Day: January 15, 2026
London travel news LIVE: Central and Metropolitan lines suffer severe delays
January 15, 2026Central line service improves There are minor delays on the Central line. Metropolitan line delays There are severe delays on the Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Adlgate/Watford. Central line delays There are severe delays on the Central line between Hainault and Leytonstone/Woodford, North Action and Ealing Broadway/West Ruislip and Epping and Leytonstone. There are minor […]
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Liz Kendall welcomes new Grok restrictions after outcry over deepfakes
January 15, 2026The Technology Secretary has said she will not rest until all social media companies comply with the law, as she welcomed new restrictions on X’s AI chatbot Grok. Liz Kendall said she still expects media watchdog Ofcom to “fully and robustly” establish the facts after X announced limits on Grok’s ability to manipulate images. The […]
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Major London airport is named as one of the most stressful in the world
January 15, 2026That’s because one of the most stressful airports in the world is in London, according to a new report. Frequent flyers among you may want to put your bets in now, by casting your mind back to the times you have been so confused by terminals, or waylayed by delays and cancellations, you wanted to […]
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NHS waiting list falls to lowest level in almost three years
January 15, 2026The NHS waiting list for hospital treatment has fallen to its lowest level since early 2023, figures show. New data from NHS England shows an estimated 7.31 million planned treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of November 2025, relating to 6.17 million patients. This is down from 7.40 million treatments and […]
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Streeting piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down
January 15, 2026A senior Cabinet minister has said he will be “horrified” if the chief constable of West Midlands Police is still in post by the end of the day, adding his failure to resign was “a stain on his character”. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was “absolutely shocked” that Craig Guildford remained in his post […]
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Drug ‘200 times stronger than heroin’ on London’s streets may have killed 13 people
January 15, 2026Every morning Elodie Berland and Jon Glackin walk around Keir Starmer’s constituency offering hot drinks and a meal to rough sleepers. As volunteers for the charity Streets Kitchen, they are hardened to the sights they encounter and the stories they hear every morning. But the volunteers and those they help have been living on edge […]
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