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Sugar Prices Jump on Signs of Smaller Brazil Sugar Output

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.23 (+1.54%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +5.70 (+1.33%). Sugar prices rallied sharply to 5-week highs on Wednesday after StoneX cut its Brazil 2026/27 Center-South sugar production estimate to 41.5 MMT from a...

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Cocoa Prices Fall as EU Delays Deforestation Rules

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -6 (-0.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -10 (-0.27%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Wednesday but remained above last Wednesday's 1.75-year nearest-future lows after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law,...

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‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven

A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels

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Rachel Reeves kicked Sadiq Khan out of her office in major bust up over London funding

Rachel Reeves cut a scheduled meeting with the Mayor of London short after they argued about cash for the capital

Evening Standard

Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66

‘100% party girl’ and key part of 1980s London club scene designed for Rihanna, Björk, Kylie Minogue and Debbie Harry

The Guardian - UK

‘A bit of a relief’: a City trading floor reacts to Reeves’s budget

After initial chaos caused by OBR leak, London financial traders say markets do not appear to have been upset

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East London Tory MP says Reform could win his seat at the next election

Andrew Rosindell said he thinks ‘my seat would almost certainly go to Reform’

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Taxi costs in London set to soar as Chancellor announces new tax on minicabs

During her Budget on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves revealed private-hire vehicles from ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Bolt will see 20% VAT added on to journeys

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Paul Mescal strips off in free Hamnet behind-the-scenes exhibition in London

The exhibition also includes Hamnet star’s Jessie Buckley’s handwritten notes and props and set pieces

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London Heathrow flight is forced to divert after passenger’s laptop falls down side of seat

United Airlines said maintenance crews retrieved and inspected the device in Dublin

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Holborn fire: Dozens of firefighters tackle blaze in underground tunnel in central London

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the scene

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Sugar Prices Climb as StoneX Cuts Its Brazil Sugar Production Estimate

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.21 (+1.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +5.60 (+1.31%). Sugar prices climbed to 5-week highs today after StoneX cut its Brazil 2026/27 Center-South sugar production estimate to 41.5 MMT from a September estimate of...

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Arsenal vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after statement win

Gunners win battle of Europe’s two most in-form teams this season to send significant message

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Stocks rise, pound firms after ‘tolerable’ Budget

Financial markets gave a guarded welcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plans on Wednesday.

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Dollar Weakness Sparks Short Covering in Cocoa Futures

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +19 (+0.37%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +12 (+0.33%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned higher as a weak dollar sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Cocoa prices initially moved lower today after...

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Fact check: Flags from Commonwealth states are flown above Westminster Abbey

The flag of Pakistan is among many that have been raised over the London landmark to honour countries.

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Boost for London market as three-year stamp duty holiday on IPOs confirmed

But a shock rise in dividend tax ‘undermines the drive to increase investing in Britain’, experts warned.

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Secrets of the cow-skulled scarecrow: did one man’s cruel tales inspire Paula Rego’s best paintings?

When the great artist saw a shocking play by Martin McDonagh about the torture of children, she asked him for more dark stories. As the vivid, extraordinary works they triggered go on show, the playwright looks back

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More than half of London's full-time employees to be clobbered by 40% tax by 2027

More than half of London’s full-time employees will be paying higher rate 40% income tax on their salaries by the time of the next election, analysis by the Standard has revealed.

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Pay-per-mile: From trackers to 'clocked' vehicles, all you need to know about the new electric car tax

Government plans for electric vehicles explained: how the 500,000 London EV drivers will pay and how their bills will be calculated

Evening Standard

Budget 2025: Reeves hammers London in £26billion tax grab hitting homeowners, renters, landlords and workers

Middle income workers, renters and the owners of expensive homes will be hit with tax hikes, but the poorest families and low paid employees got a Budget boost

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Yueling Lai’s AlzCare Featured at ‘Edge of Now’ Exhibition Curated by The Holy Art

Linda (Yueling) Lai’s award-winning caregiving interface AlzCare was recently exhibited at ‘Edge of Now’, an international group show hosted by The Holy Art gallery in London.

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‘I can frustrate you, hypnotise you, bore you’: the Jarman prize winners making archives fly

Onyeka Igwe and Morgan Quaintance have jointly scooped the £10,000 prize for artists working with moving images. They talk about manipulating their audience – and correcting history

Evening Standard

Benedict Cumberbatch reveals why his kids won't attend his London boarding school

The Sherlock star, 49, previously reflected on the ‘incredible homophobia’ at his all-boys boarding school

Evening Standard

12 of the best Christmas menus in London, at every price point

From festive pizzas to pigs-in-blanket burgers, here are 12 restaurants serving Santa in 2025

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