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Jurassic World London show tickets error leaves children in tears

Around 30 to 40 people were affected on Monday by a booking system error that caused vouchers to be oversold for some time slots

Evening Standard

London’s shoplifting epidemic is revealed as thieves rob retailers of £16.7million a month

Frontline workers brace themselves for the annual rise in offending during the January sales

Evening Standard

Plymouth had UK’s steepest rise in house prices in 2025

Average property price in city rose by 12.6%, while Stafford and Wigan also had double-digit growth

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Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman awarded honorary damehood in New Year Honours

Lionesses manager honoured after back-to-back Euros triumphs

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New Year Honours 2026: Full list of people to receive a Knighthood, MBE, OBE CBE or other title

A full list of all those being recognised in the King’s New Year Honours

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D-Day veteran awarded British Empire Medal says Britain today is ‘disappointing’

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, north London, is being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service.

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Matt Lucas ‘scrutinised’ OBE letter as he thought it could be a prank

The comedian has been honoured for services to drama.

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New year honours list 2026 in full as hundreds awarded for service

Honours as part of orders of chivalry have been given by monarchs since the Middle Ages

The Independent UK

Popular north London Irish pub shuts its doors after 32 years

The well-loved establishment shut for good between Christmas and New Year

Evening Standard

Sugar Prices Gain on the Outlook for Smaller Sugar Production in Brazil

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Monday closed up +0.09 (+0.59%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -0.60 (-0.14%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Monday, with NY sugar matching last Wednesday's 2.25-month high. Sugar prices have carryover support from last Tuesday when consulting firm...

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Cocoa Prices Sharply Higher as Ivory Coast Cocoa Port Arrivals Slow

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Monday closed up +289 (+4.85%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +276 (+6.55%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Monday, posting 2-week highs. The slower pace of cocoa arrivals at ports in the Ivory Coast has fueled concerns about tighter supplies...

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Celeb hairdresser bans Labour MPs from his west London salon in protest over Budget

Michael Van Clarke has joined hundreds of other businesses in the protest

Evening Standard

Pick up the phone: View from a Bridge heads Down Under

Holding an old red telephone, people bare their secrets for London artist Joe Bloom. His videos are a worldwide hit, and he's heading to Australia.

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Met Police issue travel warning ahead of New Year’s Eve in London

The police force has urged people not to travel to two key areas

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London beauty spot closed for watching New Year's Eve fireworks after police cuts

Revellers have been warned not to go to Primrose Hill to watch the fireworks as the gates will be locked from 8pm on Tuesday until 6am on Thursday

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Sugar Prices Supported by the Outlook for Smaller Sugar Output in Brazil

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.09 (+0.59%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -1.20 (-0.28%). Sugar prices are mixed today, with NY sugar matching last Wednesday's 2.25-month high. Sugar prices have carryover support from last Tuesday when consulting firm Safras &...

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 edges lower in quiet end of year trade

International Personal Finance led the way on the FTSE 250 index as its shares jumped 5.9% on news of a takeover.

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London New Year's Eve fireworks: What weather to expect tonight

As London prepares for its New Year's Eve celebrations, the latest weather forecast looks promising

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Another London council ‘considering bringing in double council tax for second homes'

The west London authority has just applied for emergency funding from the government

Evening Standard

Inside London’s A-list year: Dave Benett’s best showbiz photographs

From low-key celebrity sightings to full red-carpet glamour, Dave Benett’s photographs capture the defining showbiz moments that lit up London over the past year.

The Guardian - AU

‘An Arab in a post-9/11 world’: Khalid Abdalla’s one-man play about belonging comes to Australia

In Nowhere, The Crown actor interweaves personal experience and family history with commentary on western colonialism and the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - UK

Bawdy Beryl, slick Seurat, titanic Tracey and the glory of Gaudí: the best art shows and architecture in 2026

Must-sees include Beryl Cook’s postwar brilliance, Tracey Emin’s new highs, Frida Kahlo’s confessions, plus Google’s HQ and Gaudí’s finally finished fever dream

Evening Standard

In Pictures: The changing seasons during 2025

Storms bookended a year that provided its usual spectacle of changing colours.

Evening Standard

So, what will 2026 hold for London's homeowners and property investors?

One area where the government has missed a trick is stamp duty where reform is long overdue

Evening Standard

Snow forecast for London this weekend as temperatures plunge below freezing

London can expect snow showers a few days into the new year, according to BBC Weather

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