David Hockney ist tot
Der britische Künstler David Hockney ist tot. Er starb am Donnerstag im Alter von 88 Jahren in seiner Londoner Wohnung, wie seine Agentin am Freitag mitteilte. Hockney gehörte zu den einflussreichsten Vertretern der zeitgenössischen Kunst. Farbenprächtige Porträts und Bilder von Swimmingpools machten ihn weltberühmt – seine Bilder hängen in Museen in aller Welt. ⌘ Read more

Callum Turner Shares Rare Insight Into Life With Wife Dua Lipa
Callum Turner shared insight into his over two-year-long relationship with Dua Lipa. The couple recently tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall. He also revealed the 1970s classic movie he made his wife watch for the first time. What Callum Turner said about his marriage to Dua Lipa In a conversation with The […]

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Hanging child saved by strangers
A young girl clinging to a window ledge above a London street has been saved by strangers. ⌘ Read more

В Германии признали провал саммита с Зеленским в Лондоне ⌘ Read more

Захарова прокомментировала визит Зеленского в Лондон ⌘ Read more

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Patrick Godfrey of Ever After & Les Misérables Fame Dies
Patrick Godfrey, known for his roles in Ever After and Les Misérables, has died at the age of 93. The actor’s London-based agency, Markham, Froggatt & Irwin, announced his passing on Thursday. The veteran actor began his career in the 1970s and made his final screen appearance in a voice role in 2018’s Mowgli: Legend […]

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Westliche Allianz drängt Putin zu Gesprächen
Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien und die Ukraine haben den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin zu einem sofortigen Waffenstillstand und Verhandlungen über ein Ende des Krieges aufgerufen. Daran sollten auch die USA und Europa „aktiv“ beteiligt werden, heißt es in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung der vier Länder nach einem Treffen in London am Sonntag. ⌘ Read more

‘Extremely vile’: Russia strikes Chernobyl nuclear plant as Zelensky meets European leaders
A drone blasted a fuel storage facility at the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Ukraine on the eve of talks in London about the need for stronger air defence. ⌘ Read more

London: Selenskyj berät mit Europäern ⌘ Read more

Teen Social Media Bans Risk Strengthening Big Tech’s Dominance, Warns Bluesky Exec
Bluesky’s chief operating officer believes teen social media bans “risk entrenching Big Tech’s dominance,” reports CNBC:

Rose Wang, Bluesky’s chief operating officer, told CNBC on the sidelines of SXSW in London on Wednesday that the smaller open-source platform isn’t opposed to regulation but that smaller playe … ⌘ Read more

Student ermordet: US-Einmischung sorgt für Ärger in London ⌘ Read more

Avengers: Doomsday’s Phase Zero Strategy Is an Admission the MCU Lost Its Way
Avengers: Doomsday‘s strategy of bringing things back to the beginning is big for the MCU. In a way, though, it’s also a reminder of what went wrong. During a recent appearance at SXSW London, directors Joe and Anthony Russo talked about the plan for the upcoming Doomsday. Specifically, the pair recalled a conversation with star […]

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Robert Downey Jr. Ends the Debate on Thanos vs. Doctor Doom
Robert Downey Jr. ended the Thanos vs. Doctor Doom debate by declaring the clear winner in his opinion. The MCU veteran returns to the franchise in Avengers: Doomsday this year. Robert Downey Jr. on who’s stronger between Thanos and Doctor Doom Downey made a surprise appearance at the Avengers: Infinity War panel at SXSW London, […]

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New Alien: Earth Season 2 Update Reveals When Filming Begins
Filming for Season 2 of Alien: Earth will begin in London soon. The update ends weeks of speculation about the production timeline, which had slipped past an earlier May start date. The FX series, created by Noah Hawley and backed by Ridley Scott, has become one of the streamer’s most closely watched projects. Season 2 […]

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Watson’s ‘right-hand man’ fails in counterclaims bid in looming US$101m fraud trial
Entrepreneur Owen Glenn’s successful case against fallen tycoon Eric Watson, marred by a still unpaid $50 million award following a London fraud trial in 2018, is about to get another airing.

Watson again has star billing in a trial, this time in a US$101m (NZ$170m) fraud case alongside 14 defendants, including Watson’s son Sam, who is chief executive of A … ⌘ Read more

Avengers: Doomsday’s Best Sign Yet Is Marvel’s New Approach
Avengers: Doomsday marks an important moment for the MCU. Recent comments from one of its stars suggest Marvel will take a new approach in Doomsday, which should benefit the rest of the movies in the future. During SXSW London 2026, Robert Downey Jr. made a surprise appearance during a panel discussion with Avengers: Doomsday directors […]

