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    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Water scarcity
      London faces hosepipe ban in weeks as England braces for new heatwave

      Thames Water warns its 15mn customers that restrictions will soon be needed given forecast for continued dry weather

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      Hauser & Wirth CEO Ewan Venters’ ideal London weekend

      After picking up flowers and bagels, the leading contemporary art gallery’s global chief likes to immerse himself in a sumptuous ‘still-life drama’ before heading for one of Charles Dickens’ riverside haunts

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      UK property
      London tenants facing ‘increasingly unaffordable’ rents

      Shortage of accommodation results in private landlords and agents demanding that applicants bid to secure property

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Prime property
      Five of the world’s best homes for sale with spas

      From city apartments to desert retreats, prime property with ready access to a soak, swim or sauna

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      UK business & economy
      UK’s west coast mainline axes almost half of rail services

      Avanti angers unions by blaming ‘unofficial strike action’ for its cutting London trains to northern cities from 7 to 4 per hour

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
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      Warning in place from August 9-13 with temperatures expected to peak in the mid-30Cs

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      Five of the best places in London for ‘free-from’ pastries

      Where to get a melt-in-your-mouth rush that meets your dietary needs without sacrificing deliciousness

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      10 reasons to love London this August

      From voguing at Somerset House to Balearic beats in the sky, these are the capital’s best summer gatherings

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Future of work
      Can a city be redesigned for the new world of work?

      Post-pandemic there is an opportunity to reimagine our urban areas as spaces alive both day and night, at work and at play

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      Charities underpin the UK’s social safety net as cost of living crisis bites

      Government warned that relying on voluntary sector to fill gaps risks entrenching deep-rooted inequalities

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A new era for women’s football

      Success of Euro 2022 should bring in more players, fans, and sponsors

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
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      Corporate insolvencies jump in England and Wales after withdrawal of Covid support

      Year-on-year rise of 81% comes as combined threat of soaring costs and weakening demand hits businesses

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      A guide to eating and drinking along London’s Regent’s Canal

      From traditional East End boozers to fashion-crowd favourites: a microcosm of life in the UK capital in 2022 on one of its main urban waterways

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      Schools spending in England ‘not on track’ to return to 2010 levels

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      Christian Candy sells ‘Candyland’ estate for £125mn

      Property tycoon disposes of luxurious complex located west of London

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      Government drive to plug skills gap under threat as staff depart for higher pay in private sector

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      UK companies face ‘iceberg’ of business rates next year

      Industry groups call on government to intervene before increase linked to inflation sinks companies

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      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Cracks in office property could cause structural damage

      As the sector suffers, so might financial markets and city budgets

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      Six superb seaside hideouts in England and Wales

      Where to get your feet in the sand, from Salcombe to Norfolk to Cardigan

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      UK infrastructure
      Housing development in England under threat as electricity capacity nears limits

      Data centres, which can use as much energy as thousands of homes, put London and the south-east at particular risk

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      On the trail of Thomas More’s Utopia in a churchyard in west London

      Amid a scorching heatwave, our gardening columnist escapes to a haven of green just off King’s Road, Chelsea . . .

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Covid infections fall in England, Wales and Scotland

      Although trend in Northern Ireland is ‘uncertain’, latest data suggest virus wave may be in retreat

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