2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (698+ words) Labour's metro mayors have pledged to cap a proposed 'tourist tax' on overnight stays at 5% - after a furious backlash to the plans. Mayors will be given powers to impose an uncapped "overnight visitor levy" on anyone staying in hotels, holiday…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (525+ words) 4pm - 6pm4pm to 6pm Seven men have been arrested Four people have been rushed to hospital after a stabbing on a busy London high street on Thursday afternoon. Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing on Bromley High Street, south east…...

3+ day, 27+ min ago   (634+ words) A sculpture inspired by a desire to bring a contemporary “everywoman” to Trafalgar Square was unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth. Lady In Blue by New York artist Tschabalala Self pays homage to a young, metropolitan woman and replaces Mil Veces…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (939+ words) Stacey Sharples, 31, from Greater Manchester, has had her jail term increased to seven years A mother who falsely accused 10 men of raping her has had her prison sentence increased by two-and-a-half years after the Court of Appeal ruled her original…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (733+ words) Labour has selected its candidate to replace former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. Local campaigner Sagal Abdi-Wali, the current leader of Camden Council, will be the party's candidate to replace Sir Keir…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (654+ words) Tonight with Andrew Marr 6pm - 7pm6pm to 7pm Hundreds more flights are cancelled across UK airports including Gatwick and Heathrow today and customers are demanding to know exactly what happened. Airports including Stansted, Manchester, Heathrow and Gatwick faced huge disruption on Tuesday 8th September…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (432+ words) Tonight with Andrew Marr 6pm - 7pm6pm to 7pm Thousands of flights have been delayed or cancelled across the country yesterday and today following a major technical issue which took four hours to fix. Despite being back up and running yesterday afternoon, a huge…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (455+ words) Tonight with Andrew Marr 6pm - 7pm6pm to 7pm A private hospital’s failure to provide preventative medication contributed to the death of Sir Richard Branson’s wife, an inquest has concluded. Lady Joan Branson, 80, died on November 24 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the private…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (781+ words) 4pm - 6pm4pm to 6pm An activist allegedly conspired to spray paint the word 'Palestine' at Boris Johnson's wedding celebration in 2022, a court has heard. Tim Speers was approached by police at the Cotswolds estate belonging to the Tory donor Lord Anthony Bamford. The…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (694+ words) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to be 'surprised' by King Charles's letter about their royal status as they relocate to the UK. King Charles issued a formal statement earlier this week regarding his son Prince Harry and daughter-in-law…...