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…

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…

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…

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…

As social media posing dampens spontaneous dance, grassroots communities across the UK are revitalising club culture through authentic, communal dancing styles like footwork, Northern soul, vogue, and jazz, fostering connection and reclaiming nightclubs from decline. Club culture in the UK is witnessing a refreshing shift, as grassroots movements and niche…

London-based startup CuspAI is in advanced talks to raise over $100 million to enhance its AI-powered platform that designs new materials for sustainability, targeting climate change challenges like carbon capture and PFAS removal through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge generative AI. London-based startup CuspAI is reportedly in advanced talks to raise…

Yn Studio has revamped an underused Woodberry Down site in Hackney, delivering 14 efficient and flexible affordable workspaces for creative start-ups through a smart reconfiguration and sustainable materials, supported by Hackney Council’s funding and strategy to nurture local enterprise. [Y/N] Studio has completed the refurbishment of an existing workspace in…

A refurbishment funded by Hackney Council and led by Y/N Studio transforms underused offices in Woodberry Down, delivering 14 flexible, timber and polycarbonate workspaces to support creative and social enterprises in east London’s rapidly evolving neighbourhood. Hackney Cooperative Developments (HCD), a community interest company based in Dalston, is set to…