24 h. ago Starmer, Macron and Zelensky could visit Trump, says French government

Intensive international diplomatic efforts over a peace plan to end the Ukraine war are continuing.

Politics

32 h. ago Trump administration briefing: trade turmoil, Zelenskyy peace offer and British fury at Vance

As the world awaits Donald Trump’s first key speech to Congress in second term, here are the key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceIn Donald Trump’s first address to Congress since returning to the White House – and his first major speech in a chilling six weeks in office – the president claimed a mandate justifying his sweeping executive orders, despite having won the popular vote by 1.5 points – the smallest margin for any successful presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1968.Trump’s second term has already seen him initiate sweeping mass layoffs of federal employees, and mobilize officers from nearly every federal law enforcement agency and the US military to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations. He has rattled Europe and other American allies with his pursuit of a peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine on terms preferential to Moscow. Continue reading...

Politics

44 h. ago Metal band Slayer to perform first headline shows in UK in six years

The shows at Cardiff’s Blackweir Fields on July 3 and London’s Finsbury Park on July 6 will mark their only European headline gigs this year.

Culture

50 h. ago Woman, 45, falls to her death from Park Plaza hotel near Waterloo station

Emergency services scramble to upmarket hotel on the south side of Westminster Bridge

Events

51 h. ago Woman falls to death from hotel near Waterloo Station in broad daylight tragedy

Police confirmed that a woman, 45, sadly fell to her death in broad daylight from the Park Plaza hotel near Waterloo station in London yesterday

Events

3 d. ago Fury over British diplomat's plans to replace historic statues on the roof of his £15m mansion with ones taken from a London park 70 years ago

David Gladstone is concerned about the state of two surviving original statues atop his stately Grade I-listed home Wotton House.

Politics

4 d. ago London leaver: 'my country house costs half what I rent my London home out for'

Realising she was spending a fortune on weekends away in the countryside, Camilla Collins decide to move there and commute to London instead

Society

5 d. ago Oliver Glasner has outlined his big Crystal Palace wish ahead of Millwall showdown

Crystal Palace boss will face his first South London derby in the FA Cup sixth round tie at Selhurst Park on Saturday and OLiver Glasner is looking to take Palace to Wembley

Politics

5 d. ago Hundreds of cyclists to take part in protest ride in Regent's Park over bike thefts

Cyclists calling for more police protection following bike thefts by 'machete-wielding thieves'

Events

5 d. ago Daughter of Hyde Park bombing victim awarded further damages at Court of Appeal

Sarah Jane Young’s father, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, was one of four soldiers killed by the explosion on July 20 1982.

Events

6 d. ago Neil Young is headlining London’s BST Hyde Park this summer – here’s how to get tickets

Neil Young is headlining London’s BST Hyde Park this summer – here’s how to get tickets  Time Out London

Politics

6 d. ago Shocking moment cyclist forced off £4,200 bike in Regent's Park by hammer

Cyclists are calling for the Met Police to begin patrolling Regent’s Park earlier in the day following a spate of threatening bike thefts

Economics

6 d. ago London filmmaker turns TikTok sensation having cups of tea with strangers

Will Sheers’ A Mug Of Life social media accounts have racked up millions of views.

Politics

6 d. ago Crystal Palace: Adam Wharton issues rallying cry for Millwall clash as Eagles eye FA Cup success

Eagles host London rivals at Selhurst Park this weekend looking to secure quarter-final berth

Politics

6 d. ago Carpenters Estate in London's Olympic Park: Refurbishment costs rise

Carpenters Estate in London's Olympic Park: Refurbishment costs rise  BBC.com

Politics

6 d. ago London's One Hyde Park needs $44 million in repairs, UK court told

London's One Hyde Park needs $44 million in repairs, UK court told  Reuters UK

Economics

7 d. ago Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns

UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the US provides security guarantees as he arrived for critical talks with Donald Trump at the most precarious moment for European stability in decades.With the future of Ukrainian security hanging in the balance, he urged the president to commit a US backstop to a British and French-led peacekeeping force, saying it was the only way to avoid Russia plunging Europe back into war. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago 'Toddler' rave could be coming to a park in south west London

Raver Tots would be held as part of a weekend of events in Old Deer Park in August

Politics

8 d. ago Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending

PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than plannedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a major increase in defence spending, amid fears over Donald Trump’s commitment to European security.The prime minister said the UK government would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned – as he prepared for what is likely to be a diplomatically fraught visit to Washington DC this week. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Terror plotter who planned Hyde Park shooting loses appeal against sentence

Edward Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years in January 2024.

Events