6 h. ago The liberal UK city raging over illegal migrants: How a row over flags and Christmas lights reveals simmering tensions in SNP

To the casual observer the row that broke out in this Scottish city over Christmas lights might be dismissed as trivial. But for residents it symbolised widespread discontent.

Events

7 h. ago Two dead, four stabbed, and others injured in horror week of violence in London

Two dead, four stabbed, and others injured in horror week of violence in London  News Shopper

Events

12 h. ago MBTA boss Phil Eng walks into a London tie shop, and a work of public transit art is born

MBTA boss Phil Eng walks into a London tie shop, and a work of public transit art is born  MassLive.com

Economics

31 h. ago Ocean Spray brings FREE cranberry sauce upgrades to London chicken shops

Ocean Spray brings FREE cranberry sauce upgrades to London chicken shops  London Post

Politics

36 h. ago Umana Yana has launched a GoFundMe to save London’s ‘best roti shop’

Umana Yana has launched a GoFundMe to save London’s ‘best roti shop’  Southwark News

Economics

53 h. ago About our Winter Appeal, supporting the homeless, refugees, and people suffering from food security

Who’s At Your Table is raising money for charities supporting London's most vulnerable

Events

55 h. ago Officers seize more than £3million of illegal cigarettes, vapes and tobacco in north London shop raids

The council's team uncovered tonnes of cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco, vapes, and shisha tobacco in what has been termed Operation CeCe.

Economics

64 h. ago EBBA designs London coffee shop to act as "momentary refuge"

EBBA designs London coffee shop to act as "momentary refuge"  Dezeen

Events

2 d. ago Get into the Christmas spirit with a shopping and foodie staycation in Marylebone Village, London

As the iconic lyrics from a screaming Noddy Holder boldly suggest, 'It's Christmas!' And it definitely feels like it now after a fun and festive-filled weekend of shopping, eating and making merry in the heart of the Big Smoke.

Economics

3 d. ago Jacket potato van praised for giving free food to homeless in heart

Zak Bevis' kind-hearted gesture to help those in need during the winter months has been lauded by users after he went out of his way to make sure homeless people did not go hungry

Society

3 d. ago All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – a deliciously sweary, prize

The actor Paul Hilton brilliantly inhabits the character of a ranting working-class academic in this debut novelSome books feel so suited to the audio format that they could have been written with the voice in mind. All My Precious Madness is one of those. Mark Bowles’s debut novel, which won the audiobook fiction category at the inaugural British Audio awards (where, full disclosure, I was a judge), is a deliciously sweary monologue from a middle-aged malcontent.A sideways reflection on working-class identity and masculinity, the novel gives voice to Henry Nash, a man of little patience. Sitting in a London coffee shop and trying to write a monograph of his father, he rains judgment on the other patrons whose obnoxious phone calls he can’t help but overhear. An Oxford graduate turned writer and academic, Nash lives in a Soho flat where he has been known to furtively drop eggs on passersby who disturb him with their drunken racket. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Person fighting for their life after incident on London rail line with major delays

Person fighting for their life after incident on London rail line with major delays  News Shopper

Politics

5 d. ago St Mungo’s issues orange cold weather warning for homeless people in London

The alert comes as the number of Brits estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn rose to 4,667 last year

Events

5 d. ago Trains at major London station cancelled all day by signal fault

Trains at major London station cancelled all day by signal fault  News Shopper

Politics

5 d. ago This popular west London shopping street has had a leafy makeover

This popular west London shopping street has had a leafy makeover  Time Out Worldwide

Economics

5 d. ago One of London’s most luxurious shopping streets has had a leafy makeover with 100 new trees

One of London’s most luxurious shopping streets has had a leafy makeover with 100 new trees  Time Out Worldwide

Economics

5 d. ago Full list of Cancer Research shops set to close including 4 in London

Full list of Cancer Research shops set to close including 4 in London  MyLondon

Science

5 d. ago One in three kids in major UK city are not native English speakers, new data reveals

Asylum seekers are believed to be drawn to the city because rules require councils to house all unintentionally homeless people, rather than those in “priority need”

Politics

5 d. ago King's Cross Christmas Market | King's Cross St Pancras | Shopping in London

King's Cross Christmas Market | King's Cross St Pancras | Shopping in London  Time Out Worldwide

Economics

6 d. ago Astrid & Miyu Opens London Concept Shop and Has Big Plans for Expansion in North America

Astrid & Miyu Opens London Concept Shop and Has Big Plans for Expansion in North America  WWD

Politics