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The article delves into the ongoing debate and renewed criticism surrounding London's exclusive men-only Garrick Club after a recent leak, sparking discussions on admitting women, with notable members and societal implications discussed.

The article focuses on a minister-level meeting between Benny Gantz, a political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and David Cameron, Britain's foreign secretary, discussing the need for Israel to do more to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza amid the Israeli-Hamas war.

The article focuses on the recent visit of Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky to London, where he appealed for fighter jets to be supplied to Ukraine to thwart a fresh Russian offensive that is already mobilizing in Ukraine's east.

The article reports on how restaurateur Jeremy King was ousted by his partner and lost all his shares in his restaurant Corbin & King in 2017. According to Finsbury Glover co-chairperson Roland Rudd, hospitality firm Minor International acquired King's 74% share in the restaurant due to King's alleged refusal to expand his restaurants to the Middle East and Asia. Also cited is the comment of Minor International's William E. Heinecke on the deal.

The article reports on the scandal over the alleged disappearance of an article published on "The Times of London" about the proposed appointment by then-British foreign secretary Boris Johnson of his mistress Carrie Symonds as his chief of staff in 2018 when he was still married to his former wife Marina.

The article reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson reversed course and imposed wholesale lockdown on London, England banning Christmas gatherings beyond households and mentions that the measures are designed to cut off capital and counties from England.

The aticle discusses drive for a leaf-strewn forest and past a charming street market in town about 20 miles northeast of London, England, and a jarring sight appears, black London taxis, parked bumper-to-bumper by the hundreds in a muddy field, surrounded by beehives.

The article reports on the opposition of Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, to the new rules planned by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an attempt to avoid a second wave of the coronavirus.

The article offers information on the children are forced to travel two hours each way to school; Pensioners whose weekly doctors' appointments have turned into arduous, half-day treks; and coffers are bare, and work on crumbling relics in the Great Britain.

The article report that the Mr. Johnson sent his popular Treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, to Scotland, to tamp down nationalist sentiment that has surged there in recent months. It mentions that the top minister, Michael Gove, went to Northern Ireland in aid to help frustrated companies deal with new checks on shipped goods.

This article offers a look at the investigation of the death of the Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who ingested the radioactive substance polonium 210. German authorities have announced the beginning of a criminal investigation of Dmitri V. Kovtun, a Russian businessman who met with Litvinenko in London on November 1, 2006.

Reports that British police arrested a Somali man believed to be one of the bombers behind the London attacks of July 21, 2005. Author's view that the arrest is the biggest breakthrough yet in the investigation; Review of the arrest, in which a twenty-four year old British resident named Yasin Hassan Omar was subdued by authorities in a predawn raid in Birmingham; Report from a senior European intelligence officer that the house in which the suspect was arrested contained finished bombs and a variety of bomb components.

Reports that markets across Europe and the U.S. were thrown into turmoil following the subway bombings in London, England, but recouped much of their losses by the day's end. Initial reactions of traders in Europe; Performance of the DAX Index, the FTSE 100 stock index and the New York Stock Exchange; Similarity of the trading patterns; How the London Stock Exchange remained open after the four terrorist attacks, though the market closed lower; Overview of the international markets; Observation that in the weeks and months after the initial shock of terrorist attacks, stock markets have been resilient; Views of economists, who fear a possible lowering of consumer confidence in Britain; How, in the U.S. the full impact of the attacks on consumer confidence will be evaluated in the weeks leading up to the next Federal Reserve policy-making meeting; Significance of the rebound in the price of oil. INSET: London Exchange Continues With Trading, by Heather Timmons.

LONDON -- They were shown around their rooms at Buckingham Palace by their hostess, Queen Elizabeth herself. They got to meet and have an actual conversation with one of the few couples in the world even more famous than they are: Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge (formerly known as Kate Middleton). And when the time came to exchange gifts with the royal family, an exercise fraught with potential public-relations perils, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, were more than prepared. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The International Monetary Fund said Saturday that it would stand by its managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, despite concluding that he had shown poor judgment in a sexual affair with a subordinate. After receiving a report from an outside law firm, the executive board of the fund said there was no evidence Mr. Strauss-Kahn had abused his power or shown favoritism in his brief relationship with a senior official at the fund, who later resigned to take a job in London. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on an increase in police presence in London, England following attempted car bombings in June 2007. On July 2, 2007, Londoners found the police patrolling the streets, posted at subway entrances and walking through train stations. At the airports of Great Britain, cars have been banned altogether.

Reports on the bid of Deutsche Börse AG for the purchase of the London Stock Exchange in England.

Focuses on Werner G. Seifert, chief executive of the German stock exchange company Deutsche Börse. Seifert's bid for the London Stock Exchange, which was rejected as inadequate; Views of analysts; Discussion of Seifert's proposal; Reference to Deutsche Börse's bid for the London Stock Exchange four years ago; Significance of a merger of Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange; British investors and the question of costs.

Focuses on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on the occasion of London, England-based parent company HSBC Holdings PLC's February 22, 1999 announcement of the bank's 1998 earnings. Report of earnings in United States dollars and plans to seek a listing on the New York Stock Exchange; Implications of HSBC plans to market their holdings as a single entity; History of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and reasons for HSBC's move.