3 h. ago Fresh Man City ticket announcement should send shivers down the spine of club officials

Manchester City are yet to sell out their allocation for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Nottingham Forest.

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19 h. ago Grim figures show rise in shoplifting and knife crime as Tories blamed for crisis

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals shoplifting cases hit a record high in 2024, while there were almost 55,000 knife crime incidents recorded in England and Wales

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21 h. ago Options Expands London Footprint with New City Office at 100 Bishopsgate

Options Expands London Footprint with New City Office at 100 Bishopsgate  Business Wire

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23 h. ago City office leasing deals hit new record last year as race for space intensifies

A total of 339 occupiers agreed terms for space over 5,000 sq ft in the City last year

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23 h. ago China rocket launch fires three astronauts to satellite amid fears of new space race

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52 h. ago More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record

An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist saysThe world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned.Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch shows. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago At least 28 tourists killed by suspected militants in Kashmir attack

Group of gunmen open fire on holidaymakers in Indian-controlled region in midst of US vice-president’s visit to countryAt least 28 tourists have been killed after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination in Indian-administered Kashmir in the midst of a visit to the country by US vice-president JD Vance.The attack occurred in the Baisaran Valley, a picturesque meadow in Pahalgam, a well-known tourist town located 90 kilometres south of Srinagar, the region’s main city, in what officials are describing as the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in recent years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

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7 d. ago ‘They act with total impunity’: Paris city hall declares war on graffiti vandals

Officials promise to track down and prosecute those who ‘tag’ city’s historic monuments, statues and grand buildingsIn Paris’s central Place de la République, the magnificent lions at the feet of the statue of Marianne are once again covered in graffiti.Along the nearby Boulevard Saint-Martin – part of the Grands Boulevards that bisect the north of the city – the trunk of every plane tree has been crudely sprayed with a name. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago North Koreans filmed stroking a dog beside large cooking pot in Russia spark fears Kim Jong Un's countrymen are eating local pets

The footage, filmed at a construction site in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, was released by a local official in an effort to squash growing panic online.

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8 d. ago Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner

Known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, the actor was found dead in FebruaryMichelle Trachtenberg, a popular TV actor, died of complications from diabetes, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office.Trachtenberg, 39, was found dead in February and had recently received a liver transplant, according to NBC News, but the cause of her death had been unclear at the time. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Armed police and helicopter swarm Salford city estate as streets locked down

Armed officers and a police helicopter have swarmed a residential area of Salford tonight. Residents say "at least 30" officers have descended near the Pendleton part of the city

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1 week ago Union's bins at Birmingham office are spotless while rest of the city festers in rubbish as workers to vote on partial deal to end strike today

Aerial images of Unite's regional office in Jennens Road, Birmingham , show the union's bins are spotless and seemingly empty.

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1 week ago City giant's bid to lure workers back to the office with free lunch Fridays

Employees working at WPP headquarters in the capital had previously only been required to go into the office three days a week.

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1 week ago City giant's bid to lure 110,000 workers back to the office with free lunch Fridays

Employees working at WPP headquarters in the capital had previously only been required to go into the office three days a week.

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1 week ago Asking prices hit new record high despite stamp duty hike, Rightmove says

Scotland, Wales, the Midlands and many northern regions saw average property asking prices rise this month, Rightmove said.

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1 week ago Eco friendly City office block sold 'to US bank' for £333 million

Sale of refurbished 100 New Bridge Street expected to complete in April next year

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1 week ago 38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands review – Pinochet and the Nazis

A human rights lawyer skilfully gathers the threads that link the former Chilean dictator to a fugitive SS officerAugusto Pinochet expected London to be a hospitable city when he arrived there in October 1998. The 82-year-old former Chilean dictator had backed Margaret Thatcher in the Falklands war and, while the Conservatives were no longer in power, a former prime minister counted as a friend in high places.British police were not interested in kidnap, murder and torture in South America under a junta that had seized power in a coup in 1973. Besides, a former head of state had diplomatic immunity. Or so Pinochet thought, until officers from Scotland Yard, acting on an extradition request from a Spanish judge, turned up at the private clinic where he had undergone a minor back operation.The ensuing legal battle to determine which crimes might be pinned on the old man, under what statute and in which jurisdiction, is one thread of 38 Londres Street by lawyer and author Philippe Sand...

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1 week ago The price of gold has hit a record high. Here’s why and the ways to invest

The precious metal has long been considered a ‘safe haven’ during times of uncertainty - and the current trade war is no different

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2 w. ago State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal

State Street to Buy City of London Office in £333 Million Deal  Bloomberg

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