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In Test cricket, Australia win their first Test World Cup title, defeating India by 209 runs on the final day at The Oval in London, England. Australia's Travis Head is named player of the match.
2023-06-11

Anti-war protesters gather in London to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
2022-03-26

Lightsource BP, a solar energy developer headquartered in London, has announced that it will acquire utility-scale solar projects in Brazil, 1.9 gigawatts of projects, for an undisclosed sum. This is a major expansion for Lightsource, which is 43% owned by the energy giant BP.
2019-07-4

Following recent attacks in Manchester and London, "The Sunday Times" says a leaked Home Office report reviewing the attacks proposes a new strategy increasing information sharing on terror suspects from MI5 to other organisations before they are considered to require surveillance. Also included are harsher sentences for terror offences, and additional attention on "communities where the threat from terrorism and radicalisation is highest".
2018-04-22

A 1-year-old from London with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had undergone myriads of unsuccessful treatments since she was 14 weeks old is in remission thanks to gene-editing technology, used for just the second time, that allowed her to receive modified immune cells from another person.
2015-11-8

The British Academy Film Awards are held at the Royal Opera House in London with "12 Years a Slave" winning best film and Chiwetel Ejiofor winning best actor for his role in it.
2014-02-16

A minicab driver is killed in London when her car is crushed by falling masonry.
2014-02-15

Switzerland's UBS reports that it has lost US$2 billion on unauthorised deals by Kweku Adoboli, one of its London-based traders.
2011-09-15

An envoy of Muammar Gaddafi is reported to have been seen gossiping with officials on a visit to London, England.
2011-04-1

A London court is told that Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasir al Saud, a Saudi prince accused of murdering his servant after sexually assaulting him at a London hotel, could face the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is illegal, over his alleged gay sex life.
2010-10-15