11 minutes ago Sadiq Khan vows to return his controversial he/him gender pronouns to his X bio as he blames a 'technical error' that saw them quietly removed

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has vowed to reinstate his 'he/him' pronouns to his X bio after blaming a 'technical error' for their quiet removal. 

Politics

17 minutes ago I quit my Big Tech job after being horrified by online child abuse I saw. Now I hunt pedophiles

It started five years ago. Roo Powell was working at a tech company and wanted to expose just how many predators lurk online, looking for kids to target.

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4 hours ago Ellen DeGeneres clashes with Cotswolds neighbours over extension ‘breach’ at £15m home

DeGeneres has been accused of increasing flood risk and disturbing Roman ruins with modifications to her property

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12 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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87 minutes ago Armed police car chase in Wimbledon sees wanted fugitive caught at last after going on the run across the country

Metropolitan Police officers pursued a stolen vehicle in Wimbledon after an alert by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The vehicle was chased briefly before crashing in the south London borough.

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27 hours ago Primary school's neighbours blast plan for 100 extra pupils when parents already block drives, park on zigzags or abandon their cars on school run

Maidstone Borough Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously to expand Marden Primary Academy in the village of Marden, just outside Maidstone, Kent.

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15 hours ago Microsoft head, Google CEO, Times Internet VC join hands to bag London Spirit

Microsoft head, Google CEO, Times Internet VC join hands to bag London Spirit  Cricbuzz

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27 hours ago Hospice fears town's parking charges will affect patients and families undergoing 'difficult times'

Vale of Glamorgan Council plans to bring in new on street parking charges to increased the turnaround of traffic in two seaside towns

Science

91 minutes ago Shepherd's WHOOSH! Burst water pipe causes havoc in one of London's poshest neighbourhoods

Dramatic footage shows a huge torrent of water, around twice the height of a double decker bus, drenching a busy street in Shepherd's Bush, West London.

Politics

36 minutes ago Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport

Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport  The Guardian

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19 hours ago Bank of England 'trusted less by women as they feel inflation first', study finds

They tend to do the weekly food shop so notice rising prices sooner, it showed. A lack of understanding of monetary policy and lower financial confidence also dented women's trust in the Bank.

Economics

12 hours ago How to watch Azim vs Lipinets: Start time, ring walks, TV channel and live stream for boxing tonight

‘The Assassin’ faces toughest test to date in London tonight

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2 hours ago Tommy Robinson: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'

Tommy Robinson: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'  Express

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27 hours ago Council orders 'noisy' pub to tear down 32ft unauthorised teepee after locals' complaints over loud music blaring all day and night

Councillors ordered the Eagle and Child pub in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, to tear the teepee down last October after rejecting a retrospective planning application for it to remain permanently.

Culture

95 minutes ago The moment I knew: I told him I missed other people’s company so he put on a silly accent to make me laugh

On a months-long overseas trip, Melanie Kinsman craved someone to talk to other than Sam, her partner. He stepped up to the challenge with a comical impersonationFind more stories from The moment I knew series hereIn 2004 I was a young writer at the University of Adelaide. I was working as an editor on an anthology of short stories when a piece by Sam came across my desk. We emailed back and forth for a while, working on the story, but I never met him in person.A few months later, I was out in town with some friends and noticed he was there. While we’d never crossed paths in real life, I knew what he looked like. In my fairly inebriated state I decided a great way to introduce myself would be to walk up to him and start reciting excerpts of his story. I don’t know what I was trying to achieve, but I made an impression and he was obviously flattered. Continue reading...

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32 hours ago London's secret tunnels to open as new tourist attraction with the UK's deepest bar

London's secret tunnels to open as new tourist attraction with the UK's deepest bar  Metro.co.uk

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24 hours ago Tech consortium agrees 49 per cent stake in London Spirit for reported £145m

The ECB is selling 49 per cent stakes in each of the Hundred teams.