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‘This Is It’: Avengers: Secret Wars Directors Give Good & Bad News on Marvel Future
Anthony and Joe Russo addressed their Marvel future after Avengers: Secret Wars. They offered a mixed response when asked about it at a recent discussion. The Russos on if they’ll make more MCU movies after Avengers: Secret Wars While interacting with Deadline at SXSW London, Anthony Russo, when asked if he and Joe would make […]

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Russo Brothers Explain Why Avengers: Doomsday Is MCU’s ‘Phase Zero’
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo have shed new light on the creative direction of Avengers: Doomsday. They have described the upcoming chapter as a fresh starting point for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During a recent appearance at SXSW London, the filmmakers explained why they view the project as “phase zero” of the MCU.  Anthony and […]

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UK-Based Rockstar Games North Workers Formally Announce Union
Rockstar Games has a 2,000-employee studio in Scotland called Rockstar North. And Thursday its workers announced they’d formed a union, reports the gaming news site Aftermath:

The union [part of the wider Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union] includes workers from Rockstar Games offices in Leeds, London, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Lincoln, … ⌘ Read more

London’s Free Roof Terraces
Article URL: https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2026/05/londons-free-roof-terraces.html

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My Net Worth: Andrew Lance, Simplicity CIO
Simplicity co-founder and chief investment officer Andrew Lance moved to New Zealand after more than 10 years working in the City of London bond market for investment banks during the Big Bang. He held a variety of roles in New Zealand before co-founding financial services provider Simplicity with Sam Stubbs in 2016.

I was born and raised in West London, grew up in a very middle-class family. Dad worked at a law firm; mum was or … ⌘ Read more

Berlin, Paris, Rom, London gegen Israels Siedlungspolitik ⌘ Read more

London Mayor Blocks Palantir
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-met-police-deal-with-palantir

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StanChart To Cut Over 7,000 Jobs, Boost AI To Replace ‘Lower-Value Human Capital’
The London-headquartered lender Standard Chartered announced plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs by 2030, with CEO Bill Winters saying the bank will replace some “lower-value human capital” through automation and AI while offering retraining to affected workers. “It’s not cost-cutting. It’s replacing in some cases lower-val … ⌘ Read more

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Google DeepMind Workers Vote To Unionize Over Military AI Deals
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Employees at Google DeepMind in London have voted to unionize as part of a bid to block the AI lab from providing its technology to the US and Israeli militaries. In a letter addressed to Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, Debbie Weinstein, the workers asked the company to recognize th … ⌘ Read more

Adidas’ Lightest Shoes Ever Were Behind the First Sub-2-Hour Marathon
Weighing 97 grams with a stiff carbon-fiber plate in the sole, Adidas’ new shoes helped Sabastian Sawe beat the two-hour mark in the London Marathon, a time barrier once considered insurmountable. ⌘ Read more

Study Finds a Third of New Websites Are AI-Generated
alternative_right shares a report from 404 Media: Researchers working with data from the Internet Archive have discovered that a third of websites created since 2022 are AI-generated. The team of researchers – which includes people from Stanford, the Imperial College London, and the Internet Archive – published their findings online in a paper titled “The Impact of A … ⌘ Read more

AI-Designed Drugs by a DeepMind Spinoff Are Headed to Human Trials
Isomorphic Labs president Max Jaderberg said at WIRED Health in London that the startup has built a “broad and exciting pipeline of new medicines.” ⌘ Read more

The UK Will Invest Billions to Build a Nuclear Fusion Industry
The UK’s science minister is announcing details of a five-year, £2.5 billion investment in nuclear fusion, reports the Times of London, “including building one of the world’s first prototype fusion power plants in Nottinghamshire and developing a UK sector projected to employ 10,000 people by 2030.”

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New Study Raises Concerns About AI Chatbots Fueling Delusional Thinking
“Emerging evidence indicates that agential AI might validate or amplify delusional or grandiose content, particularly in users already vulnerable to psychosis,” writes Dr Hamilton Morrin, a psychiatrist and researcher at King’s College in London, in a paper published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry. Morrin and a colleague had already … ⌘ Read more

London Man Wore Smart Glasses For High Court ‘Coaching’
A witness in a London High Court case was caught using smart glasses connected to his phone to receive real-time coaching while giving evidence during cross-examination. “In my judgement, from what occurred in court, it is clear that call was made, connected to his smart glasses, and continued during his evidence until his mobile phone was removed from him,” said Judg … ⌘ Read more

Robotic Surgery Performed Remotely on Patient 1,500 Miles Away
“A surgeon in London says he has performed the UK’s first long-distance robotic operation,” reports the BBC, “on a patient located 1,500 miles (2,400km) away…”

Leading robotic urological surgeon Professor Prokar Dasgupta said it felt “almost as if I was there” as he carried out a prostate removal on [62-year-old] Paul Buxton… It is hoped tha … ⌘ Read more

