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Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Rail renationalisation brings no respite for weary London commuters

South Western’s return to state ownership fails to provide quick fix as operator grapples with long-running issues

Monday, 18 August 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man guilty over role in shooting of girl, 9

Javon Riley is found guilty over his role in the shooting of a girl at a restaurant in east London.

Novara Media 🇬🇧

Why Climate Activists Are Slashing JP Morgan’s Electricity Cables

On Monday morning, climate activists cut the electricity cables that supply the JP Morgan and Allianz offices in the City of London. Novara Media spoke to them about why they think it’s time the movement turned to sabotage.

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Terence Stamp, a kid from London’s East End, appeared in all the right films for all the right directors

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Where ambassadors to the UK dine in London for tastes of home

From German cuisine in King’s Cross to an Indonesian café in Willesden via Swiss food in Soho, His and Her Excellencies’ cravings for culinary familiarity are amply satisfied across the capital

Sunday, 17 August 2025

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Palestinian terrorists considering moving hostages to Gaza City to deter IDF offensive - report

Saudi-owned, London-based outlet Asharq al-Awsat's report is based on sources from the terrorist groups.

The Independent 🇬🇧

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump is ‘not a force for good’

BBC News 🇬🇧

The Hundred: Smith falls early as Spirit bat against Phoenix

Follow live text and radio commentary as Birmingham Phoenix face London Spirit in the men's Hundred.

Saturday, 16 August 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

‘The hottest reservation in London’ – a first look at the Chancery Rosewood

Edwin Heathcote is Guest No 1 at the former US embassy and cold war monolith turned 144-suite hotel

BBC News 🇬🇧

Blackpink: K-pop band make 'epic Wembley dream' come true

The quartet have become the first Korean girl group to headline a concert at London's Wembley Stadium.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Jewish supermodel ditches her mezuzah over safety fears as antisemitism climbs in London

Friday, 15 August 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

The Real Housewives of London are NOT afraid of a low blow

Yasmin Rufo interviews the cast members, who say they were told to tone down the drama.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Grace Mulvey: ‘I moved to London at 33. My friends were in Ireland buying houses, having babies’

The Independent 🇬🇧

Jamie Smith leads London Spirit to win over Trent Rockets

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Canary Wharf office values rise for first time in three years

Rebound offers some green shoots for east London financial district

Thursday, 14 August 2025

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Ben Jennings on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to London – cartoon

BBC News 🇬🇧

The Hundred: Unbeaten Rockets bowl first against Spirit at Lord's

Follow live text and radio commentary as London Spirit face Trent Rockets in the men's Hundred.

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Zelenskiy meets Starmer to shore up support ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Ukrainian president in London to try to prevent any US-Russian deal that would carve up his country

The Independent 🇬🇧

London hospital evacuates 150 people after ‘chemical incident’

Deutsche Welle 🇩🇪

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy, Starmer meet in London

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Protests, vigils held worldwide over Israel’s killing of Gaza journalists

From South Africa’s Cape Town to Manila in the Philippines and London in the UK, voices are raised in protest.

The Independent 🇬🇧

High-speed driver busted after dangerous chase through London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Starmer sees viable chance of Ukraine ceasefire as Zelensky visits London

The UK prime minister was addressing European leaders ahead of Friday's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

'Frightening and surreal': Palestine Action and a Saturday of mass arrests

London's Metropolitan Police arrested over 100 people over the age of 70 in an unprecedented day in Britain's history

Financial Times 🇬🇧

UK companies in China buoyed by diplomatic thaw

Warming between London and Beijing encourages expansion by British businesses in world’s second-largest economy

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

PIO peer calls for Clive of India statue in front of London’s foreign office to be pulled down

The Times 🇬🇧

NHS landlord Assura backs takeover by PHP in boost for London

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Chance to end the scourge of paramilitaries in Northern Ireland cannot be lost again

London’s abdication of social and political responsibility has fuelled sense of loss in loyalist areas

BBC News 🇬🇧

Dozens of luxury cars including twin Lamborghinis seized in London

Police seize 72 vehicles worth £6m in an operation across Hyde Park, Kensington and Chelsea.

The Independent 🇬🇧

The east London priest risking prison time to support Palestine Action

Declassified UK 🇬🇧

Revealed: The Tzipi Hotovely diary

Declassified obtained the Israeli ambassador’s schedule, exposing how an array of pro-Israel lobbyists, Labour party donors and businessmen frequent her embassy in London.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Daniel Loeb fights investors over plan to convert London vehicle into Cayman insurer

Tussle is a test of new UK governance rules on related-party transactions

Le Monde 🇫🇷

The remarkable and unforgettable images of painter Ithell Colquhoun, on display in London

The remarkable and unforgettable images of painter Ithell Colquhoun, on display in London

Monday, 11 August 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Wildfire breaks out in London amid latest heatwave warning

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Most Palestine Action protesters unlikely to face prison, officials say

More than 500 people arrested in London on Saturday for supporting proscribed terrorist group

The Times 🇬🇧

Eurostar wants to launch new London routes. Can it make them work?

BBC News 🇬🇧

The Women's Hundred: Manchester Originals v London Spirit

Follow text commentary as Manchester Originals face London Spirit in the women's Hundred.

Novara Media 🇬🇧

What Actually Happened When Hundreds Defied the Palestine Action Ban?

Saturday’s mass action in Parliament Square saw the greatest number of arrests by London’s Met police at any single event since 1961 – but it also forced officers to admit they couldn’t cope. Novara Media was on the ground all day. Here’s what really happened.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Iranian dissident journalist choked in assault at London march for release of hostages

Sunday, 10 August 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Hundreds march through London in pro-Israel protest

Protesters call for the release of hostages still being held in Gaza as they voice support for Israel.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

UK police arrest 522 over support for Palestine Action at London protests

Le Monde 🇫🇷

UK police arrested 522 who backed banned pro-Palestine group

Activists in London were protesting the government's decision to ban the Palestine Action group. The 522 arrests are thought to be the highest ever recorded at a single protest in the UK capital.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Police arrest 532 people at London protest over Palestine Action ban

Deutsche Welle 🇩🇪

London police arrest protesters supporting Palestine Action

Police in London have arrested protestors opposing the British government’s ban on the activist group Palestine Action.

The Times 🇬🇧

London’s swankiest exercise classes

Saturday, 9 August 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Meet the Real Housewives of London — your new TV guilty pleasure

BBC News 🇬🇧

Police arrest 474 at Palestine Action ban protest in London

The Times of India 🇮🇳

UK Capital Under Siege; Nearly 200 Detained As London Erupts Against Starmer, Netanyahu | Gaza War

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Hundreds of Palestine Action supporters arrested under UK anti-terror law

Protesters defy government ban and rally in London’s Parliament Square

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

London police arrest 150 at demonstration in support of banned Palestine Action group

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

UK police arrest at least 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London

Campaigners say the detentions mark the largest ever mass arrest at a single protest by the London police.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

London police arrest 150 protesters at rally against Palestine Action ban

Over a month on from the ban on the direct action group, pressure is mounting on the government to reverse its decision

Le Monde 🇫🇷

London police arrest 150 as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

London police arrest 150 as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

The Independent 🇬🇧

Arrests in London as many protest in support of Palestine Action: Live

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Arrests begin in London at largest protest over Palestine Action since group’s ban

Haaretz 🇮🇱

U.K. Police Arrest Over 150 at London Protest for Banned Palestine Action Group

Friday, 8 August 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Why this rare tree in London is now protected under law

The Economist 🇬🇧

Still want to be a London cabbie?

Surprisingly, many do, and are prepared to study for the gruelling test to become one

The Times 🇬🇧

Embassies are always hotbeds of espionage

It’s no surprise China is concealing plans for its London outpost: spying and bugging are all part of the diplomatic game

BBC News 🇬🇧

London grapefruit tree given protected status

A rare grapefruit tree in Battersea is granted additional protection following a campaign.

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Pro-Palestine demonstrators in London braced for mass arrests this Saturday for holding placards

Thursday, 7 August 2025

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims

Reports that Rushanara Ali evicted London tenants before increasing rent by almost £700

BBC News 🇬🇧

Waterstones apologises after readers brand event 'utter chaos'

Attendees said large crowds and long queues led to 'utter chaos' at the event in central London.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Why are proposals for China’s super-embassy in London so contentious?

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Met Police warns of ‘criminal consequences’ ahead of Palestine Action protest

Comments come as prisons in London brace for influx of arrested demonstrators

The Times 🇬🇧

Homelessness minister ‘hiked rent at London house by £700 a month’

Novara Media 🇬🇧

Far Right Agitators Inflame Tensions at Migrant Hotel Protest in London

The Independent 🇬🇧

Minister urged to resign after ‘hiking rent at London house by £700’

Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Inner London boroughs will lose from English council funding reforms

Changes will leave some facing real terms cuts over the next three years, says IFS

The Times 🇬🇧

Race is on to save south London’s pink grapefruit trees

The Independent 🇬🇧

Alaska Airlines to launch nonstop flights from Seattle to London and Reykjavik

The Guardian 🇬🇧

The Guardian view on the London Stock Exchange: its struggles are symptoms of a broken growth model

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Pakistani businessman jailed in London for threatening Virgin Atlantic airhostess with gangrape: 'You called me a...'

Tuesday, 5 August 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Invincibles bowl Spirit out for 80 in dominant win as Hundred returns

London Spirit are bowled out for the second-lowest score by a men's team in The Hundred as Oval Invincibles claim a thumping six-wicket win at Lord's.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Murder investigation launched after man shot dead on London road

The Times 🇬🇧

Our pick of the best summer lunch deals in London

The Guardian 🇬🇧

‘Heartbreaking’: a London surgeon on the trials of operating in a Gaza hospital

The Times of India 🇮🇳

IndiGo’s London leap: Airline to begin daily Heathrow flights from October 26 with leased Dreamliners; targets 40% overseas capacity by FY30

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Visa in talks to move European headquarters to Canary Wharf

Deal would be boon for east London financial centre after high-profile exits of companies such as HSBC

Monday, 4 August 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London train station

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London station

BBC News 🇬🇧

Eurostar passengers face delays and cancellations due to French rail issue

Several services between London and Paris have been impacted, as have some trains between Amsterdam and Brussels.

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Jerry Fish: ‘I’m a London-born Dub but I discovered most of my DNA is from exactly where I now live’

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Where to find London’s tastiest jerk chicken

Fans of the Jamaican dish are flocking to a small, community-focused shop on a south London high street for its fall-off-the-bone meat in a secret sauce

Sunday, 3 August 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

‘Iconic’ white storks could be coming back to London after centuries

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Oasis Says It’s ‘Shocked’ by Death of Fan at London Concert

A concertgoer apparently fell from the upper tiers at Wembley Stadium as the band’s reunion tour show was winding down.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Man dies after falling at Oasis gig in London

The Times 🇬🇧

Two stolen New Forest Shetland ponies found in London

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘Virginia Woolf’s London is the London I know’

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

London Grammar at All Together Now 2025: A surprise duet and a rapturous ending from Saturday’s headliners

Saturday, 2 August 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Arrests after asylum hotel protests in England

Anti-migrant groups and counter demonstrators gather in London, Newcastle and Manchester.

