36 h. ago Huge fire breaks out at south London tower block — 70 firefighters race to scene

Ten fire engines responded after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Walworth

Sport

43 h. ago Chinese restaurant plan for London tower block gets up noses of local residents

Residents have objected to the new restaurant over fears of “extremely pungent cuisine”

Politics

44 h. ago Fears Cardiff turning into 'concrete jungle' as huge new tower block plans unveiled

Cardiff Council's planning committee praised the proposed location of the new blocks, which will replace Asset House in Penarth Road, at a meeting on Thursday, July 3

Politics

68 h. ago Starmer and Macron to announce ‘one in, one out’ migration deal

Plan for Channel crossings marks forward step for the two leaders, though further UK funding remains a sticking pointKeir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will announce a “one in, one out” migration deal on Thursday that will involve the UK accepting some cross-Channel asylum seekers but returning others to France.The two leaders are expected to cap the French president’s three-day state visit to the UK with a press conference in London at which they will announce the new plan to tackle small boat crossings. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Dine and dashers leg it from family restaurant but owner says 'I have your fingerprints'

Helen Tse, co-owner of family-run Sweet Mandarin Chinese restaurant, has claimed two men 'ran' out of the restaurant on Tuesday evening without settling their bill

Society

3 d. ago Looser bonus rules and tax breaks needed to save London stock market, says CBI

Industry lobby group draws up 20-point plan to stop London ‘drifting into irrelevance’Nils Pratley: London’s stock exchange needs a shot in the arm from the TreasuryThe London stock market risks “drifting into irrelevance” without government and regulatory reforms, ranging from tax breaks for stock market listings to looser bonus rules for directors, a lobbying group has said.The 20 recommendation put forward by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which lobbies on behalf of UK businesses, suggest financial incentives, marketing campaigns and boardroom pay are central to guaranteeing the future success of the London Stock Exchange, which has been losing stock market listings and floats to foreign rivals. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Restaurant chain shuts down all UK branches after 20 years with 15

Ping Pong, a popular Chinese dim sum restaurant chain, has announced it will close its remaining restaurants and customers have been left devastated by the news

Politics

4 d. ago Land for Wimbledon expansion could not have greater legal protection, court told

Campaigners are challenging the Greater London Authority over its decision to approve an All England Club plan to almost triple the size of the site.

Events

5 d. ago Lewis Capaldi at London's O2 seating plan, capacity and map for UK and Ireland tour

Lewis will perform at London O2 on September 17 and 18

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5 d. ago This beloved London Chinese restaurant chain has shut all its branches with immediate effect

This beloved London Chinese restaurant chain has shut all its branches with immediate effect  Time Out

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5 d. ago London Chinese restaurant chain Ping Pong has shut all its branches with immediate effect

London Chinese restaurant chain Ping Pong has shut all its branches with immediate effect  Time Out

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7 d. ago ‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things aroundIn a stiflingly hot room at a health centre in East London, as he announced the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, Keir Starmer was confronted with a brutal assessment of his first year in power.“You’ve U-turned on your reforms, your MPs don’t trust you, and markets worry that you’ve lost resolve on fiscal discipline. It’s the epitome, isn’t it, of sticking-plaster politics and chaos that you promised voters you would end?” a television journalist asked. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Loughborough Lightning's Vic Burgess tells London Pulse don't expect same game plan in Grand Final

Loughborough Lightning's Vic Burgess tells London Pulse don't expect same game plan in Grand Final  Yahoo

Sport

9 d. ago Ask AI to plan a day out in London and you might have a real adventure or misadventure

Ask AI to plan a day out in London and you might have a real adventure or misadventure  TechRadar

Politics

1 week ago Ruto opens London Stock Exchange, unveils plan to sell Kenya Pipeline through IPO

Ruto opens London Stock Exchange, unveils plan to sell Kenya Pipeline through IPO  standardmedia.co.ke

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1 week ago Gorbals tower block collapse in pictures as dust cloud engulfs buildings during demolition

A huge cloud of dust spewed out.

Politics

1 week ago Iran is building world's biggest missile arsenal, warheads can hit London | Inside plan for '20,000 missiles and nuclear bombs'

Iran is building world's biggest missile arsenal, warheads can hit London | Inside plan for '20,000 missiles and nuclear bombs'  WION

Events

2 w. ago I tried the quirky 1970s restaurant in a north London tower block that hasn't changed in decades

I tried the quirky 1970s restaurant in a north London tower block that hasn't changed in decades  My London

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2 w. ago Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan completes £44m buy

Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan completes £44m buy-in with Royal London  Pensions Age Magazine

Economics

2 w. ago New town plan for west London with over 25,000 homes spanning three boroughs

Old Oak, which aims to be built within 30 years, will span across three London boroughs

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