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FTSE 100 closes lower as Iran war sends price of oil rocketing

The index closed down 98.31 points, 0.9%, at 10,305.29.

Evening Standard

Two 24-hour Tube strikes set for next week are called off

London mayor Sadiq Khan hailed what he said was ‘positive news’ but further walkouts called for April and May remain on in a row over the proposed four-day working week

The Independent UK

London romance fraudster who conned gay men he met on dating apps out of £28,000 is jailed

Thomas Godden ‘deliberately targeted men who were seeking companionship and a genuine emotional connection’

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Tube strike called off: Walkout by drivers avoided following talks between TfL and RMT

‘Significant disruption’ averted from Tuesday March 24 - but RMT says dispute is not over and announces two new strike dates in June

Evening Standard

Soaring Gasoline Price Boosts Sugar

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.34 (+2.35%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is up +11.10 (+2.61%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-month high and London sugar posting a 4.75-month high. Soaring gasoline prices are...

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Biometric security at work is not Big Brother...but it can feel like it

Biometric systems can easily be interpreted as instruments of control

Evening Standard

Tesco to lift hourly pay for shop and warehouse workers by 5.1%

Pay for shop workers and staff at online fulfilment centres will increase by 5.1% to £13.28 an hour from March 29.

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Hundreds of thousands of Tesco employees set to receive a pay rise this month

Other major supermarket rivals have also recently announced similar pay increases for their staff

The Independent UK

Is Bonnie Blue Going to Jail? Adult Content Creator Charged in London Following Indonesia Deportation

Adult content creator Bonnie Blue, real name Tia Billinger, has been charged with outraging public decency in London after allegedly making a lewd gesture outside the Indonesian embassy.

International Business Times UK

London basks in hottest day of the year as temperature tops 20C

The Met Office says the higher temperatures are because of warm air being dragged up from further south in Europe

Evening Standard

Cyclist in life-threatening condition after bus crash in east London dies in hospital from his injuries

The 43-year-old rider was one of three people killed in London bus crashes reported to the TfL board on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Luxury smash-and-grab gang jailed for total of 22 years after string of raids across London

CCTV footage shows a gang committing a smash-and-grab raid on a luxury store in London, one of several that they committed throughout the capital.

The Independent UK

Comedian Sean Hughes’ £4million estate awarded to charity Shelter after decade-long will dispute

Dispute over fortune of London-born Irish comic who died in 2017 finally comes to an end

Evening Standard

'I’m heartbroken': Sadiq Khan hits back at Tory MP who said mass Muslim prayer he joined was 'not welcome'

The Prime Minister called for Kemi Badenoch to fire her shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy after he made the comments about an event attended by Sir Sadiq Khan in Trafalgar Square

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer claims Tory party has ‘problem with Muslims’ after Nick Timothy tweet

PM calls on Kemi Badenoch to sack justice spokesperson after he called public prayers as ‘act of domination’

The Times of India

‘Rather be in Dubai’: Gym boss flees London’s ‘petty crime,’ says UAE safer despite missile threats

Rory McEntee, a Dubai-based businessman stranded in the UK during Middle East flight disruptions, said he was “desperate” to return, arguing the UAE felt safer than London despite missile threats. He criticised the UK government for offering “zero help” and pointed to “constant petty crime” in London, calling the situation…

The Conversation

The Other Bennet Sister: this fresh take on Pride and Prejudice transforms the overlooked Mary

When Lizzy Bennet, the witty sister in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), asks: “What are men to rocks and mountains?” she is thinking about ways of understanding self and world through the notion of the sublime.

The Times of India

‘Sack him’: Keir Starmer slams Nick Timothy over ‘act of domination’ remark on Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer slammed Conservative MP Nick Timothy over his remarks on Muslims praying at an Open Iftar gathering at Trafalgar Square. Speaking in Parliament, Starmer accused the Conservatives of having “a problem with Muslims” and asked Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to sack Timothy from the shadow cabinet.

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The Guardian - UK

Opioid addiction almost destroyed me – then I became a top marathon runner

After years of hiding his substance abuse, Ken Rideout finally confessed to his wife. It was the start of a difficult and rewarding journey, which led to athletic success in his 50s

The Times of India

‘Pints & Ponytails’: London dads gather in pub to learn how to braid their daughters’ hair

Dads in London recently gathered at a pub for 'Pints & Ponytails,' a workshop teaching them to braid their daughters' hair. Professional stylists guided around 35 fathers through basic techniques, fostering laughter, shared parenting stories, and a sense of community. The event, praised online, highlights evolving modern fatherhood and the…

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“What’s The World Coming To?”: Bonnie Blue Criminally Charged After Disturbing Public Stunt In London

After being deported from Indonesia, Bonnie Blue filmed a disrespectful video with a group of men outside the Indonesian embassy in London.

Evening Standard

Shepherd Neame says London pubs thriving despite rise in beer prices

The brewer, which runs 285 pubs primarily in the south east of England, hailed an ‘exceptional’ performance for its venues in the capital city.

The Times of India

‘Act of domination’: Row erupts after UK MP Nick Timothy’s remarks on Open Iftar event at Trafalgar Square in London

A political row has erupted in the UK after Conservative MP Nick Timothy criticised a public iftar gathering in London’s Trafalgar Square, calling it an “act of domination” in a post on X. Timothy shared a video of people offering prayers during the “Open Iftar” event and wrote that “mass…

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski vows rent controls as Green Party makes major push to seize London at local elections

The Green Party leader unveiled his plan to end ‘rip-off Britain’ during a speech in Wood Green

Evening Standard

London trials new radar speed cameras that don't flash or need road markings

Cameras are set to be installed over the coming weeks at 10 locations, including Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Sutton

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