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Why Andy Burnham needs Holborn by-election Labour win to show he is not 'anti-London"
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (810+ words) Andy Burnham needs a Labour victory in the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election if he wants to dispel the notion the new Prime Minister is anti-London. Why? Let’s look at benefits. The claimant count rate in Mr Burnham’s Makerfield…...
TikTok users most likely to overestimate London crime, new report reveals
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (609+ words) TikTok users are the most likely people on social media to overestimate the true extent of crime in London, according to a new study. The finding comes in research by the Policy Institute at King’s College London (KCL), entitled “London…...
Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Monday, September 14, 2026
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (618+ words) Today you finally tackle something you’ve been circling for weeks. The Sun in Virgo, sextile to Mars in Cancer, gives you the push to act calmly instead of reactively. Momentum builds once you begin. Action beats intention every time. Flirtations…...
SNP, Plaid and Sinn Féin leaders expected to sign joint agreement in Cardiff
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (717+ words) Leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin are expected to meet in Cardiff to sign an agreement aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. The meeting on Monday will involve the first ministers…...
Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (677+ words) More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister urging him to set out how he will introduce a lower rate of VAT. The VAT’s The problem campaign has called for the hospitality VAT rate to be reduced from…...
Succession’s Brian Cox calls on government to bolster NHS for dementia treatment
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (538+ words) Succession star Brian Cox has urged people to sign a petition calling on the government to bolster the NHS so it can deliver the next generation of dementia treatments, now that a cure is in sight. Alzheimer’s Research UK has…...
The ‘silent pay rise’ workers could risk overlooking when considering a new job
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (702+ words) Less than a third of working adults feel that how much a firm pays into their pension would be one of three most important benefits they would weigh up when considering whether to accept a job, according to Which?. Only…...
Devolved First Ministers to sign independence declaration
14+ hour, 2+ min ago (881+ words) The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved nations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold referendums on independence. SNP leader John Swinney, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Sinn Féin…...
Trump makes announcement on whiskey tariffs as he brings Irish visit to a close
14+ hour, 13+ min ago (991+ words) Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he was removing US tariffs on Irish whiskey as he brought his two-day visit to Ireland to a close. Crowds cheered the US President as he made the announcement on the 18th green during…...
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union
14+ hour, 32+ min ago (535+ words) George Osborne has called for Britain to rejoin the EU customs union, claiming that the UK economy has “gone off a cliff” since Brexit. The former chancellor said that rejoining the customs union would be the fastest route to recovery,…...