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Sugar Posts Modest Gains on Brazilian Real Strength

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +1.50 (+0.26%). Sugar prices Friday posted modest gains. Short covering emerged in sugar futures Friday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week high...

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Cocoa Prices Settle Sharply Higher Amid a Lack of Liquidity

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed up +582 (+7.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +332 (+5.06%). Cocoa prices recovered from 6-week lows on Friday and rallied sharply. Gains in London cocoa were smaller than that of NY cocoa after the British pound...

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Labour celebrates victories but loses ground in urban and heavily Muslim areas

Party did better in places it had lost since 2016 but one commentator called it ‘progress at a price’

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Rising Folk Star Nell Mescal Is Winning Over Gen Z with Her Brutally Honest Songwriting

The 21-year-old Irish folk singer and younger sister to Paul Mescal is an artist to watch in her own right.

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OPINION - London is becoming intolerant — I was spat at in the street for criticising Hamas' sexual violence

Last week, shocked at how I had to dress to safely walk around where I live, I posted a picture of myself to Instagram. I posted the picture because I wanted to vent — rather than fight — to do something about the madness that goes by the name of…

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Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd, Rita Ora and more party pics in London this week

Celebrities were spotted across a string of events in the capital this week

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Sugar Pushes Higher as the Brazilian Real Rallies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) this morning is up +0.11 (+0.57%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +3.50 (+0.61%). Sugar prices this morning are moderately higher. Short covering emerged in sugar futures today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) rallied to a 3-week...

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Cocoa Prices Whipsaw Sharply Higher as Volatility Continues

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) this morning is up +561 (+7.42%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24) is up +348 (+5.31%). Cocoa prices this morning recovered from 6-week lows and are sharply higher. Gains in London cocoa were smaller than that of NY cocoa after the British pound...

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London mayor election: First results suggest Ulez could still be problem for Sadiq Khan

The Conservatives won council by-elections in Hillingdon and Wandsworth, while Labour’s vote share dropped

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Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.

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Barrie Stead obituary

Other lives: Labour councillor in London who also served with the Inner London Education Authority

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Record Gold Prices Take Shine Off London Jewellers

Surrounded by glass-fronted display cabinets filled with shimmering gold bracelets and necklaces at London's Pakeeza Jewellers store, manager Zahid Khan laments the impact of record-high prices of the precious metal.

International Business Times

Shoreditch restaurant faces backlash over £2.99 'optional check-out fee' on top of service charge

An Italian restaurant in east London has faced a backlash for encouraging customers to pay through a smartphone app that adds a £2.99 ‘checkout fee’.

Evening Standard

London Tide's Bella Maclean on making her National debut, Sex Education and starring in Jilly Cooper's Rivals

The actor on how her family has inspired her ‘feisty and zesty’ character in this stage adaptation of Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend

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How much are Billie Eilish tour tickets?Fans call prices 'ridiculous'

Tickets are available now to the public – but how much will they set you back?

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London mayoral election results: What will be the first clues to a Sadiq Khan or Susan Hall victory?

Key London Assembly constituency figures will indicate whether Labour retains mayoralty or Tories capture keys to City Hall

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Things to do in London in May: Four pop-ups worth your time

One pop-up for every weekend this month

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London stock market falls out of top 20 in 2024 global IPO destination rankings — joint with Kazakhstan

The IPO drought comes at the same time as an exodus of firms from the London Stock Exchange

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The future of the London stock market might depend on these two companies

City Comment: Being listed in London should be a badge of honour, but it doesn’t feel like one right now

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My London: Samantha Cameron on punk Queens, art school and Princess Diana-spotting on her Saturday job

Designer Samantha Cameron enjoys a knees-up at Tiroler Hut, canal walks to Regent’s Park and knows where to get the best Knickerbocker Glory in town

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OPINION - The Standard View: Tories suffer big losses as the race for City Hall is now a waiting game

The votes are still being counted and in London we will not know the result of the mayoral election until Saturday. But one thing is clear: this is shaping up to be as bad a night for the Conservatives as the polls predicted.

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Poppies, London W11: ‘It’s fine, but only fine’ – restaurant review

If the Italians sitting near me looked confused at their pricey plates of sepia stodge, I can’t blame them

Evening Standard

London weather: Capital faces bank holiday washout with more rain on the cards over next few days

London faces a bank holiday washout with heavy winds and rain set to hit southern England on Monday, forecasters have warned.

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Registrations open for RideLondon 2024 – when, where and how to take part

The major cycling event takes place in May and has something for everyone, from casual riders to elite sportswomen

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David Gilmour announces his first UK live shows in eight years

David Gilmour will play a six-night run of live shows at London's Royal Albert Hall in October

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