When something is used as heavily and frequently as the Tube, people aren’t going to be shy about their opinions and, in this instance, will form a heavy, unshakeable alliance with their favourite line. Some of us with more spare time might have even spent time crafting the perfect argument on why our chosen train route beats out any of the others.more

Drivers are being urged not to travel on major routes for six hours on Friday and Saturday, with record levels of Christmas holiday traffic expected to cause long queues on Britain’s roads.more

The sale of Royal Mail's parent company to a Czech billionaire has been cleared by the government. The £3.6bn takeover by Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group has been given the go-ahead after agreeing "legally binding" undertakings.more

One in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last year were delivered by caesarean section, official figures show. The gradual increase in the number of caesarean births over the past decade is due to a growing number of complex pregnancies and births, caused by factors including rising obesity rates and women waiting until they are older to have children.more

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended plans to strengthen economic ties with China despite recent revelations that a Chinese national accused of espionage has infiltrated Britain's political and business elite.more

UK high street retailers have been accused of recruiting young workers as store assistants without basic employment rights over the busy Christmas period.more

The Royal Navy's last Trafalgar-Class attack submarine has completed its final voyage from Scotland to be decommissioned. HMS Triumph sailed from HM Naval Base Clyde, at Faslane in Argyll, to HMNB Devonport in Plymouth to retire after more than 20 years in service.more

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the British government has had "diplomatic contact" with the Syrian rebel group that toppled the Assad regime. Lammy said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) remains a proscribed terrorist organisation, but the UK "can have diplomatic contact and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would expect".more

Croydon has been named the fifth most miserable place to live in the UK, according to a new study by property website Rightmove. The survey, now in its 13th year, asked over 35,000 people across Britain about their satisfaction with where they live, and Croydon found itself near the top of the unhappy list.more

Office Christmas parties are firmly back on the agenda for London workers, with 75 per cent due to attend an office bash this year, a new survey has revealed.more

Royal Mail has been fined more than £10m by the postal regulator for missing its delivery targets, with more than a quarter of first-class mail arriving late. Ofcom, which fined the company £5.6m for the same failure of its regulatory obligations last November, said Royal Mail took “insufficient and ineffective steps” to improve its performance this year.more

Plans for the City’s tallest tower were given the go ahead today. The building known as 1 Undershaft will rise to 306.9 metres (1008ft) will exactly equal the height of the Shard across the river at London Bridge.more

Dulwich Park is the kind of place that manages to offer a little bit of everything—whether you’re a seasoned jogger, a dog walker, a family on a day out, or just someone looking to escape the frenetic pace of city life.more

Residents in wealthier London boroughs live a decade longer in “good health” than those in poorer areas, analysis shows. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that men in Richmond lived to 69.5 in good health between 2021 and 2023, compared with 57.8 in Lewisham.more

British police arrest environmental protesters at nearly three times the global average rate, research has found, revealing the country as a world leader in the legal crackdown on climate activism.more

Strikes that were due to take place in the build up the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been called off, as well as a further day of action that was planned for December 29more

A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, according to a cross-Europe study that also found a reciprocal desire in member states for closer links with the UK.more

The UK economy shrank for the second month in a row in October as concerns about the Budget continued to weigh on confidence. Official figures showed a 0.1% drop, despite expectations that the economy would return to growth after a fall in September.more

Tube and rail fares in London will rise by an average of 4.6% in 2025, while bus and tram fares will again be frozen, the mayor has announced. The increase in Tube and rail fare rises will come into effect from 2 March 2025 with daily caps increasing by between 40p and 70p depending on what zones are travelled through.more

Children in England are being set up to live "shorter and unhealthier" lives because there is so much easily available junk food in cities, the country's health chief has warned.more

The British government said yesterday that the first of thousands of victims who were infected with HIV in the 1980s will receive compensation in the coming days. It said the first 10 people will receive a total of more than £13 million.more

The government is concerned that Christmas train services could be disrupted by staff shortages, the rail minister has said. Lord Hendy said that the transport department was going to "keep a close watch on staffing" throughout the holidays.more

The NHS is forced to spend a “staggering” £14.7bn a year treating people who have been harmed by mistakes made during their care, a report reveals. And a stark north/south divide on patient safety has opened up across England, with double the amount of death and disability caused by medical negligence in the north-east than in London.more

Choosing where to live can come down to a number of factors. For many, living in the best places in the capital is a must, and some of the best places in London to live have been named by Muddy Stilettos.more

The energy price cap could rise another 1% in April to £1,762 a year for a typical dual fuel consumer, Cornwall Insight has said.more