Fifty years on, architect Magda Borowiecka explains why she had limited scope in designing Southwyck HouseMore than 50 years after it was designed, Southwyck House still looms over Brixton in south London, drawing fascination and dislike in equal measu…
Barclays’ error has trashed our credit ratings
The bank falsely claims our mortgage repayments are late, and can’t seem to rectify the mistakeWe have a joint mortgage with Barclays but have just discovered that for the last 11 months the bank has been wrongly recording that we paid late. This is co…
Short jail terms fail to prevent reoffending, says former England and Wales magistrate
Short custodial sentences handed out ‘by default’ fail to achieve objectives, says John BacheCriminals in England and Wales are being jailed for short terms that fail to prevent reoffending because of a lack of awareness and availability of community-…
Only 2% of blue plaques in London commemorate black people
English Heritage scheme was started in 1866 to honour notable figures who have lived, worked or stayed in the capitalBlue plaques commemorating notable black figures still make up just 2.1% of the individuals honoured across London, according to a Guar…
UK police pay ‘lip service’ to protecting women, says father of abuse victim
Exclusive: Les Van Hagen, whose daughter Suzanne was killed by her partner, calls for inquiry into culture of policingThe father of a woman who died after being choked by her abusive partner has accused police of paying “lip service” to the protection …
Ofgem opens overcharging inquiry into two electricity producers
Regulator is examining if EP SHB and SSE Generation billed the grid too much to cut their production levelsOfgem is investigating two companies to find out if they overcharged the grid to lower their production levels.The energy regulator said it was l…
Eight-week-old baby died after hospital’s ‘catalogue of failings’, NHS inquiry finds
Bristol Children’s hospital tried to ‘deceive’ Ben Condon’s parents about his death, NHS ombudsman saysAn eight-week-old baby died after “a catalogue of failings” in his treatment at a children’s hospital, which then tried to “deceive” his parents abou…
Five arrested after Iain Duncan Smith ‘hit on head with traffic cone’
Alleged attack came as former Tory leader walked to speak at party conference fringe eventFive people have been arrested after Iain Duncan Smith was allegedly hit on the head with a traffic cone during the Conservative party conference.Greater Manchest…
Morrisons’ new owner has plenty of wiggle room in takeover terms | Nils Pratley
CD&R has made fine-sounding pledges but they don’t stop this being yet another debt-fuelled buyoutThe auction for Morrisons wasn’t worth the wait, but the mission to cast Clayton Dubilier & Rice as a kindly, far-sighted owner of the UK’s fourth…
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp hit by outage
Users in UK, US and other countries find services inaccessible as company apologisesFacebook has admitted that its users are having “trouble accessing our apps” after its network of services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, were hit by an outage in s…