Matt Watts
News Editor
Restaurant above London pub named UK's best as capital dominates list
London dining spots dominate the list of the UK’s finest places to eat at National Restaurant Awards 2026
Hero off-duty volunteer cop catches knifeman who tried to kill toddler
When Special Police Sergeant Seff Serroukh saw the victims running in the road covered in blood he initially thought it was a Halloween prank
Man shot dead by police in Bedford after 'making threats with weapon'
Armed officers shoot man who barricaded himself inside house dead after tense stand-off
Weight restrictions added to another London bridge due to safety fears
TfL said its decision was necessary because a recent inspection found elements of the crossing’s structure have deteriorated
Streeting accused of 'coup' as over 75 MPs say Starmer should go
Full-scale Labour civil war explodes as loyalists defend the PM after his leadership appears increasingly in peril
Chris Kaba Panorama documentary complaint partly upheld by Ofcom
Gang member Chris Kaba was shot dead by police officer Martyn Blake after trying to ram his way past police cars in Streatham, south-east London
New London to central Scotland train service to launch
Rail firm says its West Coast Main Line operation between Euston and Stirling will ‘offer low-cost fares and attract more people to train over air and road’
Benedict Cumberbatch in London 'road rage' clash with cyclist
Doctor Strange and Sherlock actor in row with angry cyclist near King’s Cross
Arrests over synagogue arson as Downing Street antisemitism rally held
Latest arrests over arson attacks come as major rally against antisemitism is held outside Downing Street
Moment army parachutes team onto island to support hantavirus Brit
The UK Health Security Agency confirmed a British national disembarked on to the island from the MV Hondius with a suspected case.
David Morrissey opens up about alcoholism following death of father
The actor and film-maker reveals he is ‘recovering alcoholic’ and talks abiut ‘trauma responses’
Friends reveal real reason behind Tess Daly and Vernon Kay's split
Friends of former Strictly presenter, 57, and the Radio 2 DJ, 51, have lifted the lid on the couple’s bombshell decision to end relationship
Britons on hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrive in Tenerife
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said MV Hondius passengers will be transferred to an isolation facility at Arrowe Park Hospital
Election results: Stark differences between London and rest of England
Labour defended higher percentage of seats than it did elsewhere, while Reform won a much lower proportion of seats than it did in rest of country
Local elections 2026: London results in full
Some 1,817 London council seats were up for grabs - with mayoral races in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets
Starmer to face leadership challenge on Monday, London MP warns - LIVE
London Labour MPs have broken cover to call for the Prime Minister to resign after the disastrous local elections for the party
HMS Dragon heads to Middle East for potential Strait of Hormuz mission
Royal Navy destroyer will be ready to join international initiative once hostilities cease between Iran and US-Israeli forces
Two men charged with filming antisemitic TikTok videos in London
Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, have been accused of making the offensive social media clips
Tess Daly and Vernon Kay split after 22 years of marriage
The former Strictly presenter, 57, and the Radio 2 DJ, 51, announced in a shock joint statement that they have decided to part ways
Britain’s first gay surrogate parent charged with trafficking and rape
Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, has been charged with multiple offences along with his husband Scott, 32
Andrew 'to give evidence' at trial of man accused of confronting him
Alex Jenkinson, 39, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court over incident near former prince’s new home in Sandringham