Londoners are being asked for their views on the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street. Sir Sadiq Khan hopes that altering the famous shopping street will increase visitor numbers, create jobs, and boost growth for London.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski will be received by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street today, a spokeswoman for the British head of government's office has told the Guardian. The talks will take place in London on the eve of a summit of a dozen European leaders on Ukraine.more

Drivers in the UK have been warned it could soon become more expensive to travel as a slate of new rules and costs take effect later this week. From 1 March, there will be several changes to motoring that drivers should be aware of. These could be costly if not taken on board, with new expenses and even fines attached.more

International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the prime minister's cuts to the aid budget. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer,, external Dodds said the cuts to international aid, announced earlier this week to fund an increase in defence spending, would "remove food and healthcare from desperate people - deeply harming the UK's reputation".more

Tube fares are going up across the London Underground this weekend, with prices set to jump by 4.6%, while tram and bus fares remain frozen in the capital.more

Millions of households across London face growing financial pressure as annual price rises are rolled out in April. Energy and water bills, council tax, train fares, broadband, mobile, and even alcohol duties are set to increase on or around the first of that month, with billpayers urged to shop around for the best deals and investigate whether they are entitled to any discounts. more

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer invited over a dozen European leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, to a summit on Ukraine and security on March 2 in London, AFP reported on Feb. 28, citing Starmer's office.more

Experts say the UK faces a youth jobs crisis after a rise in the number of young people not in education, employment or training (neets) to almost a million, the highest level in more than a decade. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were about 987,000 young people aged 16 to 24 who were neets in October to December last year, up from 877,000 in the fourth quarter of 2023. more

The number of people sleeping rough in England rose by 20 per cent last year as inflation and the housing crisis hit almost no part of the country, official figures released yesterday showed.more

On Friday, March 14, the fourteenth edition of the LSE SU Polish Economic Forum will begin in London – the largest and most important conference devoted to Poland organized outside its borders. This unique event will bring together several hundred ambitious Polish students from all over the world and guests from leading industries.more

People who have already had norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, could be at risk of catching it again this season, experts from the the UK's Health Security Agency say. Data shows a different strain of the virus is on the rise and having had one strain doesn't necessarily protect you from catching another, they advise.more

A second runway at Gatwick Airport has been backed by government, providing measures to reduce noise are put in place. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the expansion. Some MPs, local authorities and residents are strongly opposed.more

The oldest bus route to remain unchanged on the Transport for London network has been revealed. The route has not changed since the early 20th century, with it coming into service two years before settling on its permanent course.more

The number of people claiming asylum in the UK in 2024 has exceeded the previous recorded peak in 2002, according to the Home Office. The newly released figures suggest asylum claims were at their highest level since records began in 1979.more

Further details on London Underground lines eventually becoming driverless have been revealed by Transport for London. The updates come after the cost of converting three London Underground lines to a driverless service was shared by Sir Sadiq Khan at the end of last year.more

A focus on week nights, innovative markets and street food vendors could help London's night time economy, a City Hall report has said. As London's new Nightlife Taskforce begins work, a committee of London Assembly members has made recommendations in a report that it said would be "useful in driving forward our city's success".more

Police officers from Łódź have arrested a 45-year-old man who had been hiding in Great Britain since 2018 and was wanted on numerous arrest warrants, EAWs and Interpol red diffusion notices, among others for leading a group that defrauded 160 people "with a grandson" and for introducing 1.5 tons of marijuana into circulation.more

Diana, Princess of Wales’s former lover James Hewitt has said the princess would have been “concerned” about the bitter rift between the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex and done her best to try to reconcile her sons.more

Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAO.more

We can all agree that deciding where to live and raise a family is one of life’s most important decisions, and can help with the previously-mentioned needs connected to family life.more

Londoners could see ten days of sunshine as one of the gloomiest winters in years comes to a close. The capital is set for lengthy bright spells with plenty of wintry sunshine following a bleak start to the year, BBC Weather has said.more

XL bullies made up half of the banned or dangerous dogs seized and euthanised by police forces in England and Wales last year, new figures show. A Freedom of Information request by Radar shows 3,464 suspected XL bullies were seized in 2024.more

The Metropolitan Police does not always do enough to find missing children, a police watchdog has found. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said in its report that in some cases the force did not act quickly enough or take any action to find them, or evaluate the levels of risk to the child thoroughly.more

Planned strikes by train drivers on London’s Elizabeth line on Thursday and Saturday have been called off after a new pay offer. Members of Aslef had planned to stage a series of strikes that would have caused travel disruption in the capital.more

A record number of children died in the Channel last year according to UN data shared with the Guardian that officials have said should serve as a “wake-up call”. Last year, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) Missing Migrants Project recorded the highest number of deaths and missing persons in the Channel, with 82 people losing their lives, at least 14 of whom were children.more