The Latest Breaking News from London

Man killed in north London house fire - police investigation launched into blaze

The cause of the fire in Brent is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police and the London Fire Brigade

Evening Standard · Oct 20

London's flagship Westminster council to lay off over 500 staff in most brutal-ever cuts

The central London borough announced it will lose around 15% of its work force in a bid to save £29 million from its budget

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Sea Life confirms controversial London penguin exhibit closure date after backlash

Animal welfare campaigners at the Born Free Foundation welcomed the news of the move to a larger, environmentally enriched enclosure

The Independent UK · Oct 20

When Private Jet Charter Makes Sense for a Complex Trip

A traveler needed to attend three meetings in Madrid on a Friday and return to London that evening.

inkl · Oct 20

Could Jeremy Corbyn lose his seat in Islington North after 43 years as Labour surges in London?

‘My gut tells me it's going to be quite close,’ says polling expert Martin Baxter

Evening Standard · Oct 20

The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail

The record-breaking heat in London, in summer 2022, resulted in an appalling problem in my neighbourhood – which one man took on, armed only with a jet wash

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Tim Armoo turned a £110,000 loss into an eight-figure business sale

At 17, entrepreneur Tim Armoo sold his first publishing business for £110,000, only to lose the money within 15 months through failed investments and spread betting. Years later, he founded influencer marketing agency Fanbytes, which sold for an eight-figure sum in 2022, but success brought unexpected questions about identity and…

The Times of India · Oct 20

‘Gay men keep my ego going – they message me all the time!’ Ed Gamble on Traitors, true love, weight loss and people-pleasing

As a Traitors obsessive, Gamble is in his element hosting its hugely popular companion show, Uncloaked. He discusses keeping the show’s secrets, edgelord comics and how he became known as a ‘mega wife guy’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

The Eagles Somehow Made the Jalen Hurts Situation Even Worse on Monday

By sending out Nick Sirianni to field questions better posed to a doctor, the team is failing to make this story go away.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20

Criminals in London hospitals face benefits ban under new government rules

The move follows years of campaigning by victims’ families who have called for an end to the so-called ‘double provision’ loophole

Evening Standard · Oct 19