The Times 🇬🇧

London stock market on the cusp of a comeback, says metals boss

The Independent 🇬🇧

Rival groups clash outside London asylum hotel as police issue warning

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Just 54 runs! Gill's record-breaking series tarnished only by London low

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Asylum hotel protests spread to prestige London postcodes

Canary Wharf and Islington residents mobilise as unrest moves south from more deprived parts of northern England

Friday, 1 August 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Air India flight to London aborts take-off due to technical issue

The Times 🇬🇧

Inside fashion designer Harris Reed’s showstopping London flat

Haaretz 🇮🇱

Israeli Officials Visit London, Offer Wealthy Jews Tax Incentives to Immigrate to Israel

The Times of India 🇮🇳

After denied debut in 5th Test, India pacer Arshdeep poses with family in London - see pic

Thursday, 31 July 2025

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

New York Jews must use the London playbook to stop Mamdani

The Times of India 🇮🇳

London-bound AI flight returns to IGIA terminal after snag

The Times 🇬🇧

Investors fleeing US equities boost unloved London market

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Major Study on Transgender Youth Health Care to Begin in U.K.

Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Sarr scores incredible long-range goal as Spurs beat Arsenal

Watch Pape Sarr scores from near that halfway line, as Tottenham claimed a 1-0 pre-season victory over Arsenal in the first north London derby outside of the United Kingdom.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Tottenham sink Arsenal as Sarr hits wondergoal from halfway line

Tottenham beat North London rivals Arsenal 1-0 in a friendly in Hong Kong ahead of new Premier League season.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

How Did Middle East Economy Boomed in so Fast?

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The year 1973 became clear in the economic history of the Middle East. Surprisingly, the price of Arabian Light, which is crude oil, was $3.01 per barrel. As the war broke down between Arab and Israel, the

Financial Times 🇬🇧

What is the point of owning a mansion in Mayfair?

London’s luxury property market has bigger problems than the ‘exodus’ of wealthy non-doms

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

‘Why we had a revolution’: US politician in heated dustup with Farage in London over free speech and Trump

The Times 🇬🇧

Murder of teenage friends months apart highlights London’s gang wars

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Leader of Israeli Knesset taunts UK, France over Palestinian state

The speaker of Israel’s Knesset said London or Paris should be the site of a Palestinian state.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

London airspace shut: All outbound UK flights hit by ATC 'technical issue'

The Guardian 🇬🇧

UK flight delays: disruption at airports in London area

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Flights from London grounded by ‘technical issue’ in air traffic control

Authorities say they have resolved issue but delays may still follow

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Departing Flights Are Grounded at London’s Heathrow Airport

The disruption comes months after the airport, one of the world’s busiest, shut down for more than 16 hours because of a fire at an electricity substation.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Knesset Speaker Ohana: 'If you want a Palestinian state, build it in London or Paris'

BBC News 🇬🇧

Theatre school founder Sylvia Young dies aged 86

Her London stage school helped launch the careers of Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa and Emma Bunton.

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Princess Kate opens new exhibition in London

The Times 🇬🇧

Only 1 in 20 muggings in London were solved last year

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man killed on Tube track during police search

Robert English was electrocuted and then run over by a London Underground train in May 2024.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Ministers take note: now is the moment to fight to keep AstraZeneca’s listing in London

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Nika Lozovska, chef: 'I work in a London restaurant called Brat. In Ukrainian, that means brother'

Nika Lozovska, chef: 'I work in a London restaurant called Brat. In Ukrainian, that means brother'

The Times of India 🇮🇳

'Threw punches, fought for every inch' - Gambhir recounts 4th Test on High Commission visit in London

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Can I make voluntary contributions for an Irish State pension even though I moved to London aged 22?

Monday, 28 July 2025

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Veteran C.I.A. Official to Retire After Losing Out on London Job

Tom Sylvester had been set to be the agency’s top liaison to Britain, America’s most important intelligence partner and the agency’s most prestigious overseas posting.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

London mayor Sadiq Khan 'delighted' after Donald Trump calls him 'nasty': 'He'd see how...'

The Times 🇬🇧

Revolving door for super rich as London house-swapping takes off

Deutsche Welle 🇩🇪

London's deadly knife problem

The Independent 🇬🇧

Two dead after stabbing at business in south London

Haaretz 🇮🇱

London Court Ruled U.K. Must Reconsider Refusal to Tell Israel to Release Gaza Family

BBC News 🇬🇧

Trump takes another swipe at London's mayor

Sir Keir Starmer intervened after Trump attacked Khan, saying: "He's a friend of mine, actually."

Novara Media 🇬🇧

Far-Right Agitators Are Gearing up for Another Summer of Hate

Anti-immigration activists are holding protests in Norfolk, London and Essex as rightwing media fans the flames, prompting fears of a replay of last summer’s racist riots. Simon Childs reports.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Trump tells Starmer to cut taxes if he wants to beat Farage

US president’s comments include criticism of London mayor Sadiq Khan, while PM pushes for progress on eliminating steel tariffs

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

London’s main stock indexes inch higher after EU-US trade deal

Sunday, 27 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

The London pub that’s been attracting the A-list for 30 years

Financial Times 🇬🇧

The answer to UK stagnation is staring us in the face

Decades of policies focusing on London and the Southeast have entrenched inequalities on productivity

The Independent 🇬🇧

We can’t afford to let London’s ‘golden postcodes’ go to the wall

Saturday, 26 July 2025

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Arsenal signs Viktor Gyokeres, Europe’s top goal scorer last season

The Swedish striker joins the London club after scoring 97 goals for Sporting Lisbon over the past two seasons.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

‘Terrible racket’: bishop in dressing gown shuts down London choir concert

The Times 🇬🇧

US regulator’s reforms tipped to boost London listings

BBC News 🇬🇧

London team helps Jersey with archaeological finds

Visitors can meet archaeologists from University College London at the Jersey event on Saturday.

Friday, 25 July 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Micheal Ward, 'Top Boy' Actor, Accused of Rape and Assault in London Case | WATCH

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Hundreds bang pots, pans in London in Gaza hunger crisis protest

Protesters banged pots and pans on Downing Street in London to denounce Gaza’s urgent hunger crisis.

The Times 🇬🇧

JD Vance is heading to the Cotswolds with free speech on his mind

The vice-president is expected to speak at an event in London, dividing his time between Oxfordshire and the capital

NPR 🇺🇸

Singer Cleo Laine, who boasted a four-octave range, has died at 97

London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world."

BBC News 🇬🇧

Teens detained for machete murder of boy on bus

Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled home on a bus in south-east London on 7 January.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Alex Yee ‘energised’ by London Marathon experience before triathlon return

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale Anyway.

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000.

Thursday, 24 July 2025

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Developer Sean Mulryan’s Ballymore to build thousands of new homes in London

The Times 🇬🇧

The definitive guide to London’s gyms for every personality

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Watch: Chahal celebrates 35th birthday with RJ Mahvash in London

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Lloyds Bank chief warns Reeves against higher taxes on City of London

Charlie Nunn says surge in profits should not tempt chancellor to raise more money from sector

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

The New York Times 🇺🇸

2 U.K. Families Received ‘Wrong Remains’ of Air India Crash Victims, Lawyer Says

The mistakes were found after DNA testing by a coroner in London. The Indian government said bodies of the Flight 171 victims “were handled with utmost professionalism.”

The Independent 🇬🇧

Reform wants you to think London is a hellscape – they’re wrong

The Times of India 🇮🇳

PM Modi arrives in London, begins 2-day visit

Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Deutsche Welle 🇩🇪

Tower of London: Crown jewels and royal history

A prison, a dungeon, palace and treasury – the Tower of London has been many things in its past.

The Times 🇬🇧

Sadiq Khan advises New York mayor hopeful Trump called a lunatic

Mayor of London trades texts with Zohran Mamdani about seizing centre ground after he secured party nomination

The Times of India 🇮🇳

UK billionaire declares ‘Britain has gone to hell,’ lists $337m London estate on sale and moves to Dubai

The Independent 🇬🇧

Oti Mabuse ‘delighted’ as she receives Freedom of the City of London

The Guardian 🇬🇧

The super-rich have done what protesters never could: taken over the US embassy in London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Vigil set for Brazilian man shot dead by police in London in 2005

The 27-year-old was killed in south London 20 years ago after being mistaken for a terror suspect.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Fighting for the future of the West Coast Main Line

Last week, I held Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the West Coast Main Line. The West Coast Main Line is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom. It runs 400 miles from Edinburgh and Glasgow through Crewe all the way to London Euston. It links the South East to the North West to Wales

The New York Times 🇺🇸

From Roman London, a Jigsaw Puzzle for the Ages

Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster fragments, with no picture on the box to guide them.

Monday, 21 July 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Ministers prepare to reduce UK stake in Sizewell C nuclear project

Under changes to investors, Brookfield dropped in favour of Canadian pension fund and London-based investment manager

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Labour launches review of pension age policy

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour minister Liz Kendall begins a review of the state pension age, warning of rising costs and growing pensioner poverty without urgent long-term reform. As reported by The Independent, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced

BBC News 🇬🇧

London Waterloo: Cancellations due to signal issue

The issue has been fixed, but people should avoid travelling for the time being, Network Rail says.

Sunday, 20 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

London rental growth slows as mortgage rates fall, says Hamptons

Financial Times 🇬🇧

UK property asking prices fall faster than usual in July

London and higher-end properties see biggest decline driven by competition to find buyers

Haaretz 🇮🇱

Pro-Palestinian Protest Prompts Scuffle Onstage at Royal Opera House in London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Performer unfurls Palestinian flag on Royal Opera House stage in London

A cast member unfurls a Palestinian flag during a curtain call, prompting a brief scuffle as an official tried to take it away.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Charli xcx marries George Daniel in low-key London ceremony

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Akshay gets angry as fan takes video on London streets

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Usyk knocks out Dubois in fifth to unify heavyweight boxing belts

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois of United Kingdom to unify the heavyweight title belts in London.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Amber warning as thunderstorms to bring flash flooding

Saturday could see 20-40mm of rainfall within an hour over London and south-east England.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

'Sleeping Prince' of Saudi Arabia dies after remaining in coma for 20 years since 2005 London car accident

The Times 🇬🇧

I helped save Lloyd’s of London. The personal touch keeps it alive

The Independent 🇬🇧

Charli XCX marries The 1975’s George Daniel in London ceremony

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

Dozens arrested at London demonstration against proscription of Palestine Action

Police arrested 55 people outside parliament during a protest against the use of anti-terror laws to ban direct action groups

The Wire 🇮🇳

Art Shows in London Chase Wealthy Indian Collectors

Young high-earning collectors are entering the market.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Sports bros, London’s most rock’n’roll hotel and Tetris-like architecture

Friday, 18 July 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Dubai now in London: Emirate opens first international hub to facilitate investor access

BBC News 🇬🇧

The 'posh lad from Richmond' steering the Wallabies against the Lions

Born in Italy, raised in London, picked by Australia. Tom Lynagh's teenage call to bet on green and gold has paid out handsomely.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Private-equity backed insurer CFC weighs London listing

Cyber specialist group owned by EQT and Vitruvian is targeting a potential £5bn valuation

Thursday, 17 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Direct trains from London to Berlin could run within a decade

BBC News 🇬🇧

Met Police to close half its front desks following budget cuts

The move would reduce police front desks across London from 37 to 19, and reduce the number open 24/7.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London mayor criticises UK restrictions on international university students

Sir Sadiq Khan says Labour’s policy is ‘not smart’ during Africa trade trip

The Independent 🇬🇧

Poster of Trump with Epstein put up in London ahead of state visit

The Guardian 🇬🇧

London-Berlin trains will be on the drawing board of UK-German rail taskforce

The New York Times 🇺🇸

German and U.K. Leaders Meet to Cement Ties as America Steps Back

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability.

