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Vanessa Williams' mother dies on birthday trip to London

Actress Vanessa Williams has been plunged into mourning after her mother Helen died during a birthday trip to London to see her daughter perform in the West End.

BANG Premier · Jan 3, 2025

Labour accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over pledge to cut energy bills

The SNP said parts of Scotland continue to pay higher standing charges than other areas of the UK such as London and the South East.

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

Dame Rosalind Savill obituary

Director of the Wallace Collection museum in London from 1992 to 2011 and a specialist on 18th-century Sèvres porcelain

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

Dollar Strength Sends Cocoa Prices Tumbling

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is down -510 (-4.37%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is down -123 (-1.35%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower as a rally in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 2-year high spurred long liquidation in cocoa futures. Losses in...

Barchart · Jan 2, 2025

Man hit by car on Christmas Day in West End of London dies in hospital

Police say they are treating Aidan Chapman’s death as homicide and will review charges over incident

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

West End producer Cameron Mackintosh reports dip in profits

Increase in revenues offset by rise in costs at musical theatre company, which runs eight venues in London

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025

Boy receives 'revolutionary' robotic surgery in London first

Robotic system reduces pain and increased precision for surgeons

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

Man appears in court after New Year’s Eve revellers injured in hit-and-run crash

Daniel Sterling, 40, is charged over a hit-and-run crash near the junction of Regent’s Park Road and Primrose Hill in north London.

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce

British rapper Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after admitting that he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025

Stormzy given driving ban after using phone behind wheel of Rolls-Royce

The rapper has been banned from driving for nine months after an undercover officer caught him using a phone

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025