42 m. ago Bonnie Langford among stars announced for Paddington The Musical

She will play Mrs Bird when the show hits London’s West End in November.

Politics

2 h. ago Troubled son of Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White steals £1,500 worth of Jellycat toys

Marco Pierre White Jr has been involved in a spate of burglaries and a decade of trouble.

Events

4 h. ago Famous ice cream seller pictured serving customers before being stabbed to death

Shazad Khan, 41, who was stabbed to death in Wembley, north-west London, is seen serving ice cream to customers in the new picture - police have arrested two people

Economics

5 h. ago Marco Pierre White's troubled son steals £1,500 worth of Jellycat toys

Marco Pierre White Jr, who has struggled with drug addiction, has a long rap sheet after years of run-ins with the law - he's now admitted four counts of burglary following a crime spree

Events

7 h. ago Marco Pierre White Jr pleads guilty to burglary AGAIN: Troubled reality star stole £1,500 worth of Jellycats and 'caused £43k of damage to antiques store' in west London crime spree

Marco Pierre White Jr, 30, raided an antiques shop on June 19 this year in Westminster, central London, burgled an Italian deli on June 12, and smashed into another store on July 21.

Events

8 h. ago Two injured after van collides with semitractor in rural New London, Minnesota

Two injured after van collides with semitractor in rural New London, Minnesota  West Central Tribune

Events

11 h. ago Quentin Tarantino to bring his debut play to London’s West End

Quentin Tarantino to bring his debut play to London’s West End  Euronews.com

Politics

12 h. ago Actor David Morrissey is banned from driving after 'being caught speeding three times within a week' in his £40k Mini

David Morrissey, 61, was sentenced after he was caught driving his £40,000 black Mini Countryman at 46mph in a 40mph zone on the A406 in Willesden, North West London, on August 2 last year.

Events

16 h. ago Quentin Tarantino to open his debut play in London’s West End

Director said project could become his final film if it is a success

Politics

16 h. ago Arrest warrants after Jellycat thieves fail to appear in court for sentencing

Warrants without bail were issued for Sarah Jordan, 35, of no fixed abode, and Amber Clarke, 24, of Nine Elms, south-west London

Events

28 h. ago Authorities, community team up to find missing New London, Minnesota, man

Authorities, community team up to find missing New London, Minnesota, man  West Central Tribune

Events

30 h. ago Arrest warrants issued after women fail to appear for Jellycat thefts sentencing

Warrants without bail were issued for Sarah Jordan, 35, of no fixed abode, and Amber Clarke, 24, of Nine Elms, south-west London.

Events

31 h. ago Quentin Tarantino will bring his debut play to London’s West End

Quentin Tarantino will bring his debut play to London’s West End  The Times

Politics

32 h. ago Voices: Calm down, homeowners – Rachel Reeves’ property tax might be an improvement

The chancellor’s idea to replace stamp duty and council tax with a single charge on homes worth upwards of £500,000 could be more appealing – and more progressive – than the current mess, says Chris Blackhurst

Society

34 h. ago Asda Stenhousemuir surprises community foodbank with a lucky golden ticket for £1,500 worth of free fuel

Volunteers at Keep Larbert and Stenhousemuir Beautiful (KLSB) were in for a big surprise when Community Champion Hazel Culbert from Asda’s Stenhousemuir store presented the team with a lucky golden ticket for £1,500 worth of free fuel.

Economics

35 h. ago Kirstie Allsopp accuses Rachel Reeves of 'punishing' homebuyers as Chancellor 'mulls new property tax'

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Society

38 h. ago New stamp duty and council tax rules that would hammer London ‘being considered by Chancellor’

The Treasury is reportedly mulling plans to raise money from a tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000

Politics

38 h. ago Do you have a high street full of gambling shops breeding poverty and addiction? I have a way to fight back | Dawn Butler

Communities feel powerless because the law gives betting firms the upper hand. But a simple change could transfer power to the people• Dawn Butler is MP for Brent EastWalking down their local high streets, people in Britain are increasingly unlikely to come across a local butcher, baker or grocery shop, and more likely to find betting shops, casinos, adult gaming centres (AGC) and so-called bingo venues, where traditional bingo is muscled out by money-sapping slot machines. These establishments are taking over our town centres at an alarming rate. From talking to my constituents in Brent, west London, and residents across the capital, I know that people have had enough.That’s why this summer I have launched a campaign for urgent reform of our gambling laws. Ministers must give local authorities and people greater power to tackle this issue and reclaim our high streets. Currently, billionaire-owned overseas corporations have too much power, and local people have none. That needs to c...

Politics

39 h. ago Rachel Reeves plots a new property tax raid on ALL homes worth more than £500,000 AND a new 'local property tax'

The Chancellor is said to have ordered Treasury officials to examine reforms to the current stamp duty system.

Economics

49 h. ago Reeves considering new property tax on houses worth more than £500,000

A new property tax would only affect houses worth nearly double the average cost of a home in the UK

Economics