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London’s West End: Man crushed by telescopic urinal dies
A winch was used to free the man, but he was pronounced dead at the sceneA man has died after he was crushed and trapped under a telescopic public urinal while working on the device in…
HS2 will run through to Euston in London, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said
WATCH: HS2 to run into central London, says HuntThe HS2 rail line will go as far as London Euston, the chancellor has said, following reports that the scheme may no longer reach the center…
‘Dangerous’ overcrowding for passengers on London Bridge
Hundreds of commuters were pictured stuck at London Bridge stationHuge crowds of commuters were stuck at London Bridge station waiting to board trains.Photos showed hundreds of people…
Police investigation launched after two men were stabbed in north London
Police are investigating after two men were found stabbed to death in north London on Tuesday afternoon.Officers and paramedics were called to reports of a stabbing in Silver Street,…
Sadiq Khan issues high air pollution warning for London
The warning follows recent predictions from Imperial College London, Sadiq Khan saysThe Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, issued a warning about air pollution across the city on Tuesday.Khan said…
London welcomes the Year of the Rabbit for the Lunar New Year
The Year of the Rabbit begins spectacularly in LondonThousands of people lined the streets of London to welcome the Year of the Rabbit at the capital's annual Lunar New Year…
Be wary of lone cops, London director warns
Fionnuala Kennedy said he was "gasping with rage"A headmaster has warned students at his all-girls school "not to allow a police officer to come near you at any time".Fionnuala Kennedy, head…
London suburbs in revolt over Ulez expansion by Sadiq Khan
adiq Khan faces a legal battle over the extension of the Ultra Low Admission Zone as London's "doughnut boroughs" rioted against the plan.The mayor's flagship policy to clean up toxic air is…
London LTN: Motor traffic down 47%, study finds
In low-traffic districts, there are flower pots designed to stop traffic on residential roadsThe largest study of London's low-traffic (LTN) neighborhoods found that they had reduced car…
Police officer David Carrick admitted to raping the girl
David Carrick has been suspended from the Metropolitan PoliceA gun-wielding Metropolitan police officer who used his position to instill fear in his people has pleaded guilty to multiple…