Bill Bowkett

London

London's millionaire exodus 'same as losing 1.5 million taxpayers'

Exclusive: Tax rises, Brexit and a weakening pound to blame for 30,000 millionaires fleeing the capital in ten years — an average of eight a day

19 Apr 2025
Crime

Man charged with murder of woman 'he knew' at Croydon home

Earlston Bennet, 57, will appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court over the death of Sarah Reynolds, 58

14 Apr 2025
Crime

Man, 41, charged with murdering wife, 45, at Lewisham home

Hai Van Nguyen, who self-presented himself to police, is accused of killing his partner Hien Thi Vu at their home

14 Apr 2025
Crime

'Despicable' man who snatched bag from 92-year-old dog walker jailed

Jerry Maughan, 25, has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after snatching the pensioner’s possession in Kent

14 Apr 2025
London

Terrifying moment Uber hits passerby before crashing into London cafe

Exclusive: Dramatic footage shows passerby walking away practically unscathed after the car struck him on Upper Street

12 Apr 2025
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Politics

China hits back at US with 125% tariffs as Trump's trade war explodes

The move announced on Friday is the latest tit-for-tat retaliatory tariffs hike in a growing trade war between the two superpowers

11 Apr 2025
Three-Vehicle Life Changing Crash on A1 Upper Street Shuts Road and Hits Busy Café in Islington
London

Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Upper Street in Islington

A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

10 Apr 2025
Three-Vehicle Life Changing Crash on A1 Upper Street Shuts Road and Hits Busy Café in Islington
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Woman fights for life after car hits cafe in Islington's Upper Street

Police, ambulance crews and firefighters have rushed to the scene of the three-vehicle crash in north London

10 Apr 2025
World

British skiers evacuated as fire rips through French ski resort hotel

More than 90 firefighters tackled the blaze in La Plagne on Tuesday morning, with some guests losing ‘everything’ to the flames

10 Apr 2025
US Politics

Why did Donald Trump blink on tariffs with 90-day pause?

The US President put a 90-day pause on his exorbitant tariffs because investors were ‘getting yippie’ over US Treasury sell-offs

10 Apr 2025
World

More than 150 Chinese mercenaries 'fighting for Russia in Ukraine'

The Ukrainian president accused the Kremlin of recruiting fighters from China by advertising on social media, but Beijing has branded the allegations ‘totally unfounded’

10 Apr 2025
Miwhip Launch Of A New Ride Hailing App
London

London suffers world's biggest exodus of millionaires, study shows

Tax rises, Brexit and a weakening pound to blame for 11,300 millionaires leaving the city in just 12 months

10 Apr 2025
U.S. President Trump's adviser Elon Musk holds a rally, in Green Bay
World

Musk 'severe' casualty of Trump’s tariff war, losing $44bn in one week

A bitter rift appears to be forming between the world’s richest man and Republican president over his controversial trade policy

9 Apr 2025
Luxury

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt buys £42m London mansion

The world’s 54th richest person has become the latest American to invest in the capital’s luxury real estate market after purchasing the Grade II-listed building in Holland Park

9 Apr 2025
Politics

Brexit to blame for London’s millionaire exodus, Lisa Nandy claims

The Culture Secretary vowed to secure ‘a far better deal with the European Union’ after a damning report found the capital is no longer one of the world’s top five wealthiest cities

9 Apr 2025
A drone view shows a site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo
World

Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse kills 98 and injures 160

Hundreds of emergency workers are ‘tirelessly’ racing to rescue survivors at the Jet Set Club in the capital Santo Domingo

9 Apr 2025
Crime

'Callous' murderer who shot student and aunt had human rights breached

The ECHR has ruled that Obina Christopher Ezeoke liberties were breached because his conviction took so long

7 Apr 2025
UK

Driver fined £11,000 for breaking five-minute parking rule

A car park operator that demanded extortionate charges from Hannah Robinson, 21, has lost a court case and ordered to pay thousands in legal costs

7 Apr 2025
London

'Tragic' swimming deaths prompt Met Police warning over water dangers

Scotland Yard issued advice after the body of Izaiah Smith, 15, was recovered from Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham

7 Apr 2025
London

Football club pays tribute to 'hugely popular' boy after lake tragedy

Izaiah Smith was ‘just starting his life’ and greeted everyone ‘with the most adorable smile’ according to his friends and football coaches

7 Apr 2025