The Latest Breaking News from London

HS2 opening to be delayed beyond 2033

The project has already suffered repeated delays and soaring costs despite being scaled back.

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Two London schools in the running for World's Best School Prize

Rivers Academy West London, a state secondary in Feltham, and One Degree Academy, a state-funded nursery and primary in Enfield, have both been named as finalists

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Kneecap Rapper In Court On Terror Charge Over Hezbollah Flag

A member of the provocative Irish rap group Kneecap, charged with a terror offence for allegedly showing support for Hezbollah, was due to appear in a London court Wednesday.

International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025

Healey defends Chagos Islands deal as ‘vital’ to UK’s long-term interests

The Defence Secretary was asked about the upsides of ‘giving away’ the Indian Ocean archipelago as he spoke at a conference in London.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

People smuggling gang that crammed migrants into refrigerated lorries smashed by 'Britain's FBI'

A total of 12 members of the London-based crime group have now been convicted following the NCA’s extensive investigation

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

5 of the best domestic cleaning services Londoners trust in 2026

Tired of no-shows? Reliable cleaning services from end-of-tenancy deep cleans to regular sprucing

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Air India cancels eight international flights as crash inquiry continues

Flights involving Boeing Dreamliners cancelled on routes including London, Paris, Vienna and Dubai

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Wartime codebreaker Alan Turing’s scientific papers sell for £465,000 at auction

Cache of Turing’s work was almost shredded after being discovered in a house clearance in London last year

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Woman fatally stabbed at scene of London gas explosion named as Annabel Rook

Man, 44, arrested on suspicion of murder after incident in Stoke Newington that police believe was ‘domestic-related’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Sugar Prices Plunge on the Outlook for Improving Global Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.46 (-2.78%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -12.90 (-2.69%). Sugar prices today are sharply lower but remain above Monday's significant lows. The outlook for improving global sugar supplies is weighing on prices. On Monday,...

Barchart · Jun 17, 2025