The Latest Breaking News from London

West of England set to grow faster than any other UK region in 2022, PwC report finds

Bournemouth and Swindon were ranked in the top three cities for growth on a list of 50 from around the country

Birmingham Post · Mar 17, 2022

‘I made mistakes but the British stuck with me’: Michael Bisping relives his greatest UFC fights on home soil

Exclusive interview: Britain’s only ever UFC champion was unbeaten in his home country. Here, he recalls his memories around some of those key fights

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Morad Tahbaz: UK will keep pushing for London-born conservationist’s release from Iran, says minister

The 66-year-old was caught in a dragnet targeting environmental activists while visiting Iran in January 2018

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Rail firm fined £23.5m for ‘breach of public trust’

Southeastern train services between London and Kent are now state-run

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

David Harbour and Bill Pullman bring ‘blistering’ comedy Mad House to West End

Premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s play will reunite the film and theatre stars who appeared in The Equalizer

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

I hated walking for 20 years, now I’m aiming to climb all 214 Lake District peaks

Returning to her native Cumbria, our writer sets off to bag all the Wainwrights – and discovers the soothing power of the hills

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

Wife of Ukraine ambassador tells MPs: ‘Everything we had has been taken from us’

The wife of Ukraine’s ambassador to London has spoken of her despair at seeing her country destroyed by Vladimir Putin’s war.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

‘Betting against the NHS’: £1bn private hospital to open in central London

US-owned Cleveland Clinic London is in talks about providing care for NHS patients but critics fear moves to two-tier health system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

Meet fashion’s new muse — Nadia Lee Cohen

She’s modelled for Rihanna, shot Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Renaissance Act II teaser and is the face of Schiaparelli. Suzannah Ramsdale meets London’s hottest export

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

London should pilot drug checking and consumption rooms, says report

London should “lead the way” in tackling drug deaths by piloting drug consumption rooms and other harm reduction schemes, according to a new report.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022