PA Media A statue of former South African prime minister Jan Smuts was targeted by vandals The Met Police is appealing for information after several statues in Parliament Square, including one of women’s votes campaigner Dame Millicent Fawcett, were vandalised during a protest on Saturday. Transgender campaigners gathered in front of Parliament to protest against...
World record holder Ruth Chepngetich has pulled out of the London Marathon along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir. Kenya’s Chepngetich, 30, became the first woman to clock a sub-two hour 10 minute time at the 2024 Chicago marathon, but said she was not ready for next weekend’s race. Chepngetich said she was “very sad to...
James Landale, Natasha Booty & Mayeni Jones BBC News BBC Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee a camp in Darfur in the wake of the most recent attacks A high-level international conference is under way in London to find “a pathway to peace” in Sudan, in the words of one of...
Samantha Davis, the actress and wife of Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before a hospital was planning to discharge her, an inquest has found. Ms Davis died aged 53 at University College Hospital in London on 24 March last year. She had been admitted to hospital on 7 February following a...
The rail minister has admitted using his mobile phone while driving a vintage double-decker bus through London at rush hour. Lord Peter Hendy was behind the wheel of the old Routemaster for a charity event when he was spotted texting a friend, as first reported by the Sunday Times. A spokesperson for Lord Hendy said:...
A mother who murdered her two young sons in the bath in east London has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Kara Alexander, 47, of Dagenham, was found guilty of murdering Elijah Thomas, two, and Marley Thomas, five, at their home in Cornwallis Road in December 2022. At Kingston Crown Court on Friday, Mr Justice Bennathan...
Anarcho-Punk: Music And Resistance in London 1977-1988 by David Insurrection Published: Dec 2024 by Earth Island Paperback ISBN: 9781916864443Ebook ISBN: 9781916864450208 pages, colour In this easy to read volume, David Insurrection takes you on a virtual tour of spots in London that formed part of the anarcho-punk counter-cultural landscape in the 1980s. This book is...
PA Media Big screen showings of the original theatrical release are rare The original 1977 cinematic release of Star Wars will be shown on the big screen this summer in London, marking its first public screening in decades. The original version of the sci-fi blockbuster will be shown as part of the British Film Institute...
Jessica Ure BBC Investigations BBC Eathan Cooper received the first of many fines last summer for a bus lane violation in Essex while he was on a trip to Madrid A 24-year-old car cloning victim has told how he ended up dreading the morning post after fines demanding thousands of pounds started to pour through...
Gavin Friday | Lesley WoodsEartH, London6th April 2025 Former Virgin Prunes singer Gavin Friday and former Au Pairs singer Lesley Woods appeared on the same bill in London recently. Keith Goldhanger went along to catch up with two performers he’d not seen for over four decades. How do you want your favourite bands from the past served...
BBC Mark Lucas’ furniture business has not been able to retrieve his van for more than two years The owners of a small family-run business say they have been left £40,000 out of pocket after their van became trapped in a mechanical stacked car park in central London more than two years ago. Mark Lucas,...
Vertigo Releasing Deba Hekmat plays Ziba, an ambitious British Iranian teen, in Sasha Nathwani’s first feature film The director of a new film set in a sweltering London over 24 hours on A-Level results day says that the city he grew up in is now “inaccessible” to many Gen Z young adults. Last Swim, Sasha...
Arsenal and Tottenham will contest the first north London derby to be held outside the UK when the two teams face each other in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong this summer. The London rivals will play in the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium on July 31 as part of their preparations for the 2025-26 season....
“London Irish was never about one person. Our mission is, and will always be, to build something lasting – something rooted in Irish identity, global ambition and community,” Kyle said in a statement, external on LinkedIn. “While Dad was a huge inspiration behind this journey, our plans were always built to move with him in...
KnivesOld Blue Last, London20th March 2025 Bristol band Knives visit London to perform a free show as a warm-up for the forthcoming Great Escape Festival in Brighton. Keith Goldhanger (words) and Robyn Skinner (photos) report back. There’s a sign on the unlocked venue door saying that it will open at 7.30pm. We wait patiently to...