Police officers at the junction between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street in London (Picture: Ben Whitley/PA Wire) A new style of testing kit is being used to catch illegal e-bike riders, as the Met Police celebrate theft dropping by half in London. The Met seized 29 e-bikes and seven e-scooters by Tottenham Court Road […]
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Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations will be closed for 22 days from this weekend (Picture: Neil Hall/EPA/Shutterstock) Two national rail stations in London are set to close for three weeks from today as Southeastern carries out £20,000,000 worth of upgrades. Waterloo East and Charing Cross will be closed for a total of 22 days […]
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Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published July 24, 2026 4:59pm Updated July 24, 2026 5:00pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the moment a man was stabbed in front of a crowd in Soho, London. Footage shows two men circling […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Five police officers who were injured in a boat crash in central London were responding to a report of a ‘person in the water’, the Met has said. A boat carrying armed officers crashed near Westminster Bridge […]
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In footage captured by The Standard, swimmers were spotted paddling just metres away from a bevy of swans, with other rulebreakers making it to the other side of the pond before being detected by rangers. Hampstead Heath has been plagued by illegal swimmers ES The City of London Corporation has installed glaring signage across the […]
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Londoners are being urged to stop using hosepipes as another heatwave grips the capital. More thunderstorms could hit the city on Friday or Saturday, says the Met Office. But if they do not the next precipitation, and then only drizzle, could be on Saturday, July 18. So the parched capital could go 20 days or […]
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The Duke of Sussex has arrived in the UK, after the accommodation plans for his trip descended into chaos. Harry made a U-turn and requested to stay for just one night at Buckingham Palace, only to be told he had accepted the King’s offer too late. He was also told his presence could compromise his […]
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Sir Keir is understood to have intervened to prevent an earlier kick-off (Stefan Rousseau/PA) PA Wire Sir Keir Starmer intervened to prevent Fifa bringing forward kick-off at the Azteca amid concerns the change could give Mexico an unfair advantage over England. The UK Government stepped in through diplomatic channels to oppose moving the match from […]
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The Princess of Wales blew a kiss to a little boy with a rare vein condition during a hospital visit after the youngster made the affectionate gesture. Kate and three-year-old Arjun traded tokens of affection when she visited Evelina London Children’s Hospital to meet children being treated at a new cardiac unit – part of […]
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It was a big weekend for people with a sweet tooth in London. Cake Picnic returned to the capital, an event which saw 500 foodies descend on Greenwich Park to enjoy unlimited slices of homemade cake in the sunshine. And hundreds of people also made their way over to Covent Garden to celebrate the launch […]
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