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London misses out as major sports event to be held in Africa for first time

London has lost out to Nairobi in its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Africa for the first time.

Sky News15 Sept

Nairobi to host World Athletics Championships in 2029

Nairobi beats London, Munich and Rome to become the first African hosts, World Athletics says.

Al Jazeera15 Sept

‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal

Playing a sound rooted in 80s bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar, metal bands are once again gravitating towards dark folklore – but in a ‘Glastonbury crystal shop’ kind of way Behind Tom Templar’s shoulder as we talk over video call is a poster for The Wicker Man , the 1973 cult folk-horror film set on a remote Scottish island, whose sunniness conceals – inevitably – a dark secret. It’s fitting, because Templar is the singer of Green Lung, the breakout British metal band who immerse themselves in British mythology. The forthcoming Necropolitan, their fourth album devoted to the folklore of the isles, takes its inspiration from the “Magnificent Seven” London cemeteries built in the 1830s and 40s, and from the Necropolis railway, which transported the dead out of the city. No generic demons here: this is metal in the spirit of Fairport Convention as much as Black Sabbath. “My big thesis is that heavy metal has become a form of folk music in the past couple of decades,” says Templar. “They’re both riff-based, circling around similar tropes, and about reinventing what has gone before. Metal even feels like a folk movement, in the way it’s full of festivals no one else has heard of. There’s such a thriving ecosystem.” Green Lung have certainly been nourished by it: at this year’s Desertfest in London, their T-shirts felt like an unofficial uniform. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Michael Hann15 Sept

London snubbed in favour of Nairobi for 2029 World Athletics Championships

Munich selected for 2031, announces president Seb Coe Source in British bid ‘gutted’ at double disappointment London’s bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships has ended in failure and heartbreak after it lost out to Nairobi. It marks an historic day for the Kenyan capital as it becomes the first African city to host the global championships. World Athletics president Seb Coe also announced that Munich would be staging the 2031 event, saying it had “all the ingredients to be a spectacular world championships.” Continue reading...

The Guardian•Sean Ingle15 Sept

London loses bid to host 2029 World Athletics as Nairobi named host

London has lost to Nairobi in Kenya in its bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2029, while the 2031 event will be held in Munich.

BBC15 Sept

Fast, furious and potentially fatal: why are supercars suddenly so popular?

Once the preserve of the ultra-rich, supercars are finding new drivers through rentals, finance deals, influencer culture and the manosphere. But why would anyone want a 200mph vehicle? ‘The £600,000 Lamborghini; that was the first seizure of the operation,” says special chief inspector Geoff Tatman of the Metropolitan police, thinking back to the second weekend of August. “He was stopping at the red lights, revving his engine, waiting for the traffic to clear, then speeding. So on the third time we saw him do it, we stopped him and seized the vehicle.” The car has a top speed of 217mph (350kmh), but the limit on these London streets is 20mph. Over the same weekend, the Metropolitan police seized about 90 more cars with a combined value of more than £8m, an increase on last year’s tally of 72 cars . They were seized for various offences: driving without insurance, driving with incorrect licences or antisocial behaviour. Previously, the Met would have had to let such drivers off with a warning, but the law – section 59 of the Police Reform Act – was strengthened this year to enable the immediate confiscation of vehicles. The seized cars also included a Ferrari Monza worth about £3.4m (the driver only had a provisional UK licence). They were all put on display at Marble Arch, attracting a throng of camera-wielding onlookers (one attender did a seven-hour live blog of the occasion). Many of the supercars apprehended by the Met in August bore Middle Eastern number plates. It has been a growing trend for car owners from the region to spend summer in London, bringing their cars with them (at a cost of £25,000 upwards). The orange Lamborghini that Tatman seized had Dubai plates. Most of the vehicle owners retrieved their cars the next day after paying fines and presenting the correct paperwork. The Lamborghini driver was subsequently seen driving respectfully and not revving his engine. Lessons were learned, although the question remains: why ship a 200mph car to London to drive in a 20mph zone? Continue reading...

