London Informer

U.K. House Prices Reach Five-Year High as London's Lead Widens Excluding London from the annual house-price increase of 3 percent would leave the average rise nationally at 0.5 percent, LSL and Acadametrics said. The 2.5 percentage-point divergence is the largest recorded since they began monitoring this effect in … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Councils spend little of £10m High Street funds Many councils, such as Birmingham, Bolton and London's Westminster, the heartland of MPs, had not spent a single penny from their £100,000 grant by 31 January. The figures follow revelations about how councils involved with another retail initiative … Full News here – Read more on Evening [...]

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London high streets in need of 'emergency measures' Emergency measures are needed to reverse the decline of London's high streets, a report says. Renegotiating rents and slowing the spread of pawnbrokers and betting shops are two of the ideas suggested by the London Assembly's Economy Committee. Full News here – Read more on BBC News

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High fashion coming to Jack London-land Upon hearing through a local grapevine that Ralph Lauren has contracted with the Jack London State Historic Park to do a fashion shoot there, Jonah Raskin, editor of the UC Press-published "Radical Jack London," notes that London himself "appeared in … Full News here – Read more on San [...]

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High fashion coming to Jack London-land Upon hearing through a local grapevine that Ralph Lauren has contracted with the Jack London State Historic Park to do a fashion shoot there, Jonah Raskin, editor of the UC Press-published "Radical Jack London," notes that London himself "appeared in … Full News here – Read more on San [...]

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Veteran visits New London high school for history project NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH)– Captain James Mosley was part of the first generation of African Americans to serve in the submarine corps and he visited New London high school on Thursday. "Any time there was an illness aboard, it was my responsibility … Full News here [...]

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London Fashion Week in High Gear London Fashion Week is expecting a very high-profile day, with shows coming from Tom Ford, Burberry and top designers. International buyers have flocked to the shows, as have high numbers of industry bloggers. Britain London Fashion Week Saunders. Full News here – Read more on ABC News

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London 2012 Olympics, Day 11: Team GB cyclists finish on real high in the … Unless the sporting world tipped on its axis Sir Chris Hoy would be saying goodbye to the Olympics in the men's keirin final and Victoria Pendleton would be retiring from track cycling after the women's individual sprint where everybody was [...]

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London midday: Footsie at eight-month high after Obama re-election London midday: Footsie at eight-month high after Obama re-election. Wed 07 Nov 2012. Market Movers techMARK 2,122.55 +0.51% FTSE 100 5,905.33 +0.35% FTSE 250 12,112.50 +0.26%. London midday: Footsie at eight-month high after Obama re- … Full News here – Read more on ShareCast

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Drop in high school test results causes UK angst LONDON — Britain's top teachers are unhappy with their students' grades, but it's the government they're blaming. Results for British high school test exams have fallen for the first time in 24 years, prompting some educators to accuse the government … Full News here – Read [...]

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This short film was filmed and produced start to finish in 12 hours by Matt Gosden and Rob Rackstraw. Shot on an Olympus E-PL1. Music by Matt Gosden London cityscapes shot with kind permission of The Paramount Restaurant, Centrepoint Tower, London ( www.paramount.uk.net ) Enjoy

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