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Famous birthdays for May 19: Sam Smith, Lily Cole

Music 1 of 3 | Sam Smith arrives on the red carpet for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May...

Sarasota Orchestra Receives a Mysterious $12 Million Donation

Music Photo Credit: Artistic rendering of the Sarasota Orchestra Music CenterMusic Sarasota Orchestra announces a near-$12 million donation from an anonymous donor, furthering its...

London office fit-out second most pricey in the world

Consultant Turner & Townsend’s latest global fit-out report ranks London behind only New York, despite costs in the capital easing 1% over the last year. High-specification fit-out costs in London now stand at $5,872 (£4,397) per sq m, just behind New York at $5,886 (£4,407) per sq m. The consultant said demand for premium, highly-amenitised

London gallery depicts Christian martyr St Sebastian as transgender Asian man in taxpayer-funded exhibit

Rewriting history and pretending that an important male saint was secretly trans is ridiculous, because a Roman soldier could not have been female...

London sports clubs modify security measures after UK terrorism threat level raised

Professional sports clubs across London have modified their security measures after the national terrorism threat level was raised to severe. Multiple Premier League clubs in the capital contacted by The Athletic confirmed their security arrangements were being altered accordingly following the increase in threat level, which was raised after two members of the Jewish community

Quartet wins London council £570m home estate revamp

Equans, United Infrastructure, McConnell and Mulalley share 10-year programme...

London partner for Method

Method Consulting has appointed Tom Bentham as partner for building services & environmental engineering and head of its London office...

London Assembly member: Police should halt facial-recognition technology use

The Metropolitan Police’s rapid “unchecked” expansion of live facial-recognition (LFR) technology is taking place without clear legal authority and minimal public accountability, says Green London Assembly member Zoë Garbett in a call for the force to halt its deployments of the controversial technology. Made during an ongoing government consultation on a legal framework for the

London council to engage contractors earlier after ‘significant issues’

A London council has changed its procurement methods and will make more of preconstruction services agreement (PCSA) methods after pausing the third phase of a housing programme due to financial pressures. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has delivered 168 homes under its £139.3m new homes programme, with another 94 still under construction. But

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