exhibition taking place in Bradford this year...

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

Multitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

WH Smith once shaped the travel experience – and now it’s returning to its roots

After 124 years as a familiar fixture to generations of customers, there will no longer be a place for WH Smith on UK high streets.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025

How London's pub influencers, the Schoonerati, wrecked pints for the rest of us

Pubs aren’t content farms, writes George Shealy, they’re places for tuning out from the chaos

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

Wales and north of England face disability cuts ‘double whammy’

Policy in Practice analysis shows twice as many people affected in north-east, north-west and Wales than in London and south-east

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2025

London Marathon weather forecast as 56,000 runners expected in record-breaking race

As many as 56,000 participants are anticipated for the 45th edition of London Marathon

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025