Model charts from WXCHARTS and Met Office guidance point to a brief spell of very warm weather across southern and central England between 11-14 August, with isolated 30-33°C hotspots while northern Britain stays noticeably cooler. People should monitor local forecasts and heat-health alerts. Warmer weather is due to return to…

Beijing has urged ministers to judge the contested Royal Mint Court redevelopment ‘on the merits’ as an inspector‑led inquiry prepares a report ahead of a ministerial decision due by 9 September 2025. The David Chipperfield‑designed proposal — comprising a large embassy, up to 225 homes and a cultural centre —…

CCTV footage played at trial captured off-duty Territorial Support Group officers in a violent confrontation outside a South Bank restaurant after a Christmas river boat party. Three officers were convicted of affray, a fourth had an assault conviction upheld, and all face sentencing on 22 October as IOPC and internal…

A one‑off benefit concert on 17 September at OVO Arena Wembley will donate 100% of ticket revenue to UK charity Choose Love, organisers say. The event — executive produced by Brian Eno and collaborators — pairs mainstream UK acts with Palestinian musicians and promises transparency on how funds are routed…

Jonathan Sale, who has died aged 81, built a quietly distinguished career from Punch to national freelancing, producing wry, humane portraits of the ordinary and the eccentric. A lifelong teetotaller turned occasional celebrant, committed local Labour activist, avid cyclist and jazz lover, he balanced national bylines with decades of community…

A three‑storey terraced house on Peel Street, marketed as roughly seven feet wide and a short walk from Kensington Palace, has been put on the market with asking prices reported between about £1.195m and £1.25m. Agents and national press have billed the compact freehold as a rare central‑London opportunity, even…

An administrative worker at South London and Maudsley admitted at the Old Bailey that she diverted £80,000 of NHS funds to an online partner in Nigeria. She was handed a two-year sentence suspended for two years, 250 hours of unpaid work, 15 days of rehabilitation activity and six months of…

In a converted East London church, LaundRe has opened what it describes as the UK’s first industrial‑scale denim laundry, using low‑water, low‑chemical technologies and lasers to sanitise, rework and upcycle jeans — though ozone safety and independent verification remain unresolved. In a converted East London church a low-profile industrial revolution…

Tech.eu data shows European tech funding rose to €9.3bn across 355 deals in July — up 18% month on month — driven by larger, later-stage rounds and a £2.3bn CityFibre package; nearly 50 deals were undisclosed, tempering the headline rise. According to the Tech.eu database, European technology companies raised €9.3…

An unprecedented wave of new rooms, including the largest luxury injection in more than a decade, is arriving just as demand patterns shift and operating costs rise after the end of VAT‑free shopping and business‑rates relief. Owners and investors are recalibrating toward experiential differentiation, serviced apartments and portfolio-scale deals to…

The housing association has appointed Axis Europe, Ian Williams, T Gilmartin, Cardo (South) and Wates to a single‑lot framework estimated at £1.5bn over a 15‑year lifecycle, designed to combine responsive repairs, planned maintenance and decarbonisation works. NHG projects around £600m of internal spend and roughly £900m of third‑party call‑offs, but…

Assael’s three-part co-living block at Brent Cross Town has been approved under delegated powers with DTZ Investors/Folk confirmed as funder and operator. Critics, including Reform UK voices, say the process avoided full committee scrutiny, highlight inconsistent unit counts and warn that amenity-led design and net-zero pledges do not substitute for…