The remains of London’s earliest Roman basilica have been discovered under an office block, in what archaeologists have described as one of the most significant recent discoveries in the capital. The almost 2,000-year-old structure was part of the forum, the Roman capital’s social and administrative centre, and built around the late 70s or early 80s AD.more

Britain’s economy unexpectedly picked up in the final three months of 2024, official figures have shown, easing pressure on Rachel Reeves after flatlining during the summer.more

A growing “exodus” of dentists willing to provide care on the NHS threatens to exacerbate the crisis in patients’ access to treatment, the profession’s leaders have said.more

Train drivers on the Elizabeth line are to strike on four separate days over the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. Members of the union Aslef will take industrial action on Thursday 27 February, Saturday 1 March, Saturday 8 March and Monday 10 March.more

The UK government today announced a plan to establish new towns to tackle the housing shortage crisis. According to the official announcement, this is set to be the biggest housebuilding programme in the country since the end of the post-war period.more

The UK supports US President Donald Trump's drive to end the war in Ukraine and London's priority is to ensure it is in the strongest possible negotiating position, the UK Foreign Office said yesterday.more

Canine beauticians, DJs and pilates instructors are among the categories of overseas workers eligible to apply for UK skilled worker visas, an Oxford academic has found.more

Aberdeen in Scotland is the most affordable city for single people to buy a home in Great Britain, analysis of national property data shows, with the average one- or two-bedroom home valued at just under £120,000.more

Londoners have backed rent controls after a City Hall politician declared the capital was facing a ‘cost of rent crisis’—with the city’s over two million renters handing over on average over 40 per cent of their wages to landlords.more

The British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending but could be blown off course if Donald Trump goes ahead with threatened tariffs, a leading economic thinktank has warned.more

The Home Office has been accused of quietly blocking thousands of refugees from applying for citizenship if they arrived in the UK by small boats or hidden in vehicles. Guidance for staff assessing people who have applied for naturalisation says that, since Monday, applicants who have “made a dangerous journey will normally be refused citizenship”.more

Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies on the platform were selling plates without checking customers' documents and establishing their legal entitlement to the plate.more

Heathrow Airport is set to confirm a multi-billion pound investment plan to expand two of its terminals ahead of submitting proposals for a third runway to the government this summer.more

Shoppers inspired by health food trends on social media helped lift retail sales in January, easing pressure on high-street stores after a gloomy festive period. Barclays said credit and debit card spending grew 1.9% year on year in January – the highest upsurge since March 2024.more

Celebrities urged Nando’s yesterday to take responsibility for its supply chain, warning that industrial chicken farms are killing Britain’s rivers.more

UK jobseekers say employers are hiring fewer staff – whom they expect to do more for less pay. "This is the worst I’ve ever experienced in the job market, including the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, which also left me unemployed for a time, and the pandemic," said David Hoghton-Carter, 46, a corporate strategy professional from Leeds.more

Jeremy Clarkson has said he can’t get on with people who voted for Brexit, weeks after experiencing the nightmare ramifications of leaving the EU.more

The government’s hike in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) has left 96 per cent of nurseries planning to increasing fees, while UK parents already face some of the highest childcare costs in the world. According to a survey of 728 nurseries nationwide by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), one in six estimate that they will make a loss this year due to tax hikes. more

Migrant workers who come to the UK to bolster the country’s care system are having to share beds, sleep rough, and are in some cases being charged more than £20,000 in illegal fees, according to research.more

A West London council has revealed it is hit by around 20,000 attempted cyber attacks every day. Hammersmith and Fulham says it has applied measures such as anti-phishing and enhanced firewall rules to combat the attempted attacks.more

Britain has not seen the details of US President Donald Trump's plan to introduce new tariffs on steel and aluminium, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said, according to Reuters. The British government has no plans to retaliate at this time.more

Legalise Loos initiative intended to halt slump in number of conveniences in town centres, parks and other locations. It will involve spending more than a penny, but it’s a call that is likely to be viewed sympathetically by anyone who has ever been caught short while out and about.more

A study has found that 27 per cent of Londoners are classed as inactive. ZAVA, a digital healthcare provider, has ranked the capital's boroughs based on factors such as green spaces, gyms, outdoor routes, and pollution levels to find out which are the healthiest.more

The average annual service charge for a leasehold flat in England and Wales has jumped by an inflation-busting 11% to £2,300, according to data. more

Sir Sadiq Khan has said London "cannot afford" to become a city where "the centre has been hollowed out" due to people working from home. Speaking at an event on Wednesday, the mayor repeatedly outlined his concerns about the post-lockdown decline in office working across the capital, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.more