The Latest Breaking News from London

Grenfell: Londoner waited ‘weeks’ for deaths of six relatives to be confirmed

Hisam Choucair lost his mother, sister, brother-in-law, and three nieces in the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

A 15-year-old skinhead rides the tube in 1980 – Gavin Watson’s best picture

‘There were six of us on our way to Carnaby Street to get a Harrington jacket. This was my mate Skinny Jim. That expression was him all over. God, what a face’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

What will we be reading next year? Five biggest trends from the London book fair

The publishing jamboree was finally back after a two year break with clues of what we can expect in bookshops once all the deals are signed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

The new wave of London party palaces, from KOKO to The Aubrey

Make some noise — the capital is ready to party. David Ellis and Jochan Embley hit spring’s hottest dancefloors 

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2022

Job advert for Britain’s most senior police officer goes live

The next Metropolitan Police Commissioner is expected to be appointed in the summer

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Blackheath incident: ‘Large scale disorder’ shuts down fairground in south London as seven people arrested

Police were unable to find a reported stabbing victim

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Job advert for new Met Police commissioner demands ‘demonstrably more professional force’

Cressida Dick hit out at the politicisation of policing in a letter to Londoners as she left the role

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

UK’s Johnson Rejects Calls to Resign amid ‘Partygate’ Fine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to resign after being fined for breaking his government's pandemic lockdown rules, saying he would instead redouble efforts to strengthen the economy and combat Russian aggression in Ukraine. London police fined Johnson and other people Tuesday for attending a birthday party thrown for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 13, 2022

London’s average house prices surge by £55,000 over pandemic

It means London prices have risen by more than £55,000 since the start of the pandemic

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2022

Terrorist Ali Harbi Ali handed whole-life sentence for murder of Sir David Amess

Jurors took just 18 minutes to convict the 26-year-old London-born extremist.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022