3 h. ago Sir Hotels Opens Bookings For First UK Property: Sir Devonshire Square, London

Sir Hotels Opens Bookings For First UK Property: Sir Devonshire Square, London  Hospitality Net

Society

11 h. ago London home sellers are being forced to knock thousands of pounds off their house prices so they can move

After decades of growth, owners are now slashing prices so they can move

Society

17 h. ago Pub a day set to close this year as average price of pint rises to eye

The British Beer and Pub Association has warned that 378 pubs will call last orders for a final time this year, causing 5,600 job losses. It follows warning that the average price of a pint would soar past £5 for the first time

Politics

24 h. ago Woman who stabbed 'devoted' mother to death with a knife used to cut the cake at a child's birthday party is jailed for life

Hope Rowe, 33, from Aldgate, east London, launched the deadly attack on Charlotte Lawlor, 31, at 1am at a property in Stepney Green, east London September 15.

Events

27 h. ago Elderly victim suffered fatal stab and groin injuries in home attack

Amithraz Balgobin, 36, allegedly attacked Amaratial Mistry at a property in Streatham, south London, on Friday July 4.

Events

47 h. ago Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project part

A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents

Events

6 d. ago The 13 areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest, including one where value has shot up by 17.8%

The areas of Scotland where house prices are rising fastest have been revealed - with one place way out in front.

Politics

7 d. ago Ofsted chief inspector apologises for short notice on school inspection reforms

Sir Martyn Oliver suggested that positive Ofsted ratings can raise local house prices by thousands of pounds because parents ‘value’ them.

Politics

7 d. ago Ofsted boss reveals why controversial new school rating system could affect house prices

Sir Martyn Oliver said Ofsted ratings can change local house prices by tens of thousands of pounds, because parents 'value' them so much.

Economics

7 d. ago Women buck trend, look to grow rodeo sport of ranch bronc riding

Women are making strides in ranch bronc riding, a challenging rodeo event traditionally dominated by men

Politics

7 d. ago 'Real reason' Katie Price was banned from daughter Princess' birthday as tensions rise

Katie Price's eldest daughter Princess Andre turned 18 last week but her famous mum was no where in sight as she headed to Ibiza and Dubai to party away instead

Events

7 d. ago Pensioner, 81, loses 'ridiculous' £280,000 neighbour row over 'inches' of land... after seven years of fighting

Christel Naish, 81, had complained that her neighbour Dr Jyotibala Patel's garden tap and pipe were 'trespassing' on her property in Ilford, east London.

Economics

8 d. ago Haringey landlord hit with £10,000 fine for failing to licence property

Despite multiple warnings from officers regarding his legal obligations, the landlord failed to comply with licensing requirements

Events

9 d. ago Defending Wimbledon champion aiming for rare feat last achieved by Serena Williams

Barbora Krejcikova began the defence of her Wimbledon title with a comeback win over Alexandra Eala as she bids to buck the poor recent trend of defending champions

Politics

9 d. ago Average UK house price dipped by 0.8 per cent to £271,600 in June

The softening in price growth may reflect weaker demand following stamp duty rises at the start of April

Economics

1 week ago We tried the Tesco range that's bucking the trend with an 18% sales boost

It's been described as the supermarket's 'secret weapon'

Politics

2 w. ago The arithmetic is tricky for a Shell bid for BP today. Next year may be different

Shell says it has ‘no intention’ of making an offer for BP. But if its share price rises, the numbers could work BP is a sitting duck for a takeover bid by most criteria. Its share price has underperformed rivals’ for years. The latest strategic “re-set” was a bits-and-pieces production involving disposals, which do not happen overnight, plus a dilution of green energy ambitions that upset one sub-set of shareholders and didn’t go far enough according to another. Meanwhile, the chair, Helge Lund, is set to exit next year after being pursued by an activist investor.So Shell, the most credible possible bidder by a distance, would be asleep at the wellhead if it were not taking a look and calculating what costs could be removed, which development licences it fancies and how regulators and governments might react. That’s standard stuff, and Shell, one assumes, will have maintained a version of such modelling for about 20 years, which is roughly as long as tales of a combination of the t...

Politics

2 w. ago Buy a couple of stops along the Tube line and save £25,000 off your house price per extra minute of commute

Buyers can make massive savings if they look a few stops down the Tube line

Economics

2 w. ago Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisisA new study shows that after decades of rapid decline, the Antarctic ice sheet actually gained mass from 2021 to 2023. This is a reminder that climate change does not follow a smooth path but a jagged one, with many small ups and downs within a larger trend.The research, published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, showed that while the ice sheet lost an average of 142bn tonnes each year in the 2010s, in the 2021 to 2023 period it gained about 108bn tonnes of ice each year. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Front gardens with gnomes can knock £12,000 off neighbours' property value

Estate agents reveal houses with the bearded ornaments can devalue neighbouring home values by more than £10,000

Economics