Evidence Joel helps launch campaign in memory of her son, who had sickle cell anaemiaThe mother of 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye, who was found dead weeks after being reported missing, is urging the black community to donate blood.Evidence Joel has jo…
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Oxford Circus in London
Female activists claim police officers trampled them as they rushed to secure cordonExtinction Rebellion protesters have blocked Oxford Circus in London, the site of one of its most famous occupations, as women took the lead on the third day of its lat…
London’s West End is recovering from Covid crisis, says Shaftesbury
Chinatown, Soho and Covent Garden landlord says office workers and overseas tourists are yet to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageShaftesbury, the central London landlord that owns parts of Chinatown, Soho and Covent Gar…
Young people warn of long Covid in NHS vaccination drive
Patients urge others to get jabs in new video, as 16- and 17-year-olds in England are offered first dosesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung patients experiencing the debilitating effects of long Covid have urged people to…
‘It felt like political persecution’: Labour’s Apsana Begum on the trauma of her criminal trial
The MP was cleared last month of housing fraud. Finally able to speak about her ordeal, she opens up about her controlling ex-husband, the family that disowned her and her political futureWhen Apsana Begum found out she had been acquitted of housing fr…
Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim was a hot property in 1981. Riding the momentum of Sweeney Todd, his next musical would be Merrily We Roll Along [Wikipedia], and that would be a gigantic flop, closing after over 50 previews, dozens of rewrites, and only 16 performanc…
Murder investigation launched after fatal stabbing in Kingston
Met police arrest two men, aged 18 and 19, after 22-year-old man found stabbed in south-west London A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in south-west London. The 22-year-old was found after police were called ou…
English cities could be given national park status under new proposals
Government body Natural England is considering move in response to Glover report on protected landscapesCities in England could be granted national park status – affording urban areas the same level of environmental protection as natural landscapes – a…
Police in London hunt for man as part of double murder inquiry
Search for 49-year-old Lee Peacock follows discovery of bodies within space of hours at separate properties in WestminsterDetectives are trying to find a 49-year-old man as part of a murder investigation after two bodies were found within the space of …
GB divers left high and dry by Crystal Palace pool shutdown
Club that helped launch careers of Olympians – and Jason Statham – hopes London mayor will take the plunge on £1.3m repairsAs the story goes, Jason Statham’s impromptu standing back somersault during a real-life pub lock-in with Guy Ritchie was not onl…