Sadiq Khan says residents must not ‘dictate’ Oxford Street decision

London mayor willing to take the ‘flak’ from locals who want to block pedestrianisation

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Sadiq Khan says residents must not ‘dictate’ Oxford Street decision

London mayor willing to take the ‘flak’ from locals who want to block pedestrianisation
Financial Times - 6h
Sadiq Khan backs plan for new basketball stadium for London Lions

Team plans 10,000 capacity arena in central area under new Lithuanian owner
Financial Times - Mar. 9
Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency

A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.
NBC News - 2d
Lloyd’s of London expects $2.3bn losses from California wildfires

Insurance market says fine art losses were limited because rich residents took such possessions with them. Lloyd’s of London expects losses of $2.3bn (£1.78bn) from the California wildfires that ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Steelers WR DK Metcalf willing to take 'backseat' to George Pickens

DK Metcalf is willing to take a backseat and learn from veteran Steelers receivers like George Pickens and Calvin Austin III.
Yahoo Sports - 3d
China says it’s willing to cooperate with the U.S. on fentanyl

China is willing to do more to address U.S. concerns about illicit fentanyl trade, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters Wednesday.
CNBC - 6d
Want to Be Remarkably Successful? What You Must Know From Bill Gates’s New Book

Gates’s recently published ‘Source Code’ has one extraordinary lesson that’s applicable to anyone who wants to master a skill.
Inc. - 1d
Judge declines to block DOGE from taking over African development agency

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ...
The Hill - Mar. 12
Eating avocado toast in London’s old urinals

Indebted local councils want to turn even more of the capital’s WCs into bars, cafés and shops
Financial Times - 1d