56 m. ago UK to approve second runway at Gatwick airport if plans are tweaked

Decision comes as ministers bet on major expansion of London’s airports to boost economic growth

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75 m. ago News | As office yields recover Derwent London predicts strongest total return in years

News | As office yields recover Derwent London predicts strongest total return in years  CoStar Group

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83 m. ago Met publishes stop and search 'charter' explaining how tactic is used

Campaigners have said the measures unfairly target ethnic minorities such as young black men

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83 m. ago Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after four-day breach, as Israel says three of four bodies identified as of Thursday morningSee all our Middle East coverageHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight, when immediate identity checks were carried out using dental records. By dawn on Thursday morning, three out of the four had been positively identified, according to a group representing the hostages. Continue reading...

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88 m. ago One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them

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88 m. ago Date set for Royal Variety Performance with tickets on sale Friday

The event will be staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 19.

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88 m. ago The London Company Large Cap Vs. Russell 1000 Q4 2024 Commentary

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89 m. ago Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy? – podcast

When the palaeontologists of the future search for clues to understand how we lived, what might they find? Two scientists exploring this question have suggested that ‘technofossils’ will be our lasting imprint on the Earth. To find out exactly what these are and what they could reveal about our lives, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, and from Sarah Gabbott, a professor of palaeontology at the University of Leicester and one of the scientists behind the new book Discarded: How Technofossils Will Be Our Ultimate LegacySupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Romanian prosecutors allowed Andrew and Tristan Tate to fly to US but say they must return when summoned – live

The brothers, who are dual UK-US nationals, were given a travel ban in December 2023 amid trafficking allegationsRomanian media Adevarul and Antena 3 CNN are both reporting from their sources that the pair are expected to report for a court hearing in Bucharest in late March.The statement from the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism says that “the two defendants of dual British-American citizenship” have been allowed to travel, but have to report when summoned and any violation of this condition could lead to stricter restrictions on their movement. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home with their dog

The Oscar-winning star of The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure has died, along with his classical musician wife, according to a Santa Fe sheriffOscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has died at the age of 95. In a statement to the Santa Fe New Mexican, County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit community northeast of the city.It quoted the police department saying: “We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday.” The Press Association confirmed there is an “active investigation’’ into the deaths. Sheriff Mendoza said there was no immediate indication of foul play. He did not provide a cause of death or say when the couple might have died. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago I'm another victim of the Made In Chelsea paint scam thieves

Lea Yerevanian, 31, was waiting for an Uber outside Kings Cross St Pancras station at about 8.30pm in December when she nearly fell foul to the cruel trick.

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2 h. ago Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to over 3 years in jail on charge of riot during 2019 protests

A Hong Kong judge sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident in which he was beaten up at a subway station during the city’s anti-government protests in 2019

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2 h. ago Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land

As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen landThe villa is stunning. The private swimming pool; the lush, landscaped terrace with firepit; the long dining table with its expansive balcony view; the pingpong table; the piano.But the jewel in the crown, according to the Airbnb listing, is the experience of watching the sun rise over the nearby mountains from the luxury of the generous master bedroom. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gatesAll the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves without the US. But almost everyone with a voice in public life appears to be avoiding a much bigger and more troubling question: how we might defend ourselves against the US.As Keir Starmer visits the orange emperor’s court in Washington, let’s first consider the possibilities. I can’t comment on their likelihood, and I fervently hope that people with more knowledge and power than me are gaming them. One is that Donald Trump will not only clear the path for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, but will actively assist him. We know that Trump can brook no challenge to his hegemony. Russia is no threat to US dominance, but Europe, with a combined economy similar to that of the US, and a powerful diplomatic and global political presence, could be. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Lise Klaveness: ‘If Fifa followed their own reforms, it would be very good. But they didn’t’

The first female president of Norway’s FA will soon have a seat on Uefa’s ExCo, but she has no intention of being any less disruptive to football’s governing bodiesLise Klaveness cut a lonely figure in April 2023 as she walked across the cavernous Lisbon Congress Centre, where Aleksander Ceferin had just been re-elected for a third term as Uefa president.Seven seats were on offer on the confederation’s executive committee, but she registered the second-lowest number of votes of the 11 candidates. This was not unexpected. Twelve months previously, Klaveness had addressed the Fifa congress in Doha in terms which the delegates, including all of the Uefa FA presidents, were not accustomed to hearing. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Lead Edge Capital Expands Internationally with New London Office

Lead Edge Capital Expands Internationally with New London Office  Business Wire

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2 h. ago London Stock Exchange Group Pretax Profit Rises, Boosted by Sustained Growth Across Divisions

London Stock Exchange Group Pretax Profit Rises, Boosted by Sustained Growth Across Divisions  The Wall Street Journal

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2 h. ago Andrew Tate has left Romania for US by private jet, reports say

Self-styled ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother Tristan had been banned from leaving Romania since December 2023Andrew Tate has left Romania for the US by private jet, according to local reports.The self-styled “misogynist influencer” is thought to have set off at about 5.30am local time (0300 GMT) on Thursday morning along with his brother, Tristan, according to antena3, a Romanian partner of CNN. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago UK's Derwent, Shaftesbury See Values Rise as London Rents Surge

UK's Derwent, Shaftesbury See Values Rise as London Rents Surge  Bloomberg

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