London Digest

What happens when a global institution built on tradition collides with a modern personality shaped by Hollywood, social advocacy, and cultural change? What happens when the world is asked not just to observe a public figure, but to pick a side? Few living figures have generated as much debate as Meghan Markle, the woman whose name now evokes admiration, ire, fascination, and endless discussion from Los Angeles to London and beyond.

The Rise of Divorce Coaching

February 17, 2026

Divorce is rarely a single moment. It is a process, often lengthy, legally complex and emotionally exhausting. What many people do not anticipate is not only the pain of separation, ...

Rethinking Dementia: How Lisa Skinner Is Helping the World Face Alzheimer’s with Clarity and Compassion

December 8, 2025

When Lisa Skinner first encountered dementia, there wasn’t a name for what she was seeing, at least not one that families dared to use. Her grandmother was losing touch with ...

Technology

Father’s Day gifts for a dad who wants nothing: 16 tech ideas he’ll actually use

August 28, 2026

15 useful tech gifts for hard-to-buy-for dads, from affordable everyday essentials to hobby upgrades and last-minute Father’s Day ideas.

US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate, and more

August 28, 2026

Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached multiple US agencies and departments using a botnet to obscure their traffic.

This company wants to help universities get around Microsoft 365’s extra costs as it moves away from unlimited cloud storage

August 28, 2026

Microsoft's free unlimited education storage is gone, and Arcitecta is the latest vendor selling universities the exit ramp they need.

Politics

Al Fayed survivors tackle Met Police on investigation after submission to CPS

Survivor group No One Above said the submission is ‘a start’ but called on the Met to look into recruitment, movement and financing.

Andy Burnham’s plans to revive high street are ‘delusional’ – Mike Ashley

The businessman also accused the Prime Minister of picking good media soundbites rather than addressing the country’s underlying financial issues.

Apps

Clean-up of Britain’s ‘biggest fly-tip ever’ costs taxpayers £6million

Benefits claimant says people struggle to find jobs because they can’t find one that’s ‘meaningful’

PM says cowboy builders ‘prey on the vulnerable, rob our neighbours of their futures and, above all else, they destroy lives’

How Meta’s seemingly unstoppable march to monetise children’s unhealthy online habits took a historic – and $18billion – stumble

Nearly nine million holidaymakers’ data stolen after cyber attack on three UK airports – including Stansted and Manchester – with phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes among seized data

Moment pavement explodes just feet from shoppers… before flames start leaping from hole

Bless their cotton… tops: Twin monkeys cling onto their mum as UK zoo welcomes three baby primates

‘I could hear nurses in the background’: How a Tinder swindler convinced victims he was a multi-millionaire cancer patient and ex-special forces soldier and conned them out of £68,000… before he was finally caught

Kylie Jenner poses for raciest photos ever as she finally responds to ‘self-made billionaire’ backlash

Putin’s new nuclear sub revealed: It’s a 10,000-ton behemoth carrying six ‘Doomsday’ torpedoes that could trigger a devastating radioactive tsunami. Now, experts tell FRED KELLY exactly how it could decimate Britain