Day: January 12, 2026
Some petrol stations set to stop selling diesel fuel by 2030
January 12, 2026Some filling stations in London will stop selling diesel within the next four years as demand dwindles, according to a report. The analysis by electric vehicle (EV) think tank New AutoMotive also predicted that many of the roughly 8,400 filling stations across the UK will have stopped selling the fuel by 2035. It predicted this […]
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Fireball erupts over London as blaze results in travel chaos
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Asylum seeker jailed for raping 18-year-old woman
January 12, 2026A Kurdish asylum seeker has been jailed for seven years for rape, which the judge said had caused “immense harm” to the victim. Mehmet Ogur, 27, was found guilty during a trial last summer after denying any wrongdoing, despite sending her messages apologising for what he had done. Stafford Crown Court heard the trained veterinary […]
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Lifeboat crews rescue man stranded on inflatable mattress
January 12, 2026Lifeboat crews were called to rescue a man stranded on an inflatable mattress off the coast of Edinburgh. Queensferry RNLI Lifeboat was alerted to the emergency east of Cramond Island in the Firth of Forth at 9.18am on Sunday. The fully clothed man had fallen into the water, which had a temperature of about 7C, […]
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London’s murder rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
January 12, 2026London’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world. The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically […]
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London commuters stuck on trains after entire Victoria line goes down
January 12, 2026Luke Alsford Published January 12, 2026 8:57am Updated January 12, 2026 9:40am The entire Victoria line has been suspended, leaving commuters stranded underground in Tube trains. The Victoria line has been suspended due to a signal failure at Green Park, Transport for London said. There are also severe delays on the Bakerloo line due to […]
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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
January 12, 2026What do James McAvoy and my three-year-old son have in common? Very little, you might think, notwithstanding their shared awareness of the book The Dinosaur That Pooped a Planet. Yet their lives overlap in a more tangible way, because they, along with Benedict Cumberbatch, patronise the same cafes on Hampstead Heath. Both actors have signed […]
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London murder rate falls to lowest in over a decade as Met Police chief hits out at ‘disinformation’
January 12, 2026The number of murders recorded in London dropped to its lowest level per capita since records began, Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley has announced. There were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025, down 36 per cent from 153 in 2019 and 11 per cent fewer than the 109 in 2024. The Metropolitan Police […]
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Woman who lost vision from rare condition hails ‘phenomenal’ new treatment
January 12, 2026A woman who lost her vision due to a rare condition before having her sight restored with injections that pumped up her eye has described the treatment as “phenomenal”. Nicki Guy suffers from hypotony – or low eye pressure – and was the first patient to have her eye injected with a low-cost gel used […]
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London travel news LIVE: Bakerloo line part suspended due to fire alert
January 12, 2026Bakerloo and Piccadilly updates The Bakerloo line has reopened between Lambeth North and Elephant & Castle following the earlier fire alert – there are however still severe delays on the whole line. Meanwhile, the Piccadilly line is running a good service again. Victoria and Windrush updates The Victoria line is now dealing with minor delays […]
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