81 m. ago Designer Giles Deacon loves St James's Park for dates, and St John for dining

With new project The Gilded Mischief now open in Soho House, the designer opens up about first jobs, favourite meals and the extravagance of living in London

Politics

7 h. ago Majority say they plan to spend less on holiday gifts this year because of economic concerns

Americans plan to spend less on gifts this festive season as they continue to feel the pinch

Economics

45 h. ago London City Council advances budget mayor says will cut 51 city jobs

London City Council advances budget mayor says will cut 51 city jobs  Lexington Herald Leader

Politics

67 h. ago London unemployment rises to 6.8%, highest in a decade outside the pandemic

Bank of England seen as almost certain to cut interest rates on Thursday as labour market cools

Events

3 d. ago Britain faces lost decade after Reeves Budget failed to shift growth dial, say London bosses

They are setting up their own Growth Commission to identify measures to boost London firms and the UK economy

Economics

5 d. ago Lewis Capaldi hints at UK exit as he house hunts in Australia

G'Day Lewis Capaldi, as the Scot reveals he is house hunting in Australia and plans to spend Christmas Down Under. lewis is so taken with Oz that he is willing to spend Crimbo alone. He also reveals he's given up on dating and using 'nature's dating' app after failing to find love. he's focused on his career instead.

Politics

6 d. ago Labour's Treasury watchdog boss attacks Reeves for 'throwing grenades' at markets before Budget with political 'psychodrama'

Meg Hillier accused the Chancellor of 'throwing grenades' at markets in the run-up to the crucial fiscal package on November 26.

Economics

9 d. ago Sadiq Khan hits back at Donald Trump after US president calls him 'disgusting mayor'

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Politics

9 d. ago US citizens flocking to London from Trump's America says Sadiq Khan in hitback at US president's latest attack

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Politics

9 d. ago London and US stocks higher as attention turns to Fed and jobs data

London and US stocks higher as attention turns to Fed and jobs data  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

9 d. ago Donald Trump renews war of words with Sadiq Khan: 'He's a horrible mayor'

‘He’s doing a terrible job’: Donald Trump launches fresh verbal attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Politics

1 week ago 'Heartbroken' husband charged with DUI after wife killed in golf cart crash on ritzy Florida estate where they planned to spend their retirement

Christina Theodosiou, 58, fatally struck her head falling from a golf cart being driven by her 64-year-old husband, Angelo Theodosiou, in their ritzy Nocatee Florida estate.

Events

1 week ago Pete Wicks' lonely Christmas by himself as he refuses to celebrate

Pete Wicks has revealed his plans to spend the Christmas period alone yet again this year – despite invites from best friend Sam Thompson and his mum to join them

Politics

2 w. ago How Manchester bosses are defending maximum council tax rise when things aren't actually as bad as usual

'Once you do not raise it, you lose it forever'

Economics

2 w. ago What council says over maximum tax hike as it defends position

'Once you do not raise it, you lose it forever'

Politics

2 w. ago ‘It’s absolute anarchy’: Oxygen therapy chambers have led to horrific deaths. Why are Maha elite raving about them?

Touted as a cure for everything from wrinkles to autism, the treatment has been hyped by Robert F Kennedy Jr and various celebrities. Experts say it needs to be regulatedWarning: this article contains distressing contentIt was the kind of cold, damp morning that makes it hard to get out of bed, much less get a child out the door. The sun had not even risen when five-year-old Thomas Cooper and his mother, Annie Cooper, arrived for an appointment on 31 January at the Oxford Center in Troy, a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan.Thomas was an exuberant child with a button nose and pinchable cheeks – a little kid who loved running fast, playing Minecraft and watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, according to a GoFundMe set up by his family. He had just received money in a special red envelope for lunar new year, and he planned to spend it later that day with his little brother. But first, he was going to receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy for his attention deficit hyperactivity dis...

Events

2 w. ago 'Appalling' treatment of savers must end: Reeves urged to commit to pensions tax lock to stop panic withdrawals

Labour must make 'a clear commitment to tax stability' to pensions savers after uncertainty in the build-up to the Budget led to surge in early withdrawals, the boss of AJ Bell has said.

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves should commit to pensions tax lock to stop panic withdrawals, AJ Bell boss says

Labour must make 'a clear commitment to tax stability' to pensions savers after uncertainty in the build-up to the Budget led to surge in early withdrawals, the boss of AJ Bell has said.

Economics

2 w. ago Paedophile admits sexually assaulting toddlers at London nursery

Vincent Chan, 45, pleads guilty to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 including attacks on four young girls Warning: this article contains descriptions of offences readers may find distressing A man passed vetting to get a job at a London nursery where he sexually assaulted toddlers, some during their nap time, while they were in his care.Vincent Chan, 45, who worked at a north London branch of the Bright Horizons nursery group, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 including attacks on four young girls whom he sexually assaulted and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of children. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago OBR boss quits after Budget was leaked minutes before Rachel Reeves delivered it

Richard Hughes resigned as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility following the massive blunder minutes before the Chancellor's Budget speech last month

Economics