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Schwimmer says major London IPOs 'in pipeline'

THERE will be a bounce back in large companies looking to float in the UK this year the boss of the London Stock Exchange predicted today as he insisted that the market remains \"core\" to the wider business and will not be sold to foreign predators.

'Waiting for a leap year? It's just sexist'

TREND: After proposing to her boyfriend on a non-leap year, Katrina Mirpuri was shocked by the stigma it still held

A Budget that talks about London is well overdue

A WHOLE succession of Conservative chancellors - and there have been a few have literally written London out of the script in recent Budget speeches and other set-piece fiscal events.

Face it, London needs 'Black Out' theatre nights

LAST summer, on a trip to the West End to watch Hamilton with my mum, as we were tucking into some outrageously overpriced ice-cream, she glanced around and muttered: \"You know, I love the theatre, but it's such a shame there are so few other black people here.\" It has become something of a regular refrain.

There are two types of extremist in Britain we must resist both

AS so often in my life, after a few days of reflection I've found myself looking at both sides of an argument thinking \"a plague on both your houses\".

Ex-journalist leading the charge to unseat Corbyn in Islington

THE race is on to end Jeremy Corbyn's 41-year stint as the MP for Islington North. The former Labour leader, above right, has been kicked out of his old party by Sir Keir Starmer.

Wim Hof: I've been called a madman for 40 years

The extreme athlete is beloved by the A-list and health enthusiasts the world over so when will the scientific establishment catch on, he wonders.

Black-only nights 'allow black people to feel safe at theatre'

A PLAYWRIGHT has defended nights solely for black audiences at his West End show, saying it allows black people \"to feel safe in a place where they often do not feel safe\".

Offer a prayer for Biebers' marriage, says Hailey's father

JUSTIN and Hailey Bieber looked sombre as they arrived for church in Hollywood last night in their new £70,000 Tesla Cybertruck.

'The wrong man in wrong job at wrong time': Wallace savages Scholz over missiles row

EX-DEFENCE secretary Ben Wallace tore a strip off German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after he appeared to suggest British troops were helping Ukraine to fire long-range missiles.

Eight indecent exposures before he killed Sarah ...but police did nothing

MET IGNORED SERIES OF WARNINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED COUZENS JOINING FORCE

Hairy Biker pays tribute after death of partner Dave Myers, 66

TV chef Dave Myers, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died at the age of 66.

Mordaunt intervention on defence adds to Westminster Tory tensions

COMMONS Leader Penny Mordaunt was at the centre of controversy today after stressing \"our first duty is to protect our nation\" following a meeting with the Chancellor.

Life in plastic! Barbie's world comes to the capital in new exhibition

THE first Barbie Doll is among the toys going on show in a new exhibition exploring the \"design phenomenon\" behind the hit film.

100,000 drivers fined inside two years... now council chiefs plan second low traffic zone

IN BOROUGH WHERE UBER DRIVERS REFUSE TO TAKE WOMEN HOME

Three years on, we feel more fear - not less

NEWS REVIEW: Sarah Everard's murder galvanised a movement on women's safety, but has anything actually changed for Londoners? Katie Strick reports

Brentford’s fight to save themselves

Injuries, key men not performing and a new formation have all played a part in turning Frank’s Euro challengers into relegation scrappers

Halfords loses quarter of value as weather take its toll again

HIGH Street retailer Halfords lost a quarter of its value in minutes this morning when the shares crashed after a grim profit warning on \"exceptional\" trading conditions.

Taylor Wimpey profits fall after slowdown

TAYLOR WIMPEY pointed to signs of improvement in the homes market today, as the builder became the latest major name in the industry to reveal the impact of the 2023 sales slowdown.

St James’s Place sets aside 426m for client refunds

SHARES in St James's Place crashed 30% today as the once grand member of the financial establishment set aside £426 million for possible refunds to clients.

There's one thing I’m still addicted to and it’s one of the things I love most in life

I'm not being funny but... who decided tattoos needed to stop at a certain age? We all remember when we were kids and first noticed someone on our block or our cousin's tattoo for the first time.

Do they have the TfL factor? Buskers audition for spot on Underground

THE next generation of Tube buskers today began battling it out at auditions for the right to entertain passengers on the London Underground.

The bike-jacking gangs terrorising London’s parks

Violent gangs on mopeds are increasingly targeting cyclists’ expensive racing bikes, reports Robbie Griffiths

Doctor's orders: Adele postpones Vegas shows

Singer forced to pause residency after illness takes a toll’ on her voice

Speaker made a terrible mistake’ pressure growsover Gaza chaos

SIR LINDSAY HOYLE was accused by a minister today of \"ceding the ground on which democracy stands\" as pressure grew on him after the chaos in Parliament over a Gaza ceasefire vote.

Biden wins Michigan primary but suffers Palestine protest vote

PRESIDENT Joe Biden won the Democratic primary contest in Michigan but suffered a backlash over the Gaza war in the battleground state, which has the largest Arab-American population in the US.

The Queen continues to hold fort for absent royals

THE Queen was today again leading the way - as other members of the royal family continued to be out of action.

Lady Gabriella's husband 'happy and positive' days before his shock death at 45

THOMAS KINGSTON, the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent's daughter Lady Gabriella, was \"happy and positive\" at an event in London just days before his shock death aged 45, close friends have said.

Loose, louche and glam: Dior swings back to the Sixties

The style set has moved to Paris for the final round of fashion month shows. Dior opened proceedings with a show in the Tuileries, where guests included Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman and Maisie Williams.

We're on financial cliff edge, say council leaders as Cash crisis deepens

LONDON’S town halls have warned they are “teetering on a financial cliff edge” that threatens to drag them into bankruptcy and put local services at risk.