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‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push

Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

Burnham plots Ed Miliband Foreign Office shake-up as he readies policy blitz for first day as PM

Exclusive: Ed Miliband now widely expected to get the foreign secretary job as Labour sources tell The Independent that Team Burnham has been discussing major reform of the FCDO and a ‘roadmap’ back to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on overseas aid

The Independent UK · Jul 18

British girl, 15, stranded in Rome for six weeks due to new passport rules

The dual national, who missed six weeks of school, is latest of several children affected by recent Home Office policy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16

Thousands sign petition in support of pie and mash shop facing closure over astronomical rent hike

Ruth Phillips has been serving up food at Cockney’s in Portobello Road for over 30 years

Evening Standard · Mar 16

The Standard podcast: Wuthering Heights is fifty shades of Earl Grey tea

Culture writer India Block’s take on the hotly anticipated gothic romance, from its steamy aesthetic to the alternative soundtrack

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Grenfell firms still receiving multimillion-pound public contracts, analysis finds

Survivors urge government to stop using suppliers cited in public inquiry into fire in which 72 people died

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Bangladeshis linked to Hasina regime appear to have made UK property transactions in past year

Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultants

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025

Labour MPs push front bench for ‘crackdown’ on ‘dodgy’ vape and barber shops

Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick recently criticised ‘weird Turkish barber shops’.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

OPINION - Tanni Grey-Thompson: It is shocking that a Tube station like South Kensington is still not step-free

This summer, the VA Museum opens its doors to a new exhibition Design and Disability, which aims to celebrate the creative force of Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people across design, art and culture. Described as “both a celebration and a call to action”, the exhibition will highlight the many ways…

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2025

E-bikes crackdown: Riders face having cycles and scooters crushed hours after offences under new laws

Police will no longer have to warn offenders before confiscating and destroying their vehicles if they have been driven in an anti-social way or used in thefts

Evening Standard · May 29, 2025