Policing alone won’t solve London’s shoplifting epidemic August 6, 2026 Shoplifting is damaging London’s reputation as a global city. It’s time the entire justice system pulled together to tackle it, says Dee Corsi London’s attractiveness as a globally renowned destination for culture and tourism isn’t going anywhere. But recent research from New West End Company has found that safety and policing is holding it back. [...]
Cabenuva demonstrates superiority to daily oral therapy in adolescents living with HIV, as ViiV Healthcare highlights new long-acting injectable data at AIDS 2026 July 29, 2026 Superiority data from LATA, together with OPERA findings, add to the clinical and real-world evidence base for long-acting injectable Cabenuva Six-month follow-up CLARITY data further reinforce a more favourable injection experience with long-acting cabotegravir compared with lenacapavir after a single dose; additional studies showcase high real-world adherence and a preference for Apretude among previous oral PrEP users EXTEND 4M explores a new investigational intramuscular cabotegravir formulation dosed three times a year for HIV prevention, as part of broader long-acting pipeline data
Here we go again: The best roof terrace for yet another heatwave July 28, 2026 Just when you thought you’d got out… they drag you back in. Or up: up to London’s roof terraces to bask in yet another spell of 30 degree heat. We round up some of the top spots up top to make the most of this most clement of summers. Madison Where else to start but [...]
On this day: the birth of Michael Foot July 23, 2026 On 23rd July 1913, Michael Foot was born. He would go on to become a Labour leader known for his eloquence, his rigid socialist ideology and his jackets. What lessons does his career offer for Andy Burnham? Asks Eliot Wilson Michael Mackintosh Foot was born on this day in 1913 in Plymouth. He would rise, [...]
ViiV Healthcare to present phase IIIb data comparing Dovato with Biktarvy in treatment-naïve adults; alongside INSTI-powered long-acting injectable innovation at AIDS 2026 July 21, 2026 VOGUE is the first head-to-head, randomised daily orals study comparing 2-drug regimen Dovato with 3-drug regimen Biktarvy in treatment-naïve adults living with HIV Real-world OPERA data continues to strengthen the evidence base for Cabenuva, the only complete long-acting injectable HIV treatment regimen Six-month results from the CLARITY study will report participant experience and acceptability of long-acting cabotegravir versus lenacapavir injections after a single dose in HIV-negative adults
The water industry needs investment, not confiscation July 21, 2026 Renationalising Thames Water will deter the investment Britain needs to grow, says Lord Johnson Andy Burnham enters Downing Street with lofty, and in many ways admirable, ambitions to generate prosperity in the regions. But his plans will come to naught if he cannot first find economic growth – and the outlook is bleak. The IMF [...]
Burnham’s Thatcherism jibes are just tired socialist talking points July 20, 2026 Oasis caution against looking back in anger, yet the narrative Manchester’s other favourite son rehearsed in his first speech as Prime Minister was based on hackneyed old grievances, says Alys Denby Here we go again. Britain has gone through as many prime ministers in the last 10 years as it did in the previous 37 [...]
No air conditioning on the Tube? Blame Sadiq Khan July 9, 2026 You could be riding in new, air conditioned trains on the Piccadilly Line and DLR but City Hall has botched their introduction. James Ford is getting hot under the collar... Do you find the tube to be oppressively hot in the summer and unbearable in a heatwave? Ever found yourself sweating on the Central Line? [...]
Labour defends Burnham’s ‘very powerful’ No 10 North plans July 5, 2026 Andy Burnham’s proposed ‘No 10 North’ would lead to a “very powerful reorganisation of government”, deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell has said. Her words come as ministers push ahead with one of the biggest overhauls of English local government in decades before Burnham is expected to enter Downing Street later this month, with Labour arguing [...]
Burnham backs higher defence spending but rules out ‘crude’ welfare cuts July 2, 2026 Andy Burnham has called for the country to trust him with the public finances stable as he pledged to “take responsibility” for funding Keir Starmer’s controversial Defence Investment Plan. Burnham, who is all-but-certain to enter Number 10 in fewer than three weeks, hit out at “narratives” about him, in a radio interview with LBC which [...]