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

The New York Times 🇺🇸

London’s Kew Gardens Will Renovate Iconic Glasshouses

The Palm House and the Waterlily House, two hulking greenhouses built in the Victorian Era, will close in 2027 for four years of major renovations.

The Times 🇬🇧

Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park review: London’s first urban resort

The Guardian 🇬🇧

All aboard the Nike Northern line? Why corporate takeovers of London’s tube are a terrible idea

The Independent 🇬🇧

More wildfires in London this summer than the whole of 2024

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Dublin and London changed me in different ways. Australia has shown me things I considered impossible, are possible

BBC News 🇬🇧

Rare Gandhi oil portrait sold for more than $200,000

Auctioneers in London say it's thought to be the only oil portrait the Indian independence leader sat for.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Iran-linked hackers target London journalist claiming he is a Mossad agent

Financial Times 🇬🇧

How a British private equity firm became a $100bn tech success

Hg spent two decades taking Visma to the brink of London’s biggest tech IPO in years. Can it repeat the trick with bigger, newer funds?

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Only 40% of London crimes reported as victims despair of justice

The Independent 🇬🇧

Open-top London tourist bus crashes into tree

NPR 🇺🇸

Childhood Stamp Collection Opened a Reporter's Eyes to the World

July 15, 2025 • Clearing out a closet, attic or garage can be a chore. Old photographs, clothes and books can create clutter, or take up space that's sometimes needed for something else. But every so often, the heirlooms or mementos that you find retain some value: if that's emotional value, it can be hard to part with them. If it's financial, that can make it easier, as Willem Marx hoped it would be with his childhood stamp collection in London.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Three wildfires burn in single evening in London

More than 200 London firefighters fight flames in Dagenham, Hornchuch and Walthamstow on Monday.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

TOI journalist attacked in London: 'I faced the scariest moment of my life'

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

FTSE breaks 9,000 barrier to set new record

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK’s FTSE 100 has surged past 9,000 to a record high, driven by investor retreat from US stocks amid Trump’s tariffs, boosting confidence in UK markets. As reported by The Guardian, London’s FTSE 100 broke the 9,000

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Starling Bank weighs New York listing as part of US expansion plans

London-based fintech on hunt for American lender to help boost State-side business

Monday, 14 July 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Reeves dials up risk in UK financial services as she seeks to boost growth

Chancellor will use her Mansion House speech to propose major easing of regulation in City of London

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Fauja Singh, Marathon Runner at an Advanced Age, Is Dead

Competing in London in 2011, he claimed to be 100, though his exact age remained a mystery. “I run while talking to God,” he said in explaining his endurance.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Former Nigerian President Buhari to be buried in hometown on Tuesday

Muhammadu Buhari, who was the country’s democratic leader between 2015 and 2023, died aged 82 in London on Sunday.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Four foreign nationals died in London Southend Airport plane crash

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Ranbir, Alia and Raha return from London vacation

The Independent 🇬🇧

Tortoise rescued after starting fire in south London flat

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Stop London bashing! Labour will deliver jobs and growth in the capital and across the whole UK

I am proud to be a London MP, and of the contribution our great city makes to our country and to the world. It’s disappointing that in some quarters London-bashing has become popular again; people who want to talk down

Sunday, 13 July 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Disappointment as Drake's final Wireless show ends after 40 minutes

The Canadian rapper performed to more than 150,000 people over the course of the weekend in London.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82

Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Jet crashes at London Southend Airport shortly after take off; casualties feared

The Independent 🇬🇧

Plane crashes at London airport moments after take-off

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Live GAA updates: Meath and Donegal battle for remaining All-Ireland final spot

Up first, London take on New York in the All-Ireland junior final

The New York Times 🇺🇸

On the 40th Anniversary of Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof

The rock star-turned-activist reflects on the 1985 benefit concerts in London and Philadelphia, and why they could not happen now.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

London justice system ‘broken’, says Met chief

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Met chief Sir Mark Rowley says London’s justice system is “close to broken” and admits black boys face “shameful” disparities in safety and opportunity. As reported by Sky News, Sir Mark Rowley admitted it’s “shameful” that black

The Times 🇬🇧

Raise your glass to a hot London summer at these glorious rooftop bars

Le Monde 🇫🇷

More than 70 arrested at UK protests in support of banned group Palestine Action

In London, it was the second straight week that protesters gathered to support the pro-Palestinian activist group. The government moved to ban Palestine Action after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, on June 20. Its outlawing has meant that support for the organization is deemed a criminal offense.

Saturday, 12 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Inside the party where Suella Braverman and Eamonn Holmes toasted an ex-gangster

Stephen Gillen and his GB News fiancée Nana Akua hosted a high-profile bash in London attended by politicians and celebrities

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

UK lawmakers urge Foreign Secretary Lammy to recognise Palestinian state

Labour MPs demand that London act now to halt ‘erasure and annexation’ of Palestinian land before it’s too late.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Forty-two arrested in London protest against ban on Palestine Action

The protests - and the arrests - come after the pro-Palestinian group was proscribed as a terror organisation.

Haaretz 🇮🇱

London Police Arrest More Than 40 Supporters of Banned pro-Palestinian Group

The Independent 🇬🇧

Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from London Diamond League meet with hamstring issue

Financial Times 🇬🇧

opinion content. Museums should collaborate, not compete, in a hostile world

Hosting the Bayeux Tapestry in London is a big win, but rivalry between institutions has a cost

Friday, 11 July 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Flight from London to Cancun lands in US after fight breaks out on board

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Non-dom exodus hits London market for butlers

Demand for high-end domestic staff has fallen since the Budget ended tax loophole for wealthy UK residents

The Independent 🇬🇧

Blaze in London park as brigade issues wildfire warning

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Twenty years on from the 7/7 bombings, London’s mayor is fighting for unity

Novara Media 🇬🇧

Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Migration: France agrees to return deal with UK

Paris has agreed to take back individuals who managed to cross the Channel but are not eligible for asylum in the UK. In exchange, London will accept those who qualify for asylum through a legal process. Approximately 21,000 people have reached England in small boats since the beginning of the year.

Thursday, 10 July 2025

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Damage allegedly done to US base in Qatar from Iranian attack - report

The report from the London-based news source cites imagery they obtained from a private satellite firm.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Kneecap advert 'banned' on London Tube network

The band claims the advert ban amounts to "censorship" but TfL says it would cause "serious offence".

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Kneecap concert advertisement is banned from London Underground

The Times 🇬🇧

London losing AstraZeneca would be ‘devastating blow’, says peer

The Independent 🇬🇧

Kneecap say their posters are ‘banned’ from the London Underground

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Defence drives a Franco-British rapprochement

European security depends on joint leadership from London and Paris

The Times of India 🇮🇳

'Nightmare to work with Indians': Citi in London fires woman for racial comment, she now sues bank

NPR 🇺🇸

Lena Dunham isn't trying to reinvent the rom-com. That's why 'Too Much' works

The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

The strategic hurdles for France-UK military cooperation

As London strengthens its ties with Washington and deepens its security relationship with Berlin, the French president's state visit to the United Kingdom highlights the fragile nature of defense collaboration between the two countries.

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Royal Opera director on late night London, running and hidden squares

Le Monde 🇫🇷

UK and France to enable 'coordinated' nuclear deterrent

The declaration will be signed on Thursday, July 10, as President Emmanuel Macron wraps up his three-day state visit in the UK. It will state that the respective deterrents of both countries remain under national control 'but can be coordinated,' Paris and London said in an overnight statement.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

Saudi Arabia to allow foreign property ownership in Riyadh and Jeddah

Move comes as wealthy foreign buyers send neighbouring Dubai's real estate market to a level matching New York City and London combined

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Hackney and Mayor launch 1st nightlife plan, led by Thomas

Hackney (Parliament Politics Megazine) – London’s nightlife is improving with help from the Mayor, Hackney Council, and a Nightlife Taskforce. Main plans are like “Hackney Nights” and “Good Evening Hackney” boost safety and inclusivity. Councillor Susan Fajana-Thomas leads efforts. As Loti News

The Independent 🇬🇧

Boy, 12, dies in south London flat fire

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Britain, France and the necessary relationship

In a war-footing Europe, London-Paris might become what Paris-Berlin was in the era of peace

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Ditch snobbery about secondary listings to revive London, says CBI chair

Rupert Soames calls for more ‘vroom vroom’ in the promotion of the London Stock Exchange to overseas companies

The New York Times 🇺🇸

The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, is a loan from France. For the first time, it will be on exhibit in London.

The Times 🇬🇧

Council tax split deepens as north-first funding plan hits London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner

Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

CCTV shows Wagner Group arson attack on London warehouse – video

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

North London Energy fined £400k after worker McDaid crushed

North London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – North London Energy Ltd was fined £400,000 after Enfield worker Paul McDaid, 58 years old, was nearly crushed at the Edmonton site due to poor safety during construction on May 13, 2022. As Yahoo News reported,

Le Monde 🇫🇷

French energy giant EDF takes 12.5% stake in new UK nuclear power plant

France's state-owned EDF was to invest around £1.1 billion in the Sizewell C nuclear power plant under construction in Suffolk, London and Paris announced on Tuesday, July 8, as French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to the UK.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Ranbir Kapoor greets fans on London streets: PICS

Monday, 7 July 2025

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Ben Jennings on the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 terror attacks – cartoon

Ordinary Londoners have proved resilient in the face of reminders of the terrorism that hit the city two decades ago

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Kareena clicks Saif lost in a book during their London vacay

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Costa, KFC, Greggs lead Havering hygiene ratings

Havering (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Havering’s food inspectors checked many local places in June–July 2025; most got top hygiene scores of 5, including Greggs, KFC, Aozora Sushi, McDonald’s, schools, and nurseries. As This is the Local London News reported, environmental health officers

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

Met police chief slammed for defending arrest of 83-year-old priest over Palestine Action placard

Mark Rowley, head of London's police force, tells the BBC the 'law doesn't have an age limit'

BBC News 🇬🇧

Names of 7/7 London bombing victims read aloud

Saba Edwards and Thelma Stober read the names of the victims, in an emotional tribute.

