1+ day, 18+ hour 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…...

6+ hour, 34+ 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…...

6+ hour, 34+ 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…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (440+ 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,…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1277+ words) Plans to build the UK’s second-tallest residential building in Vauxhall alongside several other tower blocks have been narrowly approved. The £2 billion development from Bmor, Cedarstone Capitial Partners and Cheyne Capital, will deliver a 1,097-flat development along with 1,164 co-living units and…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (438+ words) The Ministry of Defence has denied making any errors amid reports that data entered by a military jet was behind the air traffic control system failure which threw UK airports into chaos. A technical issue at National Air Traffic Services…...

23+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1445+ words) As graduates head to the capital to start their careers, Prudence Ivey looks at whether even the dingiest flatshare is affordable in 2026 But is any of this horror and hilarity even an option for today’s graduates and first-jobbers, even those…...

23+ hour, 37+ min ago   (382+ words) Everything buyers and renters need to know about the London property market, plus neighbourhood guides and interiors inspiration. As an interior architect and property developer specialising in the conversion of commercial buildings, Marta Nowicka spent her early career working on…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (402+ words) Around three and a half million people have switched their landline or broadband provider over the last two years as the cost of living crisis affects households, figures show. Fraud having lasting impact on mental health of victims, Which? warns…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (748+ words) Andy Burnham’s Government has rejected proposals for a so-called “kill switch” to stop an attack by rogue artificial intelligence. The UK “cannot simply turn AI off”, the Cabinet Office said on Friday, signalling opposition to calls for the creation of…...