Economics

17 hours ago Boxing tonight: Ringwalk times, TV channel, live stream details and fight cards

Unbeaten 22-year-old super-lightweight fighter Adam Azim returns to the ring on Saturday, looking to announce himself as one for the future when he takes on challenger Sergey Lipinets in London

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3 hours ago London man: 911 officials tampered with package containing records tied to police shooting

London man: 911 officials tampered with package containing records tied to police shooting  Lexington Herald Leader

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27 hours ago Actors From the London Stage to perform ’Hamlet’ at John Carroll University: Press Run

Actors From the London Stage to perform ’Hamlet’ at John Carroll University: Press Run  cleveland.com

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1 hour ago Rebekah Vardy to 'make success' of Wagatha Christie business after being left 'fed up'

Rebekah Vardy is keen to make a success of her Wagatha Christie business after she was left 'fed up' by claims she was 'humiliated' by her company not making a profit, which wasn't the case

Politics

32 hours ago London’s secret tunnels to open as new tourist attraction with the UK’s deepest bar

London’s secret tunnels to open as new tourist attraction with the UK’s deepest bar  Metro.co.uk

Society

22 hours ago Ange Postecoglou explains how Tottenham can still convince players to join after Mathys Tel snub

Ange Postecoglou explains how Tottenham can still convince players to join after Mathys Tel snub  Football.London

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3 hours ago London protests LIVE: Six people arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters and opponents face off

Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October

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34 hours ago Gary Kemp uses AI in music video because ‘record companies won’t fund them’

There are ‘no actors’ in his music video – just AI-generated fake London commuters.

Culture

2 hours ago WWE legend's name added to Janel Grant's blockbuster lawsuit against Vince McMahon

Having already named former WWE owner Vince McMahon and company mainstay John Laurinaitis in previous filings, Janel Grant has now updated it to include the name of a wrestling legend.

Politics

32 hours ago London restaurants opening in February, from Gordon Ramsay to the Knave of Clubs

From the UK’s highest restaurant to haute cuisine sandwiches, Ben McCormack rounds up February’s most notable openings

Society

25 hours ago Napoleon III and Charles Dickens Once Partied at This $18.6 Million London Mansion

Napoleon III and Charles Dickens Once Partied at This $18.6 Million London Mansion  Yahoo Life

Economics

28 hours ago East Kilbride firm scores big in partnership with Aberdeen Football Club

Eureka Solutions is helping the Premiership outfit is modernising its financial management software.

Sport

3 hours ago Thames Water leak: Chaos as burst main sends 60ft 'geyser' into the air in west London

A dramatic 60ft ‘geyser’ erupted from a burst water main at Shepherd's Bush Green

Events

2 hours ago Galopin Des Champs ready for historic third Cheltenham Gold Cup after Irish hat

The Willie Mullins-trained great took the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup again under Paul Townend. Bookmakers William Hill go 4-6 that he can equal Best Mate in the Cheltenham Festival feature next month

Politics

41 hours ago Heathrow airport expansion will smash our community, say nearby villagers

Hundreds of homes could be demolished in the west London villages of Harmondsworth and Longford if the expansion gets the green light.

Society

26 hours ago Silicon Valley billionaires splurge £144m on London Spirit in Hundred auction

Winning bid for 49% stake values London Spirit at £295mWelsh Fire stake sold for reported £35m to tech entrepreneurThe Hundred is set to deliver an eye-watering windfall for English cricket that exceeds all projections after a Silicon Valley consortium featuring the chief executives of Microsoft and Google claimed a 49% share in London Spirit for £144m.It was the first of two sales to take place on Friday afternoon, with a 49% stake in Cardiff-based Welsh Fire later sold for a reported £35m. The England and Wales Cricket Board has now raised around £279m after similar stakes in Oval Invincibles (£60m) and Birmingham Phoenix (£40m) were claimed 24 hours earlier. Continue reading...

Economics

29 hours ago NHS comes under fire for 'cringe' cervical screening advert telling women they can 'listen to Harry Styles' during procedure

A poster featuring Bake Off star Laura Adlington referencing the former One Direction superstar was spotted by baffled onlookers in a gym in London .

