Alice Giddings, a 25‑year‑old lifestyle writer, left a tiny Shepherd’s Bush flat for a two‑bedroom apartment in Surbiton, citing safety, green space and quieter streets — and arguing the commuter town’s ‘boring’ reputation overlooks its markets, parks and community life. When Alice Giddings, a 25‑year‑old lifestyle writer, left a tiny…

The Metropolitan Police formally opposed Brothers Lounge’s application to serve alcohol in Ilford, citing evidence the premises has operated an unlawful shisha lounge since 2022 and arguing that previous breaches undermine trust in the operator to uphold licensing conditions amid cumulative impact and nuisance concerns. The Metropolitan Police urged Redbridge…

New figures show just 347 affordable homes began construction in April–June and only around 5,100–5,200 starts so far under the 2021–26 programme, raising doubts the Mayor can meet the revised 17,800–19,000 target amid rising costs, regulatory delays and funding hold-ups. Sadiq Khan has been warned that London’s housing crisis is…

Faced with demanding exhibition specs and tight deadlines, artists are increasingly using frame‑interpolation tools as a last‑mile fix — embracing hybrid workflows that smooth motion while studios, unions and audiences debate the ethics, labour impacts and risks of stylistic dilution. Alice Bloomfield remembers the moment with the kind of wry…

London‑based deeptech startup Computle has closed a £500,000 pre‑seed round led by cloud entrepreneur Mark Boost to accelerate international expansion of its GPU‑accelerated virtual workstations for design, VFX and engineering teams, taking lifetime funding to £700,000. London-based deeptech startup Computle has raised £500,000 in a pre‑seed round led by British…

Chanel chief executive Leena Nair has joined the Silicon Valley‑led Tech Titans investor group that owns nearly half of London Spirit, underscoring a wave of global corporate capital and brand expertise seeking to commercialise The Hundred amid shifting broadcast and rights economics. Chanel chief executive Leena Nair has become the…

The Chancellor’s push to make the UK a hub for tokenised finance is colliding with the Bank of England’s caution over privately issued money, creating a policy standoff that could hand advantage to more decisive overseas regulators unless ministers and the central bank align on acceptable risks. Britain’s bid to…

As the CMA moves to designate Google with strategic market status and probes the cloud market, critics warn remedies based on a pre‑AI snapshot could chill investment in GPUs and data centres just as the UK seeks to become an AI maker, forcing ministers to balance prompt intervention with the…

London shares rose as traders priced in an increased chance of US interest‑rate cuts this year, lifting the FTSE 100 close to record levels, even as weaker oil forecasts from the IEA and a profit warning at insurer Beazley weighed on energy and insurance stocks. Markets nudged higher in London…

After a period of financial and managerial upheaval, London Metropolitan University says it has stabilised and is investing in new courses, student support and a £150m Heart of the Campus programme — but contractor collapse, a smaller 2024 intake and a pending vice‑chancellor search mean the recovery is still unproven.…

A Hargreaves Lansdown poll for early August finds sentiment at its lowest since April as investors fret over slowing growth, persistent inflation, political uncertainty around tax and spending, and signs of companies fleeing London listings. Investor confidence in the UK’s economic prospects has deteriorated sharply this month, according to a…

Across the UK a growing network of councils, City of Sanctuary groups and community partners is expanding practical support — from language classes and leisure concessions to digital skills and mental‑health help — as authorities balance integration efforts with public concern and legal challenges over rising small‑boat arrivals. Sanctuary city…