The Latest Breaking News from London

Beloved Baxter's Court Wetherspoon in Hackney to be replaced by The DC Lion

The east London pub shut its doors for good last month but is set to return as a free house

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Cancellations, delays and diversions as fog hits airports in London and Southampton

Exclusive: Seven flights cancelled to and from the Docklands airport, while one Southampton-bound plane held for over an hour before landing

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Rare pink fog descends on the UK as Met Office issues weather warnings across the country

A number of flights to and from London City Airport have been cancelled

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Aussie 'Waterboy' causes major shock at darts worlds

WA's Joe "The Waterboy'' Comito has scored the biggest win of his career, thrilling fans in London to progress at the PDC darts world championship.

AAP · Dec 17, 2025

London's shame: More than 100,000 children will be homeless in capital this Christmas

London Councils estimates there is at least one homeless child in every classroom across the city

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five-day walk-out starts

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Cocoa Prices Jump on Signs of a Smaller Global Cocoa Surplus

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Tuesday closed up +122 (+2.08%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +128 (+3.02%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Tuesday amid signs of a smaller global cocoa surplus. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures on Tuesday, pushing prices higher, after...

Barchart · Dec 16, 2025

Boy band legends to reunite for 90s-fuelled BBC New Year’s Eve special

The evening will also feature a broadcast of London’s firework display

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

FTSE 100 dips as BP and Shell fall amid oil slide

Figures from the ONS showed the unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in the three months to October, up from 5% in the three months to September.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Cocoa Prices Rebound as Citigroup Cuts it Global Cocoa Surplus Estimate

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +128 (+2.18%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +130 (+3.07%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today on signs of a smaller global cocoa surplus. Short covering emerged in cocoa futures today to push prices higher after Citigroup...

Barchart · Dec 16, 2025