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Developers win decade-long legal battle to convert west London office to flats

Read our privacy notice . A developer has won a decade-long battle with Ealing Council to convert offices above a Barclays Bank into flats . Located near Ealing Broadway station, the former Barclays office space at 52-53…

Economy gets World Cup and hot weather boost but fears grow over Iran war hit

Britain’s economy remain resilient in the second quarter thanks in part to the World Cup (PA) PA Wire City Edition News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be…

Key A-Level result trends revealed as London scores record grades

Read our privacy notice . London students have achieved record A-level results - with the capital beating the rest of the country for the third year in a row. The gap between the proportion of entries in London getting…

DWP refunding nearly 200 benefit claimants up to £5,000

The department has identified 197 cases where it wrongly issued Administrative Penalties – or ‘Ad Pens’ – between 2023 and 2025, which are charged to claimants suspected of benefit fraud. These are offered to these…

Voting under way in Clacton by-election

Fifty-one polling stations in the Essex resort, which includes the towns of Jaywick, Frinton and Walton-on-the-Naze, opened at 07:00 BST and will shut at 22:00. An electorate of 79,785 registered voters have the chance…

Explosion at Rotterdam port leaves one dead and several injured

The city police said the blast currently ‘appears to be a workplace accident’ and the country’s Labour Inspectorate would continue the investigation. A spokesperson for Gunvor, a major energy commodities trading company…

Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency

Trump last year raked in at least $1.4bn from his crypto ventures according to financial disclosure forms he filed in June. Simultaneously, about one million investors in a Trump crypto scheme suffered almost $3.8bn in…

I’ve flipped properties for 30 years. Here’s why I’ve given it up for a new-build

“It’s all I’ve ever known for 30 years,” he said. The increased cost of labour and materials , not to mention the stress involved and new regulatory requirements, have led him to change direction and he buy his first new…

Ageing Trump suddenly looks vulnerable without his star aide to defend him

The person filling this role has to be the second-most visible face of an administration, after the president, answering questions from the media on virtually any topic on a weekly basis. Under Donald Trump , though, the…

Heatwaves drive A&E attendances up to record high

More than 2.4 million patients attended emergency departments each month for May, June and July – the three highest monthly totals recorded in history. NHS bosses say the pressure has been as bad as it is in winter…