4 h. ago London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks 2025: Where to watch displays for free across the capital

Ringing in the New Year without rinsing out the wallet. Here's a grifter's guide to watching the London fireworks without a ticket

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4 h. ago London from the sky: Best aerial photos of the capital in 2025

These stunning shots tell the capital’s story over the past year from a unique perspective

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68 h. ago ‘Freedom is a city where you can breathe’: four experts on Europe’s most liveable capitals

From Copenhagen’s cycle lanes and Vienna’s shared parks to Barcelona and London’s unfulfilled potential, better living is close at handThe angry rumble of a speeding SUV. The metallic smog of backlogged traffic. The aching heat of sun-dried neighbourhoods baking in an oven of concrete and asphalt.For most people, the mundane threats that plague our environments are likely to annoy more than they spark dread. But for scientists who know just how dangerous our surroundings can be, the burden of knowledge weighs heavy each day. Across Europe, environmental risks cause 18% of deaths from cardiovascular disease and 10% of deaths from cancer. Traffic crashes in the EU kill five times more people than murders. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Capitalism by Sven Beckert review – an extraordinary history of the economic system that controls our lives

The Harvard professor provides a ceaseless flow of startling details in this exhaustively researched, 1000-year account In the early 17th century, the Peruvian city of Potosí billed itself as the “treasure of the world” and “envy of kings”. Sprouting at the foot of the Cerro Rico, South America’s most populous settlement produced 60% of the world’s silver, which not only enabled Spain to wage its wars and service its debts, but also accelerated the economic development of India and China. The city’s wealthy elites could enjoy crystal from Venice and diamonds from Ceylon while one in four of its mostly indigenous miners perished. Cerro Rico became known as “the mountain that eats men”.The story of Potosí, in what is now southern Bolivia, contains the core elements of Sven Beckert’s mammoth history of capitalism: extravagant wealth, immense suffering, complex international networks, a world transformed. The Eurocentric version of capitalism’s history holds that it grew out of democrac...

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5 d. ago ‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions – but experts sceptical

Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estatesThe founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens of millions of pounds in profit.Rich Stockdale, the chief executive of Oxygen Conservation, said his model of “regenerative capitalism” was a “force for good” because it would offer investors significant profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, operating solar farms and holiday homes and installing new windfarms across its estates. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Two arrested in London for shouting 'intifada' slogans, police say

Two arrested in London for shouting 'intifada' slogans, police say  Sky News

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2 w. ago Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime

Metropolitan police chief accuses Trump of talking 'nonsense' about London crime  Sky News

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2 w. ago Man arrested after frozen pangolins, rats and porcupines seized in London

Man arrested after frozen pangolins, rats and porcupines seized in London  Sky News

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2 w. ago 'Hundreds of tonnes' of rubbish may have been illegally dumped and burned on green belt land, London council says

'Hundreds of tonnes' of rubbish may have been illegally dumped and burned on green belt land, London council says  Sky News

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2 w. ago Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group

Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aidThe Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have sold a stake in the company to the US private equity investors Apollo, less than three months after the football club was given £14m in state aid.The Welsh club on Monday announced the investment by Apollo Sports Capital, part of the New York-listed investor. It did not reveal the size of the investment, but said Reynolds and McElhenney, who has changed his name to Rob Mac, would remain majority owners. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I visited Santa in the Sky on the London Eye and one twist blew my mind'

Father Christmas has found a new way to soar above the rooftops, with the London Eye launching its Santa in the Sky experience which is full of dramatic twists and turns

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2 w. ago Leaders of Britain, France, and Germany to meet before talks with Zelenskyy in London: Sky News learns details

Leaders of Britain, France, and Germany to meet before talks with Zelenskyy in London: Sky News learns details  Українські Національні Новини

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2 w. ago Alex De Minaur becomes first person to win three Ultimate Tennis Showdowns after defeating Casper Ruud in London

Alex De Minaur becomes first person to win three Ultimate Tennis Showdowns after defeating Casper Ruud in London  Sky Sports

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3 w. ago Crumble and custard thrown at State Crown display case in Tower of London

Crumble and custard thrown at State Crown display case in Tower of London  Sky News

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3 w. ago Tower of London closed after display case containing Crown Jewels defaced

Tower of London closed after display case containing Crown Jewels defaced  Sky News

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3 w. ago Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball 2025 at the O2 Arena: timings, tickets and everything you need to know

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball 2025 at the O2 Arena: timings, tickets and everything you need to know  Time Out Worldwide

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3 w. ago Photos offer stunning aerial views of Rome’s Colosseum and ancient Forum

Aerial photos of the world-renowned Colosseum and the Roman Forum reveal the impressive scale of Rome’s ancient heart. The images highlight how these historic landmarks sit amid the modern city, offering a striking view of past and present side by side.

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3 w. ago Faberge egg, set with 4,500 diamonds, sells in London for world record £22.9m

Faberge egg, set with 4,500 diamonds, sells in London for world record £22.9m  Sky News

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3 w. ago The strange white band in the sky above London – as seen from Brixton

The strange white band in the sky above London – as seen from Brixton  Brixton Buzz

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3 w. ago Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

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