Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.more

Britain has imposed sanctions on 18 more Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers in what the government said amounted to the largest move against Moscow's "shadow fleet" circumventing restrictive measures by the West following Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. more

A "defective" Ottoman-style bed caused the death of a woman after it fell and trapped her, according to a coroner's report. Helen Davey, 39, was leaning over the bed's storage area when its gas-lifted section came down.more

The 137-year-old Hammersmith Bridge is due to close for 24 hours once a weekend over a six-week period. Starting on October 25, the bridge will shut for a 24-hour period every Friday until November 29, which will mean pedestrians and cyclists will not be able to pass through.more

As Londoners, we might struggle to see the charm in other parts of the country. Let's be honest, why would we leave the best city in the world for another? However, it's time to change that mindset because last year, a non-London city was named the second-best city break in Europe by TimeOut.more

London Underground train drivers are set to strike next month in a dispute over pay, the Aslef union has announced. As well as Tube drivers, instructors, management grade staff and those in the engineering section are to take action. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has also announced industrial action by its members next month.more

A proposal to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their lives was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, setting off an emotional debate on an issue that polarises opinion.more

Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Russian spies planted an incendiary device on a plane to Britain that later caught fire at a DHL warehouse in Birmingham, the Guardian can reveal.more

The authorities of Rzeszów have signed an agreement with the representative of the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The agreement concerns partnership for economic development.more

Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, police say. In a statement, police said they discovered Payne's body after an emergency crew responded to an call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo on Wednesday.more

Employers should be fined if they create unhealthy workplaces, as part of Wes Streeting’s plan to get unemployed people fit to work, according to a leading thinktank.more

Contrary to what many believe, London isn't simply 'everything within the M25 '. Changes in administration have seen the city expand and contract as different areas have shifted responsibility between the Home Counties and London.more

The cost of rent outside of London have surged to a record high of £1,344 per calendar month (pcm), marking the 19th consecutive quarterly record. This represents a 5.2% increase from last year, albeit the slowest rate of growth since 2021, according to figures from property site Rightmove. more

The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 1.7 per cent in September from 2.2 per cent in August, the ONS statistics office reported today. This marks the first time in three and a half years that inflation levels have been below the Bank of England's (BoE) inflation target.more

London now has the second highest unemployment rate of any region in the UK with only the north east ahead on 5.6%.more

Despite what the name suggests, an Anytime train ticket does not always mean you can travel on the railway at any time - if you're using a young person's railcard. Engineering graduate Sam Williamson discovered that earlier this week, when a train company told him he could face criminal prosecution for incorrectly using a ticket which cost him £1.90 less than it should have done.more

More than half of Londoners who do not earn a "real living wage" have had to resort to using a food bank in the last year, according to new research.more

Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” - and some are calling for a ban on new incinerators.more

The Mayor of London described the development as ‘a model of how to fix our housing crisis’ and ‘a blueprint’ for the Government to follow.more

A wave of online misinformation helped spark the far-right riots in the UK after three children were killed in a stabbing attack in Southport. Sky News can now reveal who was driving the violence.more

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for "working people" covered employers' National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise.more

Proposals to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be "very important" for our economy and health, the prime minister has told the BBC.more

InPost has bought the remaining 70 per cent stake in Menzies Distribution Limited for GBP 60.4 million, thereby taking full control of the logistics operations of Menzies Express and Newstrade, InPost said in a press release.more

A bottle of perfume contained enough Novichok (a paralytic-convulsant agent created in the USSR) to ‘kill thousands of people’ - assessed yesterday the lawyer leading the public enquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess, a British woman who died in 2018 after coming into contact with the poison, AP reported.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on senior representatives of Iran's army, air force and organisations linked to ballistic and cruise missile development, Reuters reported. The restrictions follow an Iranian missile attack on Israel on 1 October.more