6 h. ago The London office market has ‘definitively turned’ as prime rents set to double

The London office market has ‘definitively turned’ as prime rents set to double  Yahoo Finance UK

Politics

23 h. ago The Greater Manchester school set to double in size with £7.5m expansion

It includes a huge three-storey extension and space for more pupils

Economics

52 h. ago Full list of cars set to 'double' as VED costs rise in April

Cars with higher emissions are amongst those being targeted.

Politics

2 d. ago All the road tax rises coming in April 2025 as some drivers set to pay double

From April 1, 2025, a number of wide-sweeping changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) will come into force - and they will impact a significant number of drivers

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Photography is therapy for me’: Martin Parr on humour, holidaying and life behind the lens

He has a prolific career and extensive portfolio, with his images of British life especially iconic. At 72, he tells Miranda Sawyer, he’s still thinking about what to shoot nextAbout 20 years ago, I was on a judging panel for a photography competition, and one of the other judges was Martin Parr. He was charming and affable, almost teddy bear-ish. He was also utterly ruthless. When it came to deciding which photographs were worthy of a prize, he went through the selection swiftly – no, no, yes, no – without hesitation or doubt. His eye was impeccable. Has he always known what makes a good photograph? “Oh yes,” says Parr. “Right from the beginning. Total conviction. I knew I would be a photographer from the age of 13, 14, and I knew what was good even then. I was obsessive about photography. All artists are obsessive, I think.” We are in his agent’s office, a small upstairs flat on a market street in east London. Parr owns the building, and this room used to be packed with his work a...

Culture

8 d. ago When will London get warmer? Temperatures set to hit double digits this week

The capital will get steadily warmer after a week of “anticyclonic gloom”

Events

9 d. ago Get the 'very high quality' and 'luxurious' £95 Dunelm bedding for just £32

Dunelm have slashed the prices of some of their bedding, including this gorgeous set which is still available in single, double and king

Economics

9 d. ago UK mortgage lending growth set to double in 2025 as falling interest rates revive market

The UK’s gradual economic recovery is strengthening confidence, according to the EY ITEM Club outlook

Economics