The Latest Breaking News from London

Tory London mayor candidate must have no link to previous Conservative government, poll suggests

The poll is bad news for former Home Secretary James Cleverly, who has been tipped as one of the Tory big beasts considering a run for City Hall

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Ariana Grande withdraws from a London musical and will take a break from the public eye

Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London

The Independent UK · Aug 3

London Gatwick responds after reports of fuel shortage sparked disruption concerns

Airlines were warned of a fuel shortage at Gatwick airport, but the issue has since been resolved

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Petition after managers who invested £150,000 in London pub are told to leave

A petition calling on Star Pubs, part of Heineken UK, to allow the managers of the much-loved Park Tavern in Southfields to remain at the venue has gained more than a thousand signatures

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Smoke seen across central London after fire breaks out at flats in Shoreditch

A cordon remains in place on Hackney Road as the cause of the fire is under investigation

The Independent UK · Aug 3

London Festival Organisers Deny Stabbing Rumours After Ghana Party Ends In Chaos

Ghana Party in the Park organisers denied stabbing rumours after a crowd crush at the London festival left 23 people needing medical attention.

International Business Times UK · Aug 3

Exhibition by Alex Hyde review – an elegiac love letter to the YBA era

London’s 90s art scene forms the backdrop to this tale of a complex relationship between two artists whose identities become entangled in their creative collaboration

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

London in a very different limbo: wins alone will not realise Broncos’ dream

Broncos’ owners are desperate to bring Super League to capital but success will be futile if off-field criteria are not met

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

London temperatures to hit as high as 33C on Monday as amber heat alert comes into force

Another heatwave could be on its way as parts of London go 41 days without rain

Evening Standard · Aug 3

I was fined £500 after putting a coffee cup in a rubbish bag next to a full bin

Reader expresses consternation after enforcement officer issues penalty notice outside station in London

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3