2 h. ago Dragons' Den star behind luxury fashion brand which won £100K investment from Steven Bartlett announces shock closure months after devastating stock burglary

Luxe Collective was set up in 2018 by brothers Ben and Joe Gallagher in Formby, Merseyside, and they had found success in recent years in the luxury resale market.

Economics

7 h. ago Sadiq Khan 'sends in the bulldozers' for London's Green Belt: Anger as Mayor says homes could be built on 'low quality' land to hit Labour's targets

In a shift of position, Sadiq Khan is using a speech to argue that brownfield site alone cannot meet the capital's needs.

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12 h. ago Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt

Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt  The Guardian

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17 h. ago Sadiq Khan and Angela Rayner planning to 'concrete over London's green belt' in act of 'environmental vandalism'

Sadiq Khan and Angela Rayner planning to 'concrete over London's green belt' in act of 'environmental vandalism'  GB News

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17 h. ago Sadiq Khan: 'We must build on green belt to ease London's housing crisis'

Mayor’s critics warn his plan marks ‘a devastating blow to the environment and our green spaces’

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17 h. ago Sadiq Khan unveils plan to rip up green belt to build flats for Londoners

The controversial move is likely to face opposition from environmental campaigners

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17 h. ago Sadiq Khan announces London's Green Belt to be built on to tackle homes crisis

London Mayor Sadiq Khan will announce plans to build on London's Green Belt - saying this is the only way enough affordable homes can be delivered in the next decade

Events

24 h. ago All aboard! Campaigners demand free travel for Londoners to 'open up the city' to all residents

Mayor urged to follow lead of cities in Brazil and offer free public transport

Politics

26 h. ago Sadiq Khan urged to help 'alarming' number of care leavers not working or studying

Young people leaving care face a ‘cliff edge’ when they turn 18 and suddenly lack adequate support, mayor warned

Events

28 h. ago Government announces £1.8 million investment in NHS care for veterans

The news comes as the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day

Economics

49 h. ago Celtics' Jrue Holiday wins NBA's social justice award, a week after winning sportsmanship award

Jrue Holiday’s commitment to off-court work continues to be noticed and appreciated within the NBA

Events

53 h. ago London cladding scandal: Sadiq Khan hails 'significant step' in making other tall buildings safer

Work is yet to start on more than 1,500 residential blocks in the capital with flammable cladding

Politics

3 d. ago Trafalgar Square to host first basketball competition with NBA event

A school’s basketball tournament will come to Trafalgar Square on June 6

Politics

4 d. ago After the flame has passed: is hosting an Olympic Games good for our wellbeing? | Sean Ingle

Research has shown there is a positive impact in the city during the competition but the legacy effects appear to be short-livedDoes hosting an Olympics really improve our wellbeing? If so, by how much - and for how long? Are we really happier when Team GB win gold medals? And are the lofty claims of politicians that London 2012 would make us healthier born out by the facts?While the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, was banging the drum for the capital hosting the Olympics in 2040 last week, academics at the LSE, Harvard and in Germany were answering these questions – and quietly busting a few myths about the legacy of 2012. Continue reading...

Sport

5 d. ago Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway

Billionaire shocked audience of investors with disclosure and said his vice-chair, Greg Abel, should take overWarren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, shocked an arena full of shareholders on Saturday when he announced that he would step down as the CEO and chair of the trillion-dollar conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025. He will recommend to the 11-person board that his vice-chair, Greg Abel, who currently oversees most of the company’s investments, be named as his successor, Buffett said. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Warren Buffett shocks investors by announcing retirement from Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year

The 94-year-old made the announcement at the company’s 2025 investor conference on Saturday

Events

5 d. ago Investor Warren Buffett says he will retire at the end of the year from Berkshire Hathaway

The 94-year-old made the announcement at the company’s 2025 investor conference on Saturday

Economics

5 d. ago Who is Greg Abel, successor to Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s ‘CEO in waiting’?

Billionaire investor Buffett – who will turn 95 in August – announced Abel as the man to take over his investing juggernaut back in May 2021

Events

6 d. ago Bereaved families urge Sadiq Khan to honour pledge to ban gambling ads on Tube

Families who have lost relatives to gambling-related suicide beg mayor to act on his 2021 pledge to ban betting and casino ads on London transport

Politics

6 d. ago What I had to endure on London's two worst tube lines confirms to me Sadiq Khan has to go

What I had to endure on London's two worst tube lines confirms to me Sadiq Khan has to go - Peter Bleksley  GB News

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