83 m. ago Wizz Air's new route to city destination cheaper than Poland with £1.50 beer

Wizz Air's new flight opens up a whole new city break destination for Brits, and not only is it less expensive than spots such as Poland, it's full of history, walkable, and has plenty to do

Economics

3 h. ago New Year latest: UK welcomes 2026 with Europe's biggest firework display in London

New Year latest: UK welcomes 2026 with Europe's biggest firework display in London  Sky NewsUK welcomes new year with celebrations across the country  BBC2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'  Sky News

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4 h. ago 2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'

2026 London fireworks: 'A very British way to welcome in the new year'  Sky News

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5 h. ago Happy New Year! UK rings in 2026 with Europe's biggest firework display as tens of thousands flock to London for 'best of British' show on Thames 

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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22 h. ago Direct Access from Madrid to Central London: British Airways Reopens City Route

Direct Access from Madrid to Central London: British Airways Reopens City Route  Travel And Tour World

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38 h. ago Octopus boss calls for action to make London top choice for possible Kraken IPO

Greg Jackson said the group is considering a potential flotation of its AI powered platform in the next two to three years.

Economics

41 h. ago My big night out: I finished the 1990s with fireworks, a funfair, flirting – and furious hope for the future

It was the end of a fabulous decade, when spontaneous, unpredictable parties seemed not just possible but typical. A new millennium was dawning. What could possibly go wrong?‘We wish you peace,” said Tony Blair as the clock struck 8pm. It was New Year’s Eve 1999, a Friday night, and I was on the banks of the Thames. Britain’s fresh-faced prime minister – only two years into the job – was giving a gimmick called The British Airways London Eye its first spin. The Eye was physically unremarkable and harrowingly slow, but it didn’t matter because it only had a five-year lease and definitely wouldn’t still be around a quarter of a century later, littering the skyline.It was the end of the 90s and, as the Thatcher/Major doldrums whizzed out of view like the subplot of Sliding Doors, we maintained a Bridget Jones-like innocence and entrusted the future to guys like Blair, Peter Mandelson and Bill Clinton, who didn’t seem like (respectively) warmongers, abuse excusers or sex pests. Continue...

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45 h. ago Octopus Energy sells stake in software arm Kraken, valuing unit at £6.4bn

The move paves the way for the demerger of Kraken Technologies and a possible stock market flotation.

Economics

56 h. ago London’s biggest urban winery opens in Canada Water with British winemaking on the rise

London’s biggest urban winery opens in Canada Water with British winemaking on the rise  Southwark News

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3 d. ago John Major reprimanded John Bruton for ‘stormy’ speech in 1995

‘I regret that you have spoken in this way,’ British PM John Major wrote to Taoiseach John Bruton in 1995.

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3 d. ago Plan Your Next Adventure: British Airways 2026 Routes Connect London Directly to St. Louis, Guernsey, Olbia, San Sebastián, and More

Plan Your Next Adventure: British Airways 2026 Routes Connect London Directly to St. Louis, Guernsey, Olbia, San Sebastián, and More  Travel And Tour World

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4 d. ago British Airways BA506 declared an emergency after departure from London

British Airways BA506 declared an emergency after departure from London  airlive

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6 d. ago British Airways A380 Crew of San Francisco to London Flight Arrested

British Airways A380 Crew of San Francisco to London Flight Arrested  Aviation A2Z

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7 d. ago Elizabeth line and London Overground face 'existential' threat from Great British Railways, warns TfL

The Elizabeth line and Overground share tracks on parts of their routes

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9 d. ago WELCOME TO LONDON (PART I): Repost: A look at British soccer from the bottom up

WELCOME TO LONDON (PART I): Repost: A look at British soccer from the bottom up  Front Row Soccer

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9 d. ago Scandals, grossly underpaid staff and a devastating cyber attack. Inside the nightmare at the British library

Cyber chaos, striking staff and a crisis of leadership. Claudia Cockerell investigates a national treasure’s year of reckoning

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1 week ago British Bangladeshi journalists in London protest attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo

British Bangladeshi journalists in London protest attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo  The Daily Star

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1 week ago EasyJet horror as British grandmother dies on board flight to London while shocked passengers watch on

EasyJet horror as British grandmother dies on board flight to London while shocked passengers watch on  GB News

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1 week ago Children's author David Walliams denies inappropriate behavior after publisher drops him

British children's author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after HarperCollins decided not to publish his future books

Culture

1 week ago British Asian prisoner murdered in London jail after being put in same cell as racist

The Ministry of Justice has said it is ‘leaving no stone unturned’ to make British prisons safe following the ‘horrible act of violence’

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