The Latest Breaking News from London

Drunk air steward tried to board Heathrow flight while 12 times over legal limit

The defendant was working for Scandinavian Airlines when she was stopped by security at the west London airport

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Tube strike continues to cause travel misery in London

Members of the RMT union are on strike in a dispute over pay and working hours.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Theodora: another hot New York restaurant is coming to London

The menu, from one of New York’s most popular new restaurants, is to include balsamic glaze

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

Tube strike misery to continue as RMT boss warns of ‘total collapse in industrial relations’

Sadiq Khan and Downing Street demand TfL and RMT get back to the negotiating table to end walkout

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple becomes face of London fashion brand

Other names who have modelled for the brand include Emily Ratajkowski, Gigi Hadid and Naomi Campbell

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

Crude Oil Strength Sparks Short Covering in Sugar Futures

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.21 (+1.34%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +3.60 (+0.75%). Sugar prices settled higher Tuesday after a nearly +1% rally in WTI crude oil (CLV25 ) sparked short covering in sugar futures. Stronger crude...

Barchart · Sep 9, 2025

Adverse Weather in West Africa and Tighter Inventories Boost Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Tuesday closed up +160 (+2.21%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +63 (+1.25%). Cocoa prices recovered from 1.5-month lows on Tuesday and rallied sharply after weather concerns in West Africa sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Heavy rain in...

Barchart · Sep 9, 2025

How much Tube drivers really earn as they strike over TfL pay

Tube drivers are striking over pay – but how much do they earn and how do their salaries compare to other countries and public sector jobs?

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Why painting your home white could help you survive a heatwave

At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille’s today”. That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded both alarming – and oddly appealing.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

Teenage girls among four accused of murdering man after ‘crack cocaine row’

Eymaiyah Bradshaw-McKoy, Mia Campos-Jorge, Jaidee Bingham and Harry Gittins are on trial charged with murdering Anthony Marks.

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025