The Latest Breaking News from London

London florist mocked for selling blackberries at £9.95 a bunch

‘This is it. We’ve reached peak London’ said one social media user

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Tui sends plane to Africa instead of London Gatwick

Exclusive: Boeing 737 Max was diverted to Tunisia to drop off an aircraft part

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

‘What you rapping all Yorkshire for?’ How Leeds defied the doubters to become a hip-hop haven

As a new rap exhibition opens in the city, west Yorkshire’s MCs remember how body popping gave way to bleak social commentary – and rap battles in their underpants

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

One in eight London families with children going ‘without essentials’, poll reveals

The poll also showed almost half of London households with children (49 per cent) think that they will struggle to pay for their regular household food shop within the next six months

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

The £39 Salt Bae lunch reviewed: There are benefits, for instance if you hate your kids

It’s a chance to try one of London’s priciest restaurants on the cheap. David Ellis heads in to see if it’s worth it

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

OPINION - The London Question: Is Hackney the new Clapham?

The ‘artsy’ set has moved on and there’s more chance of being mown down by a Bugaboo than encountering a studio squat party

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Housing shortages, strikes and empty offices: is London or New York coming out of Covid stronger?

Both are loved, loathed and battling post-pandemic problems. But what can these rival metropolises learn from one another?

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Emerald Fennell’s SALTBURN starring Barry Keoghan will open the 2023 London Film Festival

The film has been billed as ‘a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire’

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023

Promising Young Woman follow-up Saltburn given opening slot at London film festival

Emerald Fennell’s film, starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike, is ‘a tale of privilege and desire’ following a young student at Oxford

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

London council slammed for charging drivers more to park using cash

Sutton Council has been branded ‘discriminatory’ for penalising those paying at machines instead of through an app

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2023