Author: london
Raheem Sterling arrested on suspicion of drug driving after crashing Lambo
May 30, 2026“The driver, a 31-year-old man, from Berkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs, driving dangerously, possession of a Class C drug and failing to provide a specimen. He has been bailed while our enquiries continue.”
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Mapped: How London’s political landscape has been transformed as Greens lead five councils
May 30, 2026London‘s political landscape has been transformed with the Green Party now leading five councils in the city after forming minority and coalition administrations. Labour suffered a series of crushing defeats in the local elections on May 7, losing control of 11 town halls in the capital. Hackney, Lewisham and Waltham Forest fell to the Greens, […]
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AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar
May 30, 2026Samuel Smith spent years writing songs with a guitar in his hands. Now, the London-based singer-songwriter is using artificial intelligence tools to help him continue making Americana music after Parkinson’s disease largely took away his ability to play guitar. Smith, who was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disorder in 2020, recently released his second album, […]
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New footage shows sofa narrowly missing shoppers after teen threw it from Westfield balcony
May 29, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 29, 2026 4:01pm Updated May 29, 2026 4:01pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video New video of the boy throwing a sofa over the balcony at Westfield narrowly avoiding shoppers below has been released. The 16-year-old, who cannot be […]
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Man, woman and child die after falling from high-rise block of flats in south London
May 29, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 29, 2026 2:07pm Updated May 29, 2026 4:49pm A child, woman and man have all died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in south London. Emergency services were called to reports that people had plunged from height in Churchyard Row, Elephant & Castle, at around 7.30am on Wednesday. Paramedics […]
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Full list of Tube and bus walkouts during London strikes in June
May 29, 2026Londoners have just survived a record-breaking heatwave when the final boss is already around the corner – a wave of summer strikes. Commuters are bracing for disruption just days after enduring sweaty journeys on the London Underground during the heat blast as Tube drivers’ strike by members of the RMT union is set to go […]
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The London bar with a ‘bargain’ £5 Aperol and Hugo Spritz window
May 29, 2026The heatwave may have ended, but the sunshine is still going strong. And you know what that means… It’s time to sit outside with a Spritz (not that we needed an excuse). If Aperol is your Spritz of choice, then there’s a new spot in London you might want to head to. Simmons has several […]
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Mystery man smashes up £200,000 Aston Martin and sprays ‘cheater’ over it
May 29, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 29, 2026 10:57am Updated May 29, 2026 11:46am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A £200,000 Aston Martin was destroyed in a golf club car park after a vandal smashed the windows and spray-painted ‘CHEATER’ on the bonnet. A […]
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Met Police officer ‘drove at 80mph on wrong side of road’ before crash which killed pregnant woman, court hears
May 29, 2026Flowers at the scene of the fatal crash in Eltham PA A Metropolitan Police officer was driving at around 80mph on the wrong side of the road just before a crash which killed a pregnant woman, a court has heard. Mariam Ahmed, 38, died after her Volkswagen Polo was involved in a high-speed collision on […]
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Darren Jones says Westminster must get better at governing for a world with AI
May 28, 2026Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones (James Manning/PA) PA Wire Westminster and Whitehall must get better at using the tools they have to govern artificial intelligence (AI), Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief Secretary has said. Speaking on the BBC’s Question Time, Darren Jones said: “We do have the tools but we have to modernise […]
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