Sport

4 hours ago Met Police arrest six as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter

Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.

Events

2 hours ago London Bridge incident: Major train delays as emergency services rush to station

Trains have been cancelled and services amended at London Bridge station following an incident that warranted a response from emergency services this evening

Politics

27 hours ago The Lib Dem council pleading poverty as it tries to hike taxes by 25 per cent... while one of its senior executives is 'Working From Home' 3,500 miles away in Kyrgyzstan!

It's a long way from the cobbled streets of Windsor to the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Three-and-a-half thousand miles, in fact.

Economics

35 hours ago National Lottery winner given deadline to claim £1m prize after walking around unaware for 150 days as urgent call is made for players to check their tickets

The winning UK Millionaire Maker slip was purchased in the London Borough of Lambeth on September 3, last year - and its owner has until March 2 to claim their seven-figure jackpot.

Sport

4 hours ago Mould, money and murder accusations – residents try to oust management on their London housing estate

The organisation managing the Loughborough Estate in Lambeth is beset by complaints of disrepair, damp and vermin – and has made some big claims of its ownWhen it rains, Dionne* can feel water coming through her bedroom wall. “I touch it and I can literally feel the water soaking from outside to inside,” she said.Dionne has lived in a two-bedroom flat on the Loughborough Estate in south London since 2010 and has complained about mould to the organisation which manages the estate since 2018. Continue reading...

Events

2 hours ago Hadestown Proshot to Be Filmed in London With Original Broadway Stars for Future Release

Hadestown Proshot to Be Filmed in London With Original Broadway Stars for Future Release  TheaterMania.com

Politics

27 hours ago Silicon Valley consortium values London Spirit at £295 million in Hundred coup

Silicon Valley consortium values London Spirit at £295 million in Hundred coup  ESPN

Economics

38 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners favourites for £30m wonder kid – despite Spurs competition

Arsenal's pursuit of Ollie Watkins is looking tricky, with many speculating the North London side may make a late switch and target another centre forward to bolster their front line

Sport

4 hours ago Horror moment man wields 'sniper rifle' on London Underground as train pulls into platform

London Underground commuters watched on in horror after a man in full camouflage gear erected a 'gun' and pointed at an incoming train. The British Transport Police have now commented

Events

2 hours ago Dublin Racing Festival Day 2 tips as Garry Owen predicts more glory for Willie Mullins with Straight Home

It's the second day of the Irish racing extravaganza as the build up to the Cheltenham Festival ramps up

Politics

27 hours ago Silicon Valley consortium values London Spirit at £295 million in Hundred coup

Silicon Valley consortium values London Spirit at £295 million in Hundred coup  ESPNcricinfo

Economics

4 hours ago Six arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march in London to demand his freedom

Six arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march in London to demand his freedom  The TelegraphPolice brace as Tommy Robinson supporters and counter-protesters face off  Evening StandardHundreds protest in London as jailed climate activists’ appeals are heard  The Guardian

Events

3 hours ago EastEnders' Cheryl Fergison announces her next gig is singing at the opening of a new Blackpool restaurant after she revealed her past money struggles

The EastEnders actress, 60, best known for her role as Heather Trott, recently spoke about her financial worries, making this opportunity particularly meaningful.

Politics

27 hours ago State pensioners told exact date they will get extra payments in bank account

The new pension rates for 2024/25 have been confirmed and pensioners will see their payments increase from April. State pensioners will get a boost worth up to an extra £472 a year

Economics

4 hours ago Tommy Robinson protest: Thousands gather in central London for 'Unite the Kingdom' rally

Tommy Robinson protest: Thousands gather in central London for 'Unite the Kingdom' rally  GB News

Events

3 hours ago London's West End to be transformed into 'cosmic playground' with art installations

London's West End to be transformed into 'cosmic playground' with art installations  Yahoo News UK

