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The Latest Breaking News from West Hampstead

Second man charged with murder in Camden stabbing investigation

An 18-year-old man was arrested in West Hampstead on April 9 on suspicion of murder

Evening Standard · Apr 13

'Every parent's worst nightmare': London nursery paedophile Vincent Chan jailed for 18 years

Extent of Vincent Chan’s vile abuse exposed for first time as he’s sentenced to 18 years in jail

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Revealed: How London nursery worker Vincent Chan’s horrific campaign of child abuse was uncovered by chance

Paedophile Vincent Chan, 45, attacked girls so defenceless they ‘didn’t have a voice’ at a Bright Horizons nursery in West Hampstead and downloaded a million indecent images

Evening Standard · Feb 12

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Paedophile West Hampstead nursery worker Vincent Chan admits string of new sexual offences

Vincent Chan appeared via videolink from prison to admit offences including sexual assault, voyeurism, and upskirting in a classroom

Evening Standard · Jan 29

CCTV cameras could be installed in nurseries after paedophile worker abused children in north London

Vincent Chan, 45, abused children at Bright Horizons nursery in West Hampstead

Evening Standard · Jan 20

Omaze launches £5m northwest London house prize draw with playhouse and garden studio for the lucky winner

The winner of the Omaze Million Pound House Draw will receive the keys to a four-bedroom home close to West Hampstead and Brondesbury

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

I'll strengthen child safety after 'sickening' West Hampstead paedophile nursery case, says minister

Bridget Phillipson promises a full safeguarding review into how Vincent Chan, 45, was able to prey on youngsters in his care at Bright Horizons nursery in West Hampstead

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

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Video reveals moment West Hampstead nursery paedophile Vincent Chan is captured by police

Families of the victims of nursery paedophile Vincent Chan say they were ‘failed’ by Bright Horizons bosses

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

London nursery worker sexually abused children as young as two during naptime

Vincent Chan carried out the abuse when employed as a nursery worker in West Hampstead

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

West Hampstead residents slam council as ‘dangerous’ pavement remains unfixed one year on

Residents say the ‘dangerous’ sloping pavement has caused trips and forced people into the road

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025

Labour loses another London council by-election in Prime Minister's backyard

The Liberal Democrats stormed to victory in the poll for the West Hampstead seat on Camden Council on Thursday

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Thameslink passengers stuck for hours after electrical fault causes transport chaos

One angry passenger called the lengthy wait between London St Pancras and West Hampstead ‘disgraceful’

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

'We've lost absolutely everything': London mother tells of devastation over house fire 'caused by e-scooter'

The family’s beloved dog perished in the blaze

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2025

Two homes destroyed and two dogs killed in e-scooter and e-bike fires in less than 24 hours

No-one was injured in either fire, but two family dogs were killed

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

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Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

West Hampstead roof fire forces evacuation of 25 people to safety

There are no reports of any injuries

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

Man accused of London Underground attacks found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity

Donovan Kenlyn was on trial following incidents at Baker Street, Finchley Road and West Hampstead stations

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024

Northolt, North Acton and West Hampstead Tube stations to receive step-free access

TfL will provide an update later this year on which further stations will have step-free schemes which ‘proceed to concept design’

Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2023

OPINION - London will become a dystopia of gated living if we fail to build houses

The first place I lived in London as an adult was the Ralph West Halls of Residence, on Albert Bridge Road, opposite Battersea Park. I was 17, it was the height of punk, and I lived just a spit from King’s Road in Chelsea. Since then I’ve lived in most…

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Evening Standard · May 6, 2023

How one Londoner left West Hampstead ‘to live the dream’ with a farmhouse, family and new career in south-west France

At first all went according to plan but, a couple of years in, it was time for the first of a couple of curveballs

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023

Man robbed of electric scooter at West Hampstead station by attacker armed with screwdriver

Police have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the investigation

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023

Leaving London: why one family swapped West Hampstead for Hampshire while saving to buy a place of their own

Initially, this couple’s move beyond the commuter belt was a bit of a culture shock

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022

Leaving London: why one couple left West Hampstead to rent at the end of the Metropolitan Line

Candice and Barry Quinn swapped their West Hampstead flat to rent at the far end of the Metropolitan Line.

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