The Latest Breaking News from London

Brit Gala? British Museum Hosts Met-inspired Fundraising Ball

Supermodel Naomi Campbell and rocker Mick Jagger were among the attendees at the British Museum's inaugural fundraising ball on Saturday, a glitzy event touted by some observers as London's answer to New York's Met Gala.

International Business Times · Oct 18, 2025

Thousands march through London in protest against digital ID plans

Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Another goal from a corner, another three points for the Premier League leaders. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, who had Mayfair nightclub named after her, dies aged 91

The heiress was the younger daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Council tax in this London borough could go up again next year - as services are cut

The council said it faces a £53 million funding gap and ‘difficult decisions’ to make

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Shocking pictures show aftermath of south London ski shop fire tackled by 100 firefighters

The London Fire Brigade said it received nearly 50 calls on Thursday after a blaze broke out at Finches Emporium

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

“Ritchie Blackmore was playing licks to sound check. Andy started answering him. Their conversation with guitars was enough to impress Ritchie”: Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine

Guitar World · Oct 18, 2025

Scandal-hit London jail 'starting to recover' but still 'inhumane and unfit for purpose'

The prison remains ‘inhumane and unfit for purpose’ with unacceptable staff shortages, although it had made significant improvements

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

New £700m addition to London Overground 'would be renamed to reflect area's culture and history'

Sadiq Khan confirms that his rebranding of the Overground — dubbed ‘virtue-signalling nonsense’ by critics — would be extended to the West London Orbital

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

‘London could 100% compete with Cannes’: Aids charity UK gala debut honours Tracey Emin

AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids research

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025