The Times 🇬🇧

Starmer and Khan lead tributes to victims of 7/7 bombings

Victims, emergency workers and families attend a service at St Paul’s Cathedral that speaks to the resilience of London and its people

The Independent 🇬🇧

London’s secret spots: A local’s guide to visiting the capital

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Maternity wear group Seraphine files for administration

Company was part of London’s bumper crop of 2021 IPOs but was taken private two years ago at 90% discount

Le Monde 🇫🇷

King Charles III will lead 20th-anniversary commemoration of the 7/7 London transit bombings

The 2005 London transit bombings, which killed 52 people and wounded 700 others, was the deadliest attack on the British capital since World War II.

Sunday, 6 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

How I reported on 7/7 — and found the passenger that cheated death

Ann Treneman was sent to cover the Tavistock Square bus bomb. She recalls an eerie sense of quiet as Londoners described the horror they had witnessed

BBC News 🇬🇧

Memorial service held to mark anniversary of 7/7 London bombings

The names of those killed in the bombings 20 years ago have been read to a congregation of families and survivors.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Survivor recalls horror of 7/7 bombing on packed London Tube

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Which teams are in the Club World Cup semifinals, and who will they face?

An epic all-European clash and an upstart Brazilian side takes on London’s finest in the final four.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

The art of ‘travelling hopefully’

Twenty years after being caught up in the 7/7 London terror attacks, Rivka Isaacson reflects on the lasting impact of that day

Saturday, 5 July 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Pride in London 2025: Thousands watch parade

More than 500 LGBTQI+ groups took part in the annual Pride in London parade on Saturday afternoon.

The Economist 🇬🇧

Macron will beat Trump to London

A royal welcome for a republican president

The Independent 🇬🇧

In Pictures: Two become one as Mel B marries in St Paul’s Cathedral in London

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

UK: 27 arrested under Terrorism Act at Palestine Action protest

Meanwhile five Youth Demand activists were arrested for blocking a float at London Pride belonging to a company that provides technology to the Israeli military

The Times 🇬🇧

More than 20 arrested at Palestine Action protest in London

An 83-year-old vicar was among those detained at a demonstration that took place just hours after the activist group was proscribed

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Supporters of banned Palestine Action group arrested at London protest

London police say they arrested 29 protesters hours after the pro-Palestinian activist group was banned in the UK.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

What quintessentially British images should go on the new banknotes? Our panel has some ideas

The Bank of England is redesigning money with new themes. So how about Lincoln Cathedral, the London Marathon … or wheelie bins

Financial Times 🇬🇧

The crafted home: an east London temple to tiebacks, tassels and trims

Jessica Light is keeping the 15th-century French art of passementerie alive, adding beads and bleach to braids of silk or horsehair

Friday, 4 July 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

UAE airfares plunge: Cheap last-min flights to London, Istanbul, New York & more for as Low as Dh1,300

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as ‘terrorist’ group

London High Court upholds order that critics say puts the group’s anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.

The Times 🇬🇧

London stock market flotations fall to lowest in 30 years

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Lockdown to locked up: ex-Janus Henderson analyst jailed over WFH insider trading

Sentencing of Redinel Korfuzi and his sister caps a four-month trial in London

The Independent 🇬🇧

Map: London boroughs with the highest crime in the first half of 2025

Thursday, 3 July 2025

NPR 🇺🇸

U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

July 3, 2025 • A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Keir Starmer sets out 10-year NHS reform plan

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK PM Keir Starmer launched a 10-year NHS reform plan, aiming to shift focus to prevention, digital care, and local hubs to rescue the struggling service. The prime minister has unveiled a decade-long NHS strategy

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Nigerian bank Guaranty Trust plans secondary listing in London

Biggest lender by market value in African nation will boost UK market as it looks abroad for capital

BBC News 🇬🇧

MP vows to fight on for London rail link

Plans for a new rail service from Wrexham to London has been rejected by the rail regulator.

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Eight arrested over conspiracy to destroy London’s Ulez cameras

The Times of India 🇮🇳

IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma spotted in London; internet goes into meltdown

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Bumble chief criticises staff for ‘freaking out’ over London job cuts

CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd warns ‘dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past’

The Times 🇬🇧

More than half of London cyclists admit they often run red lights

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Heathrow Shutdown Caused by Problem Left Unfixed for Years, Report Says

The fire at an electrical substation that forced the London airport to close for more than 12 hours was caused by a short circuit in a part that hadn’t been properly maintained, investigators found.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Watch: Superman soars 1,000ft above London

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Bridgerton star ‘no longer feels safe’ in London as attacker jailed

The Independent 🇬🇧

Make the most of London this summer with this stadium experience

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Jury retires to consider verdict in Wagner Group arson case

Six men stand accused of taking part in London attack allegedly backed by Russian mercenary group

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

TfL pays 843 workers for union roles, costs soar

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – TfL’s union duty bill surged to £9.2m this year for 843 staff, fuelling criticism of Labour leadership as service cuts and strikes continue. As reported by The Standard, Transport for London paid £9.2m to staff carrying out

The Guardian 🇬🇧

How three young Londoners set out to explore the countries of their parents’ birth - and redefined the travel vlog

Monday, 30 June 2025

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Pro-Palestine protesters at Wimbledon over Barclays sponsorship

Pro-Palestine activists rallied outside Wimbledon on the first day of the tennis championships in London.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Ealing home to become HMO despite over 100 objections

Ealing (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A West London family home in Ealing will be converted into an HMO despite receiving over 100 objections from residents concerned about local impact and density. Although the council claims there are no limits on the concentration

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Dressing up or giving up? The heatwave trials of commuter clothing

Londoners are attempting to adapt their wardrobes to a sweltering Tube journey, with mixed results

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists

Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

UK export of F-35 parts to Israel was lawful, London court rules

West Bank-based group Al-Haq had taken legal action against Britain's Department for Business and Trade over its decision to exempt F-35 parts when it suspended some arms export licenses last year.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Lena Dunham describes her new Netflix series Too Much as a ‘love letter to London’

The New York Times 🇺🇸

What to See in London Theaters This Summer

A handpicked guide for visitors (and residents), including classic drama, musicals, new plays and shows for children.

Sunday, 29 June 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Second 30C day for London ahead of Monday's UK heatwave peak

The temperature could climb to mid-30s on Monday as second amber alert in two weeks continues

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Two injured as car crashes into London fountain

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A car flipped onto its roof after crashing near the Shaftesbury Fountain at London’s Piccadilly Circus, injuring two people and prompting a police cordon. As reported by The Telegraph, two people were injured after a car overturned

The Independent 🇬🇧

Car ploughs into fountain at London Piccadilly Circus

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Living on a boat remains London’s best-kept secret

For one writer, buying a boat offered peace, community — and a more affordable way to live in London. Its an ode to quiet nonconformism

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Iceland to call for EBU to ban Israel at London meeting in July

The EBU will discuss a call from Iceland’s public broadcaster to ban Israel from Eurovision in its upcoming meeting of the EBU General Assembly in London.

Saturday, 28 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Israel says Iran was building warheads capable of hitting London

‘James Bond’ operation that hit nuclear bunkers also wiped out programme to make regime ‘No 1 ballistic missile producer’, Foreign ministry claims

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Golders green APMs relocated after TfL meeting

Barnet (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Transport for London will relocate automated parcel machines in Golders Green after consultations with Barnet officials to address community concerns. Since the lockers were situated in a significant green area, locals were worried that they would compromise

Friday, 27 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Interview. Coach designer Stuart Vevers: ‘The idea of status has shifted’

As he returns to London to accept his OBE, the British creative director reflects on three decades in fashion, what makes a good handbag and how the brand became a hit with Gen Z

The Times 🇬🇧

London mobile phone thefts hit a record high

The New York Times 🇺🇸

London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence

Prosecutors said Marcos Arduini Monzo experienced a drug-induced psychosis before going on a 20-minute rampage through the residential streets of northeast London.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Why does London get so hot?

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man who murdered boy with sword in London jailed for 38 years

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Donald Trump says US-China trade truce has been ‘signed’

Purported pact follows negotiations in London and Geneva to de-escalate global trade war

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Trump says US-China trade truce has been ‘signed’

Purported pact follows negotiations in London and Geneva to de-escalate global trade war

BBC News 🇬🇧

Daughter considering meeting mother's killer, Hazel Stewart

Both victims were found in a fume filled garage in Castlerock, County Londonderry in May 1991.

NPR 🇺🇸

Evita Sings for the People in London; Gangs in Peru Target Schools

June 26, 2025 • As part of a broader crime wave in Peru that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, gangs have begun targeting private schools in poorer neighborhoods for extortion. We hear how administrators and parents are dealing with the threats. And in London's West End, you don't need a ticket to witness the soaring signature song for the musical Evita. It is performed nightly in the street. We attend a recent performance.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Wandsworth launches REWORK online reuse store

Wandsworth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Wandsworth Council, in partnership with REWORK, Groundwork London, and WRWA, launches an online store to help residents shop sustainably and reduce waste. Appliances that are broken or undesired are refurbished by REWORK and put up for sale

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

‘He was perfect, a one-off’: Pensioner killed in London is remembered as proud Kilkenny man

The Times 🇬🇧

Visma eyes London listing in boost for the City

The Independent 🇬🇧

Travel chaos at London Euston after train derailment

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

'He's just killed that boy': Police video shows how London attack unfolded

Marcus Monzo, 37, has been found guilty of of murdering Daniel Anjorin and attempting to kill three others.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Ealing’s University of West London hosts week-long Games Jam

Ealing (Parliament Politics Magazine) – University of West London students showcased innovation during a week-long Games Jam and awards event at the cutting-edge Digital Futures Lab. The task of creating a brand-new game centered around the concept of “time” was undertaken by

The Independent 🇬🇧

Veteran Paralympic cycling champion says London 2012 inspired sports career

The Times 🇬🇧

How the Hainault swordsman slipped into drugs and delusion

Friends from a London gym and a rural Brazilian town recall Marcus Monzo before hallucinogenics paved the path to a rampage

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Eurostar trains canceled after cables were cut in northern France

Six trips between London and Paris were canceled, and some trains between London and Brussels were delayed. Eurostar has told travelers to postpone their trips today, 'with free exchanges and refunds available.'

The Guardian 🇬🇧

I had a wild London party life – until I met a man who lived on a houseboat

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

NPR 🇺🇸

Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in London will feature a bridge reminiscent of her tiara

Foster + Partners architecture firm beat out four competitors to design the memorial, which will also feature statues of the queen and her husband Prince Philip.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Seven people charged after Palestine Action protest

Police made 13 arrests for offences, including assaulting an emergency worker, at the London protest on Monday.

