Jacob Phillips

<p>Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke in his parliamentary office (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
Politics

Keir Starmer faces criticism over decision to accept Natalie Elphicke

One leftwing MP quipped: ‘I think even this one would have strained the generosity of spirit of John the Baptist’

8 May 2024
<p>The incident happened close to Southfields station</p>
London

Car crashes through barrier near District Line tracks

Police believe a driver ‘suffered a medical episode’

8 May 2024
<p>People enjoy the weather at St James's Park in London on Wednesday May 8</p>
London

Londoners bask in sunshine with 20C high at start of mini-heatwave

The Met Office has warned the warm weather will be short-lived with thundery conditions returning as soon as next week

8 May 2024
<p>England fans watch the Three Lion’s win over Senegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar</p>
UK

England fans lead charge to attend Euros with most flights booked

Fans are flocking to Germany to see if England can win their first major trophy since 1966

8 May 2024
<p>Israeli soldiers and medics walk near an ambulance after Hamas claimed responsibility for an attack on Kerem Shalom crossing</p>
World

Israel shuts Kerem Shalom crossing after Hamas fires rockets

The crossing is one of the few routes to get humanitarian aid into Gaza

5 May 2024
<p>Bernard Hill, who played captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Titanic movie, speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong in January</p>
Showbiz

Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies

The actor also brought to life the character of Yosser Hughes in the legendary drama series Boys from the Blackstuff

5 May 2024
<p>A pedestrian jumps over a puddle of rainwater in central London</p>
London

London set for bank holiday washout with over 12 hours of rain

The Met Office has warned there could be heavy downpours throughout the bank holiday in London

5 May 2024
<p>A man manoeuvres media equipment following an Israeli police raid on an Al Jazeera de facto office at the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem on Sunday</p>
World

Police raid Al Jazeera after order to shut down TV station in Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has shut down the network for as long as the war in Gaza continues

5 May 2024
<p>A stock picture of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) logo badge (Niall Carson/PA)</p>
UK

Man nailed to fence and vans set on fire in 'sinister attack'

Police said a man was discovered with a nail through each hand attached to a fence shortly after midnight

5 May 2024
<p>Laurence Fox has lost his deposit again</p>
Politics

Laurence Fox loses deposit after failing to be London Assembly member

Laurence Fox had already been barred from taking part in the London mayoral elections after submitting invalid nomination papers.

4 May 2024
<p>Sadiq Khan delivers his victory speech on Saturday</p>
LIVE

'Humbled' Sadiq Khan wins historic third term as London mayor

Labour incumbent outscores Tory Susan Hall in nine of the 14 constituencies declaring their results on Saturday

4 May 2024
<p>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks next to Conservative candidate Susan Hall</p>
London

Sadiq Khan's victory speech in full as he blasts 'fear mongering'

Sadiq Khan has secured a ‘landslide win’ in the mayoral election having claimed 44 per cent of the vote

4 May 2024
<p>Britain First candidate Nick Scanlon heckles as Sadiq Khan speaks on the day of the results of the London mayoral election</p>
London

Sadiq Khan heckled by candidate just moments into victory speech

Sadiq Khan only managed to say ‘Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you London’ before an outbreak of boos from the crowd

4 May 2024
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London

Arsenal pay tribute to teenage fan killed in Hainault sword attack

Daniel Anjorin’s family issue statement saying they are ‘devastated’ by the loss of the ‘beloved’ son

4 May 2024
<p>Police outside the school in Sheffield</p>
UK

Boy, 17, arrested after three people injured at Sheffield school

Officers responded to reports of an incident involving a sharp object

1 May 2024
<p>The Met Office has warned about thunderstorms in London on Wednesday night</p>
London

London thunderstorms warning issued by Met Office

A yellow thunderstorm alert has been issued overnight in London and the south of England

1 May 2024
<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters face off with officers near an encampment at UCLA</p>
World

Violent clashes erupt on UCLA campus during pro-Palestine demo

Violent clashes during pro-Palestine protest at UCLA come after arrests at Columbia University in New York

1 May 2024
<p>Housing activists have urged the London Mayor Sadiq Khan to save the brutalist 1960s Lesnes estate where Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange was filmed

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London

Housing activists urge London mayor to save Clockwork Orange estate

Residents on Lesnes estate in Thamesmead are resisting plans for their homes to be demolished

1 May 2024