Michael Howie

Senior News Editor

Parents and child fell to death from flat in south London
London

‘Severely-ill' boy and parents died in London luxury tower block fall

Nine-year-old boy and his parents died in the tragedy at the tower block in Elephant and Castle

9 Jun 2026
London

Virgin Media fault hits service to thousands of users in London

Downdetector heatmap shows the majority of fault reports coming from London

14 May 2026
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South London signal faults sparks fresh train disruption

Overground’s Windrush line part-suspended as signal fault in Denmark Hill hits London rail network

14 May 2026
Flood submerges cars parked at Heathrow airport
London

Flash flood swamps hundreds of cars parked at Heathrow Airport

Video posted on social media shows row upon row of vehicles caught in the flash flood

14 May 2026
Crime

Britain's Most Wanted: List of 12 fugitives 'hiding in Spain' released

National Crime Agency launches latest rogues gallery alongside Spanish police and Crimestoppers

14 May 2026
UK

Reeves plea to Labour MPs not to topple PM after 0.6% jump in GDP

The rise in economic growth was stronger than expected by the City but markets have been hit by the turmoil at the heart of Government

14 May 2026
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage
Politics

Farage faces 'sleaze' probe over £5m donation from crypto billionaire

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards opens probe declared gift from Thailand-based cryptocurrency investor

13 May 2026
Stacked tube trains at Upminster rail depot on April 21, 2026
Transport

Why are Tube strikes happening and how much disruption will there be?

All you need to know as more Tube strikes hit London on May 19 and May 21

13 May 2026
Hail falls in Downing Street
London

London colder than Helsinki as hailstorm sweeps capital

Londoners shared video of ‘big fat hail’ as temperature plunges in capital

13 May 2026
This is the moment Met Police officers busted a drugs gang in  east London
Crime

Moment police bust east London drugs gang dealing in children's parks

Video shows the moment the Specs line gang were raided, with police uncovering class A drugs, cash, and three firearms

13 May 2026
UK

Gail's sandwich contains the salt of five McDonald's cheeseburgers

Action on Salt & Sugar found the amount of salt in one Gail’s sandwich was the equivalent of five McDonald’s cheeseburgers

13 May 2026
Crime

Facial recognition cameras blitz nets 173 crime suspects in Croydon

Woman wanted for more than 20 years among 173 suspects arrested in south London trial

13 May 2026
New driving test booking rules
UK

What are the new driving test booking rules?

From Tuesday, driving tests can only be booked and managed by learners

12 May 2026
Politics

Zack Polanski apologises over London houseboat council tax 'mistake'

Green Party says Zack Polanski has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay council tax owed

12 May 2026
GTR ticketing fault
LIVE

London rail disruption hits start of evening rush hour

Southeastern and Thameslink trains badly affected after signalling fault in Denmark Hill area

11 May 2026
Showbiz

Van Morrison announces first residency for new London venue

Legendary Browned Eyed Girl singer will perform a five-night residency at the new British Airways ARC

11 May 2026
Showbiz

TalkSPORT's Alan Brazil reveals he underwent 'life-saving operation'

‘I recently had a life-saving operation and I'm deeply grateful to the brilliant medical team who have looked after me’ - Alan Brazil

11 May 2026
Politics

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

10 May 2026
London pays tribute to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday
London

London pays tribute to David Attenborough on his 100th anniversary

A birthday message was displayed on Piccadilly Lights on Friday, illuminating one of London's most popular landmarks

8 May 2026
MV Hondius cruise ship stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde
UK

Third Brit has suspected hantavirus on remote South Atlantic island

World Health Organisation warns there could be more cases due to the incubation period of the Andes virus – the variant of hantavirus linked to the outbreak

8 May 2026
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'Faulty train' sparks Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express chaos

An electricity supply problem between London Waterloo and Vauxhall means that some lines towards Clapham Junction are blocked

7 May 2026