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Smithfield and Billingsgate market redevelopment plans begin – but traders’ future in doubt

City of London Corporation sets up regeneration team but has not allocated any new money for the project

Smithfield and Billingsgate food markets in London will be turned into new homes and a cultural destination under plans by their owner – but the future of the meat and fish traders housed on each site remains in doubt.

A council within the City of London Corporation, which is responsible for running the capital’s Square Mile, has voted to task a team to oversee the regeneration of 28 hectares (70 acres) of land across Greater London. However, it has not allocated any new money for the project.

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces Republican family feud as Senate reveals its final text

Republican leaders advance their modified version of Trump’s bill, despite resistance from conservatives and moderates over Medicaid changes and other divisive policy tweaks.
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Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 190 decaying bodies sentenced to 20 years in prison

Jon Hallford stashed nearly 190 dead bodies in a decrepit building and sent grieving families fake ashes.
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Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages

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Mathieu Darche adroitly avoided sentiment in important first Islanders draft

The selection of Schaefer turned this into a watershed day for the franchise.
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Senate Republicans release updated text for most of their megabill

However, the Finance Committee language is the panel’s old text that was used as a placeholder.
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Fireworks will light up this Fourth of July. Next year could be different if tariff talks fizzle

Fireworks will light up this Fourth of July. Next year could be different if tariff talks fizzle
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Biden to attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, who was killed in shooting

Biden to attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Hortman, who was killed in shooting
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Investigation into Florida condo collapse is expected to finish in 2026

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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars