Author: london

The best places to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in London

According to the latest census, more than 150,000 Irish people live in London – a higher number than reside in any city in Ireland apart from Dublin and Cork. For those of us without the good fortune and wisdom to be Irish, the diaspora in the UK capital has ensured many dimensions of Irishness to […]

Londoners ‘disproportionately’ targeted by online fraudsters

Londoners are “disproportionately” affected by increasingly sophisticated fraud operations, senior police figures have warned. While fraud is on the rise generally – it accounts for 41 per cent of all crimes across England and Wales, with four million incidents in the 12 months up to September 2025 – online scams are particularly prevalent in London. […]

Taxi drivers smuggled hundreds of illegal migrants from UK to France

Four taxi drivers who were part of a gang smuggling hundreds of illegal migrants from the UK to France in the back of lorries have been sentenced. Ringleader Madjid Belabes, 54, made nearly £290,000 running the cabbies’ plot that saw North African migrants across the border. Belabes – who charged £1,200 a time – facilitated […]

Man went on frenzied knife attack during rush hour at London station

Sam Corbishley Published March 13, 2026 3:47pm Updated March 13, 2026 3:47pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A knifeman who carried out a frenzied machete attack in front of horrified commuters at a busy train station is facing years behind bars. Aidan […]

William and Kate revisit first royal engagement together 15 years on

00:40 Prince William and Princess Kate drove a lifeboat down the Thames in London, as they met with RNLI staff and volunteer fundraisers. It was a trip down memory lane for the couple, with their first official royal engagement taking place at an RNLI station in Anglesey in February 2011. The Prince and Princess of […]

Ryan Gosling shares his ‘unpopular opinion’ about foxes in London

Policeman denies sexually assaulting fellow officer at a bar

John Dunne Published March 13, 2026 11:23am Updated March 13, 2026 11:25am A Met detective has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a fellow officer at a north London bar.  Detective Sergeant Kenneth Dunn, 49, allegedly put his hand up the woman’s shirt at the venue in Camden in October last year.  The officer, […]

I went to smell the ‘sickly’ advert inside King’s Cross – this is what it’s actually like

Commuters in London have been left feeling ‘nauseous’ while getting the Tube – and not because of that viral video. A new Magnum ice cream advert has popped up in a tunnel linking St Pancras International and King’s Cross Underground station, and it’s got a very unique feature, one that people are finding a bit […]

‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again

Ajmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. “It’s really funny,” he says, then outlines the plot of his current favourite in exhaustive detail. Wren, 8, is making her way through Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. “I didn’t read lots when […]

‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness

“What you’ve got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!” says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health. Greenwood is striding round Pensford Field, a tiny patch of wildness tucked behind houses in south-west London. The bright […]