The Latest Breaking News from Oxford Street

Improvements planned will see wider pavements, redesigned crossings and more trees

Long known as one of Europe's busiest retail destinations, Oxford Street has traditionally been a magnet for fashion fans, tourists and office workers. But in recent years, the street that stretches for more than a mile in length has faced a wave of challenges, from the pandemic seriously denting footfall,…

Queues formed outside stores on Oxford Street in London in the early hours of Tuesday

Party says American-style sweetshops – some under investigation for tax evasion – are ripping off public

Dozens of people queued outside Selfridges on Oxford Street before it opened on Sunday

Demonstrators in and around Oxford Street campaign against retailers including Puma, Hewlett-Packard and Axa

Pro-Palestinian activists urged shoppers to boycott “Israeli-linked” brands as they brought traffic to a standstill during a march on Oxford Street.

“What musicians want,” said composer Sir Edward Elgar as he inaugurated the first HMV shop in London in 1921, “is more listeners, and the dissemination of good music by the gramophone will give us a new public which will … listen to it with true appreciation.”

The project is expected to cost £16.3 million and under the plans a pedestrianised zone with seating and trees will be created on Davies Street near Bond Street station

The kebab chain already has two dozen sites across Italy and Spain, and its owner is an Instagram star

The special postboxes respond to post with festive tunes such as Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Deck The Halls