The Latest Breaking News from Oxford Street

Mayor urged to turn nation’s most famous high street into a ‘healthy street’ that is safe and accessible to all Londoners

But mayor accused of being ‘more interested in Lagos than John Lewis’ as he misses meeting on Oxford Street

Scheme follows reinvention of former Debenhams and House of Fraser sites

Sir Sadiq Khan urged by cycle campaigners to build on Oxford Street pedestrianisation with wider vehicle ban across central London

Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping precinct, tops the list with 6,539 reports last year – nearly 18 a day

Every time I visit London, I’m captivated by the energy of this incredible city. It still gives me the same sense of excitement and opportunity I felt back in 1971 — standing on Oxford Street at the opening of the first Virgin record shop.

Broadcaster and author Sara Cox talks to Camilla Foster about her morning routine and what energy-boosting habits she couldn’t live without.

American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge was claimed to be on a mission to transform shopping into an enjoyable experience when he opened his Oxford Street emporium in 1909. Among the first attractions to be displayed in store, alongside consumer goods, was the aeroplane in which aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot…

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Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received ‘overwhelming support’