Sources: BBC
England fans storm London's Wembley Stadium ahead of the team's matchup against Italy, with many of the intruders not removed from the stadium until halfway through the match. 2021-07-11
The New York Police Department and London's Metropolitan Police Service open investigations into alleged sexual assault allegations against the American film producer Harvey Weinstein. 2017-10-12
In pro-EU rallies, thousands of people protest in London against the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union and ask that Article 50 not be invoked. 2016-07-2
Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, dies of a stroke at the age of 87 in London. 2013-04-8
London's King Edward VII's Hospital says it is reviewing telephone protocol after two disc jockeys from a Sydney-based radio station, 2Day FM made a prank call to the hospital in which they posed as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles, and spoke with a member of nursing staff about the health of the Duchess of Cambridge. 2012-12-5
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
Public transport workers in France and London go on strike over French and UK government austerity measures. The French actions are part of a general strike. 2010-09-7
Rallies occur in Berlin, London, New York City, Paris, Ottawa and elsewhere, calling for the release of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a woman facing execution for adultery in Iran. 2010-07-24