Hidden London: Ffiona's, the restaurant that turned away Hugh Grant and Madonna A conman, opera singers and drunken all-nighters: Ffiona Reid Owen tells Josh Barrie the story of her Kensington bistro Evening Standard · Jan 10
More than 100,000 households warned after cyber attack on Kensington and Chelsea Council Over 100,000 households have been warned to be vigilant after their data was accessed The Independent UK · Jan 8
Man charged on suspicion of trespassing twice on Kensington Palace grounds The royal residence is sometimes home to the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children. Evening Standard · Jan 1
Man charged after intruder breaks into Kensington Palace twice before Christmas Derek Egan has been charged with trespassing on a protected site The Independent UK · Jan 1
‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2025
Londoners face eye-watering 75% council tax hikes in Government funding shake up The IFS said eye-watering 75% increases in council tax could be seen in some London boroughs with historically lower bills Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025
Chelsea told to ‘put up or shut up’ over potential Earl’s Court move Chelsea have been urged to ‘put up or shut up’ and decide whether they want to move to Earl’s Court after alternative plans for the site were approved by Kensington and Chelsea council The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
Castles outside London to escape 'mansion tax' as one-bed flats in capital hit by new levy in Budget Nearly one in four of the properties caught by the ‘mansion tax’ are in just three London boroughs, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Camden Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
‘This country is a mess and Reeves’s Budget made things even worse – I won’t vote for Labour again’ BUDGET 2025: Labour will need the Budget to go down well with swing voters in areas such as Sheerness and Kensington if the party is to stand a chance of holding onto power at the next general election. Dan Haygarth and Hebe Campbell spoke to locals to see if they… The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025
London councils confirm data accessed and copied in major cyber attack Kensington and Chelsea Council said it has obtained evidence that shows ‘some data has been copied and then taken away’ Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
'Mansion tax' could wipe £150,000 off top-end homes in London targeted by Reeves Budget One in four of the properties hit by the new surcharge are in just three London boroughs; Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Camden, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025
Mansion tax to wipe £10,000s off value of London homes hit by new levy in Reeves Budget One in four homes which will pay the property surcharge are in just three London boroughs; Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and Camden Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025
Multiple London councils hit by ‘cyber attack’ and initiate ‘emergency plans’ The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said it is ‘too early’ to determine whether any data has been compromised The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Cyber attack hits London councils triggering ‘emergency’ response plans Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea town halls said they are urgently working with the National Cyber Security Centre Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 Revealed: The 600,000 London homes that could be revalued under Budget 'mansion tax' Homes in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Barnet, Richmond, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham are in the Chancellor’s firing line
International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025 Meghan Markle 'Slammed' Kensington Life, 'Incredibly Envious' Of Kate Middleton's Palace Home: Report Discover the shocking claims about Meghan Markle's life inside Kensington Palace, where she reportedly felt 'imprisoned' and envious of Kate Middleton's grand residence.
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Kensington and Chelsea could double council tax bills on second homes The Tory-run council managed to dodge implementing the levy in April when others did, but now say financial pressures have forced their hand
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025 Peter Mandelson faces £300 fine after urinating in Notting Hill street Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it was investigating after the Labour peer admitted urinating against a garden wall
Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025 Maggie Jones's: Restaurant named after Princess Margaret's alias reopens after two years The Kensington haunt is nothing short of an institution and returns after two years
Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025 1,000 e-bikes seized by London council in crackdown on cycles dumped near Harrods Kensington and Chelsea council says release fees from seized Lime, Forest and Voi bikes will fund more enforcement action
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025 Council tax hikes: Thousands of Londoners to pay for first time while some face bills doubling Kensington and Chelsea is expected to follow in the footsteps of Wandsworth, Westminster and Hackney and double council tax bills for some home owners in the borough
The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025 $1.50 mangoes: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November Kensington Pride, Calypso and Honey Gold mangoes are the juiciest of the crop right now – but avoid potatoes until prices come back down
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025 London protests LIVE: Four arrests as UKIP protest and counter-demo begin in capital A counter-demonstration organised by Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) and local groups is due to go ahead from noon in east London
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025 State pension age 'may have to be fast-tracked' beyond 70 as thousands more live to 100 The highest life expectancy in England for women was in Kensington and Chelsea at 86.5 years
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2025 Jewish man questioned by police in London for 'antagonising' Palestine protesters by wearing Star of David The man, in his 40s, was arrested at around 7pm on August 29 during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington