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London's Christmas lights 2024: Switch-on dates and best displays from Oxford Street to Kew Gardens

From Kew Gardens to Trafalgar Square, here’s your calendar of the best Christmas lights events for this year

Evening Standard

John Lewis opens new-look beauty hall as temples of pampering return to high street

Revamp of Oxford Street store follows opening of Fenwick’s ‘largest beauty hall outside London’ in Newcastle

The Guardian - UK

John Lewis unveils new look Oxford Street store as it shelves plans to convert much of flagship into offices

A flagship Jamie Oliver Cookery School and Cafe on the third floor is opening in spring next year as part of the changes to the store.

Evening Standard

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Paddington Bear rip-off merchandise worth £9,500 seized in Oxford Street shop raids

Hundreds of tote bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs were confiscated in raids on nine shops ahead of the release of Paddington 3

Evening Standard

Oxford Street pedestrianisation could pave the way to brighter days ahead for West End offices

Despite the changing needs of businesses, high quality office space in the West End is still in high demand

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan: my 10-year plan to clean up London’s rivers – just like its air

The Mayor of London sits down with Dylan Jones for a chat about politics, traffic – and his status as an unlikely sex symbol

Evening Standard

Illegal sweets, cereal, and crisps set to be incinerated after Oxford Street American candy store raid

Big-name American sweets, crisps and cereal were seized as they contain ingredients banned in the UK

Evening Standard

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Stella McCartney rapped over foul-mouthed fashion posters along London’s Oxford Street

Critics approached her company saying the ‘indecent’ adverts might be seen by children

Evening Standard

New York's Times Square is a model for the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor visits Manhattan tourist hotspot during a four-day visit to the Big Apple

Evening Standard

Where will the Oxford Street buses go?

Letters: Pedestrianising London’s busiest shopping street will make it better for visitors, but what will happen to all the buses that currently use it, ask John Cartledge and Martin and Barbara Harris

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Sadiq Khan's plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street is the last thing we need

I’m not being funny, but I feel like this Oxford Street pedestrianisation is a bit of a farce. In theory, it could be something to get excited about but there’s so many reasons why it runs the risk of just being another failed project that the taxpayer is going to…

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Oxford Street: a pedestrianisation project with legs

Editorial: London’s mayor is well placed to lead on regeneration of the UK’s busiest shopping street. But he will need local support

The Guardian - UK

The Mayor has an ambitious vision for Oxford Street- and it must be delivered quickly

Unlocking Oxford Street’s potential will deliver a significant boost to the economy - locally in the West End, across London and nationally too

Evening Standard

Can a traffic-free Oxford Street match its global rivals?

The London mayor has big plans for the famous shopping street. We look at how similar schemes in Paris, New York and Barcelona have fared

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Labour loses central London by-election to Tories amid row over Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street pedestrianisation

The council result came just days after the controversial move was unveiled

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Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that

Sadiq Khan wants to save Oxford Street, but is pedestrianising it the answer? I sat down with him to find out

Evening Standard

'Pedestrianised Oxford Street would be terror target', council warns Sadiq Khan

Westminster Council is furious that the London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced rival plans to get rid of cars from the famous shopping street

Evening Standard

OPINION - The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street must take account of buses

The last time Oxford Street came anywhere close to being “pedestrianised” was in the utter depths of the first Covid lockdown in spring 2020. I recall running — okay, perhaps jogging — blissfully along the central white line through a desolate West End from Marble Arch to Centre Point as…

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Cyclists will be banned from Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation plans

Riders told to lock up their bikes or divert away from the traffic-free area

France 24

EU Commission chief von der Leyen unveils new top team

After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled her new top team, giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament, the bloc's top brass will be charged with steering the EU's industrial agenda in the face of competition…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s positive’: shoppers react to Oxford Street pedestrianisation proposal

Businesses back London mayor’s £150m plan but taxi drivers said they think it will be ‘disastrous’

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: It's time to pedestrianise Oxford Street

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Evening Standard

Battle for Oxford Street: Huge row over Sadiq Khan's plan to force through traffic ban

Council cabinet members are furious after only learning about the mayor’s plans a few days ago

The Guardian - UK

Traffic to be banned from London’s Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan plan

Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting buses

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7 Wild Moments From Last King Of The Cross Season 2 That Will Have You On The Edge Of Your Seat

Last King of The Cross season two is here and it'll have you on the edge of your seat. Here are the wildest moments from the first two eps.

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