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London’s Ultra Secure Vaults: Where Royals, Entrepreneurs and Bitcoin Wallets Are Stored

London’s Ultra Secure Vaults: Where Royals, Entrepreneurs and Bitcoin Wallets Are Stored

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Beneath one of London’s grandest streets, alongside the Dorchester Hotel, Aston Martins and BMWs on Park Lane, lies IBV International Vaults. Here the wealthy keep their most prized possessions. From priceless art and family heirlooms to gold bars and bitcoin wallets, everything is stored in ultra secure conditions. Housed in a Grade II listed Victorian […]

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City of London Corporation Chooses Daisy Green to Operate Popular Heath Cafés

City of London Corporation Chooses Daisy Green to Operate Popular Heath Cafés

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Four independent cafés on Hampstead Heath will be taken over by an Australian-inspired chain, prompting furious reactions from residents who have described the move as “peak gentrification”. The City of London Corporation (CLC), which owns the land, selected the Daisy Green Collection to operate the cafés at Queen’s Park, Golders Hill Park, Parliament Hill Lido

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Cross-Channel Travel Disrupted Ahead of Christmas Due to Border Issues

Cross-Channel Travel Disrupted Ahead of Christmas Due to Border Issues

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Travellers heading to Europe faced disruption to their Christmas plans on Sunday after queues formed at the Port of Dover following an IT failure at the French border. Ferry passengers experienced delays as rows of cars built up at the Kent port, which expects nearly 30,000 outbound vehicles over the festive period. Peak congestion was

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£100 Contactless Limit to Be Scrapped Despite Fraud Warnings

£100 Contactless Limit to Be Scrapped Despite Fraud Warnings

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Shoppers will be able to spend unlimited amounts using contactless card payments from March, after the Financial Conduct Authority announced plans to remove the current £100 cap. The City regulator said the change would improve convenience and allow banks and credit card providers to set their own spending limits. However, consumer experts have warned that

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Housing Shortfall Looms: England Achieves Just Two Thirds of Target

Housing Shortfall Looms: England Achieves Just Two Thirds of Target

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Slightly more than 200,000 homes have been built in England this year, falling short of the government’s headline pledge to add 1.5 million new flats and houses before the next election. From the start of 2025 to 14 December, 203,900 homes were completed across the country, according to energy performance certificate (EPC) registration data. EPCs

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Britain’s Storms Are Rewriting the Power Map as Wind and Solar Surge

Britain’s Storms Are Rewriting the Power Map as Wind and Solar Surge

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When fierce winds and driving rain battered the coasts and hills of southwest England in November, the public response was familiar. Travel warnings were issued, complaints about gloomy weather resurfaced and Britain’s reputation for poor conditions was reinforced. Behind the scenes, however, something far more consequential was taking place. Britain’s electricity system was quietly breaking

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Wes Streeting Defies Starmer as Labour Voters Push for EU Customs Union

Wes Streeting Defies Starmer as Labour Voters Push for EU Customs Union

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Wes Streeting has publicly challenged Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit stance by arguing that Britain should pursue membership of a customs union with the European Union, a position strongly backed by Labour voters, according to new polling. The intervention by the health secretary marks the clearest breach yet of Starmer’s stated refusal to revisit customs union

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UK’s Largest Proposed Datacentre Accused of Understating Water and Pollution Impact

UK’s Largest Proposed Datacentre Accused of Understating Water, Pollution Impact

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The UK’s largest proposed datacentre has been accused of significantly understating its environmental impact, after new analysis suggested its operations could indirectly consume hundreds of millions of litres of water each year. Northumberland county council has approved the first phase of a hyperscale datacentre campus at Cambois, being developed by the US firm QTS. The

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