9 h. ago Palestine Action group spray red paint on Allianz's London office and occupy part of building

Pro-Palestinian activists deface and stage occupation of Allianz Commercial offices in City of London

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34 h. ago ‘It’s a place of healing’: the man on a mission to restore Britain’s ancient rainforest

Dealing with PTSD, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison retreated to his family farm in Cornwall. There, working to revive a rare fragment of rainforest, he found a way to heal himselfA straight-backed, well-spoken former management consultant and ex-soldier in a wax jacket might not resemble much of a tree wizard, but the man leading me into a steep Cornish valley of gnarled, mossy oaks is called Merlin. He possesses hidden depths. And surfaces. Within minutes of meeting, as we head towards the Mother Tree – a venerable oak of special significance – Merlin Hanbury-Tenison reveals that he recently had a tattoo of the tree etched on his skin. I’m expecting him to roll up a sleeve to reveal a mini-tree outline, but he whips out his phone and shows me a picture: the 39-year-old’s entire back is covered with a spectacular full-colour painting of the oak. “It took 22 hours. I was quite sore,” he says, a little ruefully. “But I was in London afterwards, feeling quite overcome by the city and I had this...

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38 h. ago I keep fantasising about living in total solitude in a forest

Maybe your isolation vision reflects a need to escape from the weight of responsibility that life inevitably bringsThe question I am a woman in my early 30s and about two years ago, I moved out of London and back home with my parents as I found the city soul-crushing: expenses and rent constantly going up and a sense of only surviving there, for which I saw no end in sight. I don’t think it’s unrelated that I felt my job placed unceasing, unrealistic expectations of availability on me and gave no acknowledgment of that in return.Now, I’m working remotely in a job I like well enough, that pays me more than I’ve ever made in my life for relatively easy work, allowing me to save. I’m enjoying being around nature and having the extra time with my family as I contemplate my next steps. But I find myself with no desires, no thoughts about where I might live or what I see my life looking like. I still feel that something is not quite right. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago ‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest

Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economyIt was raining and the sparkling lights of the City of London shone back from the cold, wet pavement as two young men made their way through streets deserted save for a few police and private security. In the sleeping heart of the global financial system, they felt eyes on them from the city’s network of surveillance cameras, but hoped their disguise of high-vis vests and hoods hiding their faces would conceal them.Reaching Lime Street, they stopped by a maintenance hole and looked around to make sure no one was watching. One took off the cover, located a bundle of black cables and started hacking away. Hours later, an email was circulated to news desks: “Internet cut off to hundreds of insurers in climate-motivated sabotage.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago City of London hotel guest who stabbed bar staff in face with wine glass jailed for seven years

Oliver Huckerby took cocaine and drank wine before the horrific attack

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4 d. ago City of London Boating Ban (special flood bulletin, March 6, 2025)

City of London Boating Ban (special flood bulletin, March 6, 2025)  Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

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4 d. ago Legal action fund to block Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street pedestrianisation voted down

Conservative councillors had hoped a judicial review could ‘force the mayor’s hand’ over what they call an ‘ill thought out vanity project’

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4 d. ago William reveals ‘terrifying’ first steps as crisis helpline volunteer

The Prince of Wales spoke of his experiences in the role in 2020.

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4 d. ago Roaring London fire fills sky with smoke as 40 firefighters rush to battle blaze

Residents in the central London area are being urged to keep their windows closed as commuters took to social media to complain of the 'stink' caused by the blaze that erupted just before rush hour

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5 d. ago London City firefighters battle high winds to put out engulfed car

London City firefighters battle high winds to put out engulfed car  WTVQ

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5 d. ago Firefighters battle intense vehicle fire, fueled by high winds in London

Firefighters battle intense vehicle fire, fueled by high winds in London  WTVQ

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5 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Circle and Hammersmith & City lines part suspended due to fire alert

There is currently no service on the Circle and Hammersmith & City line between Hammersmith and Edgware Road

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6 d. ago This new image shows the future skyline of the City of London – after 9 planned skyscrapers have been built

This new image shows the future skyline of the City of London – after 9 planned skyscrapers have been built  Time Out London

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6 d. ago Carolina wildfires latest: ‘Fire danger’ warning issued to North and South Carolina as largest blaze swells to 2,000 acres

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Carolina Forest fire that has engulfed more than 2,000 near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach

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6 d. ago How City of London's skyline will look in the future when latest skyscrapers are built

New images show how City’s iconic skyline might look once planned skyscrapers go up

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6 d. ago How City of London's future skyline will look as skyscrapers go up

How City of London's future skyline will look as skyscrapers go up  Evening Standard

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6 d. ago City Corporation reveal new image of future skyline ahead of Europe’s largest real estate conference

City Corporation reveal new image of future skyline ahead of Europe’s largest real estate conference  Newsroom City of London

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7 d. ago The Barbican and the Ned to represent London at major New York travel show

The Barbican and the Ned to represent London at major New York travel show  City A.M.

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8 d. ago Bournemouth host Manchester City plus London derby in FA Cup sixth round draw

Bournemouth host Manchester City plus London derby in FA Cup sixth round draw  Football365

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8 d. ago Moment man threatens staff outside JD Sport at Westfield before he is finally restrained

Footage of a scuffle (pictured) at Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London shows a young man chasing one security guard and lunging as if to threaten another.

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