Politics

28 hours ago Salford’s social housing tenants to pay up to £20 a month more after rent hike

The city council pushed through the new rates this week

Economics

5 hours ago Tommy Robinson LIVE: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'

Tommy Robinson LIVE: Thousands 'shut down London' as protesters chant 'free Tommy'  Express

Events

3 hours ago Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts

East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, Cambridgeshire County Council warns

Politics

28 hours ago Company fined £100,000 for failing to protect workers and public at recycling centre

Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Ltd admitted failures at a recycling centre in Llandrindod Wells, in Powys, following an inspection by the Health and Safety Executive

Economics

5 hours ago Met Police arrest five as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter

Thousands of protestors in support Tommy Robinson have arrived at Westminster. Before setting off, the protestors sang 'Rule, Britannia!' and chanted 'We want Starmer out'.

Events

4 hours ago Dublin Racing Festival results in FULL from Day 1 as Willie Mullins lands Irish Gold Cup in Leopardstown hat

The crowds flocked to Leopardstown for the first of a two-day racing extravaganza

Politics

28 hours ago LBMA says it’s working with COMEX on U.S. gold price premium, insists London stocks and liquidity are strong

LBMA says it’s working with COMEX on U.S. gold price premium, insists London stocks and liquidity are strong  Kitco NEWS

Economics

5 hours ago London protests LIVE: Five people arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march amid heavy police presence

Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October

Events

4 hours ago AI is not just powerful. What’s really worrying is that DeepSeek has made it cheap, too | John Naughton

The AI startup has upended the industry by developing a model that costs much less to produce – and is available free to a universe of tinkerersNothing cheers up a tech columnist more than the sight of $600bn being wiped off the market cap of an overvalued tech giant in a single day. And yet last Monday that’s what happened to Nvidia, the leading maker of electronic picks and shovels for the AI gold rush. It was the biggest one-day slump for any company in history, and it was not alone – shares of companies in semiconductor, power and infrastructure industries exposed to AI collectively shed more than $1tn in value on the same day.The proximate cause of this chaos was the news that a Chinese tech startup of whom few had hitherto heard had released DeepSeek R1, a powerful AI assistant that was much cheaper to train and operate than the dominant models of the US tech giants – and yet was comparable in competence to OpenAI’s o1 “reasoning” model. Just to illustrate the difference: R1 w...

Politics

29 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway Council faced with £34million financial black hole over next three years

The amount the local authority thought it would have to save between 2025 and 2028 has risen by £4million.

Economics

5 hours ago Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters march through London demanding his release from prison

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters march through London demanding his release from prison  The Telegraph

Events

4 hours ago Samson Tsoy: Inmost Heart: Bach, Brahms, Busoni, Reger review – the pianist’s subtle, searching debut

(Linn)Playing Brahms’s transcriptions of Bach and Handel, then Reger and Busoni takes on Brahms, Tsoy contemplates creativity across centuries in this fine recitalElegantly constructed and intimate, this debut solo recital album by London-based Kazakh pianist Samson Tsoy has the music of Johannes Brahms at its centre. The fascination here is Tsoy’s exploration of Brahms’s passion for music of the past, specifically for his towering predecessors, JS Bach and Handel. Brahms transcribed works of theirs for piano, forging his own distinctive voice with theirs in an act of homage and discovery.The magnificent Handel Variations, Op 24 spins an unexciting little baroque theme into 25 variations of brilliant variety and ingenuity. Brahms set himself a particular challenge with the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita No 2 in D minor. Attempting to reflect the immeasurable yet compressed range of a work written for solo violin, he restricted his arrangement to piano left hand only. This gives a shad...

Politics

29 hours ago Unions call for £3,000 annual pay rise for 1.4m 'vital public sector workers'

'It’s bad news for everyone if there aren’t enough council and school employees to keep neighbourhoods safe, care for vulnerable people and give pupils the education they need'

Economics

5 hours ago London protests LIVE: Man arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march amid heavy police presence

London protests LIVE: Man arrested as Tommy Robinson supporters march amid heavy police presence  Yahoo News UK

Events

5 hours ago Chinese New Year celebrations swing into gear in London's Chinatown to mark 2025 as the Year of the Snake

Celebrations broke out in the capital to celebrate the Year of the Snake with traditional festivities bringing together the East and south-east Asian cultures to its streets.