Palestine Action 🇬🇧

Palestine Action target the London-based Landlords of Kent’s Israeli weapons factory

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Hounslow launches free Green Skills Bootcamp

Hounslow (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Hounslow Council launches free Green Skills Bootcamp in September, funded by the Mayor of London, to train residents for employment in the green economy. The more than £7,000 course will consist of on-the-ground assignments with partner firms

The New York Times 🇺🇸

London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin

British police are asking for assistance in identifying the suspect in the theft of a 285-year-old violin, which was snatched while a musician was in a pub.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

India-UK trade pact: Deal likely to be signed by July-end, legal scrubbing under way; commerce secretary holds talks in London

The Times 🇬🇧

Director allegedly murdered by sister ‘knifed eight times from behind’

Nancy Pexton denies murdering Jennifer Abbott, who was found dead in her north London flat

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Palestine Action supporters protest against UK ban

Demonstrators have staged a protest in London to support Palestine Action after the UK government announced it would ban

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Smash hits: nine Londoners’ favourite public courts

They might not have the comforts of private clubs, but the courts in the capital’s parks more than ace it on the charm front. Nine Londoners share their favourites

Monday, 23 June 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Palestine Action to be banned, home secretary confirms

The announcement comes as the group holds a protest in central London.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Palestine Action to be proscribed a terrorist organization, UK Home Sec. announces

She said that Palestine Action's activities, including spraying red paint on a Jewish-owned business in North London, "do not represent legitimate or peaceful protest."

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Tempers flare at pro-Palestine protest in central London

The Economist 🇬🇧

How to hear a Hollywood star sing, for free

Rachel Zegler’s streetside “Evita” reveals a lot about fame and London

The Times 🇬🇧

Revolut founder Nik Storonsky in line for Musk-style payout

A multibillion-dollar payout could await Revolut’s founder if he trebles the value of the London-based digital bank

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

UK to ban Palestine Action, police clash with group’s supporters in London

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Advent agrees £4.4bn takeover of London-listed Spectris

Private equity group KKR trumped by rival bidders in Spectris and Assura deals

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Clifton George charged in killing of charity worker

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) –  Clifton George, 44, has been charged after Annabel Rook, a women’s rights advocate, was found with fatal stab wounds in north London. As reported by The Guardian, police have charged a suspect with the murder of a

The Independent 🇬🇧

Philharmonia Orchestra player’s £150,000 violin stolen from London pub

The Guardian 🇬🇧

UK-Ukraine cooperation has saved thousands of lives, says Zelenskyy on London visit – Europe live

Sunday, 22 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Stamp duty on shares ‘makes London stock market uncompetitive’

BBC News 🇬🇧

Why Alcaraz is 'red-hot favourite' for third Wimbledon title

Carlos Alcaraz arrived in London with "no expectations" but, with Wimbledon only eight days away, he has sent an ominous message to his rivals.

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

London police charge seven Iranians with assault after embassy incident

London's Metropolitan Police said they had been alerted to an apparent fight outside the Iranian embassy on Friday, which local media reported occurred during a protest against the Iranian leadership.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Joe Booth arrested in Quaker raid by police

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Joe Booth, an autistic activist, was arrested in supported housing during a Quaker-linked raid, sparking fears of overpolicing peaceful protest groups. As reported by The Guardian, a Met police raid on a Quaker house resulted in the

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

How the death of an ‘old boy from Ireland’ in London-Irish suburb sparked a misguided viral appeal

Financial Times 🇬🇧

UK AI start-up PhysicsX nears $1bn valuation

London-based group raises $135mn amid surge of interest in defence sector

The Times of India 🇮🇳

London-bound flight returns to Chennai after take-off; 'operational reason' cited

Saturday, 21 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Fans tune into Kneecap and Zach Bryan for the music, not politics

The Belfast rappers performed in Dublin a day after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, appeared in court in London to face a terror charge

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Two Barnet eateries get new food hygiene ratings

Barnet (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Food Standards Agency has released updated food hygiene ratings for two restaurants, cafes, or canteens operating in the London Borough of Barnet. Following an evaluation on April 29, Golders Hill Park Cafe, located at Golders Hill,

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Israel-Iran conflict: European diplomatic efforts in Geneva struggle to prevent escalation

Paris, Berlin and London failed to sway Tehran, which demands a ceasefire as a precondition for talks. They also faced criticism from Donald Trump, who said 'Europe is not going to be able to help in this one.'

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Torah desecrated after break-in at London synagogue, police say vandalism not antisemitic

Financial Times 🇬🇧

What does 1960s erotic art tell us about today?

Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams are reunited in ‘Abstract Erotic’ at London’s Courtauld Gallery — and reveal much about how art’s relationship with sex has changed

Friday, 20 June 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Serpents to saints: The fascinating journey of India's spiritual art

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Virat Kohli & Anushka Hosts Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant & Siraj at Their London Home

The Independent 🇬🇧

London City Lionesses announce signing of Danielle van de Donk

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Stockpickers: London stands out in the shift to go private

Trend puts pressure on brokerages and investment banks

The Times 🇬🇧

London housing market is at a tipping point, says Berkeley

Thursday, 19 June 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Janhvi drops pics with Shikhar from London amid viral video

BBC News 🇬🇧

Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazis dies aged 88

Suzanne Ripton lived in London and Leeds after moving to England following World War Two.

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Europe should stop whining and ‘act like the superpower’ it is, former US general warns

Ben Hodges tells a London audience that Nato members on continent should prepare for future Russian strikes on their air and sea ports

The Times 🇬🇧

The best concerts in London and the UK to book

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

NHS issues heat alert as Croydon temperatures hit 32º

Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – NHS and local agencies issue safety warnings as Croydon faces a heatwave with temperatures soaring to 32ºC, urging residents to take health precautions. NHS London has released urgent health advice, advising people to exercise caution and make

The Independent 🇬🇧

Wildfire warning issued for London as temperatures soar across UK

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London’s productivity sinks to below pre-pandemic levels

Capital’s lead in output per hour over other UK regions shrank between 2019-2023

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Student Who Filmed Himself Raping at Least 10 Women to Be Sentenced in London

Zou Zhenhao, 28, is considered by the police in the British capital to be “one of the most prolific predators” they have encountered. Investigators say there are probably many more victims.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

Palestinian NHS nurse takes legal action over rebuke for 'antisemitic' watermelon video call

Ahmad Baker was told by managers at his London hospital to remove a video-call fruit bowl image featuring watermelons

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Israel-Iran conflict: Macron calls for a European-led diplomatic solution

The French president wants Paris, Berlin and London to propose 'a demanding negotiated settlement, designed to end the conflict,' even if Israel is currently ignoring Europe.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Non-doms’ retreat hits London’s prime housing market

Cooling of interest from wealthy international buyers, say estate agents

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Man fined for abusing disabled parking badge in Barking

Barking and Dagenham (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A man in Barking has been fined by Barkingside Magistrates’ Court for misusing a disabled parking badge, as part of wider enforcement on public offences. The court in east London recently heard a number of

Declassified UK 🇬🇧

Fighter jet parts sent through UK airport to Israel

Exclusive: As Israel uses F-35 fighter jets to bomb Iran and Gaza, we reveal parts for these warplanes were transported via London last month.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

Kneecap rapper granted bail on terror charge over Hezbollah flag at London gig

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, also known as Mo Chara, appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court on terror charge

BBC News 🇬🇧

Missing Rolex focus of murder probe, police say

Jennifer Abbott, 69, as found stabbed to death in her home in north London.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Member of Irish rap band Kneecap appears in court on ‘terrorism’ charge

Liam O’Hanna, 27, is accused of breaking British law by waving a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last November.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Anushka-Virat welcome Shubman-Rishabh to their London home

The Times 🇬🇧

Kneecap hire billboards across London before rapper’s court case

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Bexley Council launches major bin upgrade plan

Bexley (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Bexley Council has installed 285 new bins and upgraded more than 350 existing ones in a major initiative to reduce litter and improve public cleanliness. The upgrades are a component of a plan by the London Borough

The Independent 🇬🇧

Why I am walking backwards in every London borough

BBC News 🇬🇧

Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as quickly as possible, London mayor says

Plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street will move forward "as quickly as possible", Sir Sadiq Khan says.

The Times 🇬🇧

Woman found fatally stabbed in house after ‘gas explosion’

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after victim’s body was found inside the property in northeast London

The Times of India 🇮🇳

'Operational issues': Air India AI-159 Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled; passengers say 'no explanation from airline'

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Can the City’s most hated tax survive?

Plus, Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil giant proposes what would be the largest deal for an Australian company and the metaphor from a London takeover battle

Monday, 16 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan to go ahead, says mayor

Two-thirds of Londoners back removal of traffic from shopping district in a public consultation

The Times 🇬🇧

The best concerts in London and the UK to book now

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Hammersmith summer festival returns to Lyric Square

Hammersmith & Fulham (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Hammersmith’s Summer Festival returns to Lyric Square with weeks of outdoor films, fitness, sports, and community fun in the heart of west London. Now in its 19th year, Hammersmith BID, an independent business-led organization dedicated

BBC News 🇬🇧

Suspended Tory MP denies sexually assaulting two women at London's Groucho Club

He is accused of two attacks on two separate women in August 2023.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Tory MP pleads not guilty to sexual assault at London’s Groucho Club

The Wire 🇮🇳

Mehul Choksi Accuses Modi Government in London of Kidnapping, Torture and Attempted Rendition

Choksi’s lawyers also contested the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) taking credit for tracking down Choksi in Belgium.

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Inside Janhvi Kapoor's London fashion diaries

Sunday, 15 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

UK property asking prices post unusual fall in June

Drop of 0.3 per cent from May driven by declines in London and south of England

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

'Stop bombing Iran': Pro-regime protests take place in London, Paris, Berlin

The Bronx Anti-War coalition has planned a "solidarity with Iran" rally for New York's Times Square on Monday.

Saturday, 14 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

London property draws in record $87 billion in decade

BBC News 🇬🇧

King Charles and Queen Camilla cheered by thousands at Trooping the Colour

The Royal Family are wearing black armbands at today's annual celebration in London in memory of victims of the Air India crash.

Friday, 13 June 2025

The Times of India 🇮🇳

Air India plane crash: She got married 5 months ago, was set to join husband in London

The Times 🇬🇧

‘You’ve got to act,’ says Tory MP who took on London car thieves

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Thunderstorm alert issued for Harrow this weekend

Harrow (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A yellow weather warning has been issued for Harrow and Greater London, with thunderstorms forecast from Friday afternoon through the weekend. With highs of 28 degrees predicted during peak hours, temperatures are predicted to climb today. A

Financial Times 🇬🇧

A quarter of top companies in London’s IPO class of 2021 quit stock exchange

Flurry of recent exits heightens fears over market’s strength

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

Iranian state media downplays Israeli strike as Persian exile outlets celebrate strikes

London-based Iran International quoted an unnamed Israeli official who said the raid “targeted the homes of senior military and political officials.”

