Kemi Badenoch to end Labour's 'tax grab' on London 07. October 2026 (11:00) ‘There's a view on the Left, which is basically that everything you've got is up for grabs by the taxman,’ say the Conservatives(London News)
Who will win the Holborn and St Pancras by-election? 07. October 2026 (10:59) Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali is the overwhelming favourite and a victory for Green Party leader Zack Polanski would be a political earthquake in London(London News)
Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made 07. October 2026 (10:30) Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and RussiaShell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages around the world.In a market trading update on Wednesday, the energy supermajor forecast profit margins of $42 a barrel in the July to September period, far above the $24 a barrel of the second quarter and the previous high of about $28 in mid-2022. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police routinely failing to investigate ‘revenge porn’ in England and Wales 07. October 2026 (10:00) Lawyers launch super-complaint after research shows officers frequently dismiss image-based abusePolice forces are routinely failing to investigate complaints about the circulation of image-based abuse, previously known as “revenge pornography”, according to research that has triggered a super-complaint over the way such crimes are handled.Lawyers have gathered evidence from 100 people who reported intimate images being shared online without their consent. Their research suggests that image-based abuse is still frequently dismissed or not recognised as criminal offending, despite being described by the former prime minister Keir Starmer as a national emergency. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK house prices flatline as rising mortgage costs weigh on market 07. October 2026 (09:56) Average cost of home in September was £298,441, says Lloyds – about the same as year earlier and in AugustBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices flatlined in September, according to a leading index, as rising mortgage costs started to weigh on the market.The average cost of a home was £298,441, roughly the same as it was a year earlier and in the previous month, according to the tracker from Lloyds previously known as the Halifax HPI. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
