Month: February 2026

A US pop star received a rude welcome to the UK after shouting “hello, London” from her hotel balcony. In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday (24 February), Bebe Rexha pans around the capital as she joyfully sings: “Back in London town, we’re back in London town.” However, her glee was cut short after a passerby told at her to “shut up” after she called out a greeting. The 36-year-old covered her face in shock before running back inside. “Feeling the love in London!,” she teased in the post’s caption.

Sue and Dave Cook, from St Helens, were honoured for services to foster care at an investiture ceremony on Thursday.

Calocane, who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed three people and injured three others in Nottingham in 2023.

Here’s all the demonstrations taking place across the weekend

Unburied National Treasure John Lloyd launches a new conversation series, On A Roll, at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, beginning with the unearthing of the real Michael Palin. On A Roll is an easy-going programme of Monday night events in central London, where format is intentionally simple: no interval and no gimmicks. It is a collaboration between producer John Lloyd CBE (the force behind QI, Blackadder, Spitting Image and Radio 4’s The Museum of Curiosity) and Clive Conway Productions. After a career spent working with some of the most interesting people in the country, John felt it was time to provide a stage for the sort of heart-to-heart chats that usually only happen in private or in the corner of a quiet pub. Behind the scenes and off the leash, it is a rare chance to see Michael Palin, live and unedited, gently excavated by John Lloyd. ‘Everyone agrees Mike is the nicest person in showbiz, but he’s always insisted to me that he has a dark side. Join me in my futile mission to find out what it is’. Palin remains one of our most gifted observers of the human condition. His career has been defined by a quiet, persistent curiosity about the world and his place in it. Hear him reflect not just on where he has been, but on the strange, often hilarious business of being Michael Palin.

Huntley, 52, was left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham

Trains in south-west London may be severely delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled or revised due to the emergency

The Greens are the bookies’ favourite, Labour is confident, but never underestimate Reform

Jennifer didn’t think the symtpoms were serious then she ended up in a coma in intensive care

Corbyn’s slate, The Many, won 14 seats on the party’s central executive committee

Huntley, 52, was left lying in a pool of blood on a wing at HMP Frankland, County Durham

A report by Forestry Commission found no signs of serious disease in the oak

City Hall hopes to stop traffic from using the street by September.

Greenwich Council’s Planning Board also approved a new co-living development in Woolwich town centre

A prison van crew were focused on “anything except” helping a dying inmate as he lay slumped in the back of a vehicle outside a London court, an inquest has found

The play will be part of a new season of shows, which includes an all-male production of As You Like It starring Jonathan Groff.

Plans to ban traffic from part of Oxford Street have been approved, Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has announced

There were 30,657 people staying in taxpayer funded hotels while they were awaiting a decision on their claims to remain in Britain at the end of December

A small handful of boroughs carry the vast majority of asylum seekers

The successful candidate will have ‘a deep love and understanding of butter’

A fire chief says a fire at an Ohio hog farm complex has killed about 6,000 of the animals

45-year-old Lee Claydon fell to his death at the concert last year

The former Labour leader’s group secured 14 seats on the 24-strong central executive committee

A draft treaty published on Thursday would remove all checks for people and goods crossing the Spain-Gibraltar land border.

Exclusive: Leaked UK Health Security Agency report reveals 34 confirmed measles cases in London were associated with just one school

Around 7.5 million visitors are expected to view the tapestry in London

Lee Claydon, 45, died at one of Oasis’s reunion tour shows in London last summer

Why are former students facing such exorbitant debts and is change on the horizon?

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has been seriously injured in an assault in prison this morning.Huntley was taken to hospital after being found in a pool of blood…

Oxford Street pedestrianisation is set to go ahead after approval from London mayor Sadiq Khan, with traffic set to be banned next year.

Carl Cooper murdered Naomi Hunte and Fiona Holm between February 2022 and June 2023

NASA has revealed that astronaut Mike Fincke was medically evacuated from the International Space Station following a health incident in January, marking the first such case in the agency’s history.

There were over 480,000 incidents of illegal rubbish dumping in capital in 2024/2025 – the equivalent to 1,318 cases a day

PC Stanley Kennett ran a coffee company while suspended on full pay

30th July is a date you need to write down – just make sure it’s the right book – because *Death Note: The Musical* is finally having …

Hendon MP David Pinto-Duschinsky criticised former TV presenter Ms McVey over her bill for mandatory labelling of halal and kosher meat

Here’s a look back over the couples’ relationship history:

A planetary parade is when several planets are visible at night at the same time

Wembley has already seen 6,000 homes built but the ‘housing zone regeneration’ is not even halfway there

Avoid getting turned away from your holiday by making sure your passport is up to scratch

Here’s the disruptions to be aware of this weekend:

The skyscraper will be the final stage of redevelopment after the original site was destroyed by 9/11 attacks

Residents of the Ealing street are reportedly at their wit’s end over rubbish-dumping incidents

The Hurlingham Club counts Kate Middleton among its members but guests won’t even know who the fashion brand is until nearer the time

Tickets to see the tapestry at London’s British Museum will first be available for entry on dates between September and December.

10 of the best things to do in London this weekend, 28 February-1 March, including the nostalgic bakery, and old school arcade bar and more.

Lisa Nandy said she was “deeply concerned” by the incident.

No arrests have been made at this stage

Rail bosses believe the lengthy 22-day works during school holidays will cause less disruption than multiple weekend closures

London is currently experiencing ‘very high’ levels of tree pollen, while levels are ‘high’ in areas including Birmingham and Manchester