Tom Place

News Reporter

Music

Harry Styles at Wembley: How to beat the rush when 90,000 people leave

Our guide to the best travel options for getting home after catching Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium

13 Jun 2026
Crime

Moment police raid London store as they seize £2.5m in cash and gold

Ali Raza and Adeel Aslam laundered funds on behalf of international organised crime groups using an encrypted messaging network

12 Jun 2026
World

Instagram and Facebook goes down in 'worldwide outage'

More than 20,000 users reported problems as people struggled with the apps and were left unable to log in

12 Jun 2026
London

North London borough revealed as capital's best place to be single

Research ranks 346 local authorities across the UK for single people - with two London boroughs in the top 10

12 Jun 2026
World Cup

World Cup: Embarrassment for hosts as thousands of seats left empty

Fifa has come under fire for the exorbitant cost of World Cup tickets, with a reported 180,000 tickets still listed

12 Jun 2026
Crime

Police hunt two men after man left with fractured jaw in Tube robbery

The victim required 10 stitches to wounds on his head after being attacked with glass bottles

12 Jun 2026
Football Fans Watch England take on Colombia In The Women's World Cup Quarter-Finals
UK

Will there be a Bank Holiday if England wins the World Cup?

Scotland will have a one-off Bank Holiday during the group stages of the World Cup - but will England have one too?

11 Jun 2026
Crime

E-fit released after attempted rape in west London park

A woman in her 20s was attacked by a man in Walpole Park in Ealing in January

11 Jun 2026
London

TfL makes major announcement on Tube internet roll-out

Big boost for passengers as internet is extended on more lines and stations

11 Jun 2026
London

Londoners bemoan the awful weather as torrential rain sweeps capital

Many have been complaining about the miserable start to June

11 Jun 2026
London

London homes at risk of sinking due to climate change, research finds

More than 1.8 million UK properties could be impacted by 2070 should current emission trajectories continue

11 Jun 2026
London Fire Brigade Kilburn e-bike fire
London

Woman jumps from flat window to escape e-bike fire in north London

LFB said that the fire was was caused by the failure of lithium batteries for an e-bike which were on charge

11 Jun 2026
London

Heathrow flight to US returns to London after 'lightning strike'

The flight returned to the capital after the pilots squawked an emergency code while over Manchester airspace

11 Jun 2026
The Royal Lancaster Hotel
London

World’s best hotels of 2026 revealed: London retreat in top ten

The Royal Lancaster is London’s only entry in the top ten, coming in as the number four hotel in the world

11 Jun 2026
LIVE

Dartford Crossing bridge closure causes huge queues on M25

Traffic queues stretched for several miles on the M25 with severe delays

10 Jun 2026
UK

Tony Livesey 'steps back' from BBC role after Sullivan investigation

Several women have accused West Ham co-owner David Sullivan of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour over several decades

10 Jun 2026
Crime

Two charged after east London stabbing leaves man fighting for life

A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a ‘large fight’ in Barking on Saturday night

10 Jun 2026
London

Will London be in a heatwave this weekend? UK temperatures may hit 30C

Warm weather will return to the capital from Friday, with the Met Office saying there is ‘potential’ for another heatwave

10 Jun 2026
UK

In pictures: How night of mayhem unfolded in Belfast

Unrest swept pockets of the city as demonstrations over a ‘barbaric’ knife attack turned ugly

10 Jun 2026
Crime

Two charged with murder of 'devoted' father outside Lewisham nightclub

Taiwo Ekerin, 41, died six days after suffering a serious head injury during an altercation on Lewisham High Street

9 Jun 2026