The Latest Breaking News from London

Four schools in north London borough face closure as capital’s pupil crisis deepens

Camden Council is looking at four schools to potentially close due to falling pupil numbers

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Famous Grand Designs home in London on the market for £2.75m after staggering price cut

The Water tower in Kennington became one of the most iconic projects on the long-running Channel Four series

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Kandinsky painting sold under Nazi occupation returns to heirs, fetches £31.56m at London auction

A remarkable Wassily Kandinsky painting achieved a staggering £31.56 million at auction, after being returned to the Lewenstein heirs. This valuable artwork had a tumultuous history, changing ownership during World War II amid sales disputes. Following an independent inquiry, it was restituted to the family, underscoring persistent endeavors to reclaim…

The Times of India · Oct 19

‘We’re living in darkness’: six years of scaffolding, still no post-Grenfell cladding

Building safety regulator delays leave London tower block beset by security and vandalism problems

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution

Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family

London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean island

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs

Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Tony Hall has lived in the UK for 50 years. Why is the Home Office trying to deport him?

He arrived in the UK aged 12, but for the last 14 years Hall has been under threat of being sent back to Barbados – a country he doesn’t remember and where he has no surviving relatives

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Europe sent its gold to the U.S. for safe keeping during World War II. Central banks are now reshuffling their reserves for a new era of uncertainty

“Central banks are increasingly optimizing across three considerations: custody risk, physical accessibility, and market liquidity.”

Fortune · Oct 18

London transport users face £100 fines for blasting out music - but minister admits no 'bus police' to enforce

People who play music out loud on buses could face £100 fines in a crackdown on antisocial behaviour

Evening Standard · Oct 18