Category: News

A man has confessed to stabbing an 11-year-old girl in a random knife attack that occurred in Leicester Square. The Australian girl was on vacation with her 34-year-old mother when Ioan Pintaru targeted her in London’s West End around 11:30 BST on August 12 of last year. Pintaru, who has denied the charge of attempted […]

Visitors to London are being advised to exercise caution during the annual deer rutting season observed in Richmond and Bushy Parks. Between late September and early November, male deer, or stags, engage in fierce competitions for mating rights by bellowing and clashing their antlers against rivals, as highlighted by the Royal Parks charity. Paul Richards, […]

As we approach this autumn’s party conferences, Karl Mercer, the political editor for BBC London, is engaging in brief discussions with party leaders and their deputies, dedicating four minutes to address significant issues impacting the capital and exploring their party’s potential responses. In this session, he speaks with Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green […]

A man who sustained burns when a council boiler’s pipes ruptured has shared that nearly a year after the incident, he is still managing the wounds and scars caused by the scalding. James Bowman, who was present at Pimlico’s Lillington and Longmoore Estate during the incident in December 2024, recalled, “I heard some loud clangs, […]

A woman expressed her surprise and feelings of being “unjustly treated” after learning that her disabled children were not allowed to eat in a restaurant. Kate Sicolo, who resides in Truro, shared that she and her partner Emma visited a Whitbread Premier Inn restaurant in Paddington, London, alongside their two children. The couple brought along […]

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has declared to the BBC that he has no intention of stepping down from his role, despite a Panorama investigation uncovering evidence of misogyny and racism within the police force. In a conversation with BBC Radio London, he stated that the rumors of his resignation circulating within the Met […]

The mayor has announced an increase in police presence around synagogues in London following a tragic incident in Manchester where two individuals lost their lives and three others were injured in a car attack coupled with stabbings. This event occurred on Thursday morning, coinciding with Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. […]

One of the prominent LGBTQ+ bars in central London is set to shut its doors, with its proprietor expressing concern that Old Compton Street in Soho has lost its “LGBT identity.” Jeremy Joseph, the owner of G-A-Y Bar, announced on Instagram that it was “time to say goodbye” to the establishment. Back in January, Joseph […]

London’s Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, expressed his profound disgust and dismay upon viewing footage featuring certain Metropolitan Police officers at the Charing Cross station, which was revealed in a BBC Panorama documentary. The undercover report depicted current members of the Met making alarming remarks about shooting immigrants, boasting about their use of violence, and displaying […]

A blue plaque commemorating pianist Winifred Atwell, the first Black artist to achieve a number one hit in the UK, has been unveiled at her former residence in London. Born in Trinidad in 1914, Atwell relocated to London in the 1940s and remains the only female instrumentalist to ever secure a top-selling single in the […]