The Latest Breaking News from London

Legal challenge launched to block demolition of Clockwork Orange estate

Resident of brutalist London estate made famous by Stanley Kubrick film fights to stop his home being bulldozed

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Russian woman ‘linked with Andrew described amazing night’

The convicted paedophile had described her to the former duke as ‘26, russian, clevere (sic) beautiful, trustworthy’

The Independent UK · Feb 4

Four held in raids on £3m UK-based illegal TV streaming network

City of London Police detained suspects - including two women aged 21 and 40 - in operation across Greater Manchester and Lancashire

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Biggest rail franchise issues ‘do not travel’ alert after ‘multiple incidents’

Among the issues reported was a train derailment inside a depot in Selhurst, south-east London.

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Insurer Beazley agrees £8 billion takeover by rival Zurich

Zurich said it will pay £13.10 in cash per share for the London-listed specialist insurer, with shareholders also set to receive a 25p dividend.

Evening Standard · Feb 4

FTSE 100 Live 04 February: GSK milestone as index soars to new record, AI data jitters continue

GSK results today helped shares surge above 2000p for the first time in over two decades as the FTSE 100 index set a new intraday record.

Evening Standard · Feb 4

London travel news LIVE: London Bridge services disrupted by track inspection

Some services to and from London Bridge are running at a reduced speed

Evening Standard · Feb 4

Regulator says no defect in fuel switch after Air India pilots flag issue on flight from London

Checks came after flight crew reported a fuel control switch did not ‘remain positively latched in run position’ during engine start

The Independent UK · Feb 4

UK’s oldest Indian restaurant calls on king to save it

LONDON: Around 20,000 people have signed a petition addressed to King Charles III calling on him to prevent the closure of legendary Indian restaurant Veeraswamy in London. The Michelin-starred restaurant, which opened in 1926, is the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK. But its landlord, the Crown Estate, refused to…

The Times of India · Feb 4

Build like Croydon to ease London housing crisis with 5,700 new homes a year, Sadiq Khan urged by new report

The Centre for Cities is backing building small blocks of flats on sites of large detached homes

Evening Standard · Feb 3