Almost eight years after the Grenfell Tower skyscraper fire that killed 72 people, the British government confirmed yesterday that the building, located in west London, will be demolished.more

Bayern Munich's players at the Allianz Arena won against Werder Bremen 3:0 in the 21st round of the German Premier League. Two goals from penalty kicks were scored by Englishman Harry Kane and one was scored by Leroy Sane. It was the ‘Bavarians’ seventh consecutive victory in the Bundesliga.more

Last year ended with the highest number of mass layoffs announced and carried out since the outbreak of the pandemic. The year 2025 will also be difficult,” the daily ‘Rzeczpospolita’ wrote yesterday.more

One of the busiest stations in south London is to close for about six months to replace escalators that have suffered “shocking reliability” problems for at least three years, The Standard can reveal.more

After a two-week break, Iga Świątek is returning to competition. The runner-up in the tennis player rankings will take part in the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha, where she won the three previous editions. From Polish women, Magdalena Fręch and Magda Linette will also compete in Qatar from Sunday.more

Lisbon authorities have developed a plan to give residents priority over tourists on the busiest public transport lines. This includes the most popular tram lines in the Portuguese capital.more

The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the proposals from the autumn budget. New weekly and monthly totals were agreed in parliament after a vote, with a £6.9 billion increase to spending on state pensions and benefits from April supported by MPs.more

Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, extremely popular on social media, is known for not revealing details of his private life. When he does, it's superficially. This time, it's about the offspring of a Manchester City footballer born on December 29, about whom no one knows anything.more

The Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.5%, as it halved its UK growth forecasts for this year and warned households would face renewed pressure from rising prices.more

Workers at a labelling factory say they have been told their site is to close and work moved to Poland. About 180 people work at the MCC factory on the Llantarnam Industrial Estate in Cwmbran, Torfaen, making labels for food and drink products.more

More than £71m of Ulez charges have been paid over the last six years, according to data released by Transport for London (TfL). Statistics published in response to a Freedom of Information request showed that drivers in Croydon paid more (£4.1m) than any other borough since the clean air zone’s introduction in 2019, followed by Hillingdon (£3.8m), Ealing (£3.7m) and Enfield (£3.6m).more

One person was killed in a shooting in Brussels this morning, Reuters reported. The agency cited local prosecutors as saying it could have been another round of gang warfare.more

Homebase will close 33 more locations in February after it fell into administration in 2024. All impacted employees will receive at least two weeks' notice of their effective date of redundancy, according to the high street DIY and homeware business.more

Barcelona players became the last semi-finalist of the Spanish Cup (King's Cup). The Catalans, with Wojciech Szczęsny and without Robert Lewandowski on the pitch, defeated Valencia 5:0 (4:0) away yesterday. Ferran Torres completed a hat-trick.more

Volodymyr Zelensky reported that US President Donald Trump does not yet have an official plan to end Ukraine's war with Russia. The Ukrainian president added that he himself already knows the outline of such a plan, because some issues were discussed with Washington even before January 20, the day of Trump's inauguration.more

Britons will be given a cash incentive to recycle plastic and metal bottles and cans under a new bottle-return scheme set to come into force in 2027. The scheme will mirror successful ones in 50 other countries including Germany and Sweden, where members of the public pay a deposit on drinks bottles, which is then refunded when bottles are turned in for recycling.more

Rafał Trzaskowski is leading in the presidential poll conducted by the Opinia24 studio for Radio ZET. Karol Nawrocki, supported by PiS, is second, and Sławomir Mentzen is in third place.more

Palmerston, the former resident cat at the Foreign Office, has been brought out of retirement for a new overseas diplomatic posting nearly 3,500 miles away in Bermuda. A post on Palmerston's X account, announced the black and white rescue cat - who served as the chief mouser Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) between 2016-2020 - had moved to the British Overseas Territory.more

Laurence Des Cars, director of the Louvre Museum, has announced the introduction of a separate ticket to see the famous Mona Lisa. She said this during an interview on France Inter radio. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world and exhibits many valuable works of artmore

Defending champions Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 (1-0) at home in the second leg of the semi-final of the English Football League Cup and advanced to the final. They will play against Newcastle United, which eliminated Arsenal London.more

London's travel system can be a maze for tourists, with its station names often causing confusion. Contrary to what one might think, the famous Abbey Road is not on the DLR, Clapham Junction isn't in Clapham, and Marylebone station isn't exactly in Marylebone (though it's pretty close).more

Migrants on work visas who claim benefits will be barred from settling indefinitely in the UK, under Kemi Badenoch's first major policy announcement as Tory leader.more

Arsenal London lost 0-2 to Newcastle United in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup for the second time, this time away from home. The visiting defender Jakub Kiwior was a reserve in Wednesday's return match. The opponent of the "Srokas" in the final will be the winner of the two-legged match between Tottenham and Liverpool.more

The latest London weather maps show the exact date we can expect snow to fall on the capital. The Met Office has warned we can expect a cooler than average February due to strong easterly winds moving across the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters say this will "exacerbate the cold feel" between Sunday. February 9 and Tuesday, February 18 as rain and snow showers are also expected.more

Scrapping of non dom status marks the final straw for many of the wealthy people who bring London its dynamism. The reality is that London has been slowly falling out of favour for more than a decade.more