When do the clocks go back?
If you’ve been struggling with the beginning of winter, there’s good news and bad news on the horizon: the clocks go back this weekend, giving most of us an extra hour in bed but it also means the evening...
Sainsbury’s becomes first UK supermarket to offer £3 weekly top-up for eligible families
Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to reintroduce a £3 weekly top-up for shoppers on the NHS Healthy Start scheme, offering eligible low-income families up to £18 extra to spend on healthy fo...
State pension is set for a 3.9% increase from April 2027 – the full new state pension will exceed the £12,570 personal allowance for the first time
Pensioners are on course for a 3.9% state pension rise next April, after the final piece of the triple lock puzzle fell into place. The increase will take the full new state pension above £13,000 a ye...
FKA Twigs will curate and headline London’s Meltdown Festival in 2027
FKA Twigs has been announced as the curator of Southbank Centre’s Meltdown 2027, with the genre-defying artist also set to headline the 11-day London festival. FKA Twigs to curate Southbank Centre’s M...
Four Tet will make his debut at London’s beloved GALA festival for 2027 – and tickets go on sale next week
It’s raining, it’s grey, and we’re all about three weeks away from wearing our coats indoors. Winter is looming. The sun has clocked off early. London is, frankly, giving survival mode. But fear not, b...
A spectacular Hunter’s Moon will light up UK skies this weekend — here’s when and where to see it
The Hunter’s Moon is a traditional name for the full Moon after the Harvest Moon. In 2026, September’s full Moon was the Harvest Moon, so October’s is the Hunter’s Moon. The name reflects the season:...
A tiny sliver of land beside one of London’s busiest roads has been transformed into a hidden neighbourhood of 97 homes
It is one of the least promising plots in London: a thin, leftover sliver of land wedged between the roar of the six-lane North Circular and the gardens of suburban Finchley. For years, it sat unused. ...
Major Google Cloud outage hits UK banks including Revolut, Lloyds, Halifax and delivery firms
Google has blamed a “power event” at its London cloud data centre for an outage that disrupted banks, delivery firms and court video links across the UK, with services now recovering. The disruption be...
Another London borough could see council tax rise by £500 a year as five London boroughs could see council tax bills double from April
Barnet has become the latest London borough to ask the Government for permission to raise council tax far beyond the usual annual limit, as it faces a £200 million hole in its budget. The Labour-run co...
30 fun family-friendly things to do with kids in London this October half-term
In a city of nine million people, you can guarantee that you’ll find something for everyone to enjoy. And that counts just as much for the kids as the adults. In fact, there are so many things to do...