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Man convicted of murder following the robbery of 87-year-old pensioner in north London

John Mackey was fatally attacked by Peter Augustine who made off with the pensioner’s cornflakes and a cottage pie

Evening Standard

British political commentator after release by Ice: ‘Extremists will never win’

Sami Hamdi, who is Muslim and lives in London, landed at Heathrow Airport on Thursday afternoon following his detention by Ice.

Evening Standard

Alan Carr’s Traitors makeover unveiled at Madame Tussauds London

The star – whose instantly iconic ‘Endgame’ win became the BBC’s biggest TV moment of 2025 – has been restyled in the franchise’s signature dark-green hooded robe

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Killer faces life sentence for murder of man left to decompose in bathtub in north London

Dante Forrest, 36, will be sentenced on November 18 after killing Marvin Dickson, 40

Evening Standard

Meal kits go gourmet with new on demand delivery service from top chefs

Londoners will have a choice of 13 meals kits costing up to £99 for two from the likes of Angela Hartnett and Rick Stein

Evening Standard

Sugar Prices Climb on Prospects of Smaller Indian Sugar Exports

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.02 (+0.14%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +3.00 (+0.72%). Sugar prices extended this week's recovery today, with NY sugar posting a 2.5-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Short covering is boosting...

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Robber who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie guilty of murder

Peter Augustine, 59, targeted 87-year-old John Mackey after he visited a Co-op store in north London

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Cocoa Prices Retreat on Expectations of US Tariff Cuts

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -110 (-1.96%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -41 (-0.98%). Cocoa prices extended their week-long slide today, with NY cocoa falling to a 1.75-year nearest-futures low and London cocoa posting a 3-week low. Signs of possible tariff...

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Yours for £1m! David Shrigley puts 10 tons of old rope on display in a gallery

Stephen Friedman Gallery, LondonIs the pranksy artist’s latest show a worrying comment about Britain’s discarded rope problem – or a joke at the expense of the buy-anything art world?

The Guardian - UK

London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis

Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate

Evening Standard

‘We had to dumb ourselves down to fit in’: Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford on finally making the first album they wrote as teens

Written in 1974, the Bowie-influenced songs on Trixies are set in a fictional south London nightclub, but were shelved when punk took the band in a new direction. Now, after Squeeze’s 50th anniversary, they’re seeing the light of day

The Guardian - UK

"Rockstar want us to feel scared": GTA 6 studio staff plan international protests demanding Rockstar reinstate 31 employees it claims were leaking information

Protests will take place in Paris, London, and Edinburgh

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Royal escort motorcyclist found not guilty of killing pensioner by careless driving in London crash

Helen Holland, 81, died two weeks after she was hit and sent flying in the incident on West Cromwell Road

Evening Standard

London congestion charge to rise to £18 – and electric vehicles will have to pay

Motoring groups criticise changes for making it ‘harder to go green’ though discounts of up to 50% will apply

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Half of Londoners would swap cars for the Tube if fares were slashed, poll finds

Data also indicates that more than a third of Londoners would choose public transport if it was less crowded, safer and more reliable

Evening Standard

Peabody pulls out of 564-home housing plan for west London

Peabody has pulled out of plans to construct 564 new homes on The Green in Southall citing increased costs and regulation

The Conversation

We studied the walking habits of young men in Cape Town and London – and debunked a myth

Being mobile means people can get access to opportunities and take part in economic and social life. Mobility, in all its forms, is critical for cities to thrive.

The Independent UK

Eugenie shares passion for art as she mentors ‘changemakers’ for King’s charity

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s youngest daughter took part in a mentoring session in London on Tuesday amid the ongoing scandal surrounding her father.

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UK commits to ensuring 'poignant' COVID memorial wall in London will be preserved

The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved

Evening Standard

Jon Bon Jovi on 80s decadence, Trump and his health comeback

After health issues that nearly ended his career, the rocker’s on the road again — with a little help from Bruce and Robbie. He talks about his emotional return, legacy … and Trump

Evening Standard

Alan Carr’s Madame Tussauds waxwork gets Traitors makeover

The creation will be wearing a green cloak and carrying a lantern.

Evening Standard

Zohran Mamdani: Can the toast of New York actually run the city – and stay out of Donald Trump's crosshairs?

Zohran Mamdani roared to victory as NYC mayor — as he battles the US president, London could be the big winner, writes Sarah Baxter in New York

Evening Standard

Flurry of leasing deals sends rents higher on Mayfair's Old Bond Street

A flurry of leasing activity over recent months means only one retail unit remains available

Evening Standard

Rita Ora supports our winter appeal: ‘Growing up as a refugee shaped who I am’

Refugees and people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity are London’s most disadvantaged groups. To support them, we launch our Winter Appeal with the backing of Rita Ora — and in collaboration with Comic Relief, which has pledged £500,000 to get us underway

Evening Standard

OPINION - When Londoners are struggling, why are politicians being NIMBYs about housing?

‘Just as Lewisham reached the point of turning years of consultation into meaningful change, Jeremy Corbyn swept into the borough at the eleventh hour’

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