Politics

30 hours ago Greater Manchester council hit with £40m bill to repair town hall and public buildings

Stockport council is facing huge costs to fix up leisure centres, libraries, and civic properties

Economics

6 hours ago Ellen Degeneres 'locked in bitter row' with UK neighbours as renovation sparks flood fears

Ellen DeGeneres' new life in the UK is said to have hit a blip with concerned locals reportedly contacting local planning enforcement officers over her proposed property work

Events

5 hours ago Rick Stein says he feels 'a bit sorry' for Gregg Wallace saying the shamed Masterchef presenter who faces string of complaints from women 'just didn't realise that the wind had changed'

TV chef Rick Stein has admitted to feeling 'a bit sorry' for Masterchef presenter Gregg Wallace after he stepped back from his presenting duties due to a deluge of misconduct complaints.

Politics

30 hours ago AstraZeneca cancels £450m Liverpool investment, blaming UK government funding cuts – business live

Pharmaceutical company says that it will not go ahead with investment at Speke, near LiverpoolDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

Economics

6 hours ago 'I lived in abandoned hospital and found something terrifying behind locked door'

Aisha Barratt, a TV producer based in London, used to live in an abandoned hospital and shared a video on TikTok of something spooky she once stumbled across.

Events

5 hours ago Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’

The British scientist on the risk of humans contracting bird flu, how people would cope with new lockdowns and being asked to pour the tea because she is a womanWendy Barclay is a leading British virologist and head of the department of infectious disease and the Action Medical Research chair in virology at Imperial College London. An expert on the pathogenesis and transmissibility of influenza viruses, she served on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) and the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) during the Covid-19 pandemic, providing advice on the risks posed by the coronavirus and appropriate medical countermeasures.What prompted you to study virology? After I graduated from Cambridge with a degree in natural sciences I thought I might get a job with a pharmaceutical company. Then I saw that the Common Cold Unit in Salisbury was looking for a PhD to work on rhinoviruses, the viruses that cause the common cold. I hadn’t studied virus...

Politics

32 hours ago FTSE 100 on course for biggest monthly gain in two years – business live

Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering companyDonald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports:Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) as the legal basis for the tariffs, declaring a national emergency over fentanyl overdoses that killed nearly 75,000 Americans in 2023 and illegal immigration.The statute enacted in 1977 and modified after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 gives the president broad powers to impose economic sanctions in a crisis. Continue reading...

Economics

7 hours ago Tommy Robinson supporters start London march while their hero remains in prison as anti

Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters have begun marching towards Westminster. Before setting off, the protestors sang 'Rule, Britannia!' and chanted 'We want Starmer out'.

Events

6 hours ago As London is in the grips of a gold shortage, many are blaming Donald Trump for it; here's why

As London is in the grips of a gold shortage, many are blaming Donald Trump for it; here's why  The Economic Times

Politics

33 hours ago What are Scotland's council tax rules and are there months you don't have to pay?

Water bills in Scotland will rise by 9.9 percent, adding an extra £3.68 per month for water and wastewater services from April 1

Economics

7 hours ago London protests LIVE: Tommy Robinson supporters march as police brace for clashes with counter

Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison in October

Events

6 hours ago My council is kicking me out of my flat weeks before I'm due to give birth so homeless people can move in

'It would be difficult to carry a lot of stuff, I find it hard already to just clean the house, I get so exhausted', the expecting mother admitted, despite council ignoring her pleas for an extension.

Politics

33 hours ago Central London property is no longer the "safe haven" investment for the world's wealthy

The number of new prospective buyers registering in London was 8% below the five-year average in the second half of 2024

Economics

10 hours ago Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

Events