3 h. ago Dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment brazen thief smashes display case in Louvre in £76million crown jewel heist

THIS is the moment brazen thieves smashed through a glass display case in the Louvre Museum to pilfer £76 million of jewellery. Shocking CCTV footage shows the four-minute-long robbery, capturing the pair of burglars each shattering glass cases before stocking up on their loot. In the video, one of the masked thieves can be seen...

Economics

3 d. ago The case for banning vehicles from Oxford Street in London is weak

The case for banning vehicles from Oxford Street in London is weak  The Economist

Events

7 d. ago Live facial recognition cameras used at UK ports to try and snare illegal migrants

Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and local police said 15 cameras in total were used to identify people in breach of deportation orders.

Events

9 d. ago Moment brazen bag thief prowling St Pancras arrested by undercover police

Hossein Rabah, 34, was jailed within 24 hours of swiping £600 worth of possessions at the central London station

Events

9 d. ago Reform UK's Laila Cunningham accuses Met of failing to properly police Oxford Street

Reform UK's Laila Cunningham accuses Met of failing to properly police Oxford Street  London Evening Standard

Events

9 d. ago Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham attacks the Met: 'I don't see police on the street'

Scotland Yard defends its actions to tackle crime in the West End - saying extra officers are targeting crimes which Londoners ‘care about the most’

Events

1 week ago Labour 'ally' of Sadiq Khan drops bombshell at Oxford Street quango launch: 'I wish this didn't exist'

‘We would rather this body didn’t exist and we weren’t here’ says Westminster council leader

Events

1 week ago Chef, theatre designer and football chief to advise Sadiq Khan on pedestrianising Oxford Street

New board members told to walk, cycle or catch the bus - and not to put taxis or flights on their expenses

Culture

1 week ago Innocent shoppers accused of wrongdoing by AI system: Warnings over Facewatch in stores like Sainsbury's, Budgens and B&M

Facial recognition cameras are flagging almost 15,000 crime suspects a week in the UK, latest figures have revealed.

Events

1 week ago Innocent shoppers accused of wrongdoing by AI system: Facewatch is in Sainsbury's, Budgens and more to catch crooks

Facial recognition cameras are flagging almost 15,000 crime suspects a week in the UK, latest figures have revealed.

Politics

2 w. ago Hilarious moment bank robbers who drilled 18ins into vault in brazen ‘£30m’ Xmas heist PAY for parking before fleeing

THIS is the comical moment a gang of bank robbers politely paid for their parking - just moments after pulling off a heist potentially worth tens of millions. Bizarre footage shows a masked man, dressed in a grey jumper and balaclava, calmly feeding coins into a parking metre, slotting them in one by one. He...

Economics

2 w. ago Moment comedian's bag is stolen from under her seat by brazen thieves in London restaurant

Cally Beaton was sitting in a diner, enjoying a meal on Marylebone High Street in central London, when two brazen thieves sneakily swiped her bag.

Politics

2 w. ago London’s shoplifting epidemic is revealed as thieves rob retailers of £16.7million a month

Frontline workers brace themselves for the annual rise in offending during the January sales

Economics

2 w. ago Retailers ‘hold up well’ over Christmas in welcome end to trying year

Boxing Day footfall rose to 4.4% higher than last year, making it the ‘standout’ trading day – the strongest increase witnessed in a decade.

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Really positive start’ for Boxing Day shopping as footfall up at retail parks

December 26 traditionally sees people bargain hunting in the Boxing Day sales.

Economics

3 w. ago Moment brazen shoplifter arrested on Oxford Street after trying to evade facial recognition cameras

Officers detain woman, in her 50s, minutes after she gave store security staff the slip during Christmas theft spree

Events

3 w. ago London descends into CHAOS before Christmas as huge crowds swamp Oxford Street making it 'impossible to move'

Videos posted on social media showing packed crowds standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the capital's festive tourist hotspots have been dubbed a 'pickpocket's paradise'.

Events

3 w. ago Banksy confirms new mural in Bayswater — is artist also behind identical artwork in central London?

The new mural from the world-famous street artist depicts two people gazing up at the stars

Economics

3 w. ago Has a new Banksy appeared in central London? Fans suspect new mural near Tottenham Court Road is work of artist

The artwork by the Centre Point building appears to depict two people gazing up at the stars

Economics

4 w. ago West End defies retail slump as Christmas shoppers flock to Oxford Street

The capital's West End recorded a 9 per cent rise in shoppers during the week leading up to Black Friday compared with last year

Politics