5 h. ago Vaping thug ‘smashes victim’s eye socket’ in brutal Tube attack

British Transport Police released CCTV image after incident on District line train from Sloane Square

Events

8 h. ago Archaeologists unearth 6,000 years of history beneath the Palace of Westminster in London

Archaeologists unearth 6,000 years of history beneath the Palace of Westminster in London  Archaeology News Online Magazine

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66 h. ago The endearing reason Prince Philip gave up smoking on the morning of his wedding to Queen Elizabeth II

Prince Philip even gave up smoking on the morning of their fairytale wedding on November 20, 1947, at London's Westminster Abbey, despite it being a 'family habit' instilled by Queen Mary.

Politics

7 d. ago Leaseholder fury at £100k bills for new windows during major works beset by delays

Westminster City Council is consulting on refurbishing the final five tower blocks on the Hallfield Estate in Bayswater

Economics

8 d. ago London leaseholder fury as they face over £100k bills for new windows in major works beset by delays

Westminster City Council is consulting on refurbishing the final five tower blocks on the Garde II-listed Hallfield Estate in Bayswater

Economics

1 week ago Flagship London council slaps Lime and Forest with £100 fines for abandoned e

EXCLUSIVE: Westminster opens new front in battle against pavement clutter by emailing fixed penalty tickets direct to Lime and Forest

Economics

1 week ago Jeremy Corbyn turns up at court in solidarity with Palestine Action protesters accused of terror offences

Some 36 people pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London after being charged under anti-terror laws for supporting the banned group.

Events

1 week ago The Secret Santa Project review – festive romcom tries for the Love Actually style multiple story strands

Set in a London council office, this clunky Christmas comedy interweaves a handful of storylines but musters only a brief flicker of cosy charmFeelgood Christmas romcoms are like school nativity plays: you can forgive a lot in return for a toasty warm festive glow. The Secret Santa Project, based on a book by Tracy Bloom and set in a London council’s accounting department, manages a brief flicker of cosy charm in places but in truth it’s bit of a Christmas clunker.Like Richard Curtis’s Love Actually this is a film with a handful of interwoven storylines. Samantha Giles plays Diane, the grinchy head of accounts who in the tradition of London romcoms walks to work over Westminster bridge past Big Ben; she would love to see Christmas cancelled and save the council a few pounds. Her husband Leon (Mark Williams) is a panto director, and Diane suspects he’s got a thing going on with Snow White. This plot line is not a million miles from Emma Thompson’s in Love Actually, but it bungles alo...

Politics

1 week ago Beatrice makes charity visit in wake of Andrew’s loss of prince title

The princess toured the Borne research laboratories in London to hear about their work to prevent premature births.

Politics

1 week ago Teenager locked up for fatal knife attack on ‘charming’ boy on New Year’s Eve

Harry Pitman was killed after accidentally bumping into another boy on Primrose Hill, north London, on December 31 2023.

Events

1 week ago Heathrow chief has ‘extra loud phone’ after sleeping while fire unfolded

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye was asleep as his senior staff decided to suspend operations.

Events

2 w. ago Annual Field of Remembrance with crosses and poppies opened at London's Westminster Abbey

Annual Field of Remembrance with crosses and poppies opened at London's Westminster Abbey  Yahoo

Politics

2 w. ago London pub popular with politicians and Downing Street staff faces sanctions over rowdy customers

People living near Walker’s of Whitehall claim their lives could be ‘endangered’ by ‘intimidating’ and ‘intoxicated’ customers

Politics

2 w. ago Deaf London opera singer celebrating deaf success at landmark Westminster event

Deaf London opera singer celebrating deaf success at landmark Westminster event  London Post

Culture

2 w. ago UN High Commissioner for Refugees to deliver address at Westminster Abbey

UN High Commissioner for Refugees to deliver address at Westminster Abbey  London Post

Events

2 w. ago London council to fine rickshaw drivers for playing loud music and speeding

The order will allow police, council inspectors and Transport for London (TfL) to move pedicabs on and fine them £100 if they fail to comply

Politics

3 w. ago Cops launch urgent search for two missing schoolboys, aged 13 & 8, who were last seen getting on train at station

TWO schoolboys have gone missing from a London train station and police have have launched an urgent search find them. The-eight-year-old and 13-year-old boys vanished after they were seen in Stratford London, boarding a Westbound Elizabeth Line train. Westminster Police said they are concerned for the welfare of Aaron, 13, and Malik, 8. Cops said...

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3 w. ago Create London and Westminster City Council announce Decades, a large

Create London and Westminster City Council announce Decades, a large-scale temporary public artwork  London Post

Politics

3 w. ago Trans activist ‘took pictures of people’ before confrontation with Linehan

The 57-year-old Irish comedy writer is on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court accused of harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks.

Politics

3 w. ago Snail farms run out of central London offices in £370k tax avoidance scheme

Westminster Council leader Adam Hug hit out at ‘unscrupulous traders’ using the ‘ludicrous’ scheme

Economics