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A hit wheel and a pottery flop: what happened to UK millennium projects?

The mixed records of cultural initiatives opened for 2000 including the London Eye and Ceramica

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

Pandemic-fuelled shift to coast and country has gone into reverse

Fewer people want to escape from cities – and homes by the sea have lost some of their lustre, says Rightmove

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

Sadiq Khan announces £1m investment in holiday sports activities in bid to cut violence

Funding will provide ‘diversionary activities’ for young Londoners at a time when they are particularly at risk of becoming involved in violence

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025

The reason why UK seaside property is taking weeks longer to sell

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a shift to flexible working and a reassessment of lifestyle priorities led to a surge in demand for rural homes

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Seaside homes ‘take three weeks longer to sell on average than during pandemic’

The speed at which homes in coastal areas are finding buyers has slowed by 21 days on average, compared with 2021, Rightmove said.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Artist who painted famous Churchill portrait commemorated with blue plaque

The wartime leader hated his depiction when the portrait was unveiled, and it was secretly burnt on the orders of his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Inside Mick Jagger’s former party pad on the market for £5.5million

Mick Jagger’s £5.5m London party house up for sale for the first time in 30 years

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Trade War Fears Undercut Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25 ) Tuesday closed down -298 (-3.70%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25 ) closed down -227 (-3.80%). Cocoa prices on Tuesday extended their three-session slide, with NY cocoa falling to a 3-week low and London cocoa dropping to a 5-month low. Global trade war...

Barchart · Apr 8, 2025

Prince Harry’s Lawyer Says the Royal Felt "Forced to Step Back" From Royal Life Over Security Battle

The Duke of Sussex attended a court hearing in London on April 8.

Marie Claire · Apr 8, 2025

‘Bark is the original dampproof membrane!’ Meet the radical designers who let nothing go to waste

As their experimental structures made out of cactus plaster, tree resin and chopped straw appear in the real world, eco research studio Material Cultures explains why nature has all the best building materials

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025