31 m. ago Asda is bringing back a popular £1 rule serving a 'vital need' until the end of February

The initiative hopes to aid loneliness and relieve financial pressure

Economics

44 m. ago Government urged to back Bakerloo and DLR extensions unlocking 130,000 London homes

Government urged to back Bakerloo and DLR extensions unlocking 130,000 London homes  ianVisits

Politics

48 m. ago London City Airport’s Community Fund donates a further £39,000 to local charities and organisations to support good causes

London City Airport’s Community Fund donates a further £39,000 to local charities and organisations to support good causes  London Post

Economics

53 m. ago Rachel Reeves insists Britain can 'defy' grim economic forecasts

The Chancellor is currently scrambling to plug a multi-billion pound hole in her spending plans ahead of her fiscal package on 26 November.

Economics

79 m. ago Wetherspoons fined £25,000 after worker used staff discount on family meal

Brandon Halstead, who has autism, was accused of 'dishonesty' and abusing the company's employee discount policy

Economics

84 m. ago I want to buy a £180,000 flat but is the £2,200 service charge too high? DAVID HOLLINGWORTH replies

I've seen a one-bedroom flats priced at £180,000. The service charge is £2,200 and the ground rent is £250. Will that put mortgage lenders off?

Economics

85 m. ago Fears for 8,000 British tourists stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, with warnings that CROCODILES could be swimming in the flooded streets and environment will be deadly for weeks

As many as 8,000 British citizens are on the island, which last night was struck by one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history that left 'catastrophic winds' and 'flash flooding' in its wake.

Events

2 h. ago Drop in the ocean: Just over 1,000 illegal migrant workers deported in a year despite 8,000 arrests

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the record-breaking crackdown on illegal workers resulted in more than 1,000 migrants being deported. But it works out at only a fraction of those arrested.

Events

2 h. ago New Zealand beat England by five wickets in second men’s cricket one

Hosts secure series victory after win in second ODI Sign up to The Spin newsletter | And email Tom4th over: England 25-1 (Smith 13, Root 11) Jamie Smith clatters a pull shot to the midwicket fence for four and then picks up a single in the same region. Root continues his busy start with a single past point and Jamie Smith then plays a nonchalant flick for SIX onto the grass bank on the leg side.3rd over: England 13-1 (Smith 2, Root 10) Joe Root is the new batter. He whips Duffy off his pads for two and then times the next one even better for four. Root then pings a drive through cover for four more! Ten runs and the wicket of Duckett off the over. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Now Fergie is axed from ITV's Loose Women and This Morning amid spiralling Epstein revelations

After she was pulled into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that has swirled around her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, for more than a decade, Fergie has seen backers fall away.

Politics

2 h. ago NHS announces 'biggest change since the 1960s' impacting 10,000 pharmacies

The move by the NHS is expected to be a "game-changer"

Politics

2 h. ago Shark feeding frenzy off popular Australian surf beach captured in chilling footage

‘Wonderful’ for people to see the predators so close and feasting on bait fish at the Gold Coast’s Rainbow Bay, near Snapper Rocks, expert saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA shiver of sharks has been spotted feeding close to shore near a popular surfing spot on the Gold Coast on Australia’s east coast.The large group of predators surprised spectators on the southern end of Rainbow Bay on Tuesday, near the renowned Snapper Rocks surf break. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago German scents exhibition combines 1,000 years of fragrances with art and history

An exhibition in Germany invites visitors to explore the world of scents through 81 fragrances across 37 galleries."

Politics

2 h. ago Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review – essays for an age of anxiety

From cultural appropriation to gender, Smith nails the politics of creativity. But on actual politics, she is less assuredAccepting a literary prize in Ohio last year, the novelist Zadie Smith described “feeling somewhat alienated from myself, experiencing myself as a posthumous entity”. Smith is only 50, but there is indeed something of the afterlife about the material gathered in her new book, which bundles various odds and ends from the past nine years: speeches, opinion pieces, criticism and eulogies for departed literary heroes – Philip Roth, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel.In Some Notes on Mediated Time – one of three completely new essays in the collection – Smith recalls how the “dreamy, slo-mo world” of her 1980s childhood gave way, within a generation, to the “anxious, permanent now” of social media. If you lived through that transition, you don’t have to be very old to feel ancient. When this estrangement is compounded by the ordinary anxieties of ageing, cultur...

Events

3 h. ago Sex attack migrant deported 'with no right to return' after UK

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she 'pulled every lever' to deport Kebatu, and added that she was 'pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender has been deported. Our streets are safer because of it'

Events

7 h. ago KATIE HIND: Now Fergie is axed from ITV's Loose Women and This Morning amid spiralling Epstein revelations

After she was pulled into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that has swirled around her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, for more than a decade, Fergie has seen backers fall away.

Politics

8 h. ago Drop in the ocean: Just over 1,000 illegal migrant workers deported in yr despite 8,000 arrests

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the record-breaking crackdown on illegal workers resulted in more than 1,000 migrants being deported. But it works out at only a fraction of those arrested.

Events

8 h. ago Wealthy City investor at war with neighbours over plans to turn ex

Naomi Clark snapped up the two-bedroom home in Burnham Market, Norfolk, for a reported £300,000 earlier this year. She now wants to raze it to the ground and replace it with a four-bedroom property.

Economics

9 h. ago White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Trump's visit to Navy celebration: AP sources

The White House pressed Navy officials to launch 2,000-pound live bombs instead of dummy explosives during a recent military demonstration for the service’s 250th anniversary celebration that President Donald Trump attended

Events

9 h. ago Guinness Open Gate Brewery: Drinks giant finally reveals details of enormous new London home

The new 50,000 sq ft space will open in Covent Garden before Christmas

Politics