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Zadie Smith on her groundbreaking debut, White Teeth, 25 years on: ‘I never think about my novels a year after I’ve written them’

INTERVIEW: The Cambridge student was only 24 when she released her ostentatious debut. Critics and fellow writers fell over themselves with enthusiasm, hailing Smith the voice of fiction’s future. Now, 25 years later, the author speaks to Nick Duerden about the book that changed her life

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Ghosts Of Past Spies Haunt London Underground Tunnels

Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange.

International Business Times

Heathrow airport expansion will smash our community, say nearby villagers

Hundreds of homes could be demolished in the west London villages of Harmondsworth and Longford if the expansion gets the green light.

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"You gave me the confidence to fly": Metallica, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and more react to the death of Marianne Faithfull

Musicians across the globe have paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull, who has passed away in London

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Expert warns London must 'strengthen' efforts to hit zero-HIV target

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has set the capital a target of ending new infections of the virus by 2030

Evening Standard

Cocoa Prices Sharply Lower as West African Rain Sparks Long Liquidation

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) Thursday closed down -538 (-4.58%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) closed down -367 (-3.99%). Cocoa prices Thursday dropped to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels, eased dry conditions, and...

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Sugar Prices Little Changed as Recent Fund Short-Covering Fades

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.02 (+0.10%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed down -0.20 (-0.04%). Sugar prices on Thursday settled little changed as the recent spate of short-covering in sugar futures has subsided. Sugar prices previously moved higher over the...

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Leading light of Sixties Marianne Faithfull dead aged 78

After becoming one of the icons of London’s ‘Swinging Sixties’ scene and overcoming huge personal obstacles and hardship, singer Marianne Faithfull has died aged 78.

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Marianne Faithfull, singer and pop icon, dies at 78

The pop icon and celebrated torch singer Marianne Faithfull has died

The Independent UK

Couple jailed over ‘sexual and sadistic’ murder of Sarah Mayhew in London

Steve Samson given whole-life order and Gemma Watts at least 30 years after killing and dismembering 38-year-old

The Guardian - UK

Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78

Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard

The Guardian - UK

London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican

With the capital entranced by The Brutalist, it’s time to discover the architecture in real life

Evening Standard

Jurors shown videos of student allegedly raping nine women in China and London

Zhenhao Zou, 27, is accused of drugging and raping 10 women in total.

The Independent UK

Former central London celebrity hotspot to become clay pigeon shooting ground

Clays applied to turn 77 Brewer Street, near Piccadilly Circus, into a ‘competitive socialising’ experience using real deactivated shotguns

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Sugar Prices Slightly Lower as Recent Fund Short-Covering Subsides

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.04 (-0.21%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -1.00 (-0.19%). Sugar prices today are slightly lower as the recent spate of short-covering in sugar futures has subsided. Sugar prices previously moved higher over the past...

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 smashes through 8,600 mark for the first time

London’s top index finished 89.07 points, or 1.04%, higher to end the day at 8,646.88.

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West African Rain Eases Dry Conditions and Hammer Cocoa Prices

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is down -538 (-4.58%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is down -342 (-3.72%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower and posted 1-1/2 week lows as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels, eased dry conditions. and sparked...

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Green construction can drive jobs boom in London says report

A pivot to more sustainable building could also help ease the capital’s housing crisis

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Bailiffs to hunt council tax dodgers as another London borough seeks emergency bailout

Town halls in crisis: Lewisham appoints debt collectors as Enfield follows Haringey in pleading for Government help

Evening Standard

The 2025 dates confirmed for Cancer Research UK's Race for Life London events

Race for Life will host a series of events over 12 days in the capital this summer

International Business Times

UK Prosecutors Defend Jail Terms Of Environmental Activists

UK prosecutors on Thursday defended lengthy prison sentences handed down to 16 environmental activists, telling London's Court of Appeal that their actions posed a danger to the public.

The Guardian - UK

Let the guessing games begin: Coe revives spirit of 2012 in IOC pitch

Sebastian Coe drew on the success of London 2012 but admitted he had no idea about his chances of winning the IOC presidential election when he addressed members

Evening Standard

No cuts to neighbourhood policing despite ‘stretched’ system – Met chief

Sir Mark Rowley, who heads the country’s largest police force, has previously warned of ‘eye-watering’ cuts to the force’s spending this year.

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UK weather: Temperatures to plunge in London as heavy snow hits parts of the country

London will dodge the snow but could face a few frosty days

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds protest in London as jailed climate activists’ appeals are heard

Road outside high court blocked in protest at ‘draconian’ sentences given to 16 Just Stop Oil ‘political prisoners’

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