The Latest Breaking News from London

Babyproof a yacht? How the super-rich are turning to the ‘mummy concierge’

Increasingly, no expense is being spared by the wealthy when it comes to tackling problems such as finding a £3,000 nightdress or brainstorming a name

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

London politics latest LIVE: Chancellor Rachel Reeves says race for growth is 'national mission' as Keir Starmer visits Belfast

Rachel Reeves has delivered her first major speech as chancellor as Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues his UK tour with a visit to Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024

"My mission to highlight the beauty of London's urban wildlife"

"People often love to gripe about London, but my affection for the city remains unwavering" says urban wildlife photographer Joseph Hart

Digital Camera World · Jul 8, 2024

Skepta review – grime royalty broadcasts London to the world

The Tottenham-born rapper transmits forceful hits and ferocious lesser-known cuts to the inaugural Big Smoke festival crowd

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Ryanair forced to divert flight from Morocco to London Stansted after 'mass brawl' between passengers

Flight from Agadir diverts to Marrakech after violent dispute over seating arrangements

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2024

‘My flash kept blinding everyone on the dancefloor’: Elaine Constantine on capturing 90s northern soul all-nighters

The UK photographer took these powerful shots of northern soul nights 30 years ago. Now collected in a new book and exhibition, they offer an intimate glimpse of a peculiarly British subculture

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Gaza protest camps at UK universities wind down amid legal action

Of 36 encampments at end of May, around a dozen are still active, as protesters fight to stay

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

“It suddenly escalated when a Mercedes in the car park got trashed… it belonged to the hotel manager”: the night Oasis wrecked London’s most rock’n’roll hotel and got a lifetime ban for their efforts

The demolition job was spearheaded by guitarist Bonehead, who said the hotel was like somewhere “your Granny would stay”

Louder · Jul 7, 2024

‘It’s licensed touting, essentially’: has sky high ticket pricing turned London theatre into the wild West End?

Rising costs, celebrity casts, plain greed? Whatever the cause, charging hundreds of pounds a seat risks excluding the audiences that theatre’s future depends on

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

The week in TV: Supacell; Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Economy; A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder; The Man With 1,000 Kids – review

A south London superhero drama feels scrappy but real; economist Tim Harford dishes up hard facts; a gen Z Miss Marple is pure middle England. Plus, one seriously rogue sperm donor

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024