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Free NHS flu jab from 1 October: who is on the list — and why 56% of eligible adults skip it
The national booking service opened on 17 August, children and pregnant women have been vaccinated since 1 September, and everyone else on the list can book from 1 October. Almost 19 million jabs last season prevented an estimated 104,000 hospital admissions — yet only 44% of at-risk adults aged 18 to 64 took one.
Your mortgage fix is ending: how to lock a rate six months early and avoid the SVR
Bank Rate is 3.75%, but newly drawn mortgages cost 4.45% in July and the whole outstanding stock 3.97%. When a fix ends, the lender moves you onto its standard variable rate by default — almost always the most expensive option available. Under the Mortgage Charter you can reserve a new deal six months ahead and swap it for a better one if that appears before it starts.
Moving to the UK in 2026: visas, real costs and what has changed
A guide built from primary sources: which visa you need to work, what the move actually costs, where to enrol biometrics from Russia and Belarus, and whether settlement really now takes ten years.
The whole hall stands and sings Rule Britannia: what the Proms are and how to get in for £8
On 12 September the eight-week festival closed at the Albert Hall — 86 concerts and three thousand musicians. A standing ticket to any of them costs eight pounds and goes on sale at 9:30am the same day. Here is the Last Night ritual, explained and made usable.
A thousand deer forty minutes from central London: what the rut is and why you must not approach
From late September to early November the rut runs in Richmond Park and Bushy Park. Free to watch, but fifty metres is safety, not courtesy. Plus where London's autumn colour is and how to get into Kew for £10.
Autumn in London's museums: what closes, what opens and how not to overpay
Whistler goes on 27 September, Dadd on 25 October, Schiaparelli on 8 November. Es Devlin, the 90s at Tate and Agatha Christie arrive. Dates, prices and four ways to pay less.
The Bayeux Tapestry in London: 70 metres, 1066 and £33 tickets that are already gone
The British Museum has brought the Norman Conquest embroidery to Britain for the first time in almost 900 years — and everything is sold out until January. What is on show, what it costs, the rules, and what to look for on the cloth.
Premier League: Arsenal stay perfect as Liverpool and Chelsea drop points
In Saturday’s round on 12 September, Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 to keep a flawless record. Liverpool could not break down Fulham, Chelsea let a win over Hull City slip, and Tottenham and Everton played out a goalless draw.
Great North Run: fourteen seconds between first and second, a tenth title for Weir and McColgan out
The world's biggest half marathon ran for the 45th time, 63,000 people from Newcastle to South Shields. Zouhair Talbi won in 59:47, Brigid Kosgei in 1:06:15. The 2027 ballot is already open.
Britain's autumn sky: a calendar of meteor showers, supermoons and dark nights
From 23 September to 22 December: six meteor showers in a row, two supermoons and the clock change that brings darkness by five in the afternoon. Dates, the best nights, dark sky sites and what to take.
A Punjabi artist headlines Wembley for the first time: Diljit Dosanjh fills the 90,000-seat stadium
The 12 September concert ran for more than two hours and closed with fireworks. Panjabi is the third most common main language in England and Wales — which explains how a non-English-language bill filled the national stadium.
Rybakina beats Sabalenka in the US Open final and becomes world number one
The New York final ended 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. It is Elena Rybakina's third Grand Slam title, her first US Open and the first WTA world number one ranking in Kazakhstan's history.
The National Insurance number: how to get one, how long it takes, and working without it
An NI number is not permission to work and not a tax number in the usual sense. It is the key the state files your contributions under, and your State Pension and some benefits depend on it. It is free, it takes up to four weeks, and you can work while you wait.
London on Sunday 13 September: what is free and what you pay for
Open doors across the city, a free wellness festival at Wembley, Korean barbecue in the Olympic Park, classic boats by Tower Bridge and the Hampton Court gardens. Here is what cost money that day and what did not.
Open House: nine days of free access to London’s closed buildings
The 35th Open House Festival runs from 12 to 20 September, opening buildings across all 33 London boroughs, free of charge. The London Design Festival runs alongside it, also until 20 September. Some venues take walk-ins, others require booking.
The Autumn Budget lands on 28 October: what is already confirmed
The Budget is set for Wednesday 28 October 2026 and will be delivered by Chancellor John Healey — his first as Chancellor. Several measures are already named: £2 single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January 2027, zero VAT on electricity from 1 October, and a 20% business rates cut for pubs from April 2027. The rest is still rumour — and that is where the biggest sums sit.
An expired BRP stops working on 31 December 2026
The plastic BRP cards have expired and been replaced by eVisas. An old card is still accepted, but only for three things and no later than 31 December 2026. For entering the country it is already useless.
Energy price cap rises 4% from 1 October: £1,723 a year for a typical home
Ofgem lifts the cap from £1,663 to £1,723 a year — £60 more, about £5 a month. Gas is the driver, with its unit rate up almost 9%. Electricity barely moves, because VAT on it drops to zero on 1 October.
Winter Fuel Payment 2026: who gets £100–£300, and who has to give it back
This winter’s heating payment goes to everyone born on or before 27 June 1960 who lives in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. For most people no claim is needed — the money arrives in November or December. But if your own income is above £35,000, HMRC takes it back through the tax system. Opting out: by phone until 6pm on 18 September, online until 11:59pm on 20 September.
The UK State Pension: 10 years, 35 years and an age of 67 — how it is actually counted
The full new State Pension in 2026/27 is £241.30 a week, about £12,548 a year. It is not paid to everyone and not automatically: you need at least 10 years of contributions, usually 35 for the full amount, and from April the pension age started climbing from 66 towards 67.
From 1 October, right to work checks reach couriers, subcontractors and platform workers
The illegal working regime expands: employers must verify the status not only of employees but of anyone on a worker’s contract, through an agency, a subcontracting chain or an online matching platform. The penalty is up to £60,000 per worker.
HC 584: what changes in the UK Immigration Rules from 8 October — a breakdown by date and route
The Home Office has laid another package of amendments before Parliament. It carries four commencement dates, a dozen affected routes, and one significant piece of news about what is not in it. Here is what changes, who it touches, and which amendments come with transitional protection — and which do not.
UK student visa: from 30 November you must show 14,130 pounds in the bank
The Home Office has raised the maintenance funds a prospective student must hold before applying. London goes to 1,570 pounds a month from 1,529; the rest of the country to 1,203 from 1,171. Across the standard nine months that is 14,130 and 10,827 pounds. The new figures bite on 30 November 2026, and it is the application date that counts, not the course start date.
What to do in London on 12–14 September: Open House, the Design Festival and ten more free things
Two large festivals open on Saturday: Open House unlocks buildings that are normally shut, and the London Design Festival runs for the twenty-fourth time. Plus a rowing race up the Thames, a flotilla by Tower Bridge, the Hampton Court gardens for nothing, and Korean barbecue in the Olympic Park. The full weekend listing, with the free things marked.
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