22 h. ago Tenants win £260,000 of rent back in legal fight with London ‘rogue landlord’

Tenants win £260,000 of rent back in legal fight with London ‘rogue landlord’  The Guardian

Economics

31 h. ago Floyd Mayweather tips Selfridges guards £2,000 during lavish London shopping spree – but they can’t keep it...

Floyd Mayweather tips Selfridges guards £2,000 during lavish London shopping spree – but they can’t keep it...  talkSPORT

Economics

31 h. ago How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By slashing the pay and dismantling the rights of riders like me | Shaf Hussain

Our work is dangerous and the pay only gets worse, while the CEO has just sold £15m in shares – we deserve betterShaf Hussain is a Deliveroo rider and chair of the couriers branch of the IWGB unionIt’s taken Deliveroo more than a decade to do it, but this month, the company made an annual profit for the first time. This might come as a surprise. If you live in London, you probably see one of the 15,000 or so couriers like me zooming past you several times a day. And with Covid triggering a takeaway boom five years ago, you’d reasonably assume that these apps are raking it in.But while companies such as Deliveroo and Uber have been pumped full of cash by investors, many have been losing money year after year, as they tried to squeeze competition out of the market. Twelve years into its existence, Deliveroo has finally made good on the promise to its investors and turned into a moneymaker, recording a £3m profit.Shaf Hussain is a Deliveroo rider and chair of the couriers branch of the...

Economics

41 h. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who disappeared in London in 2008

Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who disappeared in London in 2008  The Guardian

Events

59 h. 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

69 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Trump auto tariffs could kill 10,000 London area jobs: Observers

Trump auto tariffs could kill 10,000 London area jobs: Observers  The London Free Press

Events

5 d. ago Surprising destination is named as UK's best value tourist attraction

To get the results, Premier Inn analysed data on admission prices as well as the time spent on average, at 300 locations around the world, to reveal the best value attractions for people to visit.

Politics

5 d. ago The shocking rise of violent crime in Britain's classrooms: New report reveals nearly 100,000 incidents in three years with seven

Police forces across Britain including in London, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire have reported nearly 100,000 violent pupil-on-pupil attacks in the last three years.

Events

6 d. ago Harrods worker who stole £15,000 of designer handbags is spared jail...by judge who agrees 'London is too  expensive for him to make ends meet'

Marco Taffoni took at least six Bottega Veneta handbags while working at the iconic store between November 2023 and July 2024, and made up to £5,000 selling them on.

Economics

6 d. ago David Bowie’s old south London home is on the market for £500,000

David Bowie’s old south London home is on the market for £500,000  Time Out London

Economics

6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 March: Inflation boost ahead of Chancellor statement, Ocado surges

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce welfare cuts and a boost to defence spending when she delivers a statement to parliament today.

Economics

6 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 26 March: Inflation cheer ahead of Chancellor statement, Vistry halts dividend

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce welfare cuts and a boost to defence spending when she delivers a statement to parliament today.

Economics

6 d. ago Giving workmates 'rude' nicknames could cost you thousands: Groundbreaking ruling sees man who dubbed his colleagues 'Mad Paul' and 'Twittering Fool' fined £30,000

Leo Foster, a solicitor who worked at bank BNP Paribas in London , had to pay an additional £16,000 in costs after admitting to using names such as 'Mad Paul', 'The Idiot' and 'Jabba the Hutt'.

Economics

6 d. ago Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum

Discover the 14,000 Ancient Roman Artifacts Just Donated to the London Museum  Smithsonian Magazine

Politics

7 d. ago UFC London star shares teary reaction to 'life changing' $50,000 bonus after stunning come

UFC London star shares teary reaction to 'life changing' $50,000 bonus after stunning come-from-behind win  Bloody Elbow

Politics

7 d. ago Figures reveal that almost 1,300 West Lothian apprentices are in training

The Scottish Budget allocated a further £100 million for the coming financial year

Politics

7 d. ago Mamata Banerjee jogs in saree at London's Hyde Park; Watch video here

Mamata Banerjee jogs in saree at London's Hyde Park; Watch video here  The Economic Times

Politics

8 d. ago Neighbours actress Holly Valance steps out in $18,000 worth of designer accessories as she leaves London resta

Neighbours actress Holly Valance steps out in $18,000 worth of designer accessories as she leaves London resta  Daily Mail

Culture

8 d. ago Trump’s hints at ‘flexibility’ on reciprocal tariffs cheers markets – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsStocks have opened higher in London, lifted by those hopes that Donald Trump will show flexibility when he announces new global tariffs next month.The FTSE 100 share index is up 0.5%, or 42 points, at 8688 points, which recovers most of Friday’s losses.“There was no lack of capacity from the substations. Each substation individually can provide enough power to Heathrow.” Continue reading...

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