London Economy

The airport's owners reported underlying pre-tax profits of £38 million in 2023, compared to losses of £684 million in the previous year.

Reports shows smokers lose a large part of their income to tobacco – an estimated £1.9bn in London each year, or on average £2,451 a smoker.

There were 5,712 people on the capital’s streets between April and September – an increase of more than a fifth from the same period last year.