The Latest Breaking News from Kensington

‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope

The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2025

Londoners face eye-watering 75% council tax hikes in Government funding shake up

The IFS said eye-watering 75% increases in council tax could be seen in some London boroughs with historically lower bills

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Chelsea told to ‘put up or shut up’ over potential Earl’s Court move

Chelsea have been urged to ‘put up or shut up’ and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Mansion tax to wipe £10,000s off value of London homes hit by new levy in Reeves Budget

One in four homes which will pay the property surcharge are in just three London boroughs; Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Camden

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025

Multiple London councils hit by ‘cyber attack’ and initiate ‘emergency plans’

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said it is ‘too early’ to determine whether any data has been compromised

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025

Cyber attack hits London councils triggering ‘emergency’ response plans

Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea town halls said they are urgently working with the National Cyber Security Centre

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

Revealed: The 600,000 London homes that could be revalued under Budget 'mansion tax'

Homes in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Barnet, Richmond, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham are in the Chancellor’s firing line

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

Meghan Markle 'Slammed' Kensington Life, 'Incredibly Envious' Of Kate Middleton's Palace Home: Report

Discover the shocking claims about Meghan Markle's life inside Kensington Palace, where she reportedly felt 'imprisoned' and envious of Kate Middleton's grand residence.

International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025

Kensington and Chelsea could double council tax bills on second homes

The Tory-run council managed to dodge implementing the levy in April when others did, but now say financial pressures have forced their hand

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Peter Mandelson faces £300 fine after urinating in Notting Hill street

Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it was investigating after the Labour peer admitted urinating against a garden wall

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025