Sources: BBC
The Southwark Crown Court sentences five Just Stop Oil activists, including co-founder Roger Hallam, to prison terms ranging from four to five years for organizing protests that blocked the M25 motorway in London, England, United Kingdom, in 2022. 2024-07-18
A Singapore Airlines flight from London, England, to Singapore makes an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, after experiencing severe air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal, resulting in one death and 104 injuries. 2024-05-21
A serving officer with London's Metropolitan Police is sentenced to over two years in prison for an unprovoked attack on a black member of the public that left his victim with a broken leg, in what the judge described as "a clear case of racial profiling." 2021-04-12
Senior politicians express outrage after an investigative report by the "Financial Times" on groping practices at a Dorchester hotel charity gala held by the London-based Presidents Club old boy network. Boris Johnson and Mark Carney both deny knowing that their lunch or tea time was sold as lots in the club's charitable auction. 2018-01-24
After the United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union referendum, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will relocate to Amsterdam and the European Banking Authority (EBA) to Paris from London. 2017-11-20
The musical "Chicago" is to close after a run of 15 years on London's West End, the longest run for a revival in British theatre. 2012-07-14
The largest stockholder of the London-based telecommunications firm Vodafone, institutional investor Orbis, ends its opposition to a planned acquisition by Vodafone of Cable & Wireless Worldwide; the deal now seems certain to go through. 2012-06-18
Rioting hits other English cities including Manchester, Salford, Liverpool, Nottingham and Birmingham, though London is largely quiet. 2011-08-10
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water started on April 18th. The host cities are: Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Chicago, Hong Kong, Jimbaran, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Minneapolis, New York, Lisboa, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Singapore City, Stockholm, Toronto and Washington, D.C.. 2010-04-18
Cambridge Boat Club defeats Oxford Boat Club to win the 156th University Boat Race in London, England. 2010-04-3