The Latest Breaking News from London

'I didn't think my sinus infection was anything serious — it turned out to be cancer'

Luc Slocombe, from Newport, was diagnosed with cancer just days before his 21st birthday

Wales Online · Feb 4, 2022

London property giant Shaftesbury hails return of crowds to West End

Commercial landlord reports rebound in shoppers, workers and revellers across Soho, Chinatown and Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

My London: Monica Ali

The author enjoys a boozy dinner at Pollen Street Social, fancies a night out with Craig Charles and wants to shack up with a Van Dyck or two

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Horrified passengers look on as two schoolboys launch knife fight on double decker bus

Two boys wielding what appear to be large knife slashed at each other on top of a double decker bus in Streatham, London on Thursday, as passengers watched on in horror

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022

Bank warning as 850,000 London families miss out on council tax help

Hundreds of thousands of “squeezed middle” London households will miss out on the Government’s council tax rebate, it was claimed on Friday — as the Bank of England chief warned families to brace for the “difficult period ahead”.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Iconic Londoner Peter Tatchell at 70 — ‘I am not going to be a National Treasure’

He’s spent his whole lifetime campaigning for LGBT rights, but as he turns 70, he has no intention of slowing down. He talks to Melanie McDonagh about anxiety, activism and finding love again

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Bungalow with just two bedrooms and large garage on the market for eye-watering £2m

For the small price of £2million, a west London bungalow with two bedrooms, a drawing room, dining room, kitchen, main bathroom, utility room, an extra toilet, a cloakroom and a large integral garage can be yours

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Kontakthof review – the miseries of mating

Tender, brutal and humorous, the choreographer’s 1978 piece about gender wars and sexual mores still feels acutely contemporary

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Police officer praised for bravery after tackling man armed with ‘replica gun’

The incident occurred in Camden, north London, on Friday morning.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Woman in 30s dies after being hit by bus during rush hour at busy junction

A woman in her 30s was struck by a bus in Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, in east London, just before 9am on Friday. Emergency crews rushed to the scene with extensive closures in place

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022