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FTSE and pound drift lower after choppy trading session
The FTSE 100 finished 40.01 points, or 0.48%, lower to end the day at 8,318.24.
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The biggest Diwali 2024 events in Brent, Harrow and Wembley this year
Diwali has a special place in the hearts of these North London boroughs
Housebuilders and retailers drag on FTSE 100 while oil prices retreat
The FTSE 100 slipped 26.88 points, or 0.32%, to close at 8,358.25 on Friday.
London's youth services postcode lottery as some kids get 76p spent on them while others have £166
Lewisham children have half the amount spent per head compared to neighbouring Greenwich
London landlord fined £50k for charging £3,500 a month to live in 'overcrowded house of horrors'
Private landlords in Brent have been required to have a licence since April this year
Bromley driver forced to pay £16k after ignoring multiple ULEZ fines
A driver from Bromley has been forced to pay £16,000 after ignoring multiple ULEZ fines, TfL has said.
Brent Council set to slash council tax discounts so everyone pays something - list of new charges
Brent Council claims the measures are necessary to help plug an expected budget gap of £30m in 2027/28
Air India flight declares emergency on London Heathrow approach after ‘bomb threat’
An Air India flight has declared an emergency on its approach to London Heathrow Airport after a suspected bomb threat.
Woman in hospital after bottle assault outside underground station
A woman is in hospital after being assaulted with a bottle outside a north London underground station.
Interactive chart shows London rents 'out of control' with one borough skyrocketing
Rent in one London borough went up 32 per cent in the past year
Services will not run on two major London rail routes this weekend
Services will not run on two major London rail routes from St Pancras - Thameslink and East Midlands Railways - this weekend due to engineering works.
Watch as laughing BMW driver puts police officer in hospital during car chase
Colindale man Caleb Ayodele hospitalised a police officer during a police chase near Cardiff.
All the changes and closures on the London Underground this weekend
Check the London Underground, Overground and Elizabeth Line services for the upcoming weekend and don't be caught out by any changes.
Locals hit out over plans to turn home into Airbnb inspired by Paddington films
Locals on a London street have hit out over plans to make a home on the street into a Paddington-inspired Airbnb.
Only 1 in 5 UK motorists paid compensation for pothole damage to their cars
Only a small number of UK drivers are paid compensation for pothole damage to their cars by councils.
Man with son, 3, suffers fractured eye socket in 'unprovoked' Notting Hill attack
A man has suffered a fractured eye socket and head injuries after an “unprovoked attack” whilst with his three-year-old son in Notting Hill.
Hunt for man after woman sexually assaulted in central London tube station
Police are searching for a man in connection with a sexual assault at Knightsbridge underground station.
Call to ban 'defecating' dogs from cemetery where Paddington creator is buried
Hundreds of people have joined a call to ban dogs from Paddington Old Cemetery in Kilburn, where Paddington creator Michael Bond is buried, because they "urinate and defecate" on graves.
Suspect named after stabbing at busy London underground station
Christopher Patricks has been charged after a man was stabbed at London Victoria station.
London Underground workers to go on strike next month
Aslef has announced that works on the London Underground including drivers are set to go on strike in November.