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A Morley's chicken shop with the Strut Stop sign in the window

Iconic London chicken chain announces game-changing new service — and it's completely free

Food 21 hours ago By Courtney Pochin

Pensive multiracial woman relaxing at home, sitting on the sofa drinking morning coffee.

The salary you need to earn to rent alone in London in 2026 — and it's bleak

Property 23 hours ago By Alice Giddings

The famous vintage double decker bus in London. The bus follows taxis and there is a man on a bike. The buildings are light coloured with glass windows, behind the traffic jam.

Readers show support for bus driver sacked for confronting a thief

Letters 1 day ago By Letters Editor

Van driver admits killing King's College student in central London crash

UK 21 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

30th January 2026, LONDON, UK: Warren Rajah is pictured in front of the Sainsbury supermarket in Elephant and Castle where he was wrongly identified by facial recognition cameras. ??Justin Griffiths-Williams 00442085339882 00447850053473

Man ‘humiliated’ after shop staff using facial recognition cameras mistake him for thief

UK 23 hours ago By Brooke Davies

Woman avoids jail after 21 cats, a dog and snake found crammed in filthy London flat Picture: RSPCA

Woman found keeping 21 cats, a dog and a python in filthy east London flat

UK 2 days ago By Frankie Lister-Fell

Undated handout still from issued by the Metropolitan Police of the body-worn video footage of police officers arresting nursery worker Vincent Chan, 45, of Finchley, north London, who has pleaded guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to 26 offences including nine counts of sexual assault of a child. Issue date: Wednesday December 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Families say fears over paedophile nursery worker were 'brushed aside'

UK 1 day ago By Sarah Hooper

Tom Cruise arrives at the US Premiere of "Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning" at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York, New York on May 18, 2025.

Tom Cruise ‘abandons £35,000,000 London flat after claiming city has become unsafe’

Showbiz 1 day ago By Brooke Ivey Johnson

A view of Pound Lane in Willesden, London

Woman, 50, stabbed to death in 'busy' area of north London

UK 2 days ago By Luke Alsford

The lobby of the Montcalm East. There is a long sofa, a blue armchair, an overhead lamp and a wooden walkway.

The London hotel that reminded me what a decent facial should be

Travel 2 days ago By Alice Murphy

Grabs of people robbing the Richmond jewellers.

Neighbours of Ted Lasso neighbourhood 'living in fear' after brazen raids

UK 20 hours ago By John Dunne

Southwark Primary School PE teacher caught sipping 'Brewdog Punk IPA' during class Steven Ward Picture: Google Maps

Primary school teacher caught sipping 'Brewdog Punk IPA' during classes

UK 3 days ago By Ryan Prosser

Facade of a house in London in with colourful doors and vivid greenery and hydrangea flowers in the yard.

The elite London areas with the largest property discounts in 2025

Property 3 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Forget tiny tinis and classic cocktails — nostalgic 90s drinks are so back

Food 3 days ago By Robertson Buckhaven

Police tape, police cars and two uniformed officers on scene in Shaftesbury Avenue, London after a car was driven onto a pavement, next to an image of Anthony Gilheaney.

Driver who murdered man during Christmas Day car rampage jailed for life

UK 4 days ago By Sam Corbishley

Editorial use ONLY. No model release available. NO UNPAID USE. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Philip Sharkey/TGS Photo/Shutterstock (16494682c) A protestor unfurls a banner regarding Iran at Kings Cross Station on 30th January 2026 Iran Demonstration, News, Kings Cross Station, London, UK - 30 Jan 2026

Protester arrested after scaling Kings Cross clock tower

UK 4 days ago By Brooke Davies

Victim Critical in Hospital as Police Hunt Attacker A man in his 20s is battling for his life after a brutal stabbing in West Hampstead yesterday afternoon (January 29). Emergency crews found him with serious wounds to his neck and leg on Alvanley Gardens, near Finchley Road and Frognal station, at around 4:30pm. Crime Scene Locked Down as Police Search for Attacker The Metropolitan Police confirmed the victim remains in critical condition in hospital this morning. Detectives are actively investigating and working to identify the attacker, who fled the scene and remains at large. A cordon is still in place on the residential street while officers carry out enquiries. Police are urging witnesses to come forward immediately. CCTV and witness footage showed multiple police cars and ambulances sealing off the area late last night. London???s Air Ambulance Rushed to the Scene Alongside paramedics, a team from London's Air Ambulance attended the scene in a desperate bid to save the man???s life. The stabbing shocked locals, coming just days after another violent attack saw a 25-year-old man stabbed during a botched phone robbery in Islington. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: ???At around 16:30 on Thursday, 29 January, officers responded to reports of a stabbing on Alvanley Gardens, Camden. The victim, a man in his 20s, suffered injuries to his neck and leg and was taken to hospital with life-threatening wounds. No arrests have been made yet. A crime scene remains in place.??? Call for Information and Help from Public Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101, quoting reference CAD 5195/29Jan. You can also report anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website.

Man fighting for life after being repeatedly stabbed in affluent London suburb

UK 4 days ago By John Dunne

Fire on Regent's Park Road in Chalk Farm

London Euston trains cancelled and delayed after fire breaks out near railway line

UK 4 days ago By Noora Mykkanen

A Mark 5A train stationed in the countryside.

UK commuter train brings back first-class travel for first time in 10 years

Travel 4 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Mark Hehir hero bus driver is ukrainian hero

Bus driver sacked for chasing after thief 'volunteered in Ukraine after war broke out'

UK 4 days ago By Brooke Davies