21 h. ago London leaver: 'Kent offers us a completely different lifestyle – and it doesn’t cost anything'

Forced out of London by rising rents, this family found their dream home thanks to a tired spelling mistake

Politics

66 h. ago Britain's Got Talent originally had a completely different host and name

The initial line-up of Britain's Got Talent looked very different ahead of its launch on ITV

Politics

7 d. ago London leaver: 'We would have paid another £150k to buy this house in London'

London leaver: 'We would have paid another £150k to buy this house in London'  Evening Standard

Economics

7 d. ago London leaver: 'we would have paid another £150,000 to buy something like this in London'

After a lifetime spent living on the south eastern fringes of London Caroline and Richard FitzGerald began to question whether they were staying put simply out of habit.

Economics

2 w. ago London leaver: 'I think we are better people in North Yorkshire'

When Jessica Lorimer’s doctor sat her down and told her that she was suffering from multiple sclerosis her life changed forever. Not only would she have to cope with the multiple symptoms of the chronic disease, but she would also have to rethink her lifestyle completely.

Politics

3 w. ago London leaver: 'having nature on the doorstep was good for my long Covid recovery'

Just as the rest of us was emerging back into the world following the pandemic, Rachael Heath-Porsz found herself still housebound thanks to the after-effects of Covid-19.

Politics

3 w. ago West London Council’s children’s services rated ‘inadequate’ as Ofsted finds serious failings in care leaver support

The report says years of leadership churn have worsened care leaver support

Events

3 w. ago New Bake Off judge ‘completely terrified’ taking over from Prue Leith

Lady Waldegrave follows in the footsteps of Dame Prue and Dame Mary Berry

Events

4 w. ago London leaver: 'I had got used to London life where everything is so accessible'

London leaver: 'I had got used to London life where everything is so accessible'  Evening Standard

Politics

4 w. ago London leaver: 'even though I'm from Yorkshire I'd got used to the convenience of London'

Leaving her childhood home on the east coast of Yorkshire and heading off to Cambridge University was a massive culture shock for Mary Appleton, but one she embraced.

Politics

4 w. ago Inside new £188m airport completely empty without a passenger or plane in sight

A mega airport, which has the capacity to carry a whopping 400,000 passengers every year, remains derelict in Pakistan with runways completely vacant and terminals empty

Economics