11 h. ago EU trade chief meets ministers in London amid leaks of mooted pact

The meeting comes ahead of a UK-EU summit in May that will be seen as a critical moment in the Government’s drive to to reset relations with Brussels.

Politics

8 d. ago Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks

Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of breaking Easter truce before London talks  MSN

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8 d. ago Ukraine, Russia trade claims of breaking Easter truce before London talks

Ukraine, Russia trade claims of breaking Easter truce before London talks  The Washington Post

Politics

8 d. ago Meteor shower to peak in UK skies tonight with shooting stars visible

The Lyrids can sometimes offer up to 100 meteors an hour

Events

9 d. ago The May elections are a perfect opportunity for Nigel Farage to peddle his politics of grievance | Andrew Rawnlsey

An unpopular government and floundering official opposition creates fertile territory for ReformFor his next trick, perhaps Comrade Farage will belt out all the verses of The Red Flag and tell us that his favourite book is The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists. Brother Nigel has popped up on the government’s left flank by demanding the immediate nationalisation of the steel industry. He’s also expressed a solidarity with trades unionists hitherto undetected in this longtime admirer of Margaret Thatcher.At an event at a working men’s club in one of the more deprived wards of County Durham, the old fraud even claimed to have a personal affinity with steelworkers because he used to be in the “metals business” himself. This was a disingenuous reference to his time as a trader at the London Metal Exchange, which involved long lunches in the City fuelled with copious quantities of port. Or maybe he was thinking of his gig as a paid “brand ambassador” for a firm that deals in gold bullion. ...

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1 week ago 'David and Goliath' trademark battle launched against Right Room

'David and Goliath' trademark battle launched against Right Room  London Evening Standard

Events

1 week ago Rightmove launches 'David and Goliath' trademark battle against London

Rightmove sent the owner of London-based Right Room a cease and desist letter claiming the agency’s name and house-style logo were too similar to its own

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1 week ago The Apprentice winner Dean Franklin declares what 'petrified' him the most during BBC series

This year's The Apprentice concluded on Thursday night - and Lord Sugar picked Dean Franklin, a tradesperson from Dagenham, east London, to become his latest business partner

Politics

1 week ago EU youth mobility scheme could save Britain from harm of Trump tariffs, Sadiq Khan says

‘If others want to rush to put up trade barriers, London will always be in favour of tearing them down’, the London Mayor wrote in The Independent

Politics

1 week ago 'Bad for all of us': London's mayor rebukes trade wars, protectionism, nativism

'Bad for all of us': London's mayor rebukes trade wars, protectionism, nativism  MSNBC News

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1 week ago Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

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1 week ago We don't want more visas, says India's top diplomat in London on trade deal with UK amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Economics

2 w. ago Russian master appears in London court over North Sea collision

Russian master appears in London court over North Sea collision  TradeWinds

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2 w. ago London Property Faces Worst Hit From Trade War, Rightmove Says

London Property Faces Worst Hit From Trade War, Rightmove Says  Bloomberg

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2 w. ago Greek vase ‘looted’ in Italy removed from sale by London gallery

Contact from the Observer prompts withdrawal as dealers urged to do more to stop illicit trade in antiquitiesA London antiquities dealer has withdrawn an ancient Greek amphora from sale after evidence arose that links it to a notorious smuggler.The Kallos Gallery in Mayfair, London, has removed a black-figure amphora – a jar with two handles and a narrow neck made around 550BC – from sale after the Observer contacted it about concerns raised by an expert in the illegal trade of antiquities. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police disguise as Batman and Robin to snare rogue street traders on Westminster Bridge

Police officers in Lambeth were forced to get creative after regulars on Westminster Bridge began to recognise them

Events

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 April: Oil and pharma stocks retreat as heavy selling resumes

Fear returned to the world’s stock markets today after Donald Trump’s swingeing new “Liberation Day” tariffs came into force.

Politics

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 April: Heavy selling resumes, GSK and Astra slump on tariffs warning

Fear and panic returned to the world’s stock markets today after Donald Trump’s swingeing new “Liberation Day” tariffs came into force.

Events

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 April: Heavy selling resumes as US tariffs kick in, Brent Crude nears $60

Fear and panic returned to the world’s stock markets today after Donald Trump’s swingeing new “Liberation Day” tariffs came into force.

Society

2 w. ago FTSE 100 Live 09 April: Heavy selling resumes as US tariffs kick in, Brent Crude near $60

Fear and panic returned to the world’s stock markets today after Donald Trump’s swingeing new “Liberation Day” tariffs came into force.

Society