The pandemic has forced many Londoners to adopt a working-from-home lifestyle despite some businesses pushing to get workers back in the office. more

More than 1,000 incidents of romance fraud totalling nearly £15 million in losses were recorded in London last year, new figures show. Across the UK victims have been conned out of £317 million over the past four years, Action Fraud figures released by the Liberal Democrats reveal, and money being made by con artists is on the rise.more

The lights in future City of London skyscrapers may be turned off or dimmed at night in order to save energy under proposed plans by the local authority.more

Polish President Andrzej Duda told the BBC today that the decision to transfer F-16 aircraft to Ukraine must be made by its allies, an independent Ukraine is in the interest of Poland and Europe, and peace can only be achieved by restoring its full territorial sovereignty.more

More than half of Londoners do not trust the Metropolitan Police, a survey has found. A YouGov study shared with the Standard shows fifty-one per cent of Londoners do not trust the force very much or at all, compared to forty-two per cent who say they do tend to trust them.more

Polish Saturday schools in the UK are attended by a maximum of 12-15 percent of Polish children, this is not enough and we are sounding the alarm, and the challenge is also that Polish is increasingly not the first language for these children," stresses Elżbieta Barrass, president of the Polish Educational Society.more

The first in a new fleet of DLR trains was unveiled on Wednesday – boasting air conditioning, walk-through carriages, USB charging points and a new colour scheme.more

The dating term “cuffing season” must have passed me by when it was shortlisted as the word of the year by Collins Dictionary in 2017. Cuffing season is the period of time in which people begin to look for someone with whom they can spend the winter months.more

In an interview with the BBC, President Andrzej Duda stated that the transfer of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine would be a "very serious decision" that "would not be easy to take" and stressed that it would have to be taken jointly by the allies.more

The British monarch is considered the arbiter of elegance, but he also sometimes has fashion mishaps. This happened recently when he and his wife visited a mosque in east London. When, according to tradition, he took off his shoes in this temple, it turned out that he had a hole in his sock.more

The case of Jeremy Clarkson's column about Meghan Markle published in "The Sun" has not died down. The Independent Press Standards Organization said it had launched an investigation into the article. Its results are to be made public.more

We grew our headcount too fast and face serious economic headwinds, says CEO Will Shu.more

The all-consuming app is rolling out a new feature called ‘Immersive view’, which is a bit of a game-changer when it comes to browsing far-off (or local) places from your phone. more

The Church of England yesterday allowed single-sex couples in civil unions to give blessings. Such couples, however, are not allowed to marry in churches.more

Sales of second-hand cars fell sharply last year as fewer used models came onto the market, industry figures show. more

The U.K. economy minimally avoided recession in the second half of 2022, as GDP did not grow in the final quarter, but it did not fall either, according to the British statistics agency ONS. In contrast, the economy grew by 4 percent in all of 2022.more

It is becoming increasingly clear that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has not significantly improved the Conservative Party's ratings. In the third by-election held since he took over as leader and head of government, it suffered a third heavy defeat.more

A ballot has opened for 10,000 free tickets for a star-studded concert at Windsor Castle to mark the King's coronation. more

The growing number of electric vehicle charge points and outdoor restaurant tables is making it harder for disabled people to move around their communities, according to a new report. more

A third of phone and broadband customers don't know their provider can increase the cost of their bills, Ofcom research finds. Prices are set to rise by 14% in April in line with inflation. more

British historian Roger Moorhouse today tweeted a reminder of the anniversary, which falls on this day, of the start of the first large-scale deportation of Poles from occupied eastern Poland by Soviet forces.more

In the 12 months up to and including the end of March 2022, 282 people were killed with a knife or other sharp instrument in England and Wales, and this is the highest number since data collection began in 1946, the British statistics agency ONS reported yesterday.more

Northern Irish political parties will get almost a year more to reach an agreement and form a government, British Minister for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris announced yesterday. The province has been without a government for more than a year because of a dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol.more

Shopping at urban convenience stores run by the big supermarkets could add more than £800 a year to the cost of putting food on table.more

Londoners have slammed the new layout of Bakerloo line trains. It came after one commuter shared a photo of the new seating online. more