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    Canal-side developments in east London, Bristol, Liverpool and elsewhere are helping to meet building targets — but it’s not all smooth waters

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    China’s CIC considers selling Heathrow stake over third runway cost worries

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    Driving group flotation will probably take place in late 2026 as volatile markets push timelines

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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
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    Heathrow’s third runway at risk if Reeves is removed after May elections

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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
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    Will voters trust Labour to clean up Croydon?

    London borough’s fly-tipped alleys and vacant brownfield sites have turned into a political battleground

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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
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  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
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  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
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    Sabastian Sawe is first person to win a marathon in under 2 hours

    Kenyan athlete in ‘supershoes’ breaks world record in perfect conditions in London race

    Sabastian Sawe crosses the London Marathon finish line with arms raised, celebrating a new world record victory.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
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    UK high streets rebound as TikTok generation brings in-store buzz

    Demand for prime locations rises after dismal Covid period

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  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
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    Jeff Bezos’s AI lab in talks over taking London office space at King’s Cross

    Project Prometheus would be latest AI group to take space in UK capital amid global expansion

    Jeff Bezos gestures while speaking on stage, wearing a blue shirt and a headset microphone at Italian Tech Week 2025.
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    UK property
    Developer to fight £48mn government fire safety bill on human rights grounds

    UK housing department is suing Urban Splash in test of powers to recoup public money spent on post-Grenfell building safety

    Chips Building, a modern, multi-colored block structure with large lettering on its facade, stands beside Ashton Canal in Manchester.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
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    Is it time to pave over London’s golf courses?

    Often underused green spaces are being targeted as a creative solution for sclerotic housebuilding rates in the capital. But environmentalists are calling the plan a duff

  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    UK local elections
    Interview. Sadiq Khan: Labour risks being ‘stonked’ in London elections

    Mayor says campaigning ahead of May 7 polls is some of ‘most difficult’ he has experienced in more than 40 years

    Sadiq Khan gestures with his hand while speaking during an interview.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    UK economy
    UK financial watchdog raids crypto traders’ properties in London

    FCA, police and HMRC swoop on properties allegedly using peer-to-peer trading ‘to move, disguise and spend illegal money’

    Sign for the Financial Conduct Authority head office displayed on a glass window, with office buildings reflected in the background.
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