All news on the topic: London

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Man attempts to ’kidnap’ 12-year-old boy and toddler in street attack
This is the harrowing moment a man attempted to kidnap a Jewish toddler and his 12-year-old brother outside a synagogue in north London in broad daylight.
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Urgent search for three children missing after a day out at Thorpe Park
Three children have gone missing after a day out at Thorpe Park.
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London surpasses Paris as Europe’s largest stock market following Macron’s election gamble
Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble has caused France to lose its crown as Europe’s biggest stock market, with London retaking the title after spending most of the last two years in second place.
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Prince Louis dances to the bagpipes as royal children watch Trooping the Colour
Princess Kate was joined by her three children - George, Charlotte and Louis - as she made her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis was announced.
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Rishi Sunak spent £50 of taxpayer money on a custom ’stopped’ stamp for a gimmicky pre-election video
The prime minister sent a Downing Street staffer on the hunt in London for an ink-stamp in the shape of the word ‘stopped’ before slapping it on examples of visa applicants he was barring from Britain
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Police officer fined for assault during wrongful bus fare arrest
A Metropolitan Police officer has been fined £1,500 for assaulting a woman when he wrongfully arrested her for bus fare evasion in front of her young son.
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Man sentenced for secretly removing condom during intercourse in rare ’stealthing’ case
A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for secretly removing his condom during sex.
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Mizzy: TikTok prankster receives community order for stealing a woman’s phone and evading police
The social media star snatched the iPhone out of a woman’s hand while she was texting. The court heard she was left "stressed, anxious and quite scared for my safety" by the incident.
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Edmonton fire tears through 500 tonnes of waste, shutting down roads
Members of the public have been told to keep their doors and windows closed after a major fire broke out at a recycling centre in Edmonton, London, overnight
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Revealed: drug cartels exploiting migrant children as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs
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Councils move hundreds of homeless families out of London with 24-hour ultimatums
Campaign group says 319 households accepted tenancy offers outside capital in 2023, with many ‘under threat of being made destitute’
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Man fatally stabbed multiple times in ’horrific’ London attack
A 21-year-old has died after he was stabbed repeatedly in a ‘brutal’ attack on a London street.
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Girl among four injured after funfair ride ’malfunctions’
Four people, including an 11-year-old girl, have been taken to hospital after a funfair ride is believed to have malfunctioned at a country show in Lambeth, south London, officials have said.
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Huge fire tears through east London flats, causing roof collapse
People could be heard shouting ‘get out’ as a fire tore through a block of flats next to a primary school in Hackney this evening.
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Thousands evacuated from central London buildings and huge cordon put in place
Thousands of office workers and residents have been evacuated after a suspected gas leak in one of London’s busiest areas.
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Tom Cruise mistakenly tried to get into Rishi Sunak’s car after landing at the London Heliport
Tom Cruise was spotted trying to get into the Prime Minister’s car after mistaking the flash Audi for his Mercedes.
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Trains in and out of a major London train station have been cancelled following an ’incident’
Commuters are facing serious disruptions after someone was hit by a train forcing Euston to cancel journeys.
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First King Charles bank notes enter circulation today
The bank notes will initially be released via a small number of Post Offices
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Abandoned baby Elsa is third newborn deserted by same parents
A newborn baby found earlier this year in Newham, east London, is the third child abandoned by the same parents, the BBC can report.
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Fire tears through newbuild flats sending acrid smoke through central London
The building involved, near Silvertown Way, is currently under construction.
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Person spotted falling from London’s Tower Bridge, prompting a desperate river rescue mission
An eyewitness said that they saw the man shout before falling down to the water, with police having now released a statement on the incident in central London
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A former Georgian defenсe official secretly bought a London flat with cash
An offshore company owned by onetime deputy defense minister Mamuka Mujiri purchased a London flat — then sold it after his ownership was revealed.
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US embassy in London refuses to pay $18.6 million in congestion charge fees
The US embassy in London is refusing to pay more than $18.6 million in charges from unpaid congestion fees, according to Transport for London (TfL), which oversees the city’s vast transport network.
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Healthcare assistant defrauded vulnerable patients
A healthcare assistant who targeted vulnerable patients in what a judge called "the most grotesque breach of trust" has been jailed for 15 months for fraud.
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Girl, 9, shot in London restaurant drive-by was having dinner with her family
A nine-year-old girl who was having dinner with her family is in critical condition after being shot in a Hackney Turkish restaurant yesterday evening.