Sources: The Telegraph
Four people are injured in a mass shooting in Dalston, London, UK. 2024-05-29
Police arrest a man after he crashed his car into the gates outside Downing Street in London, which houses the official residences and offices of the prime minister Rishi Sunak. 2023-05-25
A major incident is declared in London following a "huge surge" in fires, according to the London Fire Brigade. Several homes are destroyed in Wennington on the outskirts of East London. No casualties have been reported. Hertfordshire and Leicestershire fire services also declare major incidents due to the high volume of emergency calls. 2022-07-19
Dmitry Kovtun, a former KGB agent accused of the fatal 2006 poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, dies from COVID-19 in Moscow. 2022-06-4
Anti-war protesters seize the mansion of Oleg Deripaska in London. Four of the protesters who were seen on the balcony of Deripaska's mansion are later arrested. 2022-03-14
A massive power failure affects most of the northwestern and southeastern United Kingdom and London, leaving thousands of homes, various train lines, and parts of Newcastle International Airport without power. 2019-08-9
At an auction in London, the painting "Girl with Balloon" by Banksy self-destructs through a built-in shredder hidden in the frame after selling for US$1.4 million. 2018-10-6
President of Ecuador Rafael Correa decides on the issue of granting asylum to WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange as Assange remains in the Ecuadorian embassy of London, risking arrest by the British authorities. 2012-06-21
More than 215 people have been arrested in London, England since the riots began. 2011-08-8
The conjoined twins from Cork, Ireland, born four months ago, undergo separation surgery in London. 2010-04-7