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Other lives: London student recruited to undertake anti-apartheid actions in South Africa in the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Asma al-Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia

She was once fawned over for her good looks and sharp mind, but is now seen as an accomplice to her husband’s cruelty. Claudia Cockerell on the fall of Syria’s first lady

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

OPINION - Whimsy is now dead in London — why do I have to book restaurants and theatres months in advance?

Fancy eating out, catching a show or doing quite literally anything beyond your own four walls this side of 2024? Good luck: we’re now in the grip of booked-up Britain. What appeared to be a blip during the post-Covid days is back, bigtime, with every seat across the capital seemingly…

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Syrian journalist in London hopes to return home after fall of Assad regime

Rebel groups ousted Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria on Sunday after 13 years of civil war

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Concerto Italiano/Alessandrini review – purity and expressiveness as natural as breathing

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonRinaldo Alessandrini and his six superlative vocalists celebrated their 40th anniversary with a return to Monteverdi – the composer with whom they first established their reputation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Sam Fender People Watching Tour at The O2: Who is supporting and what tracks will be played?

Tomorrow’s gig marks the first time the singer-songwriter plays London since summer 2022

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

‘Some see religion – others porn’: Louise Giovanelli on the paintings that made Manchester hot

Warned she would never get collectors to the ‘grim north’, the artist is now at the forefront of a booming scene. She discusses celebrity worship, her working-class art school – and why she’s obsessed with curtains

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Opposition growing to family farm tax ahead of major protest in London

A fourth council in England has signed up to calls for Rachel Reeves to reconsider plans to impose inheritance tax on family farms

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Is the Elizabeth line a Tube line? Route named 'most popular' on London Underground

The prices on Zone 1 of the London Underground are the same as those on the Elizabeth line's central portion

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024

Former London MP Margaret Hodge made anti-corruption champion to target 'dirty money' in Britain and overseas

Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the appointment on a visit to the National Crime Agency

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2024