The Latest Breaking News from London

‘Music has ceased to be ageist’: Pet Shop Boys on 40 years of pop genius – and their hopeful new album

The pandemic was but a minor blip in Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s four decades of arch observation, artful imagery and playful theorising. ‘You’ve got to stay interested,’ they say

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024

Photography books for "less than the price of a London pint!"

Café Royal Books has been providing an affordable way to collect photography books since 2005, and a selection will now be displayed in a new exhibition

Digital Camera World · Feb 3, 2024

Thousands join pro-Palestine marches in London and Edinburgh

Demonstrations first in UK since UN’s international court of justice ordered Israel to ensure acts of genocide not committed in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024

Predator who performed sex acts in front of lone women on London trains jailed

Kolawole Oladetoun was caught after he was punched by victim

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024

Colin Murray Parkes obituary

Psychiatrist whose insights into bereavement were shaped by events such as the Aberfan disaster, the Rwanda genocide and 9/11

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Thousands gather for pro-Palestine protest in London's West End

By the time protesters got to Whitehall, an estimated 20,000 people were there

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024

Sadiq Khan eyes SUV parking charge referendum in Paris but has 'no plans' for London tariff

Parisians will vote on whether to triple parking fees for SUV drivers in a bid to lower air pollution

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024

Police seize items at address linked to man suspected of chemical attack in London

Scotland Yard appeal for Abdul Ezedi to hand himself in after seizing empty bottles with corrosive warning labels at address in Newcastle

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

“I think Metallica thought that I knew who they were. I didn’t. They thought I was in awe of them – not true… it wasn’t enjoyable”: Whiskey in the Jar was the hardest song Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell ever tackled, and he didn't enjoy playing it with Metallica

In a wide-ranging conversation with GW, Bell also acknowledges that he could never have returned to Phil Lynott’s band after an infamous onstage meltdown in 1973 – but at least he apologized to his beloved Strat for his behavior that night...

Guitar World · Feb 2, 2024

UK Judge Dismisses Greta Thunberg Protest Case

A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticising "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested.

International Business Times · Feb 2, 2024