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A car parked at the kerb on a British street
Life · 17 October 2026

V5C log book: changing your address, selling a car and getting a replacement

The V5C log book answers three questions: who to tell when you move, what to do when a car changes hands, and what a replacement costs. Saying nothing about a new address can cost up to £1,000, a duplicate costs £25, and vehicle tax does not pass to the buyer.

A train at the platform under the arched roof of London Paddington station
Life · 17 October 2026

The train as the holiday: Britain's Christmas and weekend journeys, and what they cost

A seven-course lunch in a 1930s carriage, Christmas markets with no parking, a night in a cabin through the Highlands. Operator prices, from £67 a table to £8,950 per person.

The Thames at night in London: a lit embankment, City Hall and The Shard
Life · 17 October 2026

London New Year's Eve fireworks: tickets from 23 October, £35 for Londoners

Sales open at midday on 23 October 2026, through Ticketmaster only. Category A is £55, or £35 for Londoners; Category B is £40 and £20. No refunds, and you cannot move between areas.

Residential towers and terraces of the Barbican against the London skyline
Housing · 17 October 2026

Renting in London and England: prices, where to search and the 2026 rules

Average London rent is £2,332 a month. Since 1 May 2026 bidding above the advertised rent is banned, deposits are capped at five weeks and rent in advance cannot be demanded.

Entrance to a UK bank branch with people at the doors
Money · 17 October 2026

Attendance Allowance: £76.70 or £114.60 a week and six months of needing care

A care payment for people of State Pension age. Income and savings are not counted, but you must have needed help for at least six months.

Shelf of over-the-counter cold remedies in a UK supermarket
Jobs & Business · 17 October 2026

Statutory Sick Pay: £123.25 a week, 28 weeks and seven days before a fit note

Sick pay in Britain is paid by your employer. The rate, who qualifies, when a fit note is required and what to do if you are refused.

Empty desks, chairs and phones by a floor-to-ceiling office window
Jobs & Business · 17 October 2026

Shared Parental Leave: 50 weeks off and 37 weeks of pay to split between parents

A mother can hand part of her maternity entitlement to her partner — up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay. The rules, the £194.32 weekly rate, notice periods and blocks.

Rental e-scooters parked on a London street
Life · 17 October 2026

E-scooters in Britain: your own is illegal, a rental is not

A privately owned e-scooter cannot be ridden on the road, the pavement or in a park: fine, penalty points and seizure. Only rentals inside trial areas are legal, and there are just over twenty of them.

Empty boardroom table in a London office
Jobs & Business · 17 October 2026

Business sold? What TUPE protects — and what it does not

When a business is sold or a contract changes hands, the employment contract moves to the new employer in full — service, holiday and terms included. Refusing to transfer counts as resigning.

London street with brick buildings and trees
Housing · 17 October 2026

Rent a Room: £7,500 a year tax-free for a room in your own home

Letting a furnished room in your own home is tax-free on up to £7,500 a year, or £3,750 if the income is shared. Below the threshold you file nothing; above it, Self Assessment is compulsory.

A London pub with flowers on the facade and a blackboard outside
Life · 17 October 2026

Soviet Underground play Dalston on 14 November, free entry

The London band playing songs by Kino, Nautilus Pompilius and Zoopark are at The Victoria on Saturday 14 November. Doors at 8pm, free entry but ticketed in advance through DICE. Also on: The Paisley Daze and a disco set from Vadim Kosmos.

Bright office room with rows of desks and chairs
Immigration · 17 October 2026

Life in the UK Test: £50, 24 questions in 45 minutes and a 75% pass mark

You need it for settlement and citizenship. Book at least three days ahead; the £50 comes back only if you cancel 72 hours before, and illness on the day is not a ground for a refund.

A fruit and vegetable aisle in a British supermarket
Money · 17 October 2026

UK food prices: the basket, the pint and the fish supper

Food inflation is 1.3%, a five-year low, but nothing got cheaper. A single adult's weekly food budget is £79.71, a pint £5.34, a fish supper £11.17. And why the official pint series stopped in January 2025.

A red London bus on the street by a red-brick building
Life · 17 October 2026

London souvenirs: why the red bus magnet costs more, and what you can get free

Embroidery at UNIQLO from £10, a Routemaster magnet £4.50, a roundel magnet sheet £12. The gap is explained by Transport for London's licensing. Plus two free things, one of which ends on 31 October.

A Georgian street in Marylebone with parked cars
Life · 17 October 2026

The Wallace Collection: a free museum where everything hangs where it was meant to

Hertford House on Manchester Square: free entry to the permanent collection, open daily 10:00–17:00, seven minutes from Bond Street. One of the world's finest holdings of 18th-century French art — and the no-loans rule that was lifted in 2019.

A workspace with books and tables
UK & Politics · 17 October 2026

UK dates to know, 17 October to 31 October: 8 to watch

The next two weeks in the UK: 8 dates worth keeping in mind, 1 of them hard deadlines. Taken from our calendar: bank holidays from the GOV.UK list, deadlines from HMRC and Companies House rules, each with a link to the source.

Arrivals hall at Luton airport with a Welcome to London Luton sign
Immigration · 17 October 2026

Earned settlement: still no government response, and February 2027 is close

The consultation closed on 12 February 2026 and GOV.UK still says it is analysing the responses. The move from five years to ten is settled in principle; the transitional arrangements are not. Keeping five years for those already here is one option, not a decision.

Price totem at a UK filling station
Markets · 17 October 2026

UK fuel prices: petrol 174.2p, diesel 199.1p — weekly review

The average price of E10 petrol in the UK is 174.2p a litre and B7 diesel 199.1p. Petrol is down by 0.4p over the week, diesel by 0.6p. Calculated across 8131 forecourts from the government Fuel Finder dataset.

A British road with traffic signs and direction signs
Life · 17 October 2026

Driving licence at 70: free renewal every three years and six rules for driving meanwhile

From 70, a British driving licence is renewed every three years and renewal is free. You can apply up to 90 days early, and driving while DVLA holds your licence is allowed only on strict conditions.

An avenue in Green Park, London, with a street and white buildings beyond the trees
Money · 17 October 2026

£50,000 a day: how London's richest residents spend their money

The average British household spends £676.60 a week. A wealthy Mayfair resident contributes up to £50,000 a day to London's economy, and a visiting one £4.5m over 90 days. Where the figures come from, and how far to trust them.

Shelves in a British supermarket with price labels
Jobs & Business · 17 October 2026

London Living Wage rises to £15.45 an hour

The Living Wage Foundation has set its 2026-27 rates: £15.45 in London and £14.10 across the UK, both up 65p. The rate is voluntary and employers have until 1 May 2027.

Street of residential houses with parked cars in London
Money · 17 October 2026

Cold Weather Payment: £25 for each seven-day freeze from 1 November, paid automatically

From 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 you get £25 for each seven-day period when the average temperature in your area is zero or below. It is paid automatically, but only on four qualifying benefits.

A bank branch on a shopping street with people outside
Money · 16 October 2026

Junior ISA: £9,000 a year tax-free, and the child gets it at 18

A children's savings account with no tax on the income. Anyone can pay in, the child takes control at 16 and can withdraw at 18, and you cannot hold one alongside a Child Trust Fund.

Queue at check-in desks in a British airport
Immigration · 16 October 2026

Immigration Health Surcharge: £1,035 a year, £776 for students, 10 days to top up

Almost everyone applying for a UK visa pays the immigration health surcharge. Here are the rates, how part-years are calculated, who is exempt and when you get a refund.