Millions of passengers will see train cancellation and delay data published prominently at more than 1,700 railway stations in England from Thursday. The data will update every 28 days showing statistics for the most recent month in a bid to increase transparency and to hold operators to account.more

Tower Bridge was temporarily shut down after a person climbed up the railings. The incident saw the bridge in central London being "closed to traffic and pedestrians" with the public being urged to "avoid the area where possible".more

A major rescue operation has been launched after an oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided off the East Yorkshire coast, with reports both vessels are on fire.more

Nearly one in 10 of all women who died at the hands of men in the UK over the past 15 years were mothers killed by their sons, a report reveals. Data analysing the deaths of 2,000 women killed by men since 2009 has given an unprecedented insight into the hidden scourge of matricide, with more than 170 mothers killed by their sons.more

Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the Covid pandemic, according to an Observer analysis of international data, five years on from the first lockdown.more

A man has been charged by police after scaling Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in central London on Saturday. Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said.more

Travelling by car in London can be both a nightmare and cost a fortune. On top of that, finding well-priced parking in the capital can also be a tall order.more

Sunny and balmy weather will continue on Sunday, after the warmest day of the year so far was recorded across the UK on Saturday. Temperatures will once again climb quickly with the sunshine on Sunday, widely reaching 16C to 17C, and rising up to 18C or 19C in London and the Home Counties, the south-west Midlands, east Wales, Cumbria and north Lancashire.more

People in London have been breathing significantly cleaner air since the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez), a study has found. Levels of deadly pollutants that are linked to a wide range of health problems – from cancer to impaired lung development, heart attacks to premature births – have dropped, with some of the biggest improvements coming in the capital’s most deprived areas.more

Support ratings for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have risen sharply since Donald Trump returned to the White House and shocked Europe by withdrawing political and military support for Ukraine, 'The Guardian' daily noted, citing the latest opinion polls.more

Move over Leyton, there's officially a new cool kid on the block. The Sunday Times has christened Penge one of the trendiest postcodes to move to in not just London, but the entire UK.more

Inflation will briefly hit 3.6 per cent this year and “remain well above” the Bank of England’s target until late 2026, according to Oxford Economics.more

Four in five school leaders in England, Wales and Northern Ireland say they have suffered abuse from pupils’ parents in the past year, according to a poll that found they had been spat at, trolled on social media and even physically attacked.more

Emergency services have cordoned off the area surrounding Big Ben after a man scaled one of the buildings in the Palace of Westminster. At least nine emergency service vehicles lined Bridge Street in central London and crowds looked on from beyond a police cordon.more

Three Bulgarian citizens were yesterday found guilty by a jury in London of belonging to a spy network on behalf of Russia. Their targets were said to include a US military base in Germany where Ukrainian soldiers were being trained.more

The US owner of the Boots pharmacy chain is being taken over by a private equity firm in a $10bn (£7.8bn) deal. The price being paid for Walgreens Boots Alliance is a fraction of what the company was worth a decade ago, reflecting its struggles with growing debt and shoppers going online for cheaper products. more

London has been named the most expensive place to use public transport in the world following a hike in Transport for London prices last week (Sunday, March 2).more

Steep declines in housebuilding and engineering work have led to the biggest plunge in UK construction activity since May 2020, according to a survey of building companies.more

Doctors in London have successfully restored a sense of smell and taste in patients who lost it due to long Covid with pioneering surgery that expands their nasal airways to kickstart their recovery. Most patients diagnosed with Covid-19 recover fully. more

Criminals could be banned from pubs, sports grounds and social events under proposals being considered as alternatives to prison, a minister has said. Sarah Sackman, the courts minister, told the Guardian that such exclusions, as well as mandatory work for offenders, were “very much part of the mix” under a review of sentencing being conducted by the former Conservative Lord Chancellor David Gaukemore

King Charles III is launching a personal playlist of music that lifts his spirits and brings back important memories, including Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones.more

A new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive procedure to detect the disease.more

The UK yesterday lifted sanctions imposed on 24 Syrian institutions, including the central bank and oil companies, Reuters reported.more

The election of Donald Trump as US president and changes to the UK tax system have resulted in a 40 per cent increase in the number of applications by Americans for UK citizenship, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.more

Three major energy suppliers Octopus Energy, E.ON Next i EDF issue urgent smart meter warning to 185,000 customers who risk being cut off. Those needing to act are households with electricity meters that rely on the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) to set the rate of energy. This service charges them cheaper rates depending on the time of day. more