All news on the topic: London

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Pound falls below $1.23 to 14-month low
The pound has dropped to a 14-month low in early trading in London, as the bond-market sell-off fuels anxiety over UK assets.
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18-year-old arrested for murder after mother shot dead outside church
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother shot dead at a wake in London.
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Missing Brit’s body found naked on Thai beach after argument
Regan Kelly, 28, from Selsdon, south London, had just started a month-long trip to Thailand when his family tragically...
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UK Athletics charged with manslaughter over death of Paralympian
UK Athletics has been charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei.
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Mother ’not surprised’ by son’s death on London bus
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London has said she is not surprised her son was killed.
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Major update on Premier League star accused of raping three women
A Premier League star accused of rape could face criminal charges after police passed his file to prosecutors.
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Regent Street evacuated due to bomb threat, controlled explosions conducted
A huge part of one of central London’s busiest shopping areas was evacuated this afternoon.
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Met faces inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations
Internal inquiry, overseen by IOPC, will seek to establish if there were ‘any missed opportunities or failures’.
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Body found in search for two missing British hikers in Italian dolomites
A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing while hiking...
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Woolwich Stabbing: Schoolboy, 14, knifed to death on bus ’named as online rapper Grippa’
A teenager who was stabbed in front of horrified passengers on a Woolwich bus has been named as online rapper ’Grippa’ - who released a track on Christmas titled ’Bangers & Mash’
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Detectives search for suspect after 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed on London bus
A teenage boy has been killed after being stabbed on a bus in South East London.
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Nigel Farage earns over £500,000 from second jobs in six months as MP
Nigel Farage has declared earnings of more than half a million pounds from second jobs in his first six months as an MP, official records show.
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Londoners terrified by drug dealers and vandals told by police to ’play classical music’ to fend off thugs
Terrified residents harassed by drug addicts and criminals in a posh north London neighbourhood were told by police to play classical music to keep the thugs away.
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Man sought in attempted daylight kidnapping of two children; police release e-fit
Cops have launched an urgent manhunt following the attempted kidnapping of two children from a street in broad daylight.
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Prison officer who had sex with inmate in cell sentenced to 15 months
A prison officer who was filmed having sex with an inmate in his cell has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, makes Instagram comeback with New Year beach video
The Duchess of Sussex has shared a video of herself running barefoot on an overcast beach, which was filmed by her husband Prince Harry near their home.
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Train ignites at Gatwick Airport station, smoke billows from under carriage
This is the moment a train caught fire as it pulled into Gatwick Airport’s rail station, leading to a mass evacuation of all passengers.
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Man accused of aiding Iran spy Daniel Khalife’s prison escape
A man has been charged with helping Daniel Khalife, the former British army soldier who passed secrets to Iran, after his escape from prison.
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Two individuals hospitalized following a stabbing incident on a main road in London
Two people have been taken to hospital after a stabbing on a major high road in north London.
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Families panic and escape as masked individuals storm an Apple store in a crowded shopping mall
Worried families were filmed fleeing the Apple Store in Brent Cross Shopping Centre, north London after a gang of youths ran into the shop and allegedly began stealing phones.
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Keir Starmer urged to investigate anti-corruption minister for receiving a flat from a man linked to an ousted dictator
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to investigate his own anti-corruption minister for being given a flat...
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Man in his 30s found dead after falling from flats in Gillender Street
A man in his 30s after falling from a block of flats in east London.
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’Snooty’ town declared the most desirable place to live in the UK in 2025
Just 33 miles north of central London, you’ll find Harpenden – the ‘snooty’ but ‘beautiful’ place ranked the most desirable to live in 2025.
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Sara Sharif’s killer dad had throat slit with tuna can in prison attack
Sara Sharif’s killer dad has ‘had his neck slashed with a tuna can lid in prison’ just two weeks after he was sentenced for his daughter’s murder.
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Man dies from injuries after car crashed into crowd in central London on Christmas Day
A 25-year-old man has died after a car crashed into a crowd of pedestrians on Christmas morning.