More than 6 million UK consumers have fallen prey to online fraudsters in the past year, with social media platforms and online marketplaces emerging as the most frequent avenues for scams, according to consumer watchdog Which?.more

Eurostar are back this winter for another season of whisking adventure-seekers between London and various French ski resorts on their handy, high-speed train.more

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warns of scam attempts targeting Self Assessment customers. Customers urged to be cautious of refund scams as the 31 January tax return deadline draws closer.more

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, according to a warning from the government’s spending watchdog.more

The number of animals dumped by their owners in winter has increased by more than 50 per cent in three years. - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) reported yesterday. At the same time, it launched an appeal for support for its ‘Christmas Rescue’ campaign.more

Russia said it was expelling a British diplomat for alleged spying as tensions between London and Moscow rose after Ukraine’s recent use of British weapons to strike deeper into Russia. The FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, announced on Tuesday that it had acted on documents accusing a British diplomat of engaging in “reconnaissance and subversive activities that threaten the country".more

Quarter of teens who see violence online are being served clips via algorithms, survey in England and Wales findsmore

One of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the Welsh countryside. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, has been on the FBI’s “most wanted terrorists” list for almost two decades for his alleged involvement in two office building bombings in San Francisco in 2003.more

Some 20 London bus shelters are getting CCTV cameras to combat violence against women and girls on the Transport for London (TfL) network. The technology was tested at five bus shelters in March, and now 15 more locations will get CCTV in Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hillingdon, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, and Westminster.more

The world's oldest man, 112-year-old John Tinniswood has died in a care home in Souhport, UK, his family has announced.more

The Big Smoke has taken top spot in Resonance’s World’s Best Cities ranking for the 10th year in a row.more

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to get more people into work with reforms to overhaul job centres and more mental-health funding. Sir Keir said the government had inherited a country that "isn't working", and the changes would tackle the biggest drivers of unemployment and inactivity.more

Shoppers’ ability to afford Christmas treats has been put under threat as retailers warned November could mark a turning point for inflation, with the recent fall in prices slowing amid increased fresh produce costs and fewer discounts on the shelves.more

Sadiq Khan’s plan to build thousands of rent-controlled homes could save ‘key workers’ in London up to £600 per month on their rent, according to City Hall. The mayor on Monday launched a consultation on the plan, which aims to see at least 6,000 such properties start construction by 2030. more

At least five people have died as a result of Storm Bert, which the UK has been dealing with since the weekend, BBC television reported today. More rain is expected today and tomorrow.more

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man over a shooting in west London that left a young girl and her father with serious injuries. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, after the gunman fired into a car on Sunday evening.more

A British man has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, according to reports. In a video circulating online, a man dressed in military clothing identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he formerly served in the British Army. more

Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, targeting 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip Ukraine for as long as it needs.more

MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.more

A £1.25 per night tourism tax could be introduced in Wales from 2027, it has been announced. Guests at hotels, B&Bs and self-catered accommodation would pay the visitor levy if councils decide to introduce it in their areas. A lower rate of 75p would be charged for hostels and campsites.more

Tax rises in the Budget have made it more difficult for firms to "take a chance" on hiring people, according to one of Britain's most prominent business groups.more

Ministers are being urged to raise the basic rate of statutory sick pay from £3 an hour – one of the lowest in the developed world – after a report found the government’s changes would leave more than 1.6 million people unable to pay essential bills.more

A single ticket-holder has won the £7.4 million jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto draw and players have been advised to check their tickets. Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Brilliant news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £7.4 million Lotto jackpomore

An eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt in a shooting in west London. The child and a man aged 34 were taken to hospital after they were shot in Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said.more

EasyJet has announced new longest route from England. The budget airline said it will operate flights between Gatwick airport and the island of Sal in Cape Verde from March 31 next year. The flight will take almost six hours.more