2 h. ago WTM London 2025 Set to Break Records with Major Expansion, New Cultural Programs, and Influential Global Participation

WTM London 2025 Set to Break Records with Major Expansion, New Cultural Programs, and Influential Global Participation  Travel And Tour World

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11 h. ago London records lowest homicide rate in summer months since 2018

There were no homicides among under-25s recorded in London during the school summer holiday period, according to provisional figures

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11 h. ago London ‘records fewest homicides in summer months since 2018’

The mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to continue building on work to tackle violence across the capital.

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44 h. ago Rachel Zegler nearly bares all as she goes shirtless under daring blazer for London record store signing

Rachel Zegler nearly bares all as she goes shirtless under daring blazer for London record store signing  Daily Mail

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4 d. ago My cultural awakening: an Asian Dub Foundation song gave me the courage to take a stand against racism

The group’s campaigning single Free Satpal Ram, about a south Asian man jailed for murder after an alleged racist attack, led me to become an activist – with their lead singer as my mentorIt wasn’t New Labour, my politics A-level or the Tipp-Exed Woody Guthrie slogan “this machine kills fascists” on my friend Simon’s bag that set me on the path to activism. It was a CD single I found in a west London record shop, which I only picked up because it was by a bunch of brown guys.It was the summer of 1998, and I was 17 years old and browsing records in the Harrow Virgin Megastore, when I came across Free Satpal Ram by jungle-punk-rap band Asian Dub Foundation – a buzzing, brilliant, ramshackle protest song about a south Asian man who had been sent to jail after defending himself in an alleged racist attack in 1986. While at an Indian restaurant, Satpal Ram was stabbed with a broken bottle, and retaliated by stabbing his attacker with a penknife; the man late...

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Tax raid fears hit banking shares, US inflation data in focus

FTSE 100 banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider tax raid on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Banking stocks hit by levy fears, US inflation data in focus

Banking stocks are under pressure after a think tank urged Rachel Reeves to consider hiking a windfall tax on major firms such as Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest.

Economics

5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 29 August: Call for bank levy, US inflation data in focus

Stock market sentiment will be tested later when figures in the US show the impact of tariffs on the prices of goods and services.

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6 d. ago Inside the record label championing London’s roller skating scene

Inside the record label championing London’s roller skating scene  Dazed

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6 d. ago The Devil Wears Prada The Musical drops first song from new London cast recording [Updated]

The Devil Wears Prada The Musical drops first song from new London cast recording [Updated]  West End Theatre

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7 d. ago Virgin’s first London hotel lets you live out a 1970s record label executive fantasy

Virgin’s first London hotel lets you live out a 1970s record label executive fantasy  The Independent

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2 w. ago Spain suffers its worst wildfires on record as deadly infernos ravage area twice the size of London after two

Official figures from the Carlos III Health Institute show there were 1,149 excess deaths in Spain from August 3-18.

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2 w. ago Zach Bryan Drops Three New Songs, Including One Recorded at Iconic London Studio

Zach Bryan Drops Three New Songs, Including One Recorded at Iconic London Studio  92.5 XTU

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2 w. ago Spain suffers worst wildfires on record as area twice the size of London burns

Spain suffers worst wildfires on record as area twice the size of London burns  The Telegraph

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2 w. ago The Hundred 2025 results: London Spirit claim record win over Birmingham Phoenix

The Hundred 2025 results: London Spirit claim record win over Birmingham Phoenix  BBC

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2 w. ago Weatherwatch: The 1975 storm that unleashed record rain on north London

Weatherwatch: The 1975 storm that unleashed record rain on north London  The Guardian

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2 w. ago London Hotel Industry Thrives in July with Record Room Rates Amid Major Events

London Hotel Industry Thrives in July with Record Room Rates Amid Major Events  Hotel News Resource

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3 w. ago Met make record 532 arrests at protest defying Palestine Action ban

Met make record 532 arrests at protest defying Palestine Action ban  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Met make record 466 arrests at protest defying Palestine Action ban

Met make record 466 arrests at protest defying Palestine Action ban  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Metropolitan Police make record 365 arrests at London demonstration defying Palestine Action ban

Up to 700 people, including Left-wing activists and Muslim community leaders, gathered in Westminster

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