Sources: CNN
Police arrest 29 people following a Central London protest in support of Palestine Action on its first day as a proscribed terrorist group. 2025-07-5
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
Serbia reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant in a person who travelled from London and later began experiencing mild symptoms. 2021-01-24
Five men in London are attacked with acid in five linked attacks. Two teenaged suspects are taken into custody. 2017-07-13
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
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
Four Metropolitan Police officers are stabbed while chasing a suspect in Kingsbury, north London. Two of the officers suffer serious injuries, while a 32-year-old male is arrested for attempted murder. 2011-11-19
Australian French Resistance leader Nancy Wake dies in London at the age of 98. 2011-08-7
Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of President Hosni Mubarak and First Lady of Egypt, is reported to have fled to London. 2011-01-29
British Labour MP Stephen Timms, a former treasury minister, is stabbed in the abdomen by a woman in east London. 2010-05-14