Ormuz : Le suicide géopolitique de la City ?
Dans les victimes de guerre, on trouve systématiquement l’innocence et la vérité. Cette fois-ci, avec ce qui se passe en Iran, on pourra y ajouter les assurances : ainsi, Lloyd’s of London, cette vénérable institution qui depuis trois siècles manie l’assurance maritime comme d’autres manient l’épée, se retrouve confrontée à un changement paradigmatique majeur. Il […] ⌘ Read more

AIs Can’t Stop Recommending Nuclear Strikes In War Game Simulations
“Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises,” reports New Scientist:

Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three leading large language models — GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4 and Gemini 3 Flash — against each other in simulated war games. The s … ⌘ Read more

AI Now Helps Manage 16% of America’s Apartments
Imagine a 280-unit apartment complex offering no on-site leasing office with a human agent for questions. “Instead, the entire process has been outsourced to AI…” reports SFGate, “from touring to signing the lease to completing management tasks once you actually move in.”

Now imagine it’s far more than just one apartment complex…

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The Small English Town Swept Up in the Global AI Arms Race
Residents of Potters Bar, a small town just north of London, are trying to block what would be one of Europe’s largest data centers from being built on 85 acres of rolling farmland that separates their community from the neighboring village of South Mimms. Multinational operator Equinix acquired the land last October after the local council granted planning … ⌘ Read more

Britain Lost 14,000 Pubs, a Quarter, in 13 Years
Britain has lost more than 14,000 pubs since 2009, a decline from roughly 54,000 registered public houses and bars to under 40,000 by 2022, according to a new analysis of UK business register data by data analyst Lauren Leek. The North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands lost 25 to 30% of their stock; London saw the smallest decline.

Leek trained a random forest model on … ⌘ Read more

UK’s First Rapid-Charging Battery Train Ready For Boarding
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The UK’s first superfast-charging train running only on battery power will come into passenger service this weekend – operating a five-mile return route in west London. Great Western Railway (GWR) will send the converted London Underground train out from 5.30am to cover the full Saturday timetable on the … ⌘ Read more

Television Turns 100
Television marks its centenary today, exactly 100 years after Scottish inventor John Logie Baird first demonstrated his electro-mechanical system to journalists and members of the Royal Institution in a cramped attic workshop above what is now Bar Italia in London’s Soho.

On January 26, 1926, small groups of visitors climbed to 22 Frith Street and watched fuzzy images of a ventriloquist’s dummy called Stooky Bill appear on … ⌘ Read more

WhatsApp Texts Are Not Contracts, Judge Rules in $2M Divorce Row
A British painter who argued that her ex-husband had signed over their $2 million north London home through WhatsApp messages has lost her High Court appeal after the judge ruled that the sender’s name appearing in a chat header does not constitute a legal signature.

Hsiao-mei Lin, 54, presented messages from her former husband Audun Mar Gudmundsso … ⌘ Read more

Britain Has ‘Moved Away’ From Aligning With EU Regulation, Financial District’s Ambassador Says
An anonymous reader shares a report: The prospect of Britain realigning its financial rules with the European Union has passed, and the country should avoid linking its regulations to any single jurisdiction, the ambassador for London’s financial services sector told Reuters. Nearly a deca … ⌘ Read more

5 star reads of 2025 worth mentioning

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Someone has asked recently on a toot for others to share their ‘list of 2025 books’. Instead of pointing out to the list of what I’ve read, I’ll instead mention a few ‘5 star’ books I’ve read in 2025 that I think is worth pointing out towards.

By no particular order (well, the order in the photo, really…)

• AJ Pearce’s “Yours Cheerfully” and “Mrs Porter Calling”, books 2 and 3 of The Emmy Lake Chronicles. I’d already read the first book in the series and considered it a five stars read, and I plan to eventually read the fourth and last book in the series - the paperback edition is out next August. This isn’t a deep or profound book series - and doesn’t need to be in order to be a good one. It’s a series depicting the life of a young woman in war-time London. Each of these books made me cry and made me laugh, and I have found some comfort reading them in a time where, in many aspects, it feels like we’re living in a pre-war era…

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Revolutionary Eye Injection Saved My Sight, Says First-Ever Patient
Doctors say they have achieved the previously impossible – restoring sight and preventing blindness in people with a rare but dangerous eye conditon called hypotony. From a report: Moorfields hospital in London is the world’s first dedicated clinic for the disorder and seven out of eight patients given the pioneering treatment have respon … ⌘ Read more

Uber, Lyft Set To Trial Robotaxis In the UK In Partnership With China’s Baidu
Uber and Lyft plan to trial robotaxis in London starting in 2026 using autonomous vehicles from Baidu, as the UK fast-tracks approvals for self-driving cars on public roads. CNBC reports: Lyft’s testing of Baidu’s initial fleet of dozens of vehicles will begin in 2026, pending regulatory approval, “with plans to scale to h … ⌘ Read more