Thursday, 12 June 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Air India plane crash claims at least 241 lives as one passenger survives

One British man, who was a passenger on the London-bound flight, survived the crash in Ahmedabad, western India.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Hundreds Dead in the Fiery Crash of an Air India Jet

The London-bound Boeing Dreamliner went down moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, with 242 people aboard. Dozens more may have perished as the plane exploded on the campus of a medical college.

The Economist 🇬🇧

India’s tragic crash comes amid a rapid expansion of air travel

An Air India jet to London came down minutes after take-off

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Wise’s move to New York is an emergency for the UK economy

The government should reform taxes to push savers and pension funds to invest in London-listed equities

The Times 🇬🇧

Inside London’s poshest nursery: marble loos and a tasting menu

The Independent 🇬🇧

Moment London-bound Air India flight crashes shortly after take-off

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Air India flight, carrying 242 people, crashes on takeoff from Ahmedabad

Flight 171 was bound for Gatwick Airport, authorities in London confirmed, as search and rescue teams deployed.

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Bridgerton actress fights off phone thief ‘who threatened to stab her’

Genevieve Chenneour says she was left with a concussion after Zacariah Boulares, a prolific criminal, attacked her in west London

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Transport for London responds after Bexleyheath bus driver sentenced

Le Monde 🇫🇷

EU, Britain strike deal on Gibraltar's post-Brexit status

The deal will ease the flow of people and goods over the Gibraltar-Spain border, forming part of London's much-vaunted 'reset' in ties with Brussels.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Will the US-China ‘framework’ agreement defuse trade tension?

The US and China have agreed to a framework that restores a truce in their trade war after two days of talks in London.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Watch: Bridgerton star fights off phone snatcher at London cafe

The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱

London-based Hamas operative linked with org. behind Greta Thunberg's Madleen vessel

Report

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Treasury chief returns to US as China trade talks ongoing

The negotiations, taking place in London, follow talks in Geneva last month, which saw a temporary agreement to lower tariffs. US President Donald Trump told reporters Monday: 'We are doing well with China. China's not easy.'

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Linda Kelsey sues Tower Hamlets over injury from 150kg park bin

Tower Hamlets (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mother-of-three Linda Kelsey, 39, is suing Tower Hamlets Council after a 150kg park litter bin fell and crushed her foot while she was walking her dog. In an east London park, a 150 kg trash can

The Times 🇬🇧

London Tech Week turns away entrepreneur for bringing baby

The Economist 🇬🇧

How America and China spooked each other

As officials meet in London, the costs of their trade war are now abundantly clear

BBC News 🇬🇧

Catherine visits behind the scenes at museum stores

The Princess of Wales has visited the V&A's new open access store rooms in East London.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London to lose out in UK government spending review, says City Hall

Mayor Sadiq Khan has been pressing chancellor Rachel Reeves for more transport funding

The Independent 🇬🇧

US-China trade talks ‘going well’ as meeting resumes in London

The New York Times 🇺🇸

How Long Does It Take to Draw a Picture of Every Pub in London?

That’s the challenge Lydia Wood, 31, has set herself. In the process, she is creating an archive of an important part of the city’s nightlife.

Monday, 9 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Fears grow over London market in ‘bid fever’ for UK tech firms

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

UK avoids condemning Israeli seizure of British-flagged aid boat to Gaza

Organisers of flotilla tell MEE that they received no cooperation or contact from London, as Israel intercepted and diverted vessel

The Independent 🇬🇧

Khan urges Reeves to give more cash to London in spending review

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

US-China trade talks: Is a thaw on the cards after Trump-Xi call?

A new round of talks aimed at resolving trade tensions between the US and China take place in London.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

US and China seek to extend fragile trade truce at London talks

The discussions come just a few days after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first publicly announced telephone talks since the Republican returned to the White House.

BBC News 🇬🇧

British teen jailed in Dubai after holiday romance pleads for early release

The Londoner was jailed in December for a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

US chipmaker Qualcomm agrees to buy UK’s Alphawave in $2.4bn deal

Acquisition will lead to latest departure from London’s stock market

The New York Times 🇺🇸

U.S. and China to Meet at Precarious Moment in Trade War

Officials from both sides are set to talk on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries.

Sunday, 8 June 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Brit Awards to be held outside London for first time in its history

BBC News 🇬🇧

Brit Awards to leave London for Manchester after 48 years

The Times 🇬🇧

10pm is the new 7: restaurants open late as Londoners stay out

Financial Times 🇬🇧

US expresses concern over plan for Chinese embassy in London

White House deems Royal Mint site a security risk owing to its proximity to critical communications infrastructure

Saturday, 7 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York

Shock decision by the money-transfer business upsets 2% shareholder Orbis. There are mounting concerns that the London Stock Exchange is losing key companies

BBC News 🇬🇧

Restaurant asked Tommy Robinson to leave after staff 'felt uncomfortable'

A London steakhouse says staff and guests felt uncomfortable and complained about the far-right anti-Islam activist.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place?

Grosvenor Square is being recast for a new era, with the former U.S. Embassy transformed into a Qatari-owned luxury hotel and F.D.R.’s square into a haven of biodiversity.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Wise’s wake-up call for London

Decision by the fintech to move primary listing to New York is latest blow to LSE

Friday, 6 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

US and China to hold trade talks in London next week, Trump says

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Trump says US-China trade talks to be held in London on June 9

Announcement follows phone call between US president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping

BBC News 🇬🇧

Bargain Hunt expert jailed for selling art to suspected Hezbollah financier

Police investigators tracked suspicious transactions between the Middle East and London.

Middle East Eye 🇬🇧

British Palestinians demand UK action as Gaza relatives face starvation

Community groups describe ‘torture’ of watching relatives die from afar, as London rejects calls for family reunifications

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

“Greater London” is passed its expiry date!

For nearly a quarter of a century, I have stood in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Romford, the town where I was born, raised, educated, and have lived all my life. Yet, for as long

Thursday, 5 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Beyoncé — Queen Bey goes big in London with a honky tonk twist

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Idris Elba: ‘I want to build the African Odeon’

Speaking at an SXSW London event, the actor outlined his desire to ignite the cinema experience for a new generation across the continent

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Leaving London’s market is not always a Wise move

There is little evidence that moving to the US actually helps most companies over the long term

BBC News 🇬🇧

Live updates as footballer sentenced for £600k drug smuggling plot

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after 60kg (132lb) of cannabis was found in suitcases at London Stansted Airport.

Declassified UK 🇬🇧

Why is the UK sheltering Israel’s genocide-inciting ambassador?

It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmer’s inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Cobalt Holdings pulls out of London flotation

The Economist 🇬🇧

A new London attraction hopes to revive interest in Elvis

At Elvis Evolution, the king of rock ’n’ roll ain’t dead

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Abba singer Björn Ulvaeus teases fans in London with AI-assisted musical

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Glencore-backed Cobalt Holdings scraps planned London listing

Metal investment company pulls IPO weeks after announcing plans for $230mn share offering

The Independent 🇬🇧

Police helicopter chases mobile phone thief through London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Dive-bombing buzzard forces school to close playground

Pupils have been ordered to stay inside after the buzzard swooped into a primary school playground in East London.

Tuesday, 3 June 2025

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Pete Songi on Robert Jenrick’s war on antisocial behaviour – cartoon

The shadow justice secretary has recently filmed himself challenging fare-dodgers on London’s tube

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Hims & Hers looks to offer replica obesity drugs in UK and Europe

US telehealth group explores selling ‘compounded medications’ in new markets after buying London-based rival Zava

BBC News 🇬🇧

Fallen tree halts Glasgow to London train journeys

Avanti West Coast services travelling through Lockerbie and Carstairs are affected with all lines blocked.

Monday, 2 June 2025

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Man fined after burning Qur’an outside Turkish consulate in London

The Times 🇬🇧

Indivior to delist from London Stock Exchange in favour of US

The pharmaceutical company, whose global headquarters are in Virginia, plans to scrap its secondary listing in London next month

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Saudi Aramco raises $5bn in bond sale as it grapples with lower oil prices

World’s largest oil company taps London market amid pressure on its dividend

BBC News 🇬🇧

'Cycling naked is nothing compared to tumour pain'

Stephen Lewis and his partner will cycle through some of London's busiest areas baring it all.

Sunday, 1 June 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Ministers to fast-track London airspace redesign in push for growth

New ‘airspace design service’ aims to vastly boost flight numbers but could mean new communities face noise pollution

Saturday, 31 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Adams wins Dublin libel action but now faces case in London

The former Sinn Fein leader is expected to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice in March as the only defendant in a civil trial relating to the Troubles

Declassified UK 🇬🇧

Israel’s ‘genocide general’ welcomed in London – and the media yawns

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Can South by Southwest’s London debut recreate Austin’s star-making power?

The Independent 🇬🇧

Inside the crackdown on London’s brazen Tube fare dodgers

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

TfL bans ads backing abortion law reform

London (Parliament Politics Magazine) –  Transport for London blocked Bpas abortion reform ads, citing police criticism concerns, despite ASA approval, sparking backlash from campaigners and MPs. As reported by The Guardian, TfL has decided not to display Bpas ads calling on MPs

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man runs from Leeds to London to see Sam Fender

Andy Hobson, 34, will run more than 250 miles in seven days, raising money for grassroots music venues.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London’s Garrick Club admits just three women after rule change

Some members’ ‘fusty’ attitude leads to suggestion that ending men-only stance was a PR exercise

Friday, 30 May 2025

Novara Media 🇬🇧

The New Party, Beyond London

The New York Times 🇺🇸

It’s Still South by Southwest, but This Time It’s in London

The music, tech and film festival, long known for being in Austin, Texas, expands to Europe for the first time.

The Parliament Politics 🇬🇧

Trump’s potential WU trade focus could shield UK from tariffs

London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – Trump’s expected focus on the EU over the UK in trade matters may lessen Brexit-related tariff concerns. A possible trade war with the US may not hit Britain as hard as feared, according to a former political

BBC News 🇬🇧

Jailed activist's mother in hospital after resuming hunger strike

Laila Soueif, the mother of British-Egyptian Alaa Abdel Fattah, is being treated at a London hospital for dangerously low blood sugar.

The Times 🇬🇧

British ex-flight attendant accused of drug smuggling in Sri Lanka

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, was arrested after police claimed to have found a large amount of super-strength cannabis in her luggage

The Guardian 🇬🇧

London tunnels that inspired James Bond creator will become spy museum

Thursday, 29 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Author Caroline O’Donoghue: ‘Post-Brexit London is perfect for dystopian fiction’

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Israel announces creation of 22 new settlements in West Bank

The United Kingdom and neighboring Jordan criticized the move, with London calling it a 'deliberate obstacle' to Palestinian statehood.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Fare dodgers chipping away at society, Jenrick says

The shadow justice secretary filmed himself confronting fare dodgers on the London Underground.

