Planning permission has been granted for Meadow Residential’s controversial Pentavia Retail Park masterplan, delivering 844 homes with 41% affordable housing in a perimeter‑led mansion‑block layout after a protracted call‑in, major redesign and tightened GLA carbon rules. The controversial redevelopment of the long‑vacant Pentavia Retail Park in Mill Hill has been…

TV presenter Emma Willis has spoken about undergoing minimally invasive surgery to close a septal defect discovered in adulthood, praising the Royal Brompton team and warning of the psychological impact of a late diagnosis while clinicians urge anyone with symptoms to seek cardiology review. Emma Willis has revealed she underwent…

A survivor who lost an eye to retinoblastoma as a toddler says life‑saving treatment left lasting psychological scars and is backing a campaign calling for routine mental‑health care alongside clinical follow‑up for children and families. When Katie was two-and-a-half her mother noticed “a white glow in my right eye”, a…

Baroness Shami Chakrabarti says the government’s move to proscribe Palestine Action risks drawing more people onto the streets, as mass arrests in London and criticism from rights groups and MPs fuel a heated debate over proportionality, protest and public safety. Baroness Shami Chakrabarti has warned that the government’s decision to…

With market options weakening and KKR’s equity plan faltering, Whitehall has begun urgent contingency planning for a Special Administration Regime; CK Infrastructure has emerged as the front‑runner to assume control, prompting fraught debates over foreign ownership, environmental penalties and how to protect customers and taxpayers. Thames Water’s future is once…

Network Rail will close the Hounslow Loop between Kew Bridge and Barnes from 23–31 August 2025 for major strengthening works, with rail replacement buses and extended weekend routes; passengers — including Brentford fans on 23 August — are urged to check travel information and allow extra time. Network Rail has…

TfL has proposed raising the central London Congestion Charge from £15 to £18 from January 2026 and removing a universal EV exemption, replacing it with tiered discounts for low‑emission vehicles. Officials say the changes could boost revenues by around £80m a year and cut traffic, while opponents warn they will…

A Housing Ombudsman report catalogues 34 decisions exposing prolonged delays, absent risk assessments and poor contractor oversight in window complaints across England, with children and vulnerable tenants worst affected — prompting calls from Reform UK for market-led reforms, independent surveys and clearer accountability to prevent further harm. The Housing Ombudsman’s…

FOI data show 72 undecided Gateway Two applications covering 18,436 homes remain beyond the 12‑week statutory window as the regulator struggles with a surge of transfers from private approvers, prompting ministers to announce fast‑track measures, recruitment and structural reforms amid warnings that delays threaten delivery, cashflow and affordable housing programmes.…

A five-year-old boy has died after falling from a 15th-floor kitchen window in Plaistow. The child’s family say they repeatedly warned Newham Council the window was unsafe; the council has launched an independent audit while police and the coroner open investigations amid renewed debate over safety standards in social housing.…

A HEPI study of nearly 600 LSE students finds widespread anxiety about speaking up: many fear disciplinary, academic or visa consequences, feel underprepared to handle challenging or legally protected but harmful speech, and call for clearer institutional rules, pedagogy and facilitated dialogue rather than relying on legal duties alone. The…

Beeks Financial Cloud has launched Market Edge Intelligence™, an AI/ML platform that runs inside colocation sites to provide real‑time analytics, anomaly detection and predictive capacity forecasting. The vendor says the edge deployment can reduce propagation delays and operational risk while exposing arbitrage and order‑flow signals that conventional feeds may miss,…