39 m. ago Reeves to promise investment in ‘renewal’ as she unveils spending plans

The spending review is expected to set out tough spending limits for departments other than health, defence and education.

Economics

76 m. ago London man pleads guilty to possessing gun after accidental shooting

London man pleads guilty to possessing gun after accidental shooting  WYMT

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1 hour ago Woman battered to death with mallet after taking in homeless man, court told

A woman was found dead in her London flat in February this year - a court heard Victoria Adams was allegedly battered to death with a mallet days after taking in a homeless man

Events

2 h. ago London restaurant featured in Netflix hit Black Doves loses licence after 'exploiting illegal workers'

Half of the restaurant’s workers were found to have been employed illegally in a Home Office raid last year

Events

2 h. ago Sydney Sweeney Flows in Ethereal Miu Miu Blue Dress at ‘Echo Valley’ London Premiere

Sydney Sweeney Flows in Ethereal Miu Miu Blue Dress at ‘Echo Valley’ London Premiere  WWD

Politics

2 h. ago Sydney Sweeney survived freezing cold lakes and emotional breakdowns for Echo Valley — and says it was a dream

The actress was in London on Tuesday night for the UK premiere of Echo Valley, Apple TV+’s new psychological thriller in which she stars opposite Julianne Moore

Events

2 h. ago Moment officers discover 'secret lift' hiding illegal goods in £50,000 London raids

Illicit cigarettes, tobacco, vapes and shisha were found across seven different shops last month in Barnet

Events

3 h. ago Emma Raducanu takes 64 minutes to earn 'revenge' win as she begins Queen's charge

Emma Raducanu got her singles campaign at Queen's off to a winning start as she thrashed Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the WTA 500 event in west London.

Politics

3 h. ago Leroy Sane's thoughts on Arsenal transfer emerge amid Bayern Munich contract dispute

Arsenal are among those linked with Leroy Sane, who is keen on a move to north London with his Bayern Munich contract winding down as talks fail to lead to an extension

Sport

4 h. ago Fact check: Do foreigners occupy nearly half of London’s social housing?

Key context missing from widely-shared online claim about the proportion of social housing that foreign-born residents occupy, analysis finds

Events

4 h. ago In London, the wild fox has its own ambulance service when it needs help

The red fox is such a fixture of life in London that it has its own ambulance service

Politics

4 h. ago Why are England playing at Nottingham Forest's City Ground? Wembley exit explained

England will take on Senegal at the City Ground in Nottingham as they play away from Wembley once again as the London venue is used for other events throughout the summer

Politics

4 h. ago The Guardian view on Zambia’s Trumpian predicament: US aid cuts are dwarfed by a far bigger heist | Editorial

As the US decries corruption, a paper suggests the real scandal is multinationals legally extracting billions from Africa’s resource-rich nationDonald Trump’s decision to cut $50m a year in aid to Zambia – one of the world’s poorest nations – is dreadful, and the reason given, corruption, rings hollow. There is evidence of large-scale looting, but the real scandal is that the theft appears legal, systemic and driven by foreign interests. In a paper presented to the Association for Heterodox Economics conference in London later this month, Andrew Fischer of Erasmus University Rotterdam argues that Zambia’s economy is not being plundered by domestic actors but rather by transnational corporate practices enabled by opaque accounting. His findings point to a staggering extraction of wealth that dwarfs the value of the aid intended to help.Zambia is blessed – or perhaps cursed – with mineral wealth. It is Africa’s second-largest copper producer. The metal, key to the green...

Politics

4 h. ago Woman who took in homeless man was battered to death by him with a mallet in her £1.3m home days later, court hears

Victoria Adams, 37, was found dead at her flat in Hammersmith, west London , after police were called by concerned neighbours about a man attempting to break into the property.

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4 h. ago Moment 'killer' pulls out samurai sword and calls it sexy before 'going on to hack schoolboy, 14, to death' is shown in court

Amateur musician and 'mystic' Marcus Monzo, 37, is accused of killing Daniel Anjorin, 14, who was walking to school in Hainault, east London, on April 30 last year.

Events

5 h. ago Mother sues London council after 150kg park litter bin crushes her foot during dog walk

Linda Kelsey forced to give up work and collection of 17 high-heeled shoes due to injuries sustained in Poplar, east London

Politics

5 h. ago Why is Beyoncé struggling to sell tickets for her tour? Star gives away free tickets

There are plenty of tickets still available for her Cowboy Carter tour

Politics

5 h. ago Queen's Club 2025: Emma Raducanu breezes through first round as Katie Boulter survives wobble

It was a strong day for the British contenders in South-West London

Politics

5 h. ago Ryanair accused of refusing to let family board flight to Dublin over visa issues

Christina Finn and her husband Cameron had travelled to London from Belfast on Friday for a CBeebies event with their five-month-old son when they were refused boarding

Society

5 h. ago More than 700 children caught with knives in London, new figures reveal ...The Standard podcast

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