The Latest Breaking News from London

Immigration centre near Heathrow costing £100,000-a-bed every year defended by minister as 'great value'

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the cost of the new contract is ‘madness’

Evening Standard · Jan 13

Protesters demonstrate outside Iranian Embassy in London amid unrest in Iran

Iran protests echoed in London as demonstrators gathered outside the Iranian Embassy, accusing Iran’s leaders of repression and calling for political change

Euronews · Jan 13

Shocking moment murderer rams crowd with his car in east London

Trevelle Rowland, 34, drove at security guards in Barking months before killing someone with his car

Evening Standard · Jan 13

London travel news LIVE: Overground line partly suspended and Tube line delays over morning rush-hour

Most Londoners are enjoying a trouble-free commute over the morning rush hour with few problems currently being reported.

Evening Standard · Jan 13

Aldi to lift pay for store workers from March

Starting pay for store assistants at the supermarket chain will increase by 33p from £13.02 to £13.35 an hour from March 1.

Evening Standard · Jan 13

The former steel town that’s now Britain’s hottest place to buy a property

New analysis, based on several key housing market indicators, has outlined the best places to buy a house in Britain this year

The Independent UK · Jan 13

UK locations with the ‘hottest property market prospects in 2026’ revealed

Zoopla weighed up factors such as the affordability of homes, the time to sell and the number of asking price reductions in postal areas

Evening Standard · Jan 13

Immigration arrests at highest ever levels as raids on London restaurants and markets stepped up

A crackdown on illegal working has seen enforcement officers up visits to restaurants, car washes, nail salons, barbers, markets, shops and hotels

Evening Standard · Jan 12

London in grip of worst new homes crisis since Second World War, warns damning new report

The housing shortage is leaving many Londoners having to pay sky-high rents or take out big mortgages to buy a property

Evening Standard · Jan 12

London hospital trust among those to declare 'critical incidents' amid high demand as flu and norovirus cases surge

Hospitals are facing a ‘triple threat’ of cold weather, winter viruses and a high number of patients requiring specialist care

Evening Standard · Jan 12