The Latest Breaking News from London

Think tank calls for fewer London councils and 'opposition mayor' to Sadiq Khan

Report says that the London Assembly lacks the power to adequately scrutinise City Hall

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student in crash on The Strand

Aalia Mahomed, 20, who was studying at King’s College London, died at the scene of the collision in the Strand on March 18 last year

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Drivers and bus passengers face gridlock as A40 Westway is closed for five weeks for repairs

Flyover will be closed between Westway roundabout and Marylebone Road from March 20 - and part-closed each weekend before and after the work

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Grammys 2026: Full list of winners as London singer Olivia Dean wins Best New Artist

British artists Olivia Dean and Lola Young were among the winners at the presigious awards ceremony

Evening Standard · Feb 2

London travel news LIVE: Massive disruption near Stansted Airport after serious collision on M11

Motorists are facing severe delays on the M11 near Stansted Airport after a serious overnight collision forced the closure of all southbound lanes, with disruption expected to last for several hours

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Airbnb-style lets in London face new crackdown with registration scheme to tackle abuses

EXCLUSIVE: Details of the new register of properties are due to be announced within months to catch businesses and individuals breaking a 90-night rule on renting out homes in the capital as short-term lets

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Chelsea: Mamadou Sarr flying into London to finalise Deadline Day deal

Exclusive: Liam Rosenior bringing his former Strasbourg captain to Stamford Bridge

Evening Standard · Feb 1

Zack Polanski challenges Nigel Farage to showdown debate as Greens get early boost in Gorton by-election

But Labour accused the Green leader of ‘chickening out’ of being his party’s contender in the crunch by-election

Evening Standard · Feb 1

YouTuber assaulted in London wins $4.1 Million as UK court rules Saudi Arabia targeted him

A Saudi-born YouTuber Ghanem al-Masarir, won a massive legal battle with $4.1M compensation as a UK court ruled that Saudi Arabia was behind his assault in London and hacking of his phone. The 45-year-old comedian had amassed 345 million views on his satirical videos criticising the Saudi Arabian royal family,…

The Times of India · Feb 1

Plans to convert Art Deco Ibex House into 382-room hotel approved by City of London council

Ibex House, the Grade II-listed building at 42–47 The Minories, will be transformed into a 382-key full-service hotel by developer Dominus

Evening Standard · Feb 1