Burglars steal £500,000 of jewellery from south-east London home The items, which included family heirlooms, were taken from a house in Bickley Road, Bromley, last year. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Landlord who packed 18 people into east London house is fined £33,000 The house had been converted into 11 bedrooms and was being sub-divided into even more rooms when the landlord was finally prosecuted Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
UK Pensioner, Student Arrested For Backing Palestine Action Pensioner Marji Mansfield never imagined she would end up suspected of terrorism for protesting against the banning of a pro-Palestinian group. International Business Times · Aug 7, 2025
The nine best artists to see at London's All Points East festival this month, from Doechii and Confidence Man, to Warmduscher and Chloe Qisha All Points East festival returns to east London's Victoria Park this month, and, as usual, there's lots to get excited about across the coming weekends Louder · Aug 7, 2025
Tower Bridge and Cutty Sark on Big Half finisher medal designed with refugees Members of the Coopah Refugee Run Club helped to design the medal and long-sleeved T-shirt for finishers at next month’s half marathon. Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
Radisson Blu housekeepers in London to stage first hotel strike in 46 years The union’s general secretary says the walkout is a historic turning point The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Billie Piper on teen fame, therapy and toxic masculinity Wednesday star Billie Piper speaks to Olive Pometsey about surviving teenage stardom, raising kids in an age of toxic masculinity and learning to let go of perfectionism Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025
Heung-Min Son admits LAFC ‘wasn’t first choice’ in debut press conference with club Heung-min Son has revealed that Los Angeles FC (LAFC) was “not his first choice” when seeking a new club, after he decided to leave Tottenham Hotspur after 10 years at the north London team. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
London journalist who vanished during solo hike in Norway found alive after five days in wilderness Alec Luhn, 38, survived in mountains with little food or drink Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
Terror charges brought against three over 'Palestine Action support' Met Police officers have made dozens of arrests for suspected Palestine action support Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
Revealed: The listed London heritage sites being saved from ruin with £1.3 million grant The Greenhouse Centre in Westminster and St Mary’s Church in Camden will benefit from a £15 million fund Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025
Three charged with showing support for Palestine Action ahead of weekend protest Police arrested two women and a man in Westminster following a protest in central London on July 5. The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
Three charged with showing support for banned group Palestine Action Three people have been charged with showing support for Palestine Action after the group was recently banned as a terror organisation, the Crown… The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 Homelessness minister faces criticism over hiking rent after removing tenants Rushanara Ali’s east London property was re-listed with a £700 rent increase after tenants moved out at the end of their contract.
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Three charged with supporting Palestine Action at London rally A man and woman, both 71, from West Sussex and Surrey, and a woman, 53, from Hackney, were charged
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Homelessness minister facing calls to resign after ‘hiking rent at London townhouse by £700’ Rushanara Ali has previously criticised ‘private renters being exploited and discriminated against’
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 Three people charged with showing support for Palestine Action Police arrested two women and a man in Westminster following a protest in central London on July 5.
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 London Fire Brigade reveals it is rescuing an average of six people a day The London Fire Brigade said it came to the aid of 3,627 people since January 2024
The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2025 Labour's Homelessness Minister 'evicted tenants and hiked rent to £4k a month' LABOUR's Homelessness Minister has been found to have "evicted tenants" from her property in east London, and re-list the address after…
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 Homelessness minister resigns after 'forcing out tenants from east London townhouse and raising rent by £700' Rushanara Ali reportedly increased living costs on the four-bedroom property near the Olympic Village to £4,000 a month
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 How Phoebe Hollond transformed her west London house from stark white box to eclectic maximalist family home Interior designer Phoebe Hollond launched her eponymous studio two years ago after cutting her teeth under Beata Heuman, the Hammersmith-based Swedish designer whose projects include Adwoa Aboah’s home, which recently featured in one of Architectural Digest’s legendary property tours.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025 ‘They slaughtered us like animals’: the inside story of how one of the biggest atrocities of the Sudan war unfolded in Zamzam As the UK prepared to host a global summit on bringing peace to Sudan, the RSF paramilitary began a ‘genocidal’ massacre in Zamzam refugee camp. But when reports emerged of the killings, London held its silence. For the first time, using intelligence reports and witness testimony, we piece together what…
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 ‘One in four councils could lose money’ under Government’s funding proposals A report says the changes would create big ‘winners and losers’.
Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025 Angela Rayner demands China explain redacted blueprint for London 'mega-embassy' amid security fears The Deputy Prime Minister has told Beijing to explain why it has redacted drawings of areas in the proposed building near the capital’s financial district