68 h. ago London Skyline LEGO Set Is Nearly Free, Amazon Slashes Price on 4.8

London Skyline LEGO Set Is Nearly Free, Amazon Slashes Price on 4.8-Rated Build  Kotaku

Politics

9 d. ago Return of banker bonus bonanza fuels City pay boom as average hits £100,000

Abolition of banker bonus cap in 2023 has unleashed new six figure pay boom in the Square Mile

Economics

9 d. ago Average full time pay for City workers smashes through £100,000 barrier for the first time

Abolition of banker bonus cap in 2023 has unleashed new six figure pay boom in the Square Mile

Economics

1 week ago White House hasn’t filed plans for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition under way

Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new constructionUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House has not submitted plans for Donald Trump’s new ballroom to the federal agency that oversees construction of federal buildings, though demolition is already underway.On Tuesday, the White House told Reuters it intends to send plans to the National Capital Planning Commission, an agency that typically approves and monitors construction on federal buildings. Demolition began earlier this week, with reporters taking video of a backhoe ripping out chunks of the White House’s exterior. Continue reading...

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1 week ago No plans filed for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition being under way

Amid backlash over partial demolition of East Wing, White House reportedly intends to send blueprintsUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House has not submitted plans for Donald Trump’s new ballroom to the federal agency that oversees construction of federal buildings, though demolition is already under way.On Tuesday, the White House told Reuters it intended to send plans to the National Capital Planning Commission, an agency that typically approves and monitors construction on federal buildings. Demolition began earlier this week, with reporters taking video of a backhoe ripping out chunks of the White House’s exterior. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Police officer who tweeted crude jokes about woman’s ‘boobs’ and Prince Andrew keeps his job

PC Andrew Jacks’ private X account discovered during re-vetting of all City of London Police staff working in the Square Mile

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1 week ago On Track for Net Zero: City Corporation and Square Mile Emissions slashed, latest progress report shows

On Track for Net Zero: City Corporation and Square Mile Emissions slashed, latest progress report shows  City of London Corporation

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2 w. ago The future of one of Stockport's most famous landmarks has been secured

It is set to be transformed into a cultural as well as historical destination

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3 w. ago Jonah Hill looks slimmer than ever while filming on set of his upcoming comedy movie

Earlier this month, Hill kicked off production on Cut Off, in which he is credited as the director, producer and co-writer as well as the star.

Culture

3 w. ago London skyline set to be transformed after 'jewel like' skyscraper approved for construction in Square Mile

The vacant office block at 130 Fenchurch Street, known as Fountain House, will be demolished to make way for two new high-rise towers at a cost of £300 million

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3 w. ago City of London approves plans for new Square Mile skyscraper

City of London approves plans for new Square Mile skyscraper  BBC

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3 w. ago London's Square Mile plans more skyscrapers as third 'tall buildings' zone revealed

The ‘Broadgate Tall Building Site’ would become the third area in the Square Mile designated as suitable for skyscrapers

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4 w. ago Film Club: Aimee Lou Wood’s fantastical romcom is part Mike Leigh, part cosy family sitcom

The White Lotus star is an agoraphobic movie lover who puts on elaborate immersive screenings in her garage in this sweet tale of longing, anxiety and family bickering. But is it believable?I’m not sure where Aimee Lou Wood – the Stockport-born star of Sex Education and The White Lotus – got the idea for Film Club (Tuesday 7 October, 10pm, BBC Three), the new drama she has created with fellow actor Ralph Davis, but I’d be amazed if it’s drawn from her own life. Not because the fearlessly outspoken global celebrity plays a woman too scared to set foot outside her mum’s house in Manchester following a nervous breakdown, her only respite being a weekly movie night with uni friends in the garage. No. It’s the garage itself.Each week, unemployed, agoraphobic Evie somehow finds the wherewithal to transform her garage into a spectacular film set. For a screening of Alien, this one-woman Secret Cinema wallpapers it with tinfoil and hazard tape and fills it with smoke, strip lights...

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