London
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Books
A Celebration of Frank London’s Music Will Be Missing One Thing: Him
The trumpeter, composer and bandleader who helped revitalize klezmer is battling cancer. But his work hasn’t slowed, and his longtime associates are rallying around him.
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London Moves to Revive Its Reputation as a Financial Hub
As fears have grown that the city is losing its attractiveness for publicly traded businesses, Britain’s government is making changes to bring them back.
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U.K. Police Charge 3 Men With Aiding Hong Kong Intelligence Service
The three were arrested under Britain’s National Security Act and will appear in court on Monday, the police said. Eight other people detained in the case have been released.
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England’s Local Elections and Their Wider Significance, Explained
Voters choose local officials in England and Wales this week. Their verdicts could be an important clue to the shape of Britain’s looming general election.
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Deep Beneath London, Onetime Bomb Shelters Will Become a Tourist Attraction
Used for spying, a phone exchange and more over the years, a semi-secret web of tunnels in central London could open to the public in 2027.
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How London Became a ‘Hot Spot’ for Threats Against Iranian Journalists
Iranian reporters and broadcasters in Britain have suffered physical attacks, threats and surveillance, a report by Reporters Without Borders said, weeks after a newscaster was stabbed in London.
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Books
How to Restage ‘Cabaret’? Don’t Treat It Like a Classic.
When Rebecca Frecknall was a child, one of her favorite things to watch was a televised 1993 London revival of “Cabaret,” which her father had recorded on VHS tape. As the British theater director grew up, she hoped that one day she would stage a ...
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A Coming-of-Age Tale From the World of London High Finance
In “The Trading Game,” Gary Stevenson spills secrets of the City.
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World
‘Crusty’ and ‘Pillowy’: How N.Y.C.-Style Bagels Made It Big in London
“What’s an ‘everything bagel?’” It’s a question that Georgia Fenwick-Gomez, a co-owner of Papo’s Bagels in the East London neighborhood of Dalston, hears a lot, as customers stare blankly at a menu with words including “schmear,” “scallion” and “lox ...
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A Rebrand for London’s ‘Spaghetti of Orange’ Overground Train System
At the moment, the system’s map is a tangle of orange lines, without clear names or separate colors. That’ll change this year.