Sources: BBC
In association football, Sunderland AFC defeats Sheffield United 2–1 in stoppage time to win the English Football League play-off final at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, and are promoted to the Premier League after an 8-year absence as a result. 2025-05-24
Protests break out in London, New York City, and other cities across the world expressing solidarity with Palestine. In Manhattan, pro-Palestinian protesters gather at the Israeli consulate on East 42nd Street. Additionally, U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib and André Carson participate in a protest at the State Department in Washington, D.C. 2021-05-11
Climate activists continue Extinction Rebellion protests at the transport ministry in central London after the Metropolitan Police Service yesterday banned Extinction Rebellion protests in London, United Kingdom. Following the ban, police cleared a protester camp occupying Trafalgar Square. Almost 1,500 arrests have been made since last week. 2019-10-15
The London Metropolitan Police Service releases video footage of police cars being driven into suspected criminals on scooters. They say the tactic isn't new. 2018-11-23
England announces that the Ministry of Housing will manage Grenfell Tower in London once the investigation into the fire that gutted the building and killed 72 people is complete. 2018-08-1
Fifty juvenile crocodiles are seized at Heathrow Airport, London, after officials discover that they were being kept in inhumane conditions. 2018-05-4
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts members present the British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London. 2015-02-8
Trial begins in London over a claim by investment bank JPMorgan that the public transit provider of the city of Berlin owes it more than $204 million. 2014-01-20
Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, dies of a stroke at the age of 87 in London. 2013-04-8
Separation surgery is declared successful in London on the conjoined twins from Cork, Ireland, born on 2 December. 2010-04-8