Man found guilty of murdering 46-year-old in unprovoked Tottenham attack Okechukwu Iweha was killed in the attack in a north London park last year Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Film with alleged antisemitic imagery meant to provoke debate – Primal Scream The group were reported to police for showing a video at a London gig which appeared to include imagery of the Star of David entwined with a swastika. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig Scottish rock band says image ‘meant to provoke debate, not hate’ after many at concert accuse group of antisemitism The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Moment Algerian migrant on bail caught brazenly stealing designer clothes from Selfridges Dade Mustafa told police ‘no problem, no problem’ when confronted on London’s Oxford Street Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Mansion tax will knock £50,000 off high-value homes, ministers admit The tax will raise £400 million for Treasury, the Government said Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Keir Starmer should stand up to ‘unreliable ally’ Donald Trump, Ed Davey says US President Donald Trump is being ‘anti-UK’, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
'Vaccine fatigue' behind low jab uptake as super flu rips through London, health chiefs warn NHS London ‘pulling out all the stops’ to make sure people get the flu jab as hospitalisations surge Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Private banking expert: "Wealth isn't lost in the markets, it's lost in broken systems." London-based investment management expert and SmartWealth co-founder Ela Bilgin explains why outdated infrastructure is emerging as one of the biggest risks during the $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer. inkl · Dec 12, 2025
London cinema chain Curzon warns customer data including card digits may have been exposed in technical glitch Exclusive: Curzon said a technical fault briefly exposed parts of customer profiles on its app Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Trump talking ‘complete nonsense’ on violence in London, Met Police chief says US president reignited feud with London mayor last month, making claims about crime in the capital The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
Tributes paid to Scottish comedy ‘giant’ Stanley Baxter after his death aged 99 He died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Sleeper hits, sci-fi sculpture and Martin Parr on Martin Parr – the week in art Artists explore insomnia and snoozing, sculptors imagine alternative futures and we look back with a great British photographer – all in your weekly dispatch The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
David Rock obituary Architect who pioneered the idea of the collective workspace as a socially and economically supportive environment in London in the 1970s The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era episode one review — A sobering tribute to Southport victims 3/5 The pop star embodies a hero athlete persona and grapples with the aftermath of terror plots in London Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 School site in east London to close amid capital's pupil exodus crisis Primary school downsizes due to falling pupil numbers in latest development in London’s school closure crisis
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 Stanley Baxter dead at 99: Scottish TV funny man who sent up the Pope and Queen dies in London care home Glasgow-born TV star died on Thursday in a north London care home for entertainment figures
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 Nutcracker at the London Coliseum review: a sugary confection of festive delight 4/5 This unfeasibly pretty Nutcracker slips down easily, buoyed by the liquid toffee of Tchaikovsky’s tunes
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 Met Police chief hits back at Donald Trump’s ‘complete nonsense’ claims about London crime Sir Mark Rowley angered by US President’s suggestion capital is so dangerous people are being ‘stabbed in the ass’
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 David Ellis's 12 favourite restaurants of 2025, from Martino's to Eel Sushi Bar The Standard’s restaurant critic on the very best of everything he ate this year
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 Trans stalker tells judge 'I'm a female' in demand for switch to women's prison Vivienne Taylor, 28, is currently in custody awaiting sentence for the pursuit of Tina Rashid
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025 'Worst crisis since Covid': Super flu tearing through London as Streeting urges doctors to call off strike The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380 in a week
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Half of people arrested in London could have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Horror hit Paranormal Activity spawns a West End play – and even its director yelped with fear Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the ‘bizarrely joyous’ world of terror to the stage
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 UK politics: Trump talks ‘complete nonsense’ about crime in London, says Met police commissioner – as it happened Mark Rowley says capital is a safe city, and claims of no-go areas are ‘completely false’
International Business Times UK · Dec 12, 2025 EsdeeKid and Timothée Chalamet Rumours Refuse to Die — New Interview Fuels 'Same Person' Theory Again Timothée Chalamet's new London interview has reignited the long-running rumour that he is secretly UK rapper EsDeeKid.