Hillingdon Council has launched a £127.9m seven-year highways term service tender — with a possible five-year extension — shifting the award date to December 2025 and widening scope to include TfL-funded schemes, routine maintenance and works across Hillingdon and Harrow. SMEs are explicitly invited to bid via the Proactis portal.…

A proposed extension of a nuisance-vehicle PSPO to Soho and Mayfair would allow £100 fixed penalties and acoustic camera enforcement between noon and 6am; Reform UK praises the tough measures but demands strong safeguards on surveillance and data use as councils and residents weigh noisy car meets against civil liberties.…

The two‑day show at ExCeL London on 24–25 September frames 2025 as a year for practical fixes — from rationalising martech stacks in a privacy‑first world to rapid, platform‑native creative — as marketers confront tighter budgets, shifting measurement and the move to first‑party data. Technology for Marketing 2025 arrives at…

US law firm Perkins Coie has appointed former Clifford Chance partner Arnav Joshi to its London technology transactions and privacy team, aiming to offer integrated advice on UK and EU data, AI and cybersecurity rules as demand for cross‑border regulatory counsel rises. US‑headquartered law firm Perkins Coie has bolstered its…

Initial HMRC PAYE data suggest the feared mass flight of non‑doms has not materialised at scale, yet experts warn payroll snapshots miss wealthy, mobile individuals whose moves — visible in ultra‑prime property sales and high‑profile relocations — could still dent revenues and investment before return‑based statistics emerge after January 2027.…

Research of Airbnb and other short‑let listings places a 40‑acre Berkshire estate at the top of the UK price list with a headline £20,564 nightly rate and a potential £3.7m annual income at 50% occupancy, highlighting the gulf between ultra‑luxury short stays and average UK rents. Harford Manor, a 40‑acre…

Planning records show almost 100 new data‑centre projects across Britain — including a major Strathclyde scheme — prompting fresh concerns over grid capacity, water consumption and planning systems as developers pair large data hubs with battery storage and on‑site generation. Data-centre developments are poised to reshape parts of the UK…

Reform UK MP Lee Anderson launched a fierce attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer amid volatile protests at the Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, blaming government asylum placements for local safety fears as police and councils seek to restore order. Lee Anderson, the Reform UK MP for Ashfield,…

James Norton said he reassured President Emmanuel Macron that the BBC’s upcoming eight‑part drama King & Conqueror treats both Harold and William fairly, remarks made as the Bayeux Tapestry is set to travel to the British Museum in a high‑profile reciprocal loan planned for 2026–27. James Norton said he had…

American politicians from Donald Trump to Vice‑President J D Vance have seized on rising antisemitism, small‑boat crossings and contested free‑speech rules in the UK; their interventions sharpen debate but offer remedies that may not fit Britain’s legal obligations or political realities. The Daily Mail’s recent column argues that criticism of…

To mark 25 years of “Yellow” and the band’s Wembley residency, Wembley Park and the Pantone Colour Institute have wrapped the estate’s Spanish Steps as a giant Pantone chip — a 58‑riser gradient meant to map the song’s emotional build, installed with PVC‑free film and due to remain on view…

Working across 3D printing, photography and installation, Shanghai‑born London artist Lexiong Ying translates password culture and mediated intimacy into tactile forms, exposing how interfaces shape memory, performance and emotional labour. Lexiong Ying’s work is quietly insistent: material forms that register the invisible architectures of the digital age. According to the…