34 h. ago Hipsters and tourists love our town because it's covered in graffiti: It's making us depressed and our local businesses are broken

It was once a booming industrial sector of east London surrounded by social housing estates home to humble working-class Cockney families.

Politics

5 d. ago Residents living in clifftop homes fear being unable to sell up as council plots a ban on renovations

Locals on Cliff Road say new rules could mean they cannot carry out even basic renovations to their properties - because of their location.

Politics

9 d. ago GPs told to prescribe gym sessions and job centre appointments to get sicknote Britain back to work

GPs will be told to stop signing sick notes and instead send patients to the gym or a job centre in a bid to tackle the sicknote epidemic.

Politics

9 d. ago Doctors are told to send people to the gym and job coaches instead of writing sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’

Society

9 d. ago Doctors told to refer people to job coaches or the gym, not write sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’.

Society

1 week ago 'Naturally gifted' jockey, 18, dies after horror dirt bike crash as tributes pour in

Ngakau Halley, 18, was in the third season of his apprenticeship in New Zealand and the rising star had ridden 18 winners this term to take his total to 46

Events

2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz rushes to supporter as medical emergency stops Wimbledon match

Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon first round match against Fabio Fognini was suspended midway through the fifth set after a medical emergency in the crowd halted play

Politics

2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz rushes to Wimbledon supporter as medical emergency stops match

Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon first round match against Fabio Fognini was suspended midway through the fifth set after a medical emergency in the crowd halted play

Politics

3 w. ago Apprentice star suspended by medical council flogging sick notes online for £29

In an angry X rant Apprentice star Dr Asif Munaf described his doctors as 'well-qualified professionals' not 'guys scribbling on Post-it notes' after he was suspended by the medical council

Economics

3 w. ago Apprentice star suspended by the medical council is now selling sick notes online for as little as £29

The former NHS doctor, 37, set up Dr Sick Ltd in September 2024, according to documents filed to Companies House.

Economics