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OPINION - Doubling council tax is great news for Londoners — here's why

The news that council tax is set to double for some homeowners in London certainly grabs the attention. At a glance, yes, it’s disconcerting that in a cost-of-living crisis that seems to be only getting worse, we could be about to pay more for the privilege of living in this…

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Sugar Prices Sink as India Eases Sugar Export Restrictions

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.43 (-2.36%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -4.90 (-1.03%). Sugar prices extended their 3-1/2 month-long sell-off today, with NY sugar posting a 5-month nearest-futures low, and London sugar posting a 3-1/3 year low. An...

Barchart · Jan 21, 2025

Manhunt for killer of Citibank executive, 43, beaten to death in her flat

The Metropolitan Police have launched a murder investigation after Marianne Kilonzi was found dead in Woolwich on Friday.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

The 'world's largest living wall' to be built in north-west London area with vast regeneration on horizon

The living wall will measure 7,400 square metres, trumping the current largest, in Qatar, at 7,000 square metres

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Irn-Bru axes 30-year deal with Scottish marketer and joins London-based firm

THE owner of Irn-Bru has ended its partnership of nearly three decades with a Scottish marketing agency to go "in a new direction" with a…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 21, 2025

Moped row youth guilty over boy’s machete murder

Kamari Johnson, 16, was found injured after police were called to Bourne Avenue in Hayes, west London, on May 24 last year, and died at the scene.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025

Kamari Johnson murder: Youth guilty over machete killing of boy, 16, in west London in moped row

Kamari Johnson, 16, was stabbed by a 17-year-old boy in row over £180 moped in west London last year

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Storm Eowyn: Will London be affected by Met Office weather warnings?

Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for London and the rest of the UK taking effect on Thursday

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Keir Starmer and 16 ministers urged not to 'U-turn' on opposing Heathrow third runway

Environmental groups have warned of the climate change impact of hundreds of thousands more flights which could also blight parts of London with noise

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Citibank executive ‘bludgeoned to death’ in London flat as police hunt killer

A suspect is in the Citibank executive’s murder is believed to have fled the country

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025