Politics
HMRC to pay £19m in state pension tax refunds after 15-year error
HMRC will distribute £19 million in refunds to state pensioners overcharged due to a tax error spanning 15 years, with payments averaging £6 per person.
Culture
Dartford Museum to close for major redevelopment next month
Dartford Museum will close on October 1, 2026, for a major refurbishment, with plans to display unseen artefacts and reopen in autumn 2027.
Sports
Cole Palmer set to withdraw from England squad, Man Utd duo doubts
Cole Palmer is expected to withdraw from England's Nations League squad due to load management, with Man Utd's Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford also doubts.
Business
Ramsgate crowned UK's best seaside town for London leavers
Ramsgate, Kent, is the UK's best seaside town to relocate to, with average house prices of £283,069 and direct trains to London from 78 minutes, according to My Home Move Conveyancing.
Transport
Environment
West London canal sewage linked to dead animals, residents say
Dead animals found in Brentford Lock basin due to sewage misconnections and warm stagnant water, residents told councillors, urging a strategy to clean the canal.
650k London homes to get heating via Thames tunnels
A £41m government grant will fund the London Strategic Heat Main, a network of tunnels under the Thames set to supply low-carbon heating to 650,000 homes by 2032.
Six chough chicks fledge in Kent, population now 35
Six chough chicks have fledged in Kent, boosting the county's population to 35, following reintroduction in 2023 after a 200-year absence.
Agatha Christie's Village: 45-Minute London Day Trip
A TikToker discovered Wallingford Beach, a clean riverside spot in Agatha Christie's former village, reachable by train from London Paddington in 45 minutes.
Fire Brigade rescues fox stuck in Chelsea gate
A fox was freed by the London Fire Brigade after getting stuck in a gate on Priory Walk, Chelsea, where homes cost up to £7m. The rescue took 40 minutes.
General Knowledge Quiz: Test Your Wits
Stretch your general knowledge with fourteen questions on science, sport, literature, nature and famous Britons from Newton to Shakespeare. A mix of easy wins and trickier teasers for the whole family. How many can you score?
