3 h. ago Postman who strangled, stabbed and decapitated girlfriend jailed for 23 years

Ewan Methven murdered Phoenix Spencer-Horn, 21, in the home they shared in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, last November.

Events

5 h. ago News | Business parks take half of office lettings in Greater London and South East

News | Business parks take half of office lettings in Greater London and South East  CoStar

Politics

16 h. ago Heatwave relief on the way for Brits after temperatures soar hotter than Brazil

Showers are predicted for many parts of the country this week, but the mercury could rise again next weekend, with highs of 30C forecast in London and the South East

Politics

20 h. ago Probe launched after French inmate escaped jail by 'hiding in the luggage of fellow prisoner' as they left

Police are investigating after the man got out of the Lyon-Corbas prison in south-east France on Friday.

Events

32 h. ago London leaver: 'I came out of London at a million miles per hour and I had to come down the gears'

For years Marc Burrows believed that it would be career suicide to leave London.

Politics

46 h. ago Foreign Office issue urgent warning to British tourists in holiday hotspot

Following a rise in drunk tourists behaving badly in the South East Asian tropical paradise, Thailand's authorities have issued new rules for foreigners visiting the picturesque nation

Events

2 d. ago Heatwave latest: 'Killer' hot weather alert for London as capital braces for hosepipe ban and wildfire breaks out

Temperature hits 32C in London at 4pm as South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18

Events

3 d. ago Heatwave latest: 'Killer' hot weather alert for London as capital braces for hosepipe ban

Temperature hits 31C in London at 1pm as South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18

Events

3 d. ago Amber heatwave health alert issued as England has driest start to year since 1976

Yellow alerts issued across England until Monday before they were upgraded to amber on Friday for the East and West Midlands, London, the East of England, and the South East and South West

Society

3 d. ago Oasis send heatwave warning to fans as 32C amber alert issued over 'potential deaths'

UK Heatwave sees Yellow alerts issued across England until Monday before they were upgraded to amber on Friday for the East and West Midlands, London, the East of England, and the South East and South West

Events

3 d. ago 'Killer' heatwave warning for London as a million homes in South East face hosepipe ban

South East Water announces domestic hosepipe ban from July 18 as temperatures set to reach 32C in London

Events

3 d. ago Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex amid ‘record water demand’

South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18.

Politics

3 d. ago Here comes the heat! Amber alert warning in the south of England as 'killer' heatwave peaks at 32C and second hosepipe ban to hit one million Brits

Temperatures are set to rocket to 32C in parts of central and southern England on Friday with the East and West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West under amber alert.

Events

3 d. ago Amber heat health alerts and hosepipe bans across parts of England amid heatwave

The warnings and restrictions come as hot and dry weather scorches England, with temperatures set to rise further over the weekend.

Society

3 d. ago Millions more Brits hit by major new hosepipe ban amid heatwave

More than one million Brits will be affected by a new hosepipe ban in some parts of the country. South East Water announced the move today following other water authorities

Events

3 d. ago Four people taken to hospital after stabbing in south east London

Four people taken to hospital after stabbing in south east London  News Shopper

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for roast summer vegetable, herb and pearl barley salad | A kitchen in Rome

Not many salads come with a byproduct that can be transformed into a delicious cooling drinkIt is the time of year when the fruit syrups get moved to a more accessible shelf at our local supermarket. They have a range of eight to 10 flavours, but the two that dominate are mint and orzata, luminous green and cloudy white syrups respectively, that need diluting with fizzy water and maybe topping up with ice. I have mentioned orzata here before, how popular it is in Italy and how the name means a drink made from orzo (barley), and also how at some point the barley was replaced by almonds; then, at another point, the almonds were replaced by deacidified benzoin, which is a balsamic resin obtained from trees of the genus Styrax from south-east Asia. Deacidified benzoin is actually delicious and I become dependent on orzata at this time of year, and the sound of the ice clanking against the side of the glass as I walk my cold, cloudy drink back to my hot desk is the sound of summer.Howeve...

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5 d. ago Millions of households face hosepipe ban as one of UK’s biggest firms warns supplies are on the brink

The Environment Agency has declared parts of south east England as in a period of ‘Prolonged Dry Weather’ after low rainfall

Events

5 d. ago Temperatures to rise ‘day by day’ through the week, say Met Office

Highs of 26C to 28C can be expected in some of the hotter spots across central parts of the UK from Wednesday, according to the forecaster.

Politics

5 d. ago Private firms issue record 14.4 million parking tickets in a year

Motoring groups said the analysis demonstrates the ‘urgent’ need for the Government to reintroduce a code of practice for the sector.

Economics