41 m. ago Binman says waste 'won't be taken away' if 1 item is found in recycling

A binman has told people their rubbish may not be taken away if a simple item is found in their recycling bins. It's a vital piece of information people need to know

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55 m. ago Dollar weakens after US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsJustice department opens investigation into Jerome Powell as Trump ramps up campaign against Federal ReserveGold has hit a new high around $4.600 an ounce; it’s up over 1.5% today, pushed up by the weaker dollar.The US dollar has dropped on the foreign exchange markets since news of the investigation into Powell hit the wires.Powell highlighted that the key issue is whether the Fed can continue setting interest rates based on economic data and evidence, or whether monetary policy will be directed by political pressure.I’m afraid we may be moving toward the second scenario. If the Fed becomes a political tool, with its chair replaced by a government puppet, that could further weaken appetite for the U.S. dollar and U.S. bonds. Continue reading...

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56 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Bakerloo line part suspended due to fire alert

There are delays on multiple tube lines this morning

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99 m. ago Could The Market Be Wrong About Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L) Given Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Could The Market Be Wrong About Warpaint London PLC (LON:W7L) Given Its Attractive Financial Prospects?  Yahoo Finance

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1 hour ago Iran summons British ambassador over protesters removing flag at London embassy

Iran summons British ambassador over protesters removing flag at London embassy  The Times of Israel

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2 h. ago Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan

Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets saferLast year, something extraordinary happened in London. As the conversation about crime got even louder, London quietly reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in its recorded history. Even London’s harshest critics have to accept this is impressive progress.For too many, it will no doubt come as a surprise. In recent years, politicians and commentators have sought to spam our social media feeds with an endless stream of distortions and untruths – painting a dystopian picture of a lawless place where criminals run rampant.Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London Continue reading...

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2 h. ago London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade

Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western worldLondon’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world.The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Reform will win councils in London at May local elections, says Tice as it races to recruit 1800 candidates

Nigel Farage’s party is hoping to gain control of a string of councils in Outer London

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2 h. ago Sadiq Khan rages at critics 'talking London down' after capital's homicide figures revealed

Sadiq Khan rages at critics 'talking London down' after capital's homicide figures revealed  GB News

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3 h. ago My favourite family photo: ‘We’re plainly not allergic to our mother here, as her legend always had it’

Our politically engaged mother loved deriding me and my sister for being stroppy and delinquent. This picture tells another story – and is a testament to our sunny dispositionsMy mother, Gwen, liked to describe things in broad brush strokes. Me and my sister’s teenage years, mid-80s to early 90s, she’d cover with: “Zoe was delinquent, couldn’t get a word of sense out of her.” Or: “1986? That was the year Stacey was awful.” Going through photo albums to make a montage for her funeral, all her pictures from that era were testament to our ill-behaviour: me, sniffing a geranium, sarcastically; Stace, outside a cafe in an indeterminable European city where you can almost lip-read her stroppy “piss off” to camera in the still moment.Gwen was politically engaged – you’d come downstairs on a Wednesday morning to find a handwritten letter starting, “Dear Pérez de Cuéllar, I cannot deplore enough your silence on the matter of the Western Sahara” – and heavily involved in progressive politics:...

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3 h. ago I moved to London from New Zealand — locals always ask me the same question

I moved to the UK in 2024. It was the best decision of my life but that doesn't mean it was easy.

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4 h. ago People in Paris and London show solidarity with protesters in Iran

People in Paris and London show solidarity with protesters in Iran  Yahoo

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6 h. ago We're heading for a terrible crash, says City guru ALEX BRUMMER. I've never felt so worried it's just like 1929... from the blind faith in markets to deluded leaders, the signs are EVERYWHERE

The new year has started where 2025 ended - with soaring share prices and bubbling enthusiasm among Wall Street investors about the ­-glorious prospects ahead.

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7 h. ago Number of homicides in London falls to lowest in over a decade, says Met Police

Number of homicides in London falls to lowest in over a decade, says Met Police  Sky News

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7 h. ago London homeowners more likely to sell at a loss than any others in the UK

Homeowners in London are more likely to sell at a loss than any other part of the country, new analysis by property firm Hamptons has revealed.

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8 h. ago Met reignites feud with Donald Trump after latest crime stats showed homicides in London dropped to lowest rate on record

Metropitan Police Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes launched a robust defence of London's reputation - criticised by the likes of Donald Trump - after data showed homicides are at to record lows.

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8 h. ago London murder rate falls to lowest per capita since records began, as Met Police chief insists city is ‘safer’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said facts ‘speak for themselves’ with homicides dropping 36 per cent in just six years

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8 h. ago London homeowners are now the most likely in the UK to sell for less than they paid

One-in-seven London sellers took a hit when they sold last year – with flats owners bearing the brunt

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8 h. ago Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England and Wales

Lossmaking sales are the latest sign of weakness in the capital’s property market

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8 h. ago Mark Rowley: London is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low

Mark Rowley: London is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low  Financial Times

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