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Cocoa Prices Supported by West African Crop Concerns

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed up +185 (+2.28%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +167 (+2.51%). Cocoa prices Friday added to Thursday's sharp gains and posted 1-1/2 week highs. Since posting 2-1/2 month lows on Monday, cocoa prices have recovered after the...

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Plans for 72 new homes in east London rejected again because none would be 'affordable'

Planning officers had advised the council to refuse Finebeam’s most recent plans because no affordable housing was included

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Koerner exchanges Danish champion’s jersey for QOM jersey at RideLondon Classique

Former high diver climbs Essex hills to scoop maximum QOM points

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Lorena Wiebes outkicks stellar field to take first stage of RideLondon Classique

Lorena Wiebes won the uphill sprint to the line in Colchester on the opening stage of the RideLondon Classique

The Guardian - UK

Tories scramble to find almost 200 election candidates as Gove leads exodus

Rishi Sunak appeared to catch his own party unprepared for the general election as Conservative HQ tries to find scores of prospective MPs willing to stand

The Independent UK

OPINION - London's cherry blossom are its best feature: so why aren't we fighting for them?

What is the one image most identified with London? If you’ve lived here long enough chances are it’s neither Big Ben nor Buckingham Palace. You might say something very cool like Broadway Market, or something very glam like Harrods. But you’d be lying and/or cringe and/or naff, so spare yourself.

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Hayes stabbing: Murder probe launched as boy, 16, stabbed to death in west London

Police found the teenager on Bourne Avenue at 1.30pm on Friday

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Boy, 16, stabbed to death in broad daylight outside west London pub

Pictures from the scene show sniffer dogs scouring the scene outside The Music Box pub

The Independent UK

Dollar Weakness Sparks Short Covering in Sugar Futures

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) today is up +0.19 (+1.04%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) is up +4.90 (+0.91%). Sugar prices today recovered from 1-week lows and moved moderately higher as a weaker dollar (DXY00) sparked short covering in sugar futures. Sugar...

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Discovering Degas: new exhibition in Glasgow reveals boldness and foresight of early British collectors

In 1891, an exhibition titled A Small Collection of Works by Degas and Others opened in London, before travelling up to Glasgow. It was organised by the Scottish art dealer Alexander Reid, who had recently returned from Paris.

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James Laurenson obituary

Authoritative stage actor who excelled at playing baddies, and took roles in TV shows such as The Crown and Coronation Street

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Tom Lehrer’s subversive wit and wisdom are still relevant today

Letters: Readers respond to Francis Beckett’s article on the great American singer-songwriter who gave up celebrity to teach maths

The Guardian - UK

Pride in London: the best parties and events throughout June, from drag brunches to afterparties at Heaven

Pride is back in June and London will play host to a festival of events. Poppy James has the low-down

Evening Standard

“He Left Everyone In Awe”: Teen Boy Who Passed In 2006 To Become First Millennial Saint

Carlo Acutis, a London-born computer prodigy who died of leukemia at 15 in 2006, is set to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. The post “He Left Everyone In Awe”: Teen Boy Who Passed In 2006 To Become First Millennial Saint first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Boy, 14, arrested in west London on suspicion of far-right terror offence

Arrest relates to alleged extreme right-wing material

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Cocoa Prices Climb on Concerns About West African Crop Production

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) today is up +148 (+1.83%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) is up +141 (+2.12%). Cocoa prices today extended Thursday's sharp rally to new 1-1/2 week highs. Since posting 2-1/2 month lows on Monday, cocoa prices have recovered after the Hightower Report...

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Harry and Meghan photo given permanent home at National Portrait gallery

A portrait of Prince Harry and Meghan has been added to the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection in London, whose patron is the Princess of Wales.

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Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Frank Auerbach form part of Sotheby’s summer exhibition

Exhibition showing Britain as ‘melting pot’ for world renowned artists

The Guardian - UK

American action, blockbusting birds and Alvaro Barrington’s gallery takeover – the week in art

A forgotten star from the golden age of abstraction, avian amazements and new ideas in a grand neoclassical hall – all in your weekly dispatch

Evening Standard

General Election wash-up: Giraffes, lions and snakes in London bill approved after no monkey business

The Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill aims to secure London Zoo’s future in Regent’s Park

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Special Olympics athlete targets world record as she takes on 100-mile cycle through London and Essex

Hannah Kemp hopes to become the youngest woman with an intellectual impairment to cycle 100 miles in the Ford RideLondon-Essex 100

The Conversation

‘It’s between us and gangs’: teachers are on the front line against youth violence

Gang violence and knife crime threaten the lives and future of young people. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that in London, knife crime increased by 22% in the year up to September 2023.

Evening Standard

GP numbers fall in London despite Tory promise to expand workforce

Figures come as Lib Dems promise to give patients legal right to see family doctor within a week

The Independent UK

2 men to go on trial for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in UK

A judge says an office manager of the Hong Kong trade office in London and another man will go on trial in February for allegedly helping Hong Kong authorities gather intelligence in the U.K. Chung Biu Yuen and Chi Leung Peter Wai appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court for a…

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