The Independent 🇬🇧

The Real Housewives of London cast officially revealed

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Pro-Palestine group targets Jewish-owned business in London

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Khan pitches London to US business as alternative to Trump turbulence

Mayor says UK capital has ‘huge opportunity’ to stand up for ‘pro-growth, pro-investment’ policies

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

The Rev Ronald Corp, founder of New London Orchestra

BBC News 🇬🇧

Five arrested over protests at Gal Gadot filming

The Israeli actress has faced protests while filming across London over recent weeks, the Met says.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Shein shifts focus from London to Hong Kong for listing

Fast-fashion group has been hit by US tariffs while flotation has also faced regulatory challenges over risk factors

The Independent 🇬🇧

The new V&A closes the gap between the 2012 Olympics and a lost London

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London congestion charge set to rise by 20% under TfL plans

Proposals would end residents’ discount for non-EVs, says transport body

The Times 🇬🇧

Cobalt prices IPO in bid to become biggest London listing in a year

BBC News 🇬🇧

Congestion Charge set to rise by 20% to £18

The daily cost of driving in central London should rise by £3 to £18, Transport for London says.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.

Monday, 26 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Fire destroys £4.5m grade II-listed north London mansion

The Guardian 🇬🇧

A new kind of gentrification is spreading through London – and emptying out schools

Financial Times 🇬🇧

How the UK’s open banking payments revolution fell flat

London was a world leader for remittance technology but now risks falling behind

Sunday, 25 May 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Mother and three children who died in house fire in London named

BBC News 🇬🇧

Mother and three children who died in Brent fire named

The names of a woman and her three children who died following a house fire in north-west London have been released.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Foreign Office London staff face major cull

Department could see headcount fall by up to 25 per cent, says official

Saturday, 24 May 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Ian McKellen joins Scissor Sisters live on stage at London show

Le Monde 🇫🇷

'What is a woman?': Court ruling reopens the 'gender war' in the UK

By siding with 'gender critical' feminist activists critical of the notion of gender, the UK Supreme Court has reignited the debate over transgender women's rights. Trans rights activists are set to protest the decision in London on Sunday, May 25.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Kneecap defiant at first major gig since terror charge

The Irish-language hip-hop trio play their biggest ever festival headline slot in south London.

Friday, 23 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Forest ban Neville — so Sky will present game from London in solidarity

The Economist 🇬🇧

London has become a cycling city

The Guardian 🇬🇧

NCA freezes £90m of London property linked to former Bangladesh regime

BBC News 🇬🇧

I won't get all the money I want from Starmer - FM

Eluned Morgan urges people to be patient with funding after meeting Sir Keir Starmer in London.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London festivals become flashpoint for local politics

Residents and promoters fight over the soul of the capital’s public green spaces

Thursday, 22 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Kneecap holds surprise gig after member charged

Kneecap performs in London a day after one of their members is charged with a terror offence.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

UK crime agency freezes London properties linked to former Bangladesh regime

Move follows the ousting of former leader Sheikh Hasina amid allegations of embezzlement

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Kneecap Member Is Charged With Terror Offense Over Flag at London Concert

A member of the Northern Irish rap group Kneecap was accused of illegally displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah. Kneecap denied the offense.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Popular London wild swimming spot sees 1,188% increase in bacteria

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Welcome start to a reconciliation between the UK and the EU

The progress achieved in the agreement signed on Monday between Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen reflects the constructive spirit that now animates both London and Brussels, as well as the need for pragmatism to help rebuild ties between the two sides, five years after Brexit.

The Times 🇬🇧

These are the best serviced apartments in London for a homely stay

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Member of Belfast rap trio Kneecap charged with terror offence

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh to appear in court in London next month over allegations of waving a Hizbollah flag at a concert

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Kneecap rapper charged with terrorism offence over alleged Hezbollah flag at London gig

The Times 🇬🇧

Kneecap announce surprise London gig day after terrorism charge

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Chris Brown Released on $6 Million Bail by London Court

The R&B singer was charged last week with grievous bodily harm over a 2023 incident in England. His release from custody means he can proceed with a world tour.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

United Kingdom suspends trade talks with Israel

In response to the ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid in the Palestinian enclave and the expansion of the war, London has broken off free trade agreement talks with Israel and summoned its ambassador, Tzipi Hotovely.

BBC News 🇬🇧

R&B star Chris Brown released on bail after London assault charge

The US singer is accused of assault at a nightclub in central London in 2023.

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

O'Neill and Foster to appear before Covid Inquiry

The sitting in London will concentrate on Stormont's approach to testing, tracing and isolation.

The Times 🇬🇧

The superb Liverpool Philharmonic should come to London more

Financial Times 🇬🇧

JPMorgan London trader unfairly dismissed over spoofing

Judge in employment tribunal found cocoa trader was not provided with correct documents during disciplinary probe

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

EU and UK pile pressure on Russia with parallel sanctions

Brussels and London acting ‘in concert’ after Trump failed to secure ceasefire promise from Putin.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Breakthrough in India manhunt for suspect in East London murder

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Security chief tells Bondi Junction inquest Westfield has ‘very strong security culture’ due to Frank Lowy

John Yates, formerly the most senior detective in London’s Met police, tells Sydney coroner that criticism of security guard’s response was ‘very harsh’

Monday, 19 May 2025

The Irish Times 🇮🇪

Defence pact likely to be centrepiece of EU-UK ‘reset’ summit in London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Who are the winners and losers from the UK-EU agreement?

A deal between the UK and European Union (EU) has been agreed at a post-Brexit leaders summit in London.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Third man arrested over arson attacks on Starmer’s London home

34-year-old held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

The Guardian 🇬🇧

‘Ahead of his time’: Guyanese artist gets London show amid reappraisal

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Military and economic deals in pipeline as UK looks to EU reset

London and Brussels to remove selected post-Brexit barriers as Trump’s global disruptions drive return to closer ties.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Five years after Brexit, UK and EU aim for a fresh start

An agreement between London and Brussels was confirmed on Monday morning, just ahead of the first UK–EU bilateral summit since Brexit. After years of tense relations, the meeting is meant to mark the start of a new alliance between Keir Starmer's Britain and the European Union.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Britain and E.U. Strike Landmark Brexit Reset Deal

As leaders gathered in London for a long awaited summit, a senior British minister said his country had secured a new agreement with the bloc.

The Times 🇬🇧

British fintech Revolut picks Paris for HQ in fresh blow to London

The Independent 🇬🇧

Woman reveals highs and lows of swapping London rent for narrowboat

Sunday, 18 May 2025

The New York Times 🇺🇸

After a Deadly Tornado, a Small Kentucky City Starts Picking Up the Pieces

In London, Ky., the scope of the destruction from a tornado that killed 19 in the state was coming into view as residents tried to process the disaster.

The Times 🇬🇧

London’s left indulged the Nicola Sturgeon fantasy

To the English intelligentsia, former first minister was the anti-Boris but her relentless tribalism was ruinous for Scotland

The Independent 🇬🇧

Murder investigation launched after man, 26, stabbed in London

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Police clash with Gaza war protesters at London university

Video shows police confronting students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza outside King’s College London.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Crystal Palace fans in ecstasy after 'unbelievable' FA Cup win

Palace fans across London hail the "amazing" 1-0 victory over Manchester City.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

EU certificates deal could boost UK exports by a quarter, study finds

London has pushed for so-called conformity assessment, but Brussels has rejected the idea

Saturday, 17 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

The asylum seeker who became London’s £12m migrant smuggler

The Independent 🇬🇧

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march through London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Major London festivals 'left in limbo' by legal ruling

Thousands of people will be affected if Brockwell Park's festivals are called off, the NTIA warns.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

The battle for London’s park life

Locals are fighting plans by cash-strapped councils to close public spaces for events

Friday, 16 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Two teens arrested after kittens found 'mutilated'

Two kittens were found dead in a field in Ruislip, west London, on Saturday, 3 May.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London council acted ‘irrationally’ over approval of summer festivals, High Court rules

Ruling raises questions about programme of events set to start next week in Brockwell Park

The Independent 🇬🇧

Chris Brown denied bail after appearing in court over alleged attack in London nightclub

The Times 🇬🇧

Ukrainian appears in court on Keir Starmer fire charges

The 21-year-old from Sydenham in southeast London is accused of three counts of arson with intent to endanger life

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Chris Brown Ordered to Remain in Custody After Arrest in England

The singer was charged with grievous bodily harm over a 2023 incident in London. He was ordered to remain in custody until June 13.

Thursday, 15 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Chris Brown charged over alleged London nightclub assault

The 36-year-old remains in custody and is due to appear before Manchester Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Ukrainian Is Arrested After Fires at U.K. Prime Minister’s Properties

One of the blazes took place outside the doorway of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s family home in Kentish Town, in north London, which is currently being rented out.

The Times 🇬🇧

Ukrainian charged over arson attack on Keir Starmer’s properties

Roman Lavrynovych, 21, accused of starting fires outside £2 million house and a flat in north London, as well as torching a vehicle once owned by PM

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Move civil servants out of London: fine. But that won’t curb Whitehall’s grip on Britain

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Online brokers: More animal spirits than London Zoo

Big bumps and spills are not necessarily bad news for the sector as a whole

The Independent 🇬🇧

London St Pancras power fault hits Eurostar sparking travel chaos

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Fertiliser rules ‘to be on table’ in trade deal between UK and US

President Trump’s agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said in London that pork, poultry, rice and seafood were all “at the front of the line” in negotiations

The Independent 🇬🇧

Starmer breaks silence on arson attack at his London home

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Alstom in talks to run double-decker trains on Channel Tunnel route

French company’s high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe

The Guardian 🇬🇧

It’s a knockout! Punchy images from Photo London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Thousands of civil servant jobs to leave London

The government is aiming to cut roles in London by 12,000 and close 11 offices in the capital.

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Financial Times 🇬🇧

More than 10,000 civil service jobs to be moved out of London

Several Whitehall offices in the capital to close by 2030 in major government shake-up

The Times 🇬🇧

Thousands of civil service jobs to be moved out of London

Government plans to sell off offices and relocate officials will save £94m annually

BBC News 🇬🇧

MP charged over sex assaults at London's Groucho Club

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Patrick Spencer is accused of two counts of sexual assault.

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Man Is Arrested Over Fire at U.K. Prime Minister’s North London House

The police said a 21-year-old was being held in connection with three fires, including one at a property owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

London is the place for me! The capital’s best image makers – in pictures

Monday, 12 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Miliband’s wife turns nimby over plan for flats near London home

Financial Times 🇬🇧

London’s transport network disrupted by power outage

Thousands of passengers affected as several train lines were delayed or suspended on Monday afternoon

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Counterterror Police Investigate Fire at Starmer’s North London Home

Damage was caused to the entrance of a property belonging to the prime minister in Kentish Town, but nobody was hurt, the police said.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Police investigating fire at Keir Starmer’s house in London

The Independent 🇬🇧

Video shows commuter chaos as London Underground hit by power cut

BBC News 🇬🇧

Police investigate fire at Starmer’s London house

A fire was reported in the early hours of the morning and brought under control 20 minutes later.

Sunday, 11 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Kim Kardashian brings her $4 billion Skims empire to London

BBC News 🇬🇧

In pictures: 25 years of London's mayors in action

The first mayor of London was elected in May 2000 - we mark 25 years with these memorable images.

