Sources: The Telegraph
Two people are shot and killed in Brixton, London, while a bystander was knocked down and injured by the gunman's vehicle. No arrests have been made. 2022-10-30
France reports their first case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a French citizen who travelled from London to Tours, France on December 19. 2020-12-25
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
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that unidentified rebel factions have shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet over the Idlib Governorate, near Maarrat al-Nu'man, also killing its pilot. The pilot had escaped with his parachute but was killed on the ground while he fought with a pistol to evade capture. No groups claim responsibility. Russia's Ministry of Defence corroborates this version of events. 2018-02-3
A meeting is held in London on the issue of West Papuan independence. Independence leader Benny Wenda joined various humanitarians, parliamentarians and lawyers in urging the United Nations to secure a vote on the future status of the region, which is occupied by Indonesia. 2016-05-3
Elizabeth II addresses her Commonwealth subjects in her annual Royal Christmas Message, referring to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the "humbling" experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations. Her speech β the first to be broadcast in 3D β does not include mention the recently-announced pregnancy of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of her eldest grandson. 2012-12-25
The Notting Hill Carnival, the world's second largest street festival, gets underway peacefully in London with a heavy police presence due to recent riots. 2011-08-28
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 protest against the alleged "appalling" treatment by the United States of Bradley Manning occurs in London, with supporters from Wales, where Manning attended school, attending. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-uk-wales-12800705 (BBC)] [http:--www.walesonline.co.uk-news-wales-news-2011-03-20-usa-treatment-of-wikileaks-suspect-bradley-manning-appalling-mp-ann-clwyd-91466-28368202- (Wales Online)]A rally occurs in Quantico in the U.S. state of Virginia where Manning is currently imprisoned. [http:--www.wtkr.com-news-sns-ap-dc--wikileaks-armyprivate-rally,0,1192790.story (AP via WTKR)]date=May 2020 [http:--www.huffingtonpost.com-2011-03-19-human-rights-activists-protest-abuse-bradley-manning_n_838006.html (Huffington Post)]American security forces arrest 35 people protesting against the "torture" of Manning at Quantico during an event addressed by, among others, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. [http:--www2.insidenova.com-news-2011-mar-20-2-hundreds-rally-quantico-suspected-wikileaks-whistl-ar-916404- (Inside NoVA)]date=August 2019 [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-ap-article-ALeqM5hSSr7plWJ9p7GhIwVQVs_GxM1BHQ?docId=270cbb484a194ad0b99bdcaab1840338 (AP via Google News)] [http:--www.newsday.com-news-nation-about-30-arrested-at-rally-for-wikileaks-suspect-1.2772325 (Newsday)] [http:--washingtonexaminer.com-blogs-capital-land-2011-03-protestors-arrested-defending-alleged-wiki-leaker (Washington Examiner)]date=August 2019 Ellsberg, who leaked information about U.S. government lies during the Vietnam War, says he does not mind being arrested in Manning's name, claiming "I was that young man; I was Bradley Manning". [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110322003620-http:--articles.cnn.com-2011-03-19-us-wikileaks.ellsberg.manning_1_daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-young-man?_s=PM:US (CNN)]American security forces arrest 35 people protesting against the "torture" of Manning at Quantico during an event addressed by, among others, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. [http:--www2.insidenova.com-news-2011-mar-20-2-hundreds-rally-quantico-suspected-wikileaks-whistl-ar-916404- (Inside NoVA)]date=August 2019 [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-ap-article-ALeqM5hSSr7plWJ9p7GhIwVQVs_GxM1BHQ?docId=270cbb484a194ad0b99bdcaab1840338 (AP via Google News)] [http:--www.newsday.com-news-nation-about-30-arrested-at-rally-for-wikileaks-suspect-1.2772325 (Newsday)] [http:--washingtonexaminer.com-blogs-capital-land-2011-03-protestors-arrested-defending-alleged-wiki-leaker (Washington Examiner)]date=August 2019 2011-03-20
Kikaya Bin Karubi, the Congolese ambassador to the UK, says Les Resistants Combattants have said Saturday's arson attack on his London home, which destroyed several vehicles and damaged his house, was an act of retaliation for last week's death of leading human rights activist Floribert Chebeya. 2010-06-9