Scottish journalist and author Andrew O’Hagan talks about why the social novel still matters- and why good books are as essential as protein.

Around 70 firefighters tackled a massive blaze at a block of flats in Walworth, south London. A photo shared by somebody on Reddit from Brixton showed smoke billowing into the sky.

Some young people in England are living in an “almost-Dickensian level of poverty”, the Children’s Commissioner said as she insisted the two-child benefit limit must be scrapped. Black mould ...

Heatwave grips London as temperatures soar towards 30C for second day and health alert issued High temperatures have led commuters to report stuffy conditions across the Tube network ...

In a quiet corner of the south quire aisle, the effigy of John Donne, poet and dean of St Paul’s from 1621-31, still bears the scars of the Great Fire of London at his feet.

Called Frognal, this historic property is available for sale for the first time in decades — and, given its history, it really rocks.

A London-bound plane passenger captured the climactic end of a Dua Lipa concert from thousands of feet above Wembley Stadium, offering a rare and awe-inspiring perspective of the event. The viral ...

A scandal that Charles Dickens turned into fiction unfolded in a London pad that is now up for grabs. The grand seven-bedroom townhouse, which is on the market for £18.5 million (about $25 ...

June 23, 2025 A London Mansion With Ties to Charles Dickens Just Listed for $25 Million The original owner of the grand Georgian townhouse inspired a character in "Little Dorrit." ...

A grand seven-bedroom townhouse on London’s Harley Street with ties to Charles Dickens’ “Little Dorrit” is up for sale for roughly $25 million. Beauchamp Estates/Tony Murray Photography ...

A stately London mansion tied to one of Charles Dickens’ most infamous fictional financiers has hit the market with a roughly $25 million asking price — and a far less tragic fate than its ...