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Merck scraps 125 jobs as it cans £1bn London research hub

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The Independent UK

When Do the Tube Strikes End? Light at the End of the Tunnel Seen as Union Boss Calls for Meeting With Mayor

London Tube strikes disrupt until 11 September 2025 over pay and 32-hour week demands. RMT's Eddie Dempsey calls for Mayor Sadiq Khan meeting—will talks end the chaos?

International Business Times UK

Prince Harry 'loved' being back in UK 'catching up with old friends' as he returns to California after meeting King

Harry visited the Diana Award in central London on Thursday morning for a final engagement on his four-day UK trip

Evening Standard

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Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden welcome first child together as they're spotted with pram in London

The Little Women star and her actor husband were spotted with a buggy in London after Ronan debuted pregnancy at Louise Vuitton’s Cruise collection

Evening Standard

Raise the £450k LISA limit to give London's first time buyers a helping hand

There is a strong case for committing to an annual review of the property price cap to ensure it keeps pace with the ever-changing market

Evening Standard

East London school forks out over £100,000 to spare parents from soaring uniform costs

Around 270 students will receive vouchers worth up to £400 to fund uniforms and a new laptop

Evening Standard

London's high costs cannot be allowed to harm its appeal to global investors

London remains a strong and liquid market with a track record of strong cross-border investment volumes and returns,

Evening Standard

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Michel Odent obituary

Obstetrician whose work in a French hospital and then in London led to a revolution in how mothers are treated in labour

The Guardian - UK

Moment fare dodger pushes bike through ticket barrier at London's Bank Station

The fare dodger was able to carry his bike through the station unchallenged despite the presence of TfL staff

Evening Standard

Pharma giant ditches £1bn London research hub and says UK ‘is not internationally competitive’

Merck, known as MSD in Europe, criticised the UK’s business environment despite the government saying it has become ‘the most attractive place to invest in the world’

The Independent UK

‘Our hallway’s big enough to play football in!’ The council housing that feels like a holiday resort

Boasting two-sink kitchens, London’s Tower Court is tailored for the Haredi Jewish community – but its generous proportions and outside space for religious observance are a treat for all residents

The Guardian - UK

Five million wet wipes cleared from disgusting 'island' in Thames — as false teeth and trousers also found

Diggers scooped up wipes, towels, scarves, trousers, a car’s engine timing belt and a set of false teeth from the river foreshore in west London

Evening Standard

Lola Young and Alexa Chung's confessions at the Elle Style Awards

Plus what went on in London this week

Evening Standard

OPINION - Museums are about who we are and who we aspire to be

We've just come out of the bicentenary year of the National Gallery, crossing the threshold into our third century, and we've been thinking a lot about the future. In part, this lies in developing a building a called St Vincent House at the back of the gallery, which was acquired…

Evening Standard

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Alicia Vikander: "I'm rehearsing my play with an AI Andrew Lincoln!"

The Oscar-winning actor is making her theatre debut in a new version of Ibsen at the Bridge. It’s still a work in progress — and she’s freaking out

Evening Standard

East London 'cult' church: a violent murder and some very disquieting questions for the Hebrew Israelites

Joy Morgan was killed by a fellow member of a radical global religious group whose church is based in East London. Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff meets ex-members to discuss the truth

The Guardian - UK

Big pharma will stop investing in UK, top scientist warns after Merck’s £1bn exit

Comments by former professor of medicine at Oxford follow scrapping of planned London research centre

Evening Standard

Oasis fan who fell to death at gig suffered ‘multiple bodily injuries’ – inquest

Lee Claydon, 45, of Bournemouth, died following the incident at the London stadium on August 2.

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International Business Times UK

Humiliation For Britain: US Pharma Giant Merck Axes £1 Billion London Lab, Brands UK 'Uninvestable'

Merck scraps £1B London research centre, branding UK 'uninvestable' due to NHS pricing and low investment. 125 jobs lost, threatening Britain's life sciences goals

Evening Standard

Tube drivers on £72,000 ‘can’t afford to buy a house in London', says RMT boss

Union leader Eddie Dempsey says a £72,000 salary is “not out of this world” given London’s house prices

International Business Times UK

Prince Harry Reconnects with King Charles over Cancer Battle—'He's Great,' Says Duke

Prince Harry reunited with King Charles in London as the monarch continues cancer treatment, describing his father as 'great' in a rare personal update.

The Independent UK

Charlie Kirk vigil to be held in London after political activist shot dead

Political figures in the UK spoke out against political violence following Mr Kirk’s death

Evening Standard

Conservative group to hold vigil in London after Trump ally shot dead

Charlie Kirk, 31, the co-founder and chief executive of the youth organisation Turning Point USA, was killed at a Utah Valley University show.

Evening Standard

Live map shows Tube train desert through central London on final day of RMT strike

Londoners have been forced to use buses and bikes to access the city centre all week

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan offers £200,000 salary to lure 'Oxford Street tsar' to accelerate pedestrianisation plans

Mayor hopes traffic-free street will help West End to rival New York, Paris and Barcelona

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