Alastair Lockhart

News Editor

London

Will there be a heatwave in London this weekend?

The capital is set for a return to sunny spells following days of wind and rain

12 Jun 2026
UK

The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in April

In the three months to April, GDP grew by 0.7 per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics

12 Jun 2026
Crime

Man guilty of stabbing business associate to death in money dispute

Ben Wazabanga, 23, murdered Ayowale Aladejana, 26, in New Cross last year

12 Jun 2026
Crime

Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after knife attack at school

The investigation has been passed to counter-terror police but it has not been declared a terrorist incident

12 Jun 2026
London

Huge fire rips through warehouse as 150 firefighters tackle blaze

Dozens of people were evacuated on Thursday night after the building in Brent caught fire

12 Jun 2026
Politics

Defence Secretary John Healey's resignation letter in full

In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Mr Healey said the Prime Minister had been ‘unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling, to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats’

11 Jun 2026
UK

Twelve police officers injured in second night of unrest in NI

Sixteen arrests were made in the disorder following Monday’s stabbing attack, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said.

11 Jun 2026
UK

12 PCs injured and 16 arrested in second night of disorder in NI

Protesters threw bricks and petrol bombs at police in Co Antrim, who responded with water cannons

11 Jun 2026
Crime

Rapist on the run after being wrongly released from London prison

Bernadin Dedic, 48, who raped his victim at knifepoint, fled to his native Bosnia and refused to return for his trial

10 Jun 2026
Transport

Fare dodging: Fines and prosecutions rise as thousands jump barriers

Transport for London said it secured 14,406 convictions for fare evasion in 2025/26 - an increase of 955 on the year before

10 Jun 2026
Crime

Man who killed partner then blew up their London home jailed for life

Clifton George, 45, was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 23 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday for the murder of 46-year-old Annabel Rook

10 Jun 2026
Football

England World Cup camp hit by 6.1-magnitude earthquake

The Three Lions are set to play Costa Rica in Orlando, Florida tomorrow in their last friendly before the World Cup begins

9 Jun 2026
Crime

Fifth person charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attack

Subhan Ahmed, 18, was charged with assisting an offender in connection with the attack on Jewish community ambulances in March

9 Jun 2026
UK

Farage hits out at deepfakes of brawl with Bank of England governor

Fake images have circulated on X which link to articles that falsely claim Mr Farage confronted Mr Bailey on the BBC’s Question Time

9 Jun 2026
World

9 injured in shooting near England squad's World Cup training ground

It was reported that nine adults had gone to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries

9 Jun 2026
Crime

Five arrested as man stabbed in Pimlico fights for life

One man has been charged with attempted murder following the attack on Lupus Street just after midnight on Thursday

8 Jun 2026
World

Major airline to offer passengers Musk's Starlink internet service

Many other airlines have either offered the service on flights or announced plans to do so, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic

8 Jun 2026
Crime

Finchley shooting: Investigation after 19-year-old woman 'shot dead'

Paramedics called Metropolitan Police officers to a house on Dale Grove in Finchley at around 12.15am on Monday following reports of gunshots

8 Jun 2026
Crime

Man charged over death of couple in west London motorway crash

Mohammed Haglia, 63, and Diljan Hagila, 62, were killed in the crash on the M4 in Hillingdon

8 Jun 2026
Crime

London woman murder charge after body found in van 100 miles away

Harinder Kaur, 39, of Hounslow, was charged on Tuesday following the discovery of the body in Leicester

2 Jun 2026