The Metropolitan Police plans to use facial recognition technology going forward to try to identify and arrest London's most prolific shoplifters.
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London today during a protest against a conference of oil and gas companies being held at a hotel in the city, Reuters reported, citing witnesses.more
Sadiq Khan made the announcement at an Underground station to mark World Restart A Heart Day. Last year, the London Ambulance Service responded to 13,000 cardiac arrests across the capital.
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Sadiq Khan is offering all 500 secondary schools in London knife wand metal detectors to screen pupils for weapons in the wake of 15-year-old Elianne Andam’s murder.more
A piece of street art appeared in central London this week, and has sparked rumours it could be a new Banksy.
The spraypainted black-and-white work features a robotic arm writing the words “another world is possible”, as three people attempt to drag it away using ropes.more
Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in support of the Palestinians yesterday in several British cities, including London and Manchester. Seven people were arrested in London.more
There has been a "huge increase" in anti-Semitic incidents and offenses in London over the past two weeks, London's Metropolitan Police said yesterday. Hamas's surprise attack on Israel has increased social tensions across the country.more
Tuberculosis cases in London have reached the highest level in years, data shows, as experts warned that the world is “losing the battle” to eliminate the virus.more
The UK is set for much colder than average conditions, which the Met Office warns might come as a "shock" for people in some areas following an unseasonably warm start to October.
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Heathrow said the number of passengers it carried last month was ahead of 2019 levels for the first time since the pandemic. The airport said 7.1 million passengers travelled through one of its terminals in September.more
It has become one of London’s great transport talking points: is the Elizabeth line a Tube line or a train line?
The answer, says Transport for London, is neither: rather, the “Lizzie line” is in a class of its own.more
Close to 60,000 people in Croydon could be denied their right to vote under new election ID rules introduced by the Tory Government that appear deliberately rigged to disadvantage the young and those from minority ethnic groups, according to figures from independent research.
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Up to 2,000 people attended a vigil last night near Downing Street in London in memory of the victims of attacks carried out by Hamas on Israeli soil. A pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy, taking place at almost the same time, was attended by about 5,000 people.more
A handful of London Wilko stores are set to reopen under a new name to the delight of shoppers. After the chain went into administration branches across London and the rest of the UK shut up shop.more
While debate rages about Outer London’s TfL services after the ULEZ expansion, several are among the best places to raise a family, according to a study.more
Planned strikes on the London Underground have been called off following "significant progress" in talks over jobs and conditions. About 3,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members were due to strike on Wednesday and Friday.more
These are the first images of the offices at Apple’s new 50,000 sq ft London headquarters at the heart of Battersea Power Station since they opened earlier this year.more
The murder of a 15-year-old girl in London, who was stabbed on her way to school, has again drawn attention to the problem of rising violence among British teenagers. Since the beginning of the year, 15 teenagers have been murdered in London alone, which is more than in all of last year.more