Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66 ‘100% party girl’ and key part of 1980s London club scene designed for Rihanna, Björk, Kylie Minogue and Debbie Harry The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
‘A bit of a relief’: a City trading floor reacts to Reeves’s budget After initial chaos caused by OBR leak, London financial traders say markets do not appear to have been upset The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
East London Tory MP says Reform could win his seat at the next election Andrew Rosindell said he thinks ‘my seat would almost certainly go to Reform’ Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Taxi costs in London set to soar as Chancellor announces new tax on minicabs During her Budget on Wednesday, Rachel Reeves revealed private-hire vehicles from ride-sharing apps such as Uber and Bolt will see 20% VAT added on to journeys Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Paul Mescal strips off in free Hamnet behind-the-scenes exhibition in London The exhibition also includes Hamnet star’s Jessie Buckley’s handwritten notes and props and set pieces Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
London Heathrow flight is forced to divert after passenger’s laptop falls down side of seat United Airlines said maintenance crews retrieved and inspected the device in Dublin Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Holborn fire: Dozens of firefighters tackle blaze in underground tunnel in central London Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the scene Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Sugar Prices Climb as StoneX Cuts Its Brazil Sugar Production Estimate March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.21 (+1.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +5.60 (+1.31%). Sugar prices climbed to 5-week highs today after StoneX cut its Brazil 2026/27 Center-South sugar production estimate to 41.5 MMT from a September estimate of... Barchart · Nov 26, 2025
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Champions League result, latest updates and reaction after statement win Gunners win battle of Europe’s two most in-form teams this season to send significant message Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Stocks rise, pound firms after ‘tolerable’ Budget Financial markets gave a guarded welcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plans on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Dollar Weakness Sparks Short Covering in Cocoa Futures March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +19 (+0.37%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +12 (+0.33%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned higher as a weak dollar sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Cocoa prices initially moved lower today after... Barchart · Nov 26, 2025
Fact check: Flags from Commonwealth states are flown above Westminster Abbey The flag of Pakistan is among many that have been raised over the London landmark to honour countries. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Boost for London market as three-year stamp duty holiday on IPOs confirmed But a shock rise in dividend tax ‘undermines the drive to increase investing in Britain’, experts warned. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Secrets of the cow-skulled scarecrow: did one man’s cruel tales inspire Paula Rego’s best paintings? When the great artist saw a shocking play by Martin McDonagh about the torture of children, she asked him for more dark stories. As the vivid, extraordinary works they triggered go on show, the playwright looks back The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 More than half of London's full-time employees to be clobbered by 40% tax by 2027 More than half of London’s full-time employees will be paying higher rate 40% income tax on their salaries by the time of the next election, analysis by the Standard has revealed.
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Pay-per-mile: From trackers to 'clocked' vehicles, all you need to know about the new electric car tax Government plans for electric vehicles explained: how the 500,000 London EV drivers will pay and how their bills will be calculated
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Budget 2025: Reeves hammers London in £26billion tax grab hitting homeowners, renters, landlords and workers Middle income workers, renters and the owners of expensive homes will be hit with tax hikes, but the poorest families and low paid employees got a Budget boost
inkl · Nov 26, 2025 Yueling Lai’s AlzCare Featured at ‘Edge of Now’ Exhibition Curated by The Holy Art Linda (Yueling) Lai’s award-winning caregiving interface AlzCare was recently exhibited at ‘Edge of Now’, an international group show hosted by The Holy Art gallery in London.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 ‘I can frustrate you, hypnotise you, bore you’: the Jarman prize winners making archives fly Onyeka Igwe and Morgan Quaintance have jointly scooped the £10,000 prize for artists working with moving images. They talk about manipulating their audience – and correcting history
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Benedict Cumberbatch reveals why his kids won't attend his London boarding school The Sherlock star, 49, previously reflected on the ‘incredible homophobia’ at his all-boys boarding school
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 12 of the best Christmas menus in London, at every price point From festive pizzas to pigs-in-blanket burgers, here are 12 restaurants serving Santa in 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Budget 2025: All the property announcements from Chancellor Rachel Reeves From the introduction of a ‘mansion tax’ to increasing the tax on property income, here are the property announcements contained in today’s Budget
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Pay-per-mile for electric vehicles revealed: Typical EV driver faces paying more than £250 a year Drivers of battery electric cars will pay 3p per mile from April 2028
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 London councils enact emergency plans after three hit by cyber-attack Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hack
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025 Mansion tax: what it means for London homeowners and how it will work The Chancellor confirmed rumoured tax rises on high value properties that are set to impact hundreds of thousands of Londoners