The Latest Breaking News from London

London Theatre Week: London's best restaurants for a pre-and post-theatre meal

Here’s where to find food worthy of a standing ovation, picked by Ben McCormack and Josh Barrie

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

UK heatwave cancels Edinburgh trains to London as forecast causes travel chaos

Scots have been told no trains will run beyond York and Leeds due to the extreme weather forecast with record temperatures expected.

Daily Record · Jul 19, 2022

‘People would say, “This is hideous!’”: how ‘tacky’ Portuguese style took over the UK

Colourful and gaudy, traditional Portuguese designs, most famously the cabbage plate, were long dismissed as old fashioned. But this special brand of maximalism is undergoing a revival and has paved the way for a wider appreciation of all things from Portugal

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

West Ham make Armando Broja signing a priority as David Moyes’ £150m summer takes shape

Amid the souping up of the Premier League’s two Rolls Royce squads at the Etihad and Anfield, the swift and sizeable improvements being made at both north London clubs, the new-era-defining overhaul underway at Chelsea and the slow-moving circus at Old Trafford, it has gone a little understated just how…

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Extinction Rebellion: Eco activists smash windows at Sun headquarters over heatwave coverage

Five arrested after damage to News UK building in London Bridge in heatwave coverage protest

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

Shapps admits rail network cannot cope with extreme heat as track hits 62C

Network Rail said temperatures on the rails can rise to 20C higher than air temperature, sometimes causing them to ‘expand, bend and break’.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Bristol City Council chief quits to take up new role in London

Mike Jackson has worked for the council in Bristol since 2018

Birmingham Post · Jul 19, 2022

UFC star Paddy Pimblett sends address to troll after being called out for fight

Ahead of his UFC London fight against Jordan Leavitt, Pimblett hit out at a troll who mocked him on Twitter by offering him the address of his Liverpool gym where the pair could fight

Daily Mirror · Jul 19, 2022

Murder probe as 34-year-old man stabbed to death in Mortlake

A murder investigation has been launched after a young man was stabbed to death in south west London.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2022

The 10 best wild swimming spots near London - and there’s no need to book

Sian Lewis suggests the best spots to take your mind off the heat with a spontaneous dip

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022