The Latest Breaking News from London

London businessman who led migrant smuggling gang jailed

The gang crammed two Albanian nationals into the boot of a car and attempted to traffic them into Britain

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Final member of Stockwell Six has conviction referred to Court of Appeal

Ronald De Souza was with five other young black men who were all arrested on the London Underground while on a night out on February 18 1972.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035

Major transport infrastructure projects include Gatwick’s second runway, Heathrow’s third runway and a new Piccadilly line fleet

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

FTSE strikes another record high as Wall Street makes gains

London’s top index finished 27.08 points, or 0.31%, higher, to end the day at 8,673.96.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

New fundraising powers for Sadiq Khan could unlock billions for Tube extensions, report claims

A similar model was used to partly-fund the Northern line extension to Battersea Power Station

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Tony Langlois obituary

Other lives: Ethnomusicologist and festival founder who was an active member of the sound-art community in Cork

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

West African Rain and Dollar Strength Fuel Long Liquidation in Cocoa

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25 ) today is down -229 (-2.04%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25 ) is down -224 (-2.54%). Cocoa prices today added to Thursday's sharp losses, with NY cocoa posting a 2-week low and London cocoa posting a 1-month low. Cocoa prices are under pressure...

Barchart · Jan 31, 2025

Campaign to save the first ever YMCA in London taken to High Court

Club could close after being sold to a real estate company

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Manager who took own life after robbery ‘saw the best in most people’ – mother

More than 70 luxury watches worth £1.38 million were stolen from 247 Kettles in Richmond, south-west London, on May 25 last year.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Huge new music and food venue to open at Canada Water in the Spring

The indoor vertical farm will allow up to 200 different crops to be supplied to the food hall and an all-day café, as well as to restaurants in the local area.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025