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FTSE 100 hits record as interest rate hopes push down UK borrowing costs

Nearly every share on index rose after fall in value of pound helped multinationals listed in London

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

South Kensington Tube station overhaul takes major step forward

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said the upgrades are ‘nationally beneficial and not just about London’ as campaigners seek £60m from government

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Caught short? Warning after nearly 100 public toilets closed in London over last decade

Charity raises ‘serious public health concern’ as three times as many public loos closed or removed by councils as were opened in past 10 years

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ fashion credentials

Actor’s premiere entry shows how the electric rental bikes have shifted gear from everyday commuter transport

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

Leicester Square stabbing: Man accused of attempted murder of girl, 11, on Taylor Swift concert trip in court

Ioan Pintaru is currently set to stand trial in May over the stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Suggestive sculptures, Hockney’s snaps and painterly panoramas – the week in art

Ugandan artist Acaye Kerunen supplies rich textures, Bradford’s most famous son kicks off its year as city of culture and Jake Grewal offers a queer take of landscape painting

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025

“Tina Turner signed it with a flick knife after he recorded for her in London. Then they all went out to dinner”: What the auction of Jeff Beck’s best-loved electrics tells us about the late guitar icon

We join the experts from Christie’s auction house to take a closer look at the ‘Oxblood’ Les Paul, ‘Tele-Gib’ and other historic instruments from Jeff’s career – and discuss the portrait they paint of apragmatic, restless yet peerlessly gifted talent and his musical legacy

Guitar World · Jan 17, 2025

Tottenham: Struggling Heung-min Son must step up as Spurs enter crucial period

Concerns over captain’s form remain prominent despite his contract extension and north London derby goal, but reinforcements could help

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

What are the London hospitals with the shortest A&E waiting times?

The NHS operational standard is that nearly all of A&E patients should be seen within four hours

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Jimmy Mizen's killer recalled to prison after breaching licence conditions

Jake Fahri served 14 years in jail for the murder of the London schoolboy

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2025