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Harry Potter casts spell again with 'Cursed Child' UK sales INTERNATIONAL

Harry Potter casts spell again with 'Cursed Child' UK sales

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the script for a new London play telling the eighth story in the hugely popular boy-wizard series, has sold more than 680,000 print copies in the UK in three days, its publisher said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
London, US markets rise but Europe mostly down ECONOMY

London, US markets rise but Europe mostly down

European stocks mostly slid yesterday after a failed coup in Turkey but a mega takeover of a British iPhone chip designer propped up London equities, while Wall Street also firmed slightly.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
France lures London bankers with extra expatriate tax break ECONOMY

France lures London bankers with extra expatriate tax break

The French government pledged yesterday to make its tax regime for expatriates the most favourable in Europe

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brexit vote shakes up London property market ECONOMY

Brexit vote shakes up London property market

The aftershocks of Britain's decision to leave the European Union have hit the property sector over the past week, with a foreign bank freezing loans for buyers and some investors pulling out of commercial deals.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
City of London faces threat to its role as major financial centre ECONOMY

City of London faces threat to its role as major financial centre

The City of London is facing the first direct threat to its role as Europe’s dominant financial centre ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands march through London to protest against Brexit vote INTERNATIONAL

Thousands march through London to protest against Brexit vote

Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday in a raucous and colourful protest against last week's referendum vote to leave the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU cities should get ready to clear euro in place of London INTERNATIONAL

EU cities should get ready to clear euro in place of London

There is no reason for the City of London to remain a centre for euro clearing if Britain leaves the European Union's single market, and other financial centres ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
London Mayor Khan demands more autonomy for London after Brexit vote INTERNATIONAL

London Mayor Khan demands more autonomy for London after Brexit vote

London mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday called for the city to be given more autonomy to allow it to ride out the economic uncertainty unleashed by Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands of Londoners demand independence after Brexit INTERNATIONAL

Thousands of Londoners demand independence after Brexit

Tens of thousands of Londoners signed a petition for their metropolis to stay in the European Union on Friday, as Mayor Sadiq Khan said the city must have a say in Britain's exit negotiations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
London police step up patrols after Orlando shootings INTERNATIONAL

London police step up patrols after Orlando shootings

London's police force have stepped up patrols in response to the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, but had no intelligence to suggest an increased risk in the British capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Queen Elizabeth II begins three days of birthday celebrations INTERNATIONAL

Queen Elizabeth II begins three days of birthday celebrations

A beaming Queen Elizabeth II greeted flag-waving crowds outside St Paul's Cathedral on Friday despite being delayed by London's traffic as she made her way to celebrate her official 90th birthday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Passengers, crew injured in turbulence on Malaysia Airlines flight INTERNATIONAL

Passengers, crew injured in turbulence on Malaysia Airlines flight

Malaysia Airlines said on Sunday that passengers and crew on a flight from London to Kuala Lumpur suffered minor injuries because of severe turbulence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016