33 h. ago London shopping centre described as "worst in UK" sold to housing developer

Deal is Abu Dhabi owned London Square’s 14th acquisition in the capital in less than 18 months

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61 h. ago News | Global trading firm lights up London offices with 400,000

News | Global trading firm lights up London offices with 400,000-square-foot-plus requirement  CoStar Group

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3 d. ago Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice

Kathryn Yusoff sparked a culture war with her latest book, suggesting slavery and white supremacy informed the work of geology’s founding fathers. Here, she and other experts suggest that attitudes have changed little sinceIt was at the London Library at St James’s Square, surrounded by the shiny offices of geological extraction companies including BP and Rio Tinto, that Kathryn Yusoff discovered a deep link between geology and racism. It was 2017, and the professor of inhuman geography from Queen Mary University of London was doing research for a book about the history of geology. Little did she know that her niche, archival discoveries, which led to a 600-page tome on race and geoscience seven years later, would put her on the very faultline of a culture war.The academic book, called Geologic Life, was published in 2024. It soon attracted the attention of the conservative higher education publication the College Fix, which said that Yusoff’s writing “suggests even rocks have been ...

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4 d. ago The Call of the Riled: East Bay Residents Fear for Jack London Square’s Future

The Call of the Riled: East Bay Residents Fear for Jack London Square’s Future  The Pioneer

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8 d. ago This tool shaved years off of approvals for affordable housing in Jack London Square

This tool shaved years off of approvals for affordable housing in Jack London Square  The Business Journals

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2 w. ago Hundreds cheer as runners with fry pans race to mark Pancake Day

Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake Day.”

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2 w. ago Tiny flat opposite Harrods that is smaller than a parking space and has a hob at the foot of the single bed goes up for sale for £270,000

The flat, in the heart of Knightsbridge - one of London 's most expensive areas - is just 6.6 square metres - and has room for just a tiny single bed and microwave.

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2 w. ago Out of Bounds: Major sports news out of London, France and Washington, D.C.

Out of Bounds: Major sports news out of London, France and Washington, D.C.  Washington Square News

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3 w. ago Future more ‘positive’ for landmark cinema after fans’ show of support

The Prince Charles Cinema in London launched an online petition last month asking for supporters to help save the venue.

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3 w. ago London bike theft hotspots: Where are you most at risk of having your bike stolen?

Discover the areas in London where bike thefts are most prevalent and learn how to keep your bike safe

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3 w. ago The photographers who documented New Year’s Day – in pictures

24 photographers from around the world were asked to capture a different hour of New Year’s Day 2025. The photographs are being exhibited at the Soho Square Gardens in London Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tears in Trafalgar Square as 1,000 take part in emotional vigil to mark third anniversary of Ukraine war

A warning that ‘no ally should pressure Ukraine to surrender’ has been made at the central London vigil

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3 w. ago No ally should pressure Ukraine to surrender, Trafalgar Square vigil told

More than 1,000 people filled the central London square on Monday evening.

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3 w. ago St Patrick's Day in London: everything you need to know about the parade and party in Trafalgar Square

More than 50,000 people are expected to celebrate at Trafalgar Square this year

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3 w. ago US Congress sounds the alarm over China's proposed 600,000 square

China's proposed 'mega-embassy' in London raises 'significant security concerns', US politicians have warned.

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3 w. ago US Congress sounds the alarm over China's proposed 600,000 square

US Congress sounds the alarm over China's proposed 600,000 square-foot 'mega-embassy' in London in rare interv  Daily Mail

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3 w. ago Slow Horses sparks parking row: Homeowners are slapped with fines as Camden council suspends residents' spaces and school bay to accommodate film crew

Shooting was taking place on Monday at the Ackland Burghley school in Tufnell Park and filmmakers were given permission to suspend three separate parking bays across two roads.

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4 w. ago ‘Happy Christmas, Ange!’ EastEnders’ 40 most memorable moments – from Dirty Den to Dot Cotton

There were landmark gay kisses, characters who returned from the dead and the biggest earrings ever seen on screen. As the soap turns 40, we round-up Walford’s weirdest, wildest and most heartbreaking scenes‘Cor, stinks in here, dunnit?” At 7pm on 19 February 1985, we heard Simon May’s now-familiar theme tune and watched those wriggly River Thames titles for the first time – followed by that aromatic opening line of dialogue.The BBC’s new soap opera was its attempt to make a mass-market, twice-weekly rival to ITV’s Coronation Street. Co-created by the producer Julia Smith and the writer Tony Holland, the gritty saga was set in a Victorian square in the fictional east London borough of Walford. Working titles for the show included Square Dance, Round the Houses and London Pride. They settled on EastEnders. Continue reading...

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