The Latest Breaking News from Trafalgar Square

Mahsa Amini: Activists to rally outside Iranian Embassy in central London

Participants take part in a demonstration in Trafalgar Square over the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini (PA)

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2022

Mahsa Amini: London protesters show support for ‘women’s revolution’ in Iran

‘This is a revolution, with women at its forefront, with men by their side, that will bring the Islamic regime to an end’

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022

Mahsa Amini protesters show support for ‘women’s revolution’ in Iran

The death of the 22-year-old after she was detained for allegedly not adhering to a strict Islamic dress code has triggered protests

Wales Online · Oct 29, 2022

NFL lights up Trafalgar Square as Vikings vs Saints kicks off London Games

Minnesota faces New Orleans in what could be a preview of this year’s play-offs with both sides equipped to make a run towards the Super Bowl

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022

London Mayor Sadiq Khan 'stands ready' to support calls for statue of the Queen

The Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square is one of the capital's most well-known contemporary arts platforms

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Malawian Anticolonial hero Chilembwe unveiled on fourth plinth

A larger-than-life sculpture of an anticolonial hero has been unveiled as the newest artwork on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth. Antelope by Samson Kambalu depicts John Chilembwe, a Baptist preacher who was killed in an uprising in Nyasaland, now Malawi, in 1915, and John Chorley, a European missionary. Chilembwe is wearing…

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

Trafalgar square fourth plinth: Who was John Chilembwe?

John Chilembwe has been inspirational to many leading figures of black liberation

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

Trafalgar Square fourth plinth: Statue of Malawi’s John Chilembwe unveiled

A larger-than-life sculpture of an anticolonial hero has been unveiled as the newest artwork on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

Prue Leith, instigator of fourth plinth, resists calls for Queen statue

Bake Off judge, who campaigned to use Trafalgar Square space for contemporary art, says it’s not prominent enough for monarch

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

MPs back call for permanent Queen Elizabeth II statue on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth

There is only one full-size statue of the late Queen anywhere in the country

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022