The Latest Breaking News from London

Teenage nephew of Hollywood star Damson Idris revealed as one of train knifeman’s youngest victims

Isaiah Ishmael Idris, 17, attacked at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025

Airbnb to provide 60 domestic abuse survivors with temporary accommodation

Platform partnering with Women’s Aid and City Hall in launch of London pilot

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Big Brother star Ben Duncan, who attended university with Prince William, dies after fall from luxury London hotel

Prior to appearing on the reality TV series, he attended St Andrews with Prince William and Kate Middleton

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Gap’s great comeback: how the 1990s icon got its cool back – but will Gen Z buy it?

IN FOCUS : The brand is back British high streets with three stores opening in London and more to follow – and this time it’s targeting the TikTok generation, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Burglars used Grindr to meet and target victims in ‘callous’ phone-swiping operation

Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and Mohammed Bilal Hotak would arrange to meet their victims over Grindr before stealing phones from their homes

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Village on edge of London up in arms about developer’s plans to build 650 homes on green belt

A developer has asked Bromley Council how much information it needs to provide to submit complete proposals for 650 homes

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Stronger Sugar Output in India Knocks Sugar Prices Lower

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.11 (-0.77%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -0.70 (-0.17%). Sugar prices retreated on Wednesday, with NY sugar posting a 5-year nearest-futures low. Signs of a larger sugar crop in India, the world's second-largest...

Barchart · Nov 5, 2025

Cocoa Prices Pressured by Expectations of a Bumper Crop in West Africa

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -204 (-3.09%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -189 (-3.97%). Cocoa prices fell sharply on Wednesday amid expectations of a bumper cocoa crop in West Africa. Reports from Ivory Coast cocoa farmers stated that cocoa trees...

Barchart · Nov 5, 2025

London mayor sees parallels in Zohran Mamdani’s victory: ‘Hope won’

Sadiq Khan, the city’s first Muslim mayor, says: ‘We are united by something far more fundamental, our belief in the power of politics to change people’s lives for the better’

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2025

Burglars who used Grindr to trick victims found guilty

The gang carried out 35 burglaries and 20 related frauds.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025