The Latest Breaking News from Oxford Street

‘Mind the grab’: Oxford Street shop paints phone theft warnings onto street

Last year, a phone was stolen every 15 minutes - or 94 a day

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

'Mind the Grab': New campaign warns of threat from phone thieves on Oxford Street

Campaign launched as figures reveal a phone was stolen every 15 minutes in Westminster last year

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025

Loss making Claire's Accessories calls in advisers as huge debt payment looms

High street stalwart has almost 300 UK stores including two on Oxford Street

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Traffic to be banned from part of Regent Street as mayor faces calls to reduce traffic across West End

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

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025

Revealed: West End’s phone theft hotspot streets as numbers of London crimes soar

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

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

OPINION - Richard Branson: London is the world's most exciting city and this is why I'll always invest here

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.

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2025

BBC Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox: The morning is when my brain is at its sharpest and my mood is at its highest

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

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025

Soft sell: vintage F1 memorabilia goes on sale at Selfridges

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…

Autosport · Jun 24, 2025

OPINION - Sadiq Khan gives the go-ahead on Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans ...The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Sadiq Khan’s vow to give Oxford Street ‘a new lease of life’

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The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025