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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe

With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Hampstead Heath’s mixed bathing pond could open all year round

The mixed pond is one of three popular bathing ponds on the Heath in north London

Evening Standard

Couple launch legal challenge against 'unfair' takeover of Hampstead Heath cafes

Lawyers for the managers of two of four cafes due to be taken over in the spring have written to the City of London Corporation to oppose plans

Evening Standard

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Save our cafes: 12,000 people sign petition to protect London cafes from chain takeover

The leases for the cafés, located in Hampstead Heath, Queen's Park and Highgate Wood, were put up for tender earlier this year

Evening Standard

Anger as four independent Hampstead Heath cafes handed to Daisy Green group

The City of London Corporation chose Australian-inspired cafe group Daisy Green to take over next spring.

Evening Standard

Anger as four Hampstead Heath cafés replaced despite backing from Benedict Cumberbatch

The City of London Corporation has confirmed four popular cafés will be taken over by Daisy Green, despite opposition from residents, campaigners and celebrities

Evening Standard

Smithfield and Billingsgate markets set to move to Royal Docks in 2028

The proposed new site of Albert Island is close to City Airport’s runway

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Rod Stewart pays nostalgic visit to childhood café in Highgate Wood

The music legend, who turned 80 this year, grew up nearby on Archway Road and attended Highgate Primary School

Evening Standard

Decision on trans swimmers at Hampstead Heath ponds to be made next year

A consultation is underway on how the north London ponds should be run

Evening Standard

Controversial Liverpool Street station redevelopment decision delayed until next year

Further details added to redevelopment plans that include 19-storey tower over UK’s busiest station

Evening Standard

London's Square Mile plans more skyscrapers as third 'tall buildings' zone revealed

The ‘Broadgate Tall Building Site’ would become the third area in the Square Mile designated as suitable for skyscrapers

Evening Standard

‘Dagenham is worried’: London borough in limbo after Smithfield and Billingsgate move axed

Halting of dock redevelopment is big blow to area already hit by uncertainty over Ford site’s future

The Guardian - UK

Listed Central London building to be transformed into luxury hotel

The new hotel in Billingsgate will have 179 rooms, a basement spa and its own gallery

Evening Standard

Inside the bitter battle for Hampstead Ladies Pond

The row over whether trans women should be allowed at this female-only bathing spot is boiling. Katie Glass takes a dip with the pond’s swimmers

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Banksy’s Piranhas artwork moved into storage ahead of London Museum display

The artwork, which shows fish on a City of London Police sentry box, was part of the street artist’s animal-themed series from 2024.

Evening Standard

Hampstead Heath Ladies' Pond trans rules case brought to High Court by charity

The claim has been brought after the City of London Corporation erected signs which said the ponds are open to trans women despite the Supreme Court’s judgement on the issue earlier this year

The Independent UK

Hampstead Heath’s ladies’ pond has always been about inclusivity – long may that continue

COMMENT: As a charity plans to make a legal claim against the organisation running the north London swimming spot, long-time fan Olivia Petter explains why it goes against everything the ladies’ pond has come to represent to her

The Independent UK

Can Hampstead Heath’s ladies’ pond win the fight for trans inclusion?

IN FOCUS: An advocacy charity is launching a legal bid that could ban trans women from the Hampstead Heath ladies’ pond, citing the recent Supreme Court ruling that redefined legal sex under the Equality Act. Olivia Petter speaks to lawyers to find out if the beloved inclusive space can remain…

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Evening Standard

Row over transgender women swimming at Hampstead Heath ladies' pond set to reach High Court

A series of judicial proceedings against other public bodies may also be on the cards following the landmark Supreme Court ruling on women

Evening Standard

City Corporation says UK urgently needs 'one stop' investment hub for financial services

UK has seen a 4% fall in its market share of financial and professional services foreign direct investment projects since 2017

The Independent UK

Project to reinterpret slave trader statues in London launched

The City of London Corporation has launched a project to reinterpret the statues of slave traders.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves must not ignore London's vital role as engine of the British economy

Investing in London isn’t about favouring one region over another, it’s about backing the entire country to succeed

Evening Standard

Old Bailey flat to be split in two after manager left with nowhere to stay

The Keeper has been unable to reside in their designated property due to it being used to accommodate judges

Evening Standard

Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond faces backlash after failing to ban trans women despite Supreme Court ruling

The historic women-only swimming spot is continuing its controversial self-ID policy

Evening Standard

Pioneering City office block uses "materials passports" technology to stop waste

Information relating to 80% of the building has been logged on a new dedicated platform

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