The David Bowie Centre, with over 90,000 items, opened today in the Victoria & Albert Museum's East Storehouse in east London. Visitors will have the opportunity to see personal memorabilia from the British rock singer who died in 2016.more

US President Donald Trump will visit the tomb of the late Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle next week and lay a wreath as part of his second state visit to the UK. He is due to meet King Charles and Queen Camilla, as well as the Prince and Princess of Wales, with a traditional banquet being staged for him at Windsor.more

Pret will launch its first ever “meal deal” on Tuesday September 16 and the price will vary between £6 and £7, the Standard can reveal. The high street coffee shop and cafe has resisted offering a meal deal until now but has relented in a bid to grow the brand and better compete with competition from supermarkets. more

Millions of people will be under a yellow weather warning this weekend as strong winds and heavy rain are set to hit the UK. There is likely to be some minor damage, as well as disruption to travel - especially to ferry services. Coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities could be affected by spray and/or large waves.more

Homes on the market for under £150,000 were once a regular sight across the country - but just 12% of all properties for sale now come with the lower price tag, according to Zoopla.more

More than half of women having a baby in Britain now do so with the help of medical intervention, an audit of NHS maternity care has revealed. Of the 592,594 births that took place in 2023, 50.6% involved either a caesarean section or the use of instruments such as forceps or a ventouse suction cup.more

Non-crime hate incidents should stop being recorded by the police, the policing watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said current legislation places police in an "invidious position" with "discretion and common sense" not always prevailing.more

The UK's first "super-university", stretching across an entire region, is to be created through the merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich, the BBC has learned. Under the proposed name of London and South East University Group, the single institution will have one vice-chancellor from the academic year starting in autumn 2026.more

New Look is set to shut dozens of stores by the end of 2025. The latest will close doors for the final time on September 17 and is based in Scarborough. The North Yorkshire location in Brunswick Centre, Scarborough, will close for good in just a few weeks.more

It's been six months since Birmingham's bin workers walked out on strike. The all-out strike started in March, but waste collections have been disrupted since January, leaving piles of rubbish in black bin bags cluttering the streets and residents complaining of a risk to public health.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed a possible strengthening of Poland's defenses yesterday, the Prime Minister's Downing Street office reported. Starmer announced that the UK is "ready to support the continued deployment of NATO forces in the region."more

Hedgehog highways and bird-safe glass could become requirements for all new buildings as members of the House of Lords push through amendments to the government’s planning bill.more

Violent crime in London has dropped by 13%—a fall of nearly 10,000 attacks a year—as the capital records its lowest homicide rate in five years.more

Prince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London, their first face to face meeting since February 2024. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the King had a private tea with his son, the Duke of Sussex, during a visit to the royal residence that lasted about 50 minutes.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper decided today to dismiss Peter Mandelson from his position as British Ambassador to the United States because of his ties to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.more

Household complaints to the water customer watchdog have surged to a nine-year high following the steepest bill increases since the industry's privatisation.more

The United Kingdom will sign an agreement with Ukraine today on the exchange of technological knowledge concerning the production of military drones, according to the British Ministry of Defence. The result will be the production of thousands of drones per month by British companies, which will be supplied to the Ukrainian army.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog yesterday evening at his office in London. The head of state's visit to the United Kingdom was accompanied by pro-Palestinian demonstrations.more

Marks & Spencer is opening a secondhand clothing store on eBay to find new homes for “old favourites” as the household name taps into booming demand for preloved clothing.more

With autumn around the corner, we’ve rounded up five of the best places in south east London to visit for autumn walks. The autumnal equinox is taking place on September 22, marking the official beginning of the season.more

British household energy debt has tripled in a decade as cost-of-living pressures push families into arrears on priority bills, according to a report.more

Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits. The proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mean entering a four-digit PIN to make a card payment could become even more of a rarity for shoppers.more

Asylum seekers in northern France who hope to reach the UK in small boats are to be targeted with Home Office-endorsed posters and leaflets telling them that they are risk of being returned under a new “one in, one out” deal.more

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart said the figure demonstrates the need for ‘a shift in mindset’ among drivers.more

Millions of Britons face a higher risk of stroke or heart failure because of dirty air where they live. People living in areas of the UK with the worst levels of air pollution are 27% more likely to develop heart failure, compared with people in areas with the cleanest air, a study suggests.more