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‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18

Workplace savings scheme could help more people build financial safety net

The initiative will help people to grow savings pots, which could help with financial shocks such as unexpected bills.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Reforms aim to help make consumer credit rules ‘fit for digital age’

The Consumer Credit Act was written for a different era, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City minister Rachel Blake said.

Evening Standard · May 19

Seven of Labour’s newest MPs look back on a ‘relentless’ first year

Labour won hundreds of new MPs in the 2024 general election. One year later, how do they think the government is doing?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025

Days of Our Lives spoilers: week of March 10-14

Want to know what's coming up in Salem this week? Here are the Days of Our Lives spoilers for March 10-14.

WhatToWatch · Mar 7, 2025

Soho's population is shrinking fast as short-term holiday lets 'hollow out' London's West End

Fewer than 2,000 people are now estimated to be living in the capital's vibrant West End

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Pedicab rules must include ban on 'nuisance' music, MP warns

The West End MP says noise from the rickshaws keeps central London residents awake at night and ‘disrupts daily life’

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

David Lammy: Treatment of Jimmy Lai ‘becoming cruel and unusual punishment’

The case of the Hong Kong businessman and British national was raised during Foreign Office questions.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

'Short-term holiday lets must be tackled to protect homes for Londoners'

‘There are blocks in my constituency and across London where there are only a handful of permanent residents left’ - MP Rachel Blake

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024

One in 85 London homes listed on holiday let websites as MP warns of capital being 'hollowed out'

London Councils estimates that one in every 85 homes in the capital are currently available for short-term let and are subject to ‘virtually no regulation’

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024