London mayor orders council to drop plan to ban new pubs and bars in Soho and West End

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Exclusive: Sadiq Khan urges Westminster council to adopt ‘positive vision of economic growth’ of nightlife

Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London.

This comes after the Guardian revealed the council’s new licensing policy asks pubs to stop customers from standing up while consuming beverages, which it calls “vertical drinking”. The policy is under consultation and also asks pubs to have table service rather than allowing orders at the bar.

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Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought – BBC

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  1. Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought  BBC
  2. Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico wake up with no running water as rationing begins: "It's brutal"  CBS News
  3. Puerto Rico Will Begin Rationing Water Amid Fresh Crisis  The New York Times
  4. Puerto Rico starts rationing water as drought conditions intensify  The Washington Post
  5. Drought and aging infrastructure plunge Puerto Rico into a water crisis  PBS
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Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases – Al Jazeera

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  1. Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases  Al Jazeera
  2. Syria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal  NBC News
  3. Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence  The New York Times
  4. Syria and Russia reach deal on future of Tartous and Hmeimim bases after 18 months of talks  Reuters
  5. Is Putin’s Middle East retreat the end of global Russia?  The Times
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Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks, Odesa port damaged – Reuters

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  1. Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of lethal attacks, Odesa port damaged  Reuters
  2. In Kharkiv, injury toll after Russian strike increases to 21, with two fatalities  Ukrinform
  3. Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine kill 7 civilians, injuring dozens more  New York Post
  4. Russian Strikes Target Kharkiv High-Rises, Odesa and Pavlohrad, Killing 3  Kyiv Post
  5. Russian dorne attack in Kharkiv  The Lufkin Daily News
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Syria, Russia agree to end military use of key Mediterranean bases – France 24

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  1. Syria, Russia agree to end military use of key Mediterranean bases  France 24
  2. Syria agrees deal with Russia over future use of two key Mediterranean bases  CNN
  3. Syria Agrees to Reorganized Russian Military Presence  The New York Times
  4. Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases  Al Jazeera
  5. Syria and Russia reach deal on future of Tartous and Hmeimim bases after 18 months of talks  Reuters
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Russia destroys World Health Organization warehouse in Dnipro – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Russia destroys World Health Organization warehouse in Dnipro  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russian Missile Kills Beloved Christian Family in Ukraine  International Christian Concern
  3. Russia destroyed a WHO humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  4. WHO Chief Says Strike Destroyed Humanitarian Warehouse in Dnipro  Межа. Новини України.
  5. Russian forces destroy WHO humanitarian warehouse in Dnipro  Українська правда
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