The Latest Breaking News from London

Channel 4 offers to sell London HQ under alternative plan to privatisation

Broadcaster proposes almost doubling staff outside capital and becoming ‘northern-based’

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Reason why RAF Voyager plane escorted two Typhoon fighter jets over London today

Three RAF warplanes flew over London on May 5 to acknowledge a special meeting - but who is the meeting between and what kinds of planes were involved in the dramatic display?

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Kam-BU interview: the London rapper on racism, Grenfell and why he loves cleaning out rivers

The rapper has the world at his feet - but he’s more concerned right now about the planet

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

Friends' Emily now - 'forgotten' fame, tragic role and job that made kids 'gasp'

Friends character Emily stood out in the US sitcom for her very British accent. Now, the Yorkshire born actress continues to blaze a trail in tv roles and is on our screens in an eye-opening BBC series

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Crossrail: Inside the mission control for London’s new Elizabeth Line

The entire Elizabeth line can be ‘run’ by a single signaller in the control centre

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

Jordan Stuart: Man fatally stabbed in Pinner was grieving for mother lost to cancer

A man stabbed to death in north west London was grieving for his mother who died from cancer earlier this year, his family revealed.

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

'Japan is a buy,' PM Kishida tells City of London

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took his appeal for foreign investment to the bankers and investors of the City of London on Thursday, saying his shift to an upgraded version of capitalism would spur economic growth.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

Buckingham Palace Parties Return, Without Queen Elizabeth

Members of the British royal family will stand in for Queen Elizabeth when the traditional garden parties return this summer at Buckingham Palace, her office said on Thursday. Mobility issues have meant that the 96-year-old monarch has been forced to cut back on public engagements, and the Palace said members…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

Channel people-smuggling ‘kingpin’ facing extradition to Belgium

Hewa Rahimpur was arrested in east London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

‘I’ve never felt this depth of love’: Emeli Sandé on coming out, race and making music again

She became one of the biggest singers in the world after her performances at the London Olympics. She is now back with a celebratory new album and reflects on identity, fame and happiness

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022