The Latest Breaking News from London

Some of us boomers would love to downsize – but where to?

Letters: Readers respond to an article that suggests baby boomers should give up their large homes and move into smaller ones

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025

Aki London: The 'European-Japanese' fusion restaurant coming to Marylebone

A farm-to-table restaurant and late-night underground bar is pitching up from Malta

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Firefighters tackle five large grass fires across London over Bank Holiday weekend

Up to 60 firefighters were dispatched to bring the largest blazes under control over the weekend

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Murder charge after man, 87, dies in south-east London

Vasile Iosebica, 47, of Wellmeadow Road, Lewisham, is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Soft service please: 10 of the best places in London to find quality ice cream in the hot weather

Cool off at any or all of these ice cream parlours, invites Sam Wilson

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz spark dating speculation after 'snogging like teenagers' in London restaurant

The former One Direction star, 31, and the Big Little Lies actress, 36, set tongues wagging over the weekend after they were photographed strolling arm-in-arm in Rome

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

10 things to do with the kids in the summer holidays when it's raining

Exhausted all of the capital’s museums and galleries? Here are some alternatives

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

10cc announce their 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' for 2026

Graham Gouldman leads art rock legends 10cc out on the road for another greatest hits tour culminating in a date at London's Royal Albert Hall in July

Louder · Aug 26, 2025

London Heathrow flight makes emergency landing in Russia after ‘engine failure’

The Beijing-bound aircraft made an unscheduled landing in Siberia this morning

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Snubs London Listing Amid Liquidity Concerns, Weighs Frankfurt Or New York: Report

European cryptocurrency exchange Bitpanda has decided against a potential listing in London due to concerns about liquidity in the city’s capital markets, according to a report published late Monday.

Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025