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London weather: Commuters hit by sudden 10C temperature drop today as rain drenches capital

Temperature dropped to 12C during the evening rush hour, when it was 22C just 24 hours before

Evening Standard · Oct 6

‘I’m voting anti-Starmer’: Holborn and St Pancras divided as Polanski eyes former PM’s seat in crucial by-election

ON THE GROUND: Holborn and St Pancras constituents will cast their vote on Thursday in a crucial test for both Zack Polanski and Andy Burnham. Harriette Boucher asks voters whether they think this part of north London will remain red, or get swept up by the Green wave

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Sugar Prices Extend Week-Long Rally on Brazil Rains

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.15 (+0.72%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +10.10 (+1.84%). Sugar prices have rallied sharply over the past week, with NY sugar posting a 19-month nearest-futures high today and London sugar posting a 7-week high....

Barchart · Oct 6

Labour loses control of another London council after fraud charge

Gurbachan Singh Athwal, a councillor in Hounslow, was stripped of the Labour whip after being charged with fraud, meaning the party lost its slim majority

Evening Standard · Oct 6

The World’s Best Cities Have Been Ranked And The Map Is Starting To Look Very Different

New York, London and Paris are still on top. The US accounts for five of the top ten spots. But the most interesting story in the 2026 Global Cities Index is not who is leading; it is who is catching up. Read the full article to see who is coming…

Bored Panda · Oct 6

UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

A 22-year-old man was arrested in London on suspicion of a terror offence involving a US military base. Previous arrests of five British men occurred near RAF Fairford, indicating a broader investigation. Police evacuated residents and discovered gasoline in vehicles linked to the suspects, though no explosives were found.

The Economic Times · Oct 6

New tapestry commissioned by David Hockney installed at Guildhall Art Gallery

The tapestry version of Hockney’s 1963 painting Play Within A Play was commissioned by the artist before he died on June 11, aged 88.

Evening Standard · Oct 6

Londoners could earn £500 reward for reporting serial Tube fare dodgers under radical new plan

The reward scheme is being proposed by Conservative hopeful for Mayor of London Alex Challoner as part of a huge crackdown on fare evasion

Evening Standard · Oct 6

Seventh man arrested in UK over suspected terror offence at US-run air base

British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offence over a security incident at RAF Fairford, a US military base in western England that has been used by American bombers in strikes against Iran.

The Times of India · Oct 6

Who is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

The contest in the north London constituency is a major test for both Zack Polanski and new Labour leader Andy Burnham

The Independent UK · Oct 6