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The letter, seen by the Press Association, warns parliamentarians of a rising number of phishing attacks linked to Russian actors.

#keirstarmer #reformuk #newsuk #ukpolitics #britishpoliticsThe impossible happened: A coordinated farmer siege of London saw over 1,800 tractors and even vin…

Exhausted, achy and maybe even dizzy? You too may have come down with the ‘drifted’ influenza strain that took me out for days

Royal Mail has issued an important update for customers this week, relating to the frequency of mail deliveries – is your postcode affected?

Presented by Microsoft By CAROLINE HUG with BETHANY DAWSON PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good Friday morning. This is Caroline Hug. …

Reform UK leader says he was surprised by master at Dulwich College master’s ‘uninformed comments’

German war correspondent Thomas Roeper is sounding the loudest alarm yet. In a blunt assessment that has rattled Western analysts, he calls the fall of Sever…

Greenwich Council wants TfL to add Woolwich and Mottingham stops to the new SL15 service

The retail chain said it expects adjusted pre-tax profit of between £55 million and £60 million for the year unless trading improves significantly.

An asylum hotel insider has told Sky News that migrants are absconding daily despite government promises to tighten the UK’s asylum system. In an exclusive i…

A track fault on the Elizabeth line has resulted in “severe delays” between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals.

Drivers at one garage are striking over claims of ‘union busting and bullying’

First two episodes of new six-episode docuseries has premiered on Disney+

Tyler Robinson, 22, appears in court in person for the first time — and his mother breaks down in tears

The postal service says these delays are the result of an increasing strain on the service in the run-up to Christmas

Official figures showed the UK economy shrank for the second month running in October, contracting by 0.1 following a 0.1 decline in September.

This is a weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…

More than 110,000 people protesting against immigration have marched through the United Kingdom’s capital, London, in one of the country’s biggest right-wing…

The 35-year-old is revealed to have met with the survivors and families of the victims before each of a run of five shows at Wembley Stadium.

Writer: John Millington Synge Director: Caitriona McLaughlin It’s hard to know what effect director Caitriona McLaughlin is hoping to produce with the National Theatre’s revival of Playboy of the Western World; is it satirical comedy or a serious, occasionally poetic drama? Is it a folk-inspired morality tale or a hybrid contemporary examination of glamorous deception?

The Metropolitan Police chief has said that claims made by Donald Trump are “nonsense” and that “London is safe”

Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research

The building society had inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2016 and July 2021, according to the FCA.

The Health Secretary said the BMA has chosen next week for a walkout as the union knows it ‘will be most painful for the NHS’.

Drivers are facing delays of up to 90 minutes

With less than two months until the Self Assessment deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging people filing their tax return for the 2024 to…

Ricky Gervais has donated almost £2.5m from his Mortality tour proceeds to animal charities

A Brent special school has been forced to close as staff took strike action over disputes about cuts to pay and hours.

Vivienne Taylor, 28, is currently in custody awaiting sentence for the pursuit of Tina Rashid

£191 million funding will see the cultural institution undergo a huge transformation

The number of patients with flu in the capital’s hospitals has jumped 47% to 380

Taylor Swift’s docuseries The End Of An Era has launched on Disney+

The viral challenge has left several people dead

Read our review of John Millington Synge’s *The Playboy of the Western World*, now in performances at the National Theatre to 28 February 2026. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

E-scooters have been involved with a number of serious incidents

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a “single national framework” for AI.

Retail 24 on Uxbridge Road underwent a previous review in 2019 though was allowed to keep its licence with additional conditions imposed

Haringey Council’s Cabinet approved a contract this week for almost £3.4m to start refurbishment of 77 historic properties at the estate in…

Dishoom is great but London is home to many other incredible Indian restaurants. Courtney Pochin, Metro’s food writer, shares her top picks.

Alicia Kemp, 25, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while under the influence of alcohol

An ongoing London Transit bus strike is affecting several routes in the capital, as drivers and other staff walk out over pay.

Officers from the Food Standards Agency and the Metropolitan police found the bushmeat at a site in south-east London

The post-war housing blocks in central Croydon have seen blighted by “considerable levels of antisocial behaviour including drug dealing and fly-tipping” in recent years

‘The shadow of war is knocking on Europe’s door once more. That’s the reality. We’ve got to be prepared to deter it’ – armed forces minister Al Carns

Platform fights landmark ban on use of social media by young people saying it is preventing free political expression

From Evita and The Devil Wears Prada, to Inter Alia and Inside No. 9, these were the greatest shows we saw at the theatre in 2025.

A road and Underground station in Walthamstow have been shut in a police investigation this morning.

The latest GDP figures are a blow to Rachel Reeves, who admitted leaks in the run-up to her November 26 Budget were ‘very damaging’

The Chancellor announced a three-year stamp duty holiday on shares bought in new UK IPOs as part of measures to encourage investing in UK shares.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week’s tax-hiking budget