Sources: The Telegraph
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan establishes the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm in order to review statues in London. A statue of merchant and slave owner Robert Milligan is removed. 2020-06-9
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is admitted to intensive care at St Thomas' Hospital in London as his COVID-19 symptoms worsen. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, as First Secretary of State, will assume Johnson's duties while he remains in the ICU. 2020-04-6
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng suffers minor injuries after being heckled in London. China's Foreign Ministry condemns the protesters. 2019-11-15
Thousands of far-right activists attend a protest in London, United Kingdom amid a recent crackdown on far-right activity on social media. Guest speakers included former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, "Vice" magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes, and UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Gerard Batten. 2018-05-6
Scientists release a small flock of pigeons, dubbed "The Pigeon Air Patrol", carrying tiny backpacks to monitor London's air quality during a period of moderate to high pollution. The backpacks contain sensors used to measure nitrogen dioxide and ozone levels. 2016-03-16
In a speech in London, British Prime Minister David Cameron outlines his intention to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union then offer a referendum on United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union if a new deal is agreed. 2013-01-23
Irish republican dissidents have issued a bomb threat for London, the first coded warning outside Northern Ireland in 10 years, officials have said. 2011-05-16
A court in London bars the oil company BP from entering into a planned joint venture and share swap with Rosneft, a state-controlled Russian company. 2011-02-1
A humanitarian aid convoy for the Viva Palestina charity starts in London, England, headed for the Gaza Strip. 2010-09-19