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Man at heart of 9/11 lawsuit ‘went paintballing with al-Qaeda leader’
Al-Bayoumi is currently the focus of a £733 billion lawsuit filed by the families of 9/11 victims.
Donald Trump ‘wants to rename entire US state’ and it’s ridiculous
The president has now suggested that New Mexico should be renamed New America.
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Tube strike fears after RMT union sets deadline to London transport chiefs over four-day week row
Exclusive: Union wants ‘specific assurances’ on new working arrangements for Tube drivers which London Underground is unlikely to agree
Clapham murder: Victim, 39, named and pictured after death with 'serious head injuries'
Murder investigation underway as Thomas Carey, from Lambeth, discovered at an address in Poynders Road
London travel news LIVE: Person with 'life-changing' injuries as incident on tracks in Walthamstow sparks Victoria line chaos
Incident leads to the entire closure of the Victoria line, while damage from trackside fire causes disruption on Elizabeth line
'Tax rises' in Budget: Chancellor John Healey declines to dampen fears of new levies opposed by London bosses
Andy Burnham’s Government has refused to rule out more tax increases
Two men and two women arrested over ‘murder’ of baby who died camping with family
Officers responded to reports of a child going into cardiac arrest (Picture: Alamy Live News) Two men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a three-month-old baby died while camping with family. Emergency services were called to a report of a child in cardiac arr...
Rye Lane: Business owners demand help as London high street shut over dangerous building fears
Residents have been moved into hotels and pedestrians, vehicles and cyclists are banned from using the street until the site has been secured
Body of missing British man found in river after boat party
Julian Amaral went missing in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Picture: Solarpix.com) The body of a missing British man has been pulled from a body of water in Lisbon, Portugal. Julian Amaral, 23, was first reported missing on Wednesday, September 2, after attending the Vida de Jov...
Shoppers warned not to eat Sainsbury’s olives over fears they contain listeria
Sainsbury’s has issued an urgent recall of black pitted olives (stock image) (Picture: Getty Images) Sainsbury’s shoppers have been told not to eat popular deli olives after they were found to be contaminated. The tubs of pitted black olives have been urgently recalled after suspect...
London hotelier fraudulently obtained £450,000 in Covid 'bounce back' loans
Richard Courtenay’s nine loan applications in May and June 2020 involved fraudulent declarations about the turnover of five companies and applying for multiple loans when businesses were only allowed one
Man, 39, found dead with fatal head injuries in a flat in south London
Police and forensics teams are at the scene in south London (Picture: John Dunne) A man who ‘wouldn’t hurt a fly’ has died after he was attacked at his Clapham flat, prompting a murder enquiry. Police have launched a manhunt after Thomas Carey, 39, was found unresponsive with fata...
London weather warning as rush-hour commuters face 'certain' rain
Multiple forecasters, including the Met Office and BBC Weather, are predicting rain for London on Tuesday morning
Ed Miliband leads Labour fight against Zack Polanski as London by-election battle erupts before date even set
Labour MPs from across the city joined activists campaigning in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer standing down
Iconic London landmark sealed off amid fears over former cinema’s safety
Residents have been evacuated while emergency work continues to secure the former Tower Cinema in Peckham.
Rapist who kept trophy box of women’s belongings ‘may have had more victims’
Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted on 11 counts of rape.
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London council approves major development despite zero affordable housing
Parts of the Wireless Factory in Isleworth will be demolished to make way for 111 new homes
London council pays £4,500 to autistic boy who missed months of education
The boy lost out on roughly a school term’s worth of teaching due to council delays and mistakes
Elizabeth Line disruption to last all day after trackside fire
A trackside fire on Saturday continues to wreak havoc on the railways today as equipment was destroyed (Picture: X/@networkrailwest) Londoners face travel misery expected to last all day after a fire wreaked havoc near the railway line. The Monday morning commute is off to a difficult ...