In 1960, on a travelling scholarship from the Slade School of Fine Art, Tess Jaray, who has died aged 88, made her first trip to Italy. At the Slade she had been taught by Ernst Gombrich, then Britain’s foremost historian of early Renaissance art. She arrived in Florence with her head full of painting, of […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A drug dealer-turned-award-winning probation officer has been convicted of killing her five-year-old stepdaughter by scalding her in a hot bath. Janice Nix, now 67, forced Andrea Bernard into the bath at home in Thornton Heath, south London, […]
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One of London’s busiest Underground stations was used as the command centre in a Nato war simulation. It’s been more than 85 years since Londoners took cover in Tube stations during the Blitz, the last time the Underground had anything to do with a war. But last week, one of the disused platforms at Charing […]
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For many Londoners, the prospect of handing over half your salary to your landlord each month is, sadly, quite normal. But with the average room in the capital now costing a staggering £978 per month, renters are being forced to look for alternative, cheaper options. According to research from SpareRoom, the Home Counties are welcoming […]
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Brooke Davies Published May 26, 2026 10:08am Updated May 26, 2026 4:06pm The UK’s ongoing heatwave is causing misery for commuters after key services were cancelled or severely delayed. Services including South Western Railway (SWR), LNER and Great Northern are affected as the country continues to swelter in record-breaking heat. Earlier today, smoke was spotted […]
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Ms Watson said problems arise when the technology quotes legislation that does not exist in England and Wales (PA) PA Archive AI is thought to be fuelling a rise in the number of people asking a watchdog to review complaints made about the police, as well as applying for judicial reviews of its own decisions. […]
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MSPs are expected to back a call for Westminster to hand over the powers to allow a second Scottish independence referendum. Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney has tabled a motion calling on the UK Government to make a Section 30 order, to devolve to Holyrood the powers needed for such a vote to take […]
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The trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for a series of alleged historical sexual offences is due to begin later. Proceedings at Newry Crown Court will commence with the process of selecting a jury. Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences. Lady Eleanor Donaldson also denies several charges (PA) PA Archive The […]
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has branded Alberta’s vote on whether to hold an independence referendum a “dangerous bluff” and likened it to Brexit. Mr Carney was the governor of the Bank of England in 2016 when Britain decided to leave the European Union. He warned that a decade on, the UK was still “trying […]
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Wes Streeting has likened tech companies to the tobacco industry, and medical leaders have compared the dangers of social media to smoking, as pressure grows on ministers to impose a ban for under-16s ahead of the closure of an online safety consultation. The Government’s Growing Up In The Online World consultation, which floated measures such […]
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