London is rapidly losing ground to cities in France, Italy and Spain in the rivalry to attract high spending visitors from outside the European Union, new data reveals today.more

The Duke of Sussex has suggested people are trying to sabotage his reconciliation with King Charles, as he described media reports about their recent meeting as "categorically false". Prince Harry met his father at Clarence House in London on 10 September, in their first face to face meeting since February 2024.more

HMRC has resumed its programme allowing direct recovery of money from debtors’ bank accounts. The Direct Recovery of Debts (DRD) policy, paused during the pandemic, has restarted in a "test and learn" phase, the tax authority confirmed Monday.more

Reform UK's former leader in Wales has admitted taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia while being a Member of the European Parliament. Nathan Gill, 52, from Llangefni, Anglesey, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019.more

Seven London boroughs and two neighbourhoods are set to receive millions of pounds of Government cash to revive high streets, parks and public spaces. The Prime Minister today vowed that “true patriots” who have "real skin in the game" would get to decide how the money is spent in their areas. more

Applying for a job often involves lengthy questionnaires, exercises, personality tests and multiple interviews – it's no wonder so many candidates give up.more

Starbucks has said it will cut about 900 US jobs and close its worst performing stores there, as well as shutting some UK stores as part of a cost-saving move. Most of the stores earmarked for closure are in North America and its chief executive said the revamp would reduce wait times and help revive sales.more

When it comes to planning a getaway, many of us are opting for destinations closer to home these days, and rightly so. International flights can often be a hassle, and with numerous towns brimming with charm, history, and natural beauty without the stress of navigating an airport, staycations could be the ideal choice.more

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday. The prime minister believes it would help crack down on illegal working and modernise the state, according to senior figures in government.more

Millions of Britons could be at risk of overpaying their energy bill if they fail to submit a meter reading before next week’s price cap increase. The more than 7 million households on standard tariffs have been advised to take action before their gas and electricity bills go up next Wednesday.more

Nigel Farage has falsely accused Romanians in Britain of eating swans in parks across the country in his latest attack on migrants living in the UK. The Reform UK leader claimed “swans are being eaten in Royal Parks” and said carp were being taken out of ponds “by people who come from different cultures”. more

The final hearing in the extradition trial of Michał Kuczmierowski, former head of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS), is scheduled for 18 December, according to an official at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, where the trial is being held.more

The scale of London’s exodus of young families has been laid bare in a new report which shows nine of the 10 local authorities seeing the largest drops in primary school pupil numbers are in the capital.more

Amazon is planning to close its 19 UK grocery stores less than five years after it launched the till-free sites in London. Amazon said five of the stores earmarked for closure would be converted in to Whole Foods stores, a fresh and whole food brand which Amazon owns.more

Wild bird species face an accelerating decline in the UK, figures show, with some species heading for local extinction. Bird numbers have plummeted since the 1970s, and government data shows that trend continuing; between 2019 and 2024 the species index declined in the UK by 4% and England by 7%.more

This period of sunny weather is set to continue into October with the BBC predicting more than a week of straight sunshine. From September 27 until October 4 forecasters say the capital will experience either sunny weather or a mix sun and cloud.more

The UK is set to face one of the highest inflation rates of any major economy in the world in a significant cost of living blow to Britons. The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts that UK inflation will surge, with Britain experiencing the highest level among the G7 group of advanced economies this year.more

A family of three, including a small child, are the first people to arrive in the UK under the government's "one in, one out" agreement with France. The BBC has been told they have been given three-month visas, with no right to work and no recourse to public funding. They can, however, apply to stay in the UK.more

Violence and abuse by patients against staff in GP clinics is widespread globally and usually triggered by long waiting times and the refusal to prescribe requested drugs, research shows. The findings are based on a 24-country study of the threats and aggression that family doctors, receptionists and other practice staff experience at work.more

The court in London, where the final hearing in the extradition trial of Michał Kuczmierowski, former head of the Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS), was to take place today, has been closed due to a sewerage failure in that part of the city, a court official said.more

A person has been arrested in connection with a cyber-attack which has caused days of disruption at several European airports including Heathrow. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a man in his forties was arrested in West Sussex "as part of an investigation into a cyber incident impacting Collins Aerospace".more

City Thameslink in London has been named the worst of Britain's busiest railway stations for cancellations in the year to August. About one in 13 of almost 150,000 scheduled stops there were cancelled during that time, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures analysed by BBC.more

Sadiq Khan has slammed Reform UK proposals to end the rights of migrants to apply for permanent British residency after five years and restrict their access to benefits. The Mayor of London described the move as "unacceptable" and said it would impact "thousands" of people living in the capital who are "contributing hugely to our city". more

Great Britain’s energy system operator says it has significantly improved its monitoring of domestic electricity grids to “future proof” the country’s low-carbon power network. After widespread power cuts across most of Spain and Portugal in April, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) started work to pinpoint dangerous fluctuations that could lead to outages.more

Seven charities have withdrawn Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, as their patron after an email she wrote in 2011 to Jeffrey Epstein, the late American financier and sex offender, was revealed, the BBC reported yesterday.more