Hertsmere planning applications this week include new homes in Radlett and Potters Bar, a Borehamwood leisure venue, extensions, an HMO and tree works.

Here are the latest planning applications validated by Watford Borough Council, including proposals for rear extensions, home alterations and new flats.

Mumbai will stage the Earthshot Prize next month where the future King will meet Bollywood stars as he learns about India’s hugely popular film industry, play with cricketing royalty and preside over ...

Storm Boelo to hit UK this weekend with heavy rain and winds up to 80mph as Met Office issues yellow warnings for Scotland, Northern Ireland and England.

A rare 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £122.18 on eBay after attracting eight bids in an online auction.

Aldi is giving witches and wizards a place to park this Halloween by opening a special parking bay for shoppers travelling by broomstick at its Water Lane store in York.

Residents may hear a helicopter circling overhead and “gunfire” sounds at night soon – here is why. Mammoth Productions Ltd has written to Bovingdon Airfield Studios’ nearest neighbours warning them ...

The gender pay gap for full-time employees has continued to decline in the UK. It was 6.8 % in April 2026, down from 7.2% in April 2025. This compares with 9.4% a decade ago and 16.4% 25 years ago.

Two “beautiful” lion cubs have been born at Edinburgh Zoo, marking the first new arrivals of the endangered species in seven years. Keepers announced on Thursday that Asiatic lion parents Jayendra ...

“Devastating police failures” such as the case of Henry Nowak have led to people seeing the force as a “ghost service”, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Conservative leader told the Police Federation ...

The Christmas And The City theme greets shoppers at all the department store’s UK outlets this festive season.