Month: May 2026

The former Scottish First Minister said she felt ‘deceived’, ‘misled’ and ‘betrayed’ by her ex-husband

The Prime Minister penned an almost 3,000-word-long post published to Substack on Thursday, responding to Sir Tony Blair’s essay.

Amazon Web Services is in talks to add Grok models to AWS’s Bedrock AI platform, expanding its AI offerings and reach.

The New York edition of the Sarabande fair, which took place earlier this month, was a sellout.

Potential leadership contenders raced to critique the former PM’s diagnosis of what’s gone wrong with the party.

Shortly after I landed in Baghdad for the first time in January 2004, US intelligence services intercepted a letter from Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy, to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. The letter discussed the use of ruthless violence to establish an Islamic caliphate— first inside Iraq and ultimately across the broader Middle East.

US and Iranian negotiators have agreed on a framework for a 60-day ceasefire extension deal but it still needs President Donald Trump’s approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday, confirming a report…

The Home Office visited Café Raj in Eltham last summer and found a 32-year-old Bangladeshi man in the kitchen who had no right to work in the UK

A new rooftop bar is opening in East London, set inside two decommissioned Tube carriages that used to run on the Jubilee line.

The trial is taking place at Newry Crown Court.

The ex-MP has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

Trains from King’s Cross facing cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes

Mariam Ahmed, 38, died after her Volkswagen Polo was involved in a high-speed collision on Eltham Road, south-east London, in October 2024.

The Daily Telegraph’s Political Editor, Tony Diver, reveals to Camilla Tominey and Jacob Rees-Mogg how Peter Mandelson was texting Cabinet ministers with “un…

Brent Green Party has launched a campaign calling for a pause on Waymo’s ongoing trial in London

Piotr was last seen on Friday, April 17

“These Thoughts May Disappear”, which opens at British artist Damien Hirst’s gallery on Friday, is the first public showing of Jack White’s art.

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been notified, and a mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct

Highlights of the World Sevens match between London City Lionesses and Leicester.

Spend time on response with Greater Manchester Police and see what frontline policing really looks like.    Response teams are at the heart of uniformed poli…

The new Opus model comes with a tool called Dynamic Workflows, for coordinating swarms of subagents.

The capital saw a 7.1% jump in laboratory-confirmed salmonella cases in a year

Thursday saw an expert questioned about conditions at the culvert at Premier Drive stream.

Israeli ambassador to the UN says Tel Aviv will cut ties with UN chief Antonio Guterres over the upcoming report.

Court records show Abdulla Kaddoura was charged with uttering threats after his latest arrest.

PC Paul Heard moved from south London to Suffolk, leading to a six-hour daily commute to his base in Croydon

The Podcast Show In London is one of the biggest and most significant events within the podcasting industry every year.

The new features have been hailed as making major local government decisions more accessible than ever

One Silk Street drew more than 1,000 objections due to concerns over the impacts on Barbican residents and heritage

Rasheed Abdul Rahman stabbed Mark Carroll in St Martin’s Gardens, Camden in April 2024, causing fatal injuries

The incident happened at Streamline Shipping Agencies Limited’s premises in Aberdeen in September 2024.

Soho Parish and All Souls primary schools in Westminster are proposed to be amalgamated due to falling pupil rolls

Social media footage shows bathers ignoring ‘no swimming’ signs to invade Hampstead Heath’s wildlife ponds during the heatwave

Historian Simon Schama, veteran BBC journalist John Simpson and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the decision to put back a Jewish Culture Month event to a later date because of concerns it would be disrupted by activists

Mariam Ahmed, 38, died after her Volkswagen was involved in a high-speed collision on Eltham Road, London

“The United States has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war, but the depleted inventories have created a window of vulnerability for a potential Western Pacific conflict,” the Center for Strategic and International Studies said in its new report, provided to The Associated Press. “The time needed to rebuild those inventories has thus become a major concern.”

Oil prices pulled back Thursday, erasing earlier gains, on a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had ordered the country’s military to seize control of 70 percent of the devastated Gaza Strip, in defiance of the terms of a US-backed…

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

Replenishing stockpiles of critical weapons systems could take until 2030 or 2031, creating a “window of vulnerability,” a new analysis found.

Trump also said at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that he was “not satisfied” with Iran, but said that Tehran wants to make a deal.

Oil prices pulled back Thursday, erasing earlier gains on a report that U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached an agreement to extend ceasefire.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has published details on reforms it is undertaking after the fallout from its Board’s decision last year to halt publication of the Journal of Architectural Education’s Fall 2026 issue 79:2 Palestine.  As Archinect reported at…

Tower Hamlets council plans to increase the special responsibility allowances for members by between 10% and 130%, while two new paid posts will be created

Out-of-contract winger Enzio Boldewijn is leaving FA Trophy finalists Wealdstone.

There is currently no rule against the ‘open door’ policy in London

The prestigious Ballon d’Or 2026 ceremony will take place in London on October 26, marking 70 years since its inception. Learn more about the event.

Live shot from Hampstead Heath’s open swimming pools as the heatwave that has seen record temperatures set for the month of May is expected to ease slightly …

Parents and staff from the charity-run Paradise Park nursery have urged the council to meet with them to find a way to avoid closure brought on by financial difficulties

Walkouts timed from midnight mean morning rush hours will be hit first