Saturday, 10 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Flutter bosses hit the jackpot after snubbing UK

Jackson’s pay surges to £17 million after parent Flutter switches listing from London to New York

BBC News 🇬🇧

Multiple gunshots fired at property in Londonderry

It was reported that a motorbike pulled up outside a residential property in Shantallow Avenue and fired multiple shots before leaving the area, police say.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Man charged with murder of 87-year-old in north London

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Photo London at 10

Friday, 9 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Fourth Iranian man arrested in London terror probe

The investigation is separate to an alleged plot to target the Israeli embassy in London.

Financial Times 🇬🇧

Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’

Cell was in final stages of planning for attack on Israeli diplomatic mission, people familiar with investigation say 

The Times 🇬🇧

The Times has millions of London photos. This book shows the best

The New York Times 🇺🇸

U.K. Antiques Show Expert Admits Selling Art to Suspected Hezbollah Financier

Oghenochuko Ojiri, an art dealer who appeared on the popular BBC show “Bargain Hunt,” appeared in a London court on Friday.

The Independent 🇬🇧

A trip to London brought back the grief of losing my family

Le Monde 🇫🇷

The US signs first customs agreement with the UK

Presented on Thursday, May 8, the trade agreement signed between London and Washington allows the UK to ease American tariffs, particularly on cars, in exchange for a broader opening to American agricultural products.

Thursday, 8 May 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Khan unveils plan to rip up green belt to build flats for Londoners

The Times 🇬🇧

Financial betting firm plans £50m London flotation

BBC News 🇬🇧

After-work drinks in decline outside London, peers told

A Lords committee hears Thursday is the new Friday for city-centre workers - but only in the capital.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

The best of the Contemporary African Art Fair 2025 – in pictures

The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns this weekend to London, New York and Marrakech, with 30 galleries and more than 70 artists

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Tate Modern Is the Museum of the Century (Like It or Not)

The London institution, which turns 25 this week, encouraged its peers to look beyond the West. But its greatest impact was to remake the art museum into a kind of theme park.

Haaretz 🇮🇱

Iran 'Categorically Rejects' Reports of Involvement in Plan to Attack Israeli Embassy in London

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Newcastle to host Mercury Prize ceremony

It is the first time the prestigious music industry event will be held outside London.

The Times 🇬🇧

Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’

Eight men arrested in police raids at the weekend were allegedly plotting to attack the building in London

The New York Times 🇺🇸

4 Lessons for Trump From Britain’s Failed Rwanda Deportation Deal

The United States is said to be in talks with the African country about taking in expelled migrants. There may be lessons in London’s experience.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Heading to the top: stunning images by students

From spirituality captured on a smartphone to childhood photos conjured up by AI, the Photo London x Hahnemühle student award has unearthed some astonishing talent

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

The Pope, the banker, the disgraced cardinal and a £300m deal

Raffaele Mincione is the London banker embroiled in a Vatican financial scandal that’s already sparked the downfall of a senior cardinal

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Six WSL titles in a row for Chelsea and London City go up – Women’s Football Weekly

Monday, 5 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

Met Gala 2025 red carpet: the best dressed stars and outfits

Londoners Grace Wales Bonner, Edward Enninful and Chioma Nnadi are likely to set the tone on New York’s big night out

Le Monde 🇫🇷

The UK celebrates 80 years since WWII's end

From military parades to royal tributes, thousands have gathered in London ahead of Thursday's official Victory in Europe Day anniversary, in what is expected to be the last major commemoration with a significant number of WWII veterans present.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Experience the VE Day flypast from inside a Red Arrows cockpit in 360 video

Experience flying over London with a Red Arrows pilot in our special immersive video from the cockpit.

The Independent 🇬🇧

VE Day: Red Arrows fly over London to mark 80th anniversary

The Guardian 🇬🇧

A London 2040 Olympics is alluring but do gold medals bring cities a golden future?

Sunday, 4 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

City Hall requires more power if it’s to reshape London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Pensioner baffled over motive for arson attack at home

A flammable liquid was poured onto the front porch of a house in the Foyle Springs area of Londonderry.

Saturday, 3 May 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

A high-rise fire killed Catherine. The cladding firm kept on selling

A London high-rise fire 16 years ago killed six people. Now a Sunday Times investigation raises serious questions about the materials used on the flats

BBC News 🇬🇧

Family's plea as student nurse dies in Texas stabbing

Tributes are paid to Tami Odunsi, from London, who posted about her nursing degree on TikTok.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Ukrainian troops to join London VE Day procession

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Exhibition of original Bob Dylan paintings to open in London

The New York Times 🇺🇸

How Trump Dismantled His First-Term Policy on Crimea

After more than three years of war, President Trump proposed a peace plan for Russia and Ukraine in late April that would have the United States recognize Moscow’s 2014 takeover of the Crimean peninsula. Michael D. Shear, a former White House correspondent for The New York Times in London, explains how the proposal, which Ukraine has rejected, is a reversal from Mr. Trump’s first term as president.

Friday, 2 May 2025

The Guardian 🇬🇧

‘My moment of glory’: Nicolas Cage lookalikes assemble in London

To mark the release of his new film, hundreds of people who sort of look like the actor gather outside Prince Charles cinema

The New York Times 🇺🇸

Russell Brand Attends Court Hearing In London For Rape Charges

The comedian and actor was granted bail in a court hearing for multiple charges of sexual assault, including two counts of rape.

The Times 🇬🇧

Prince Harry loses appeal for taxpayer-funded security

The Court of Appeal in London told Harry’s life was at stake because of the refusal of the royal security committee to guarantee protection

BBC News 🇬🇧

Russell Brand's court appearance explained... in 50 seconds

The BBC's Charlotte Gallagher reports from outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, as Brand faces multiple charges.

Thursday, 1 May 2025

The New York Times 🇺🇸

U.K. Records Its Hottest May 1 Ever, Despite a Toilet Getting in the Way

In an unseasonably hot week, readings from one weather station in London had to be disqualified.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Spurs v Bodø/Glimt – Europa League semi-final, first leg

Minute-by-minute report: The Norwegian underdogs head south to north London for the first leg of this semi-final. Join Simon Burnton

The Independent 🇬🇧

Video: Moment dog attacks police horses on patrol in London park

BBC News 🇬🇧

Hottest ever start to May as temperatures hit 28C

The mercury hit 28C in London, which the Met Office was the hottest start to any May on record.

The Times 🇬🇧

London Stock Exchange prospers amid tariff-related market turmoil

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

London Stock Exchange boss: Trump may have done UK a favour

Haaretz 🇮🇱

Man With Knife Arrested Trying to Enter Israeli Embassy in London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man charged with terror offence after arrest at Israeli embassy

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, allegedly attempted to enter the London embassy with a bladed weapon, police say.

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Mescal and Stormzy set for National Theatre shows

Nicola Coughlan, Monica Barbaro and Aidan Turner will also appear in new plays at the London venue.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

LIVE: Arsenal vs PSG – UEFA Champions League semifinal

Follow our live build-up, team news coverage and full text and photo commentary stream of the first semifinal in London.

The Times 🇬🇧

Smoke billows from electricity substation fire in London

The Independent 🇬🇧

Huge fire erupts at London substation

Monday, 28 April 2025

The Times 🇬🇧

London 2040 not as mad as it seems — if action replaced 2012’s empty promises

The Guardian 🇬🇧

African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Man completes own London Marathon – 200 miles away

Kalem Bennett raced in a "Hullathon" after London Marathon organisers rejected his application.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Champions League: All to know before the Arsenal-PSG semifinal showdown

Arsenal hosts French powerhouse PSG in the opening leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal in London.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Moment Southport victim’s father crosses London Marathon finish line

Sunday, 27 April 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Woman runs London marathon topless after her double mastectomy

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

Assefa sets world record, Sawe destroys elite field in London Marathon

Tigst Assefa sets a record time for a women’s-only race while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins his first London Marathon.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Arrests over paint thrown on London Marathon route

The protesters were arrested and the London Marathon continued uninterrupted across Tower Bridge.

Le Monde 🇫🇷

Ethiopia's Assefa breaks world record to win London marathon, Kenya's Sawe wins men's race

Tigst Assefa made up for coming second in last year's marathon to coast home in the women's London Marathon in a world record time of 2hr 15min 50sec on Sunday. Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the men's London marathon in a time of 2hr 02min 27sec.

The Times 🇬🇧

Activists disrupt London Marathon with Gaza protest

Two demonstrators from Youth Demand arrested after throwing red powder paint in front of elite runners

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Le Monde 🇫🇷

UK activist group Just Stop Oil holds final march, shifting focus away from civil disobedience

Several hundred supporters walked peacefully through the center of London, from Parliament to the headquarters of oil and gas giant Shell. The environmental group announced in March it would halt its headline-grabbing protests.

Aljazeera 🇶🇦

LIVE: Eubank Jr vs Benn – Middleweight boxing

Follow our live coverage and build-up to the middleweight fight between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn in London.

BBC News 🇬🇧

Anger flares at Just Stop Oil 'last day of action'

A van appears to have been driven slowly into protesters as hundreds marched through London.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Why these are most important local elections since Boris won London

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Gallagher brothers perform together for first time in 16 years in London working men’s club

Noel and Liam believed to have filmed promo video at Mildmay club in Newington Green ahead of summer’s sold-out Oasis tour

Friday, 25 April 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

MPs limber up for London Marathon

Harriet Cross and Cat Smith will be among sixteen MPs taking part in the 26-mile race on Sunday.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

Lewis Machipisa obituary

Other lives: BBC World Service journalist who reported on developments in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe before relocating to London

The Times 🇬🇧

Ambulance drivers fined for stopping in London’s low-traffic streets

Le Monde 🇫🇷

US, European and Ukrainian officials gather in London for talks

The UK had been set to host Ukraine peace talks between foreign ministers on Wednesday, before they were postponed and downgraded. Meanwhile, the Trump administration recently presented a US plan to end the war.

The Independent 🇬🇧

Runners warned against wearing fancy dress for London Marathon

Thursday, 24 April 2025

The Independent 🇬🇧

Urine from London Marathon runners to be turned into fertiliser

The Times 🇬🇧

At last Starmer sees virtue in pier pressure

Spending review bears the imprint of a PM now persuaded by the need to deliver tangible improvements outside London

BBC News 🇬🇧

Eubank v Benn: Rivals meet at news conference in London

Watch and follow updates of Chris Eubank and Conor Benn's news conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Guardian 🇬🇧

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

BBC News 🇬🇧

Mayor sought legal advice after Reeves backed Heathrow expansion

The move puts the London mayor on a potential collision course with ministers, after the chancellor backed plans for the expansion of the airport.

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

BBC News 🇬🇧

London flooding causes wider rail disruption

Sunday, 29 October 2023

BBC News 🇬🇧

Thousands at pro-Palestinian protest in London

Saturday, 15 May 2021

BBC News 🇬🇧

Thousands protest in London over Gaza violence