The Latest Breaking News from London

UK records hottest day of year as temperature crosses 38°C in west London

The UK recorded its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperatures reaching 38.1C (100.6F) at Kew Gardens in west London as a powerful heatwave continued to grip parts of Europe.

The Times of India · Aug 13

West London shops face closure as council increases rent by over 100%

Hillingdon Council says rents have been below market value for years and argues it has a duty to residents to ‘to manage its commercial properties properly and achieve best value’

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Passenger train derails and 11 people injured after carriages overturn in southern England

A passenger train derailed in southern England, injuring eleven people. Three carriages overturned on the Southern Rail service from London to Eastbourne. Passengers described the train rocking violently before it jumped and brakes engaged. Aerial footage showed emergency services treating injured individuals in a field. The cause of the derailment…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

‘Colander sales jumped nearly 40%’: how Britons viewed the solar eclipse

Safety advice was followed by almost all the public but the historic event left behind huge quantities of litter and abandoned Lime bikes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

UK records hottest day of year as fifth summer heatwave reaches peak

Kew Gardens in London hits 38.1C and 40C-plus recorded in parts of Europe with continent trapped under heat dome

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

How record hot summer has changed London's travel habits

Data shows how Londoners are choosing to travel across the capital during the summer months

Evening Standard · Aug 13

UK has hottest day of year so far as temperatures hit 38.1C

The new provisional reading at Kew Gardens, London, makes Thursday the fifth hottest day on record for the country.

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Human bones discovered in garden by builders as police seal off bungalow

The discovery of the human remains was made in Biggin Hill in London last Friday

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Maya Jama's secret Cotswolds Airbnb revealed - and it's more expensive than luxury London hotels

The Love Island presenter, 31, has multiple homes in her property portfolio

Evening Standard · Aug 13

K-Pop Demon Hunters star says Leonardo DiCaprio’s neutral face put her off Baftas performance: ‘He was not smiling’

The trio behind HUNTR/X’s singing voices performed “Golden” at the London ceremony

The Independent UK · Aug 13