Chinese buyers of London homes say they feel like “chives” • Bafflement at Londoners’ love of old homes built during the “Qing dynasty” • Fascination with the enigma of the British electrician

This royalist-pleasing hagiography is highly basic – and skims rapidly over the darker side of the crown. If you’ve seen The Crown, you know it all already

The need for a second staircase, brought in by the Conservatives after the Grenfell Tower disaster, have frustrated housebuilders, who claim it is unnecessary

For fifteen years I have been devoted to the sport, but can still barely tackle or shoot. I decided to get a coach and give him the challenge of a lifetime

The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note

After 15 years of dominance, Guardiola’s ideas of pressing and possession which gripped the game have unravelled, giving way to fast transitions and set-piece duels. Is this football’s ‘end of history...

Far-right social media accounts from Russia, America and Europe are encouraging disorder at the Epping migrant hotel protests this weekend, LBC can reveal.

Men living in the Bell hotel in Essex tell how they have been verbally abused, chased and physically attacked Asylum seekers living in the Essex hotel that has become a target of protests and far-right incitement have said they fear for their lives after being attacked on the streets and, in some cases, needing medical treatment afterwards. The situation for men living in the Bell hotel, where they had previously felt safe, has been transformed since the protests began, according to another asylum seeker who was filmed being chased down the street by men involved in the demonstrations. Continue reading...

Good morning, this is going to be a tough blog to write today. I recognise the seriousness of it, but also that this isn’t going to be easy for some readers. If you don’t want the Thomas Partey news, you can stop halfway. I want to start with a player who I am genuinely sad […] The post A sad day for Tomiyasu : A dark day for Arsenal Football Club appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Chancellor to apply ‘zoning scheme’ around commuter train stations to boost fragile UK economy and encourage investment Housebuilders will be handed swifter access to build new homes around England’s commuter train stations under the latest government…

Steve Reed says plans for 1km curved structure to protect bats from high-speed railway are ‘batshit crazy’ A bat shelter costing more than £100m near HS2 has been described by the environment secretary as “batshit crazy”. HS2 Ltd is spending the sum…

Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder? In early September 2022, Alivia Bienko and her husband,…