2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (567+ words) Seven people were found to be illegally working at a West London noodle bar during a Home Office immigration raid. The unauthorised employees, who were paid cash in hand, made up over half of the staff members found working at…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (503+ words) Trainline has said its ticket sales growth was held back this year by London Tube strikes, heatwaves and the Government’s freeze on rail fares. The online ticketing platform reported UK consumer net ticket sales of £2.1 billion for the six months…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (832+ words) Transport for London (TfL) is moving a step closer to setting up its own publicly owned bus company for the capital, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has learned. Officials are set to start engaging bus operators later this month…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (653+ words) The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the sixth time this year, but experts said it “needs to be ready” to hike rates if energy prices continue to surge. Most economists are expecting the Bank’s…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (455+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (387+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (600+ words) Kemi Badenoch is likely to abolish inheritance tax if the Conservatives win the next general election, according to party sources. The proposal could be unveiled as early as next month’s Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, as Badenoch seeks to build…...

2+ day, 52+ min ago   (479+ words) Housebuilder Berkeley Group has urged the Government to cap stamp duty for first-time buyers and downsizing homeowners in order to support property demand. The FTSE 250 company said “urgent reform” was needed to help meet the Government’s target of building 300,000 new…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (342+ words) The Government is being urged to deliver a promised crackdown on zero-hours contracts, amid “baseless myths” from those opposed to the move. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak will say that some business lobbyists should be “faced down”, arguing that the…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (499+ words) The Prince of Wales is to launch a new regeneration fund next week to help the isolated rural community next to Dartmoor prison. William will visit Princetown on Tuesday to unveil The Princetown Community Fund – which will make at least…...