The Latest Breaking News from London

Lack of menopause awareness and support ‘costing London’s economy over £2billion’

A report given to MPs on Wednesday called for free menopause check-ups for women turning 45

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

EastEnders' iconic London credit scene changes in dramatic climate change warning

EastEnders have made a one-off change to their credit scenes to highlight the impact of climate change. The BBC One soap have made the change to coincide with the final episode of Frozen Planet II

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Met Police U-turns on plans to ditch recording ethnicity of drivers during stops

Driver ethnicity was recorded following the publication of the Mayor’s Action Plan on Transparency, Accountability and Trust in Policing, but the Met had announced an end to the pilot

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Police arrest activists who glued themselves to road outside Parliament

Officers carried and dragged some of the activists from Parliament Square in central London.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Police booked '45,000 nights in hotel rooms' in 10 days after Queen's death

The policing plan saw 10,000 officers and staff on duty on the day of the Queen’s funeral alone, with 3,000 officers drafted in to help from outside London

Wales Online · Oct 12, 2022

Police net ‘one of UK’s largest ever hauls of 3D printed guns’ in raid on factory in north west London

Police say they have uncovered one of the UK’s largest collections of 3D printed gun parts in a raid on a factory operating out of a home in north west London.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

England’s 'unhealthiest areas' revealed but one major city is nowhere to be seen

Sheffield, London and Newcastle did not rank among the most 'unhealthy' places in England, while Blackpool, Manchester and Hull featured highly, according to ONS data

Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022

Insulate Britain glue themselves to ground in PMQs-timed protest

Group’s London return comes as Met chief says climate action is not yet so disruptive that he must shut it down

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Police booked 45,000 nights in hotel rooms in 10 days after Queen’s death

Sir Mark Rowley gave the figure during his first evidence session as Commissioner with the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Haul of 3D-printed gun parts and bullets one of largest in UK

The components were discovered during a raid in north London as part of the Metropolitan Police anti-gun crime initiative Operation Viper.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022