15 m. ago Tube strikes unleash 'pure carnage' on London: Commuter fury as drivers walkout in pay row

Tube staff have launched a full walkout this morning in an RMT-led dispute with Transport for London ( TfL ) over pay and conditions, in a move which has plunged Britain's largest city into travel chaos.

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24 m. ago Tube services suspended as RMT workers strike over pay and conditions

Transport for London said there will be few or no services between Monday and Thursday.

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26 m. ago Black man shot at while waiting to go to work calls for hate crime law

Jarvis McKenzie shared his story a month after the shooting

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45 m. ago ‘The cultural landscape is decimated’: Louise Alder on stage fright, arts funding and the Last Night of the Proms

The great soprano will be the first British singer to top the bill at the Last Night in over a decade. So why does she advise her younger colleagues to leave the country?It’s the height of the August heatwave when I sit down opposite British soprano Louise Alder in a fiercely air-conditioned central London office. We’re here to discuss her headline performance at this year’s Last Night of the Proms but, as a seasonal warmup, I ask whether she’s had a break this summer. Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she’s been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier.“It’s never-ending,” she says. “I don’t want this to come across negatively – it’s been the most amazing contract – but an extremely long run. Twenty shows, which I think is the longest single run that Glyndebourne has done.” Days after the show closed, the company performed it again at the Prom...

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45 m. ago Record sales for Debonair Cooling following warmest UK summer

London-based air conditioning specialists, Debonair Cooling, have announced unprecedented sales growth in 2025, marking a milestone year for the company’s heating and cooling solutions.

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45 m. ago Touch: Beyond Vision – An exhibition where photographs can be felt

On 15th September 2025, London’s OXO2 Gallery will host Touch: Beyond Vision, an exhibition that uses AI and 3D technology to transform flat images into tactile works of art.

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45 m. ago Bayern Munich make Florian Wirtz claim as chief tears into Premier League club

Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool in a Premier League record move early in the summer window with Bayern Munich forced to turn their attentions to other transfer targets

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50 m. ago Tube strike latest LIVE: Commuter misery as London Underground wiped out by RMT walkout

No London Underground trains will operate on Monday as a five-day run of walkouts by RMT union members kicks in

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60 m. ago Tube strikes live: London commuters face severe travel disruption as strike shuts down Tube

Tube strikes live: London commuters face severe travel disruption as strike shuts down Tube  BBC

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75 m. ago 'In this hotel everyone was forced to move from their country

We spoke to spoke to charity workers and asylum seekers about the wave of anti-immigration protests being held outside hotels

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1 hour ago Our charity could have lost thousands due to Thames Water delay

It took a year and a half after we paid for installation for the company to connect our refurbished propertyI work for a charity providing affordable sheltered housing for older people. In January 2024, we began refurbishing a building that was bequeathed to us.We paid Thames Water to connect a water supply in February 2024. It wasn’t until November that it informed us that it would need permission from Transport for London (TfL) to close part of the road. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago London Tube strikes LIVE: Thousands hit by travel chaos as walkouts continue

Strike action by RMT members on the Tube network is now underway. Passengers have been warned there will be major disruption this week, with little to no service Monday to Thursday

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1 hour ago Alexander Isak slammed by club legend for forcing Liverpool move

Alexander Isak became Liverpool's biggest signing of the transfer window after sealing a £125m move, but was slammed by a number of pundits for going on strike at Newcastle to force his move to Anfield

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2 h. ago Prince Harry visits UK, fueling speculation about meeting with king as relations appear to thaw

Prince Harry has planned a flying visit to his U.K.-based charities this week, sparking speculation about a potential meeting with his father, King Charles III

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2 h. ago Protests expected as 51 Israeli arms makers among exhibitors at London trade fair

Campaign Against Arms Trade says UK government has hit ‘peak complicity in genocide’ in allowing the firms to exhibitFifty-one Israeli arms makers and the US defence giant behind the F-35 fighters used to bomb Gaza are among the 1,600 exhibitors at the biennial DSEI trade show that begins in London’s Docklands on Tuesday.Their presence will be the focus for hundreds planning to demonstrate outside the four-day arms fair, at which the defence secretary, John Healey, is expected to speak alongside senior British military officials. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago George Osborne to miss out on Robey Warshaw windfall after Evercore sale

Former chancellor is expected to step back to part-time role some time after deal for London investment bank closes

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2 h. ago London’s IPO drought: Fund managers turn to private assets to ease pressure

London’s IPO drought: Fund managers turn to private assets to ease pressure  Financial Times

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2 h. ago London’s Commuters Face Travel Chaos as Tube Strike Hits Hard

London’s Commuters Face Travel Chaos as Tube Strike Hits Hard  Bloomberg

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3 h. ago Ian Murray furious after being sacked by Keir Starmer at event with ex

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister faces a backlash over his handling of the decision to replace the Scottish Secretary, with one MP warning there was "confusion and frustration" at the move.

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4 h. ago Londoners face widespread travel disruption this week amid Tube strikes

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming walkouts

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