London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom, with the largest municipal population in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London's fire brigade said on Friday they had put out a fire on the balcony of the 12th floor of a building in West London near Grenfell Tower, where a blaze killed 71 people in 2017. Reuters - Published
Protesters from climate activist group Extinction Rebellion gathered at the Brazilian embassy in London on Friday (August 23) to call on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to protect the Amazon..
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A fire at a block of flats close to Grenfell Tower had residents fearing a blaze similar to the one that killed 72 people in June 2017. Around 70 firefighters and 10 engines were sent to a 12th-floor..
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Juliana Campos, from the Paraiso School of Samba, ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival. The samba dancer and Pilates instructor will parade on Monday during the main adults' parade. The two-day event..
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The Brief: It's a race against time and the British government is speeding up preparations for a no-deal Brexit. With a little more than two months to October 31st, London is starting to automatically..
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A total of 900 rare and iconic lots will be sold during Prop Store’s unique entertainment memorabilia live auction over two days on Monday September 30 and Tuesday October 1 in Waterloo, London. The..
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DragWorld is a celebration of all things drag. Almost 150 years on, drag as an art form has exploded thanks to the US RuPaul's Drag Race television series. But fewer of us may know about drag kings.
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A graduate from London's Royal College of Art has created a music mixing tool which allows people to go "inside the mixing desk" using virtual reality. Emer McCarthy reports.
Uber appointed a new boss for Britain and Ireland on Monday (August 19) just over a month before its licence expires in London, one of its most important global markets where the regulator has..
On the 30th anniversary of the Marchioness disaster, a look back at the events of August 20 1989, when 51 people died on the River Thames in London, when a dredger collided with a pleasure boat.
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Bottles of ketchup have been auctioned in London - one of which has a price of €1645. The bottles are based on the tattoos of British singer Ed Sheeran.
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Andrew Harper died after attending the scene in Berkshire, west of London, at around 11.30 pm local time (00.30 CEST) on Thursday, say Thames Valley Police.
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French "Spiderman" climber Alain Robert on Friday scaled up Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Center and unfurled a banner with "a message of peace", as the territory geared up for further mass pro-democracy..
Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday (August 15) in support of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
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Gibraltar has released the supertanker Grace 1, which Britain seized last month, paving the way for a swap with the tanker Iran's holding. Lucy Fielder reports.
A flock of sheep was herded along Whitehall on Thursday by campaigners who say a no-deal Brexit could force half of UK farms out of business. Six sheep were led past government buildings by the..
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery says he is certain Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac are both mentally prepared to feature this weekend against Burnley. The duo were unavailable for last weekend’s 1-0 win at..
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A man has suffered knife injuries in a stabbing outside a Government building in central London. One man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after the assault on Marsham Street in..
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The U.S. has applied to seize the Iranian tanker held in Gibraltar, scuppering hopes that it would be released on Thursday and allow an easing of tensions. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
A corporate whizz kid has revealed how she found happiness after swapping London’s boardrooms for a paddleboard. Burned out and disillusioned by the rat race, former project director Sian Sykes, 40,..
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An autopsy has begun in Malaysia following the discovery of the body of London teenager Nora Anne Quoirin, Malaysian police said Wednesday. Nora, aged 15, went missing from an eco-resort in Negeri..
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Malaysian police said the family of a missing 15-year-old London girl has positively identified a body found near the nature resort where she disappeared over a week ago. Nora Quoirin’s body was..
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Several hundred environmental activists demonstrated on Friday outside the Brazilian embassy in Paris as a clash between the two countries' leaders over the issue of climate change intensified, while.. Reuters - Published
The European Union is awaiting detailed proposals from London on Brexit, a senior official in Brussels said, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pursued efforts to persuade the bloc's leaders to.. Reuters - Published
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a no-deal Brexit would be of Britain's own making and not the European Union's, adding that any trade deal London cut with Washington would not.. Reuters - Published
A Chinese national working at Britain's Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China's border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, likely worsening.. Reuters - Published
Germany's president said on Wednesday it was unlikely that negotiations over the so-called Irish backstop, a key point of discord between London and the European Union on Britain's exit from the bloc,.. Reuters - Published
A Chinese national working at Britain's Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China's border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, likely worsening.. Reuters - Published
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to his British counterpart, Boris Johnson, about violent demonstrations over Kashmir outside the Indian embassy in London, the foreign ministry said. Reuters - Published
Police have evacuated residents from an east London tower block after a man barricaded himself in a flat and threatened to burn the building down. Independent - Published
The European Union executive said the backstop option was the only means identified by both London and the bloc to avoid a return to extensive border checks on the island of Ireland after Brexit. Reuters - Published
A man has been charged in connection with a stabbing that took place on Aug. 15 outside Britain's interior ministry in central London, the Metropolitan Police said on Monday. Reuters - Published
Boris Johnson urged to act amid warnings planned transport spending for the capital is almost three times more per head than the north Independent - Published
A judge in London said on Friday he would grant a firm called Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID) the right to seek to seize some $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over an.. Reuters - Published
The Iranian ambassador in London accused the United States of desperately trying to stop the authorities in Gibraltar from releasing the Grace 1 Iranian oil tanker, saying the American effort had been.. Reuters - Published
A man was injured near British government offices in central London on Thursday in what police said they believed was a possible slashing incident. Reuters - Published
Thousands of people, many waving Pakistani and Kashmiri flags, protested outside the Indian High Commission in London on Thursday in support of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Reuters - Published
China will use its power to quell Hong Kong protests if the situation deteriorates further after some protesters have shown signs of terrorism, China's ambassador to London said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
It may take time for the Hong Kong government to convince the public that the extradition bill that sparked violent protests is in their interest, China's ambassador to London said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
China will use its power to quell Hong Kong protests if the situation deteriorates further after some protesters have shown signs of terrorism, China's ambassador to London said on Thursday. Reuters - Published
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