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Grenfell should have been a wake-up call – but the UK still doesn't take fire safety seriously because of who is most at risk

In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning.

The Conversation

‘Had to use bins as toilets’: passengers tell of rail journeys from hell

After travellers were stranded on cold, dark trains in London this month, we hear more tales of woe

The Guardian - UK

My week of Christmas jobs: ‘There is bad news. Dancer has diarrhoea’

Are festive jobs a cut above the rest? And which is best: Santa, reindeer wrangler, elf, sprout farmer, snowman’s helper or rollercoaster tester?

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Jimi Hendrix's London: an interactive map

Hotels, hangouts, crash pads, recording studios, sweaty gigs, swanky nightclubs… and where it all ended in tragedy: Jimi Hendrix was here

Louder

Refugees facing 'widespread homelessness' due to Home Office housing deadline

The Bishop of London claims that a 28-day notice period was not happening in practice

Evening Standard

Counter terror police arrest two men over Ulez camera explosion

Counter-terror police arrested two men in connection with the explosion which damaged a Ulez camera on the same day it had been installed

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Sink as Brazil Ramps Up Sugar Production

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Monday closed down -0.68 (-3.09%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed down -14.20 (-2.27%). Sugar prices Monday sold off sharply, with London sugar posting a fresh 8-1/2 month low and NY sugar holding just above last Thursday's 8-1/2...

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Counter-terrorism arrests after Ulez camera blown up in London

Men, 60 and 61, are detained and addresses searched following explosion in Sidcup on 6 December

The Guardian - UK

Rapist and flasher among first offenders convicted on Met's list of most dangerous sexual predators

Offenders on list of 100 predatory men considered the biggest threat to women and girls in the capital are jailed

Evening Standard

Russell Brand questioned by London police over 6 more sexual offense claims, UK media say

British media report that comedian Russell Brand has been questioned for a second time by police investigating allegations of sexual offenses

The Independent UK

Sidcup: Two quizzed by counter-terror police after Ulez camera blown up with IED

The Ulez camera had been installed on Willersley Avenue earlier in the day before the explosion

Evening Standard

The joy of spending Christmas Day in deserted London

Emily Phillips argues that the capital at Christmas is like Paris in August

Evening Standard

SNP announces new tax band in Scotland of 45% for those earning between £75,000 and £125,140 a year

Tax hike comes amid a warning that it could fuel a 'brain drain' from Scotland to London

Evening Standard

Hedge fund Millennium returns to Mayfair base for European HQ

Millennium Management has signed a deal that will see the hedge fund group return to its former offices in London’s Mayfair after a complete overhaul and extension.

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Daniel Kaluuya's The Kitchen blends Top Boy with early age Blade Runner in unnerving first Netflix trailer

The first teaser for one of 2024's buzz-worthy new Netflix movies has made its discomforting online debut.

Evening Standard

Half of London boroughs could face £2,000 average council tax bills from April in latest cost of living blow

Annual council tax bills are predicted to soar again as town halls seek more funds for services already stretched to capacity

Evening Standard

Premier Inn apologises to Paralympian Ellie Challis over broken lift in east London hotel

The Paralympic medallist and her father said they were stranded with nowhere to stay in the middle of the night

Evening Standard

Little helpers from London primary school put up this year's Christmas lights in Soho

The two children described the experience of having their work exhibited as 'amazing'

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Evening Standard

John Lewis wants to build 24-storey 'Waitrose Tower' of flats in south East London

Development would provide 353 new homes but residents raise fears over the planned height of the development

Evening Standard

London house prices: how the 'prime property playgrounds of elite homebuyers' have been affected by Brexit

The true impact of the UK's decision to leave the EU on London's housing dynamics is revealed in new research

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan reveals Howard Dawber as London's new deputy mayor for business

The mayor said his new deputy 'has a wealth of experience at the very centre of London's business community'

Evening Standard

Police bust organised crime gang with 22 members jailed for total of 160 years

The gang was running drugs and guns all over London, the home counties and Scotland

Evening Standard

SNP 'new higher tax band' which could see more Scots head to London slammed by Rishi Sunak

Scotland's Deputy First Minister Shona Robison will announce her Government's tax and spending plans for the next year on Tuesday

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Arsenal to make stunning January move for Chelsea academy graduate: report

Arsenal are in the market for a number of new players in January, and one star coached by their London rivals has emerged on the shortlist

Fortune

Dump the U.K. for the U.S. if you want to be worth more, major investor says

Pearson is the latest company under pressure to shift to the U.S. as London investors fight falling valuations for U.K.-listed companies.

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