Members of Bankside Residents for Appropriate Development have petitioned the House of Lords for leave to appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal in favour of the London Town group relating to the planned 20-storey tower in Hopton Street.
Southbank House in Black Prince Road - home to many local small businesses - has been sold to Workspace Group plc for £16 million.
Workers at Famous Grouse's Glasgow bottling plant are furious with bosses for holding a glitzy party at the London Eye during a pay dispute.
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