The Guardian•Steve Rose15 Sept

Aer Lingus unveils the most popular destinations for autumn and winter travel

London, Paris and Amsterdam are among the most popular European city breaks for customers travelling this autumn and winter, while New York and Boston top the list of transatlantic destinations, according to new Aer Lingus booking data. Aer Lingus recently launched of one of its biggest sales of the year, offering savings across its global network. The airline is offering discounts on millions of seats across over 100 routes, giving customers the opportunity to plan their next getaway for less.

Breaking Travel News15 Sept

• neutral toward Aer Lingus · 96%

Make NHS and MoD uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

More than 1,200 people including Ben Fogle sign letter saying buying British will help preserve manufacturing firms Business live – latest updates London fashion week is only days away, but one industry organisation has turned its attention to clothing that is a little less catwalk-worthy – the uniforms worn by British defence forces and NHS staff. On Wednesday afternoon, the thinktank Fashion Roundtable will hand deliver a letter to No 10 urging Andy Burnham to commit to manufacturing these uniforms in the UK. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Lauren Cochrane15 Sept

US30 pullback trade

US30 reaching the Trendline as we get into the LONDON session. Waiting for the Bulls to come in to go LONG after confirmation to scalp/ day trade within the triangle.

Good News in History September 15

Many happy returns to a brilliant Brit, Tom Hardy, who turns 49 years old today. The London actor got his start in Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, and preceded along a course of action and adventure films to rival any actor of the 21st century, including Inception, Dark Knight Rises, and Mad Max: Fury Road. The charismatic Londoner […]

Good News Network•Good News Network15 Sept

GBPUSD - 15th September - pre London

Today the GBPUSD pair is mostly ranging, as I'm writing this, the low point liquidity is being swept which may indicate we're going back into a bearish state, if it's not a displacement not just a liquidity sweep from the news - to be confirmed. The 1st zone is the one from yesterday which has now got higher probability since the trend is going its way, even though the price is quite far from it currently. The 2nd zone is a bit lower, there is a price imbalance before which is a good point for the zones, even though I'd prefer to have it even closer to it. It is not on the Point of Control (POC) of the Volume Profile (VP) because what's interesting is a wall in the VP not just the POC itself, and the accumulation which is at the POC level has a low momentum and did not make any clear Market Structure Shift (MSS). Right now the best move of action is just to wait anyway.

XAUUSD - 15th September - pre London

Today the gold is mostly ranging, and I prefer to avoid trading when it's accumulating like that. Ideally we'd like to see it goes below the swing low to confirm we're still in a bearish state and emphasizes the supply zones. The 1st zone is the one from yesterday which is still valid, usually zones can stay valid until 2 to 3 days. The accumulation at its base has been swept before starting the movement. The 2nd zone is not a zone I would trade for now as we'd need a better price action from gold, for example by breaking from the current range. If we use the Anchored Volume Profile tool (AVP), we can notice it's just above the Value Area High of the daily AVP, and there is liquidity before the zone which can increase the probability of it being hit. For now patience is the main skill to have.

The pest I’ll never forget: the rat who jumped off the wardrobe and flew at my face

There was a rat army in my flatshare, gnawing through pipes, carpets and even a bedroom door. That’s not to mention the mice ... We should have known we were in trouble when we saw that the garden of our new place backed on to a Chinese restaurant in Hackney, London, with terrible reviews. Before long, the rats started coming in through the pipes. It was ratmageddon, and every day it got more harrowing. They trooped over our kitchen, like the world’s worst sequel to Ratatouille. They calmly walked into rooms while we were watching telly. They gnawed through all the carpets to try to get into our bedrooms. There was no stopping them. After sniffing out the remnants of an old snack in my housemate Simon’s bin, a pack of rats got to work one night gnawing through the wood at the bottom of his bedroom door. Like a rodent military exercise, they spent eight hours whittling a hole large enough to get through. I lay next door, 100% freaked out, panicking they’d try to get into my room next. I didn’t sleep a wink. Fairly soon after this, one of the rats died under the floorboards so we got a bottle-fly infestation to boot. Naturally, our landlord did nothing about any of this. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Kate Abbott15 Sept

