Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a moment 26 July 2024 BBC News•@YasminRufo "It's so confusing sometimes to be a girl," sings Charli XCX on her latest album, Brat. The vulnerable lyrics, existential questions and honest exploration of the complexity and contradictions of womanhood has turned Brat into much more than a collection of music. For millennials and Gen Z, it reflects a highly relatable way of life. Brat is, in the words of Charli XCX, a girl who "has a breakdown,...

Getty Images The Ulez expanded to include all of outer London on 29 August By Yasmin Rufo BBC News A bid to allow Londoners to make retrospective Ulez scrappage applications has been voted down. The capital's mayor expanded the scrappage payment scheme to all Londoners from 21 August, eight days prior to the expansion of the Ulez charging zone to include all of London. The Lib Dems called for those who had already replaced non-compliant vehicles to be offered the financial assistance. Their...

TfL London Underground is celebrating 160 years of serving the capital By Yasmin Rufo BBC News August Bank Holiday ridership figures for buses and tubes reached the highest level since the pandemic, Transport for London has said. Bus travel during the long weekend was up almost 10% on the equivalent weekend in 2022. Tube journeys were also up by about 6%. TfL said higher passenger numbers were due to big events in the capital that weekend such as the 75th Windrush anniversary at Notting Hill...