XAUUSD -1 FOMC

Hi, I'm Maicol, an Italian trader. I've been studying Gold since 2019. My trading approach focuses on swing trading and intraday setups. I need your support. Please leave a like and follow my profile. It may seem like a small gesture, but it makes a big difference to my work. Make sure to read the full description to understand today's trading plan. Don't focus only on the chart. Thank you. 🌞 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE 🌞 Gold confirmed yesterday another breakdown through the daily zones. At the moment, I see price heading directly towards the 4,240–4,200 area, around the Daily Open and the Monthly Imbalance. After that, we’ll see how price reacts. Tomorrow evening we have the interest rate decision, so please be careful. I’m leaving for vacation tonight, but I’ll keep posting my morning updates here to keep you updated on Gold. Good trading everyone! 👊 Let’sgosky 🚀 Peace ✌️ 🔔 Turn on notifications so you don't miss any updates! 📬 If you have any questions, feel free to message me. I'll be happy to help. 🔍 Reminder 🔍 I avoid trading during the Asian and London sessions. My main focus is on the high-impact news releases at 8:30 AM ET and the New York session open at 9:30 AM ET. In the meantime, I wish everyone a great day. HAPPY TRADING MANAGE YOUR RISK BE PATIENT

Saul Nash’s Billboard Coup

The designer discusses his partnership with Build Hollywood, which will see his FW26 campaign erected on 37 billboards across London for the two weeks surrounding London Fashion Week.

Vogue•Elektra Kotsoni15 Sept

Bombardier Global 8000 Gains U.K. CAA Clearance to Operate at London City Airport

Aviation News – Bombardier has secured formal approval from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority for its flagship Global 8000 business jet to land at London...

Aviation News EU14 Sept

• neutral toward Civil Aviation Authority · 98%

Fighting fossil-fuel inflation with ECB rate hikes punishes renewables, research finds

Every 10-percent rise in oil and gas prices increases overall inflation by 0.35 percentage points. The European Central Bank's rate hikes risk making it worse by making renewable investments more expensive, finds the London-based research institute New Economics Foundation.

EUobserver•Wester van Gaal14 Sept

300-Pound Faun Sculpture Stolen from French Zoo in the ’90s Heads Home

The work was identified by the London-based Art Loss Register.

ARTnews•Andy Battaglia14 Sept

THE KOG REPORT - Update

End of day update from us here at KOG: Couldn't have started the week better than that! Early session bias level broke, the indicator said short, the red boxes aligned with the liquidity, two targets hit before London and another two during New York. Not just Gold, 7 hits across the board giving us a full house again for the day. As you can see, we've bounced the ideal level below on the hourly chart so here we've now added the hot spots for the Asia session. We have support at the 4285 level which will need to break to go lower, otherwise, the decent entry was from the retracement level and that would have been protected and managed. If we can support that lower level, we should see an attempt at the 4325-30 regions which is the level to watch in my opinion. Breach or reject? The levels are on the chart, let's see how it plays out. Bullish above 4360 with target above 4383 Bearish below 4330 with target below 4296✅ As always, trade safe. KOG

BUY REVERSAL SIGNAL XAUUSD- ASSET GOLD BUY

Bullish momentum confirmed with strong structure break and rejection from key support zone. Price showing continuation strength ahead of the London session. Targeting higher liquidity levels with clear upside potential. Entry: Active Stop Loss: Below recent swing low Take Profit: 1st AT 100 PIPS DAILY SIGNALS Momentum is building as bulls step back into control! This setup highlights a high-probability short-term buying opportunity, ideal for traders who thrive on clean structure, momentum, and precision timing. Market Snapshot Structure Shift: Price holds a strong higher low — a classic sign of bullish intent. Momentum Building: Buyers are defending key levels, showing early control. Entry Zone: A focused area where upside acceleration is likely to begin. Risk Control: Stop-loss levels kept tight (around 40–50 pips) for efficient capital protection.