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The High Court in London, England, dismisses claims that automakers Ford, Mercedes, Nissan, Renault, and Stellantis use prohibited diesel emissions defeat devices, while allowing damages issues over some specific strategies to proceed to a second trial.
2026-07-10

Heathrow Airport in London, England, closes for most of the day due to a "significant power outage" resulting from a fire at an electrical substation in nearby Hayes. At least 1,351 flights are affected by the shutdown, with many diverted to alternative airports or returning to their origin airport.
2025-03-21

British former soldier Daniel Khalife, awaiting trial for terror and explosives offenses, escapes from HM Prison Wandsworth in southwest London, United Kingdom, triggering a nationwide manhunt.
2023-09-6

The platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II commences at The Mall in London.
2022-06-2

A court in the United Kingdom sentences an 18-year-old man to 15 years in prison for attempted murder for throwing a six-year-old French boy off the roof of the Tate Modern art gallery in London in December. He was 17 at the time of the crime, and said he "wanted to be on the television news". The boy survived but suffered life-changing injuries.
2020-06-26

Protests organized by Black Lives Matter are cancelled in London before the arrival of counter-protesters, including members of the far-right, although some BLM supporters arrived. Far-right protesters and police clashed at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square.
2020-06-13

The first ever direct train from London to Amsterdam departs from St Pancras railway station. The new Eurostar service estimated at three hours and 41 minutes arrived six minutes behind schedule.
2018-04-4

Hundreds of Iranians hold rallies in support of the anti-regime protests in Iran, in cities including Washington, D.C., Stockholm, London, Paris and Berlin. About 400 people gathered in central Paris, and several hundred held a rally in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with Iranian flags, drums and banners calling for a change of government.
2018-01-6

Six flood warnings and 42 flood alerts remain in place in London and South East England.
2012-06-12

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is found dead at his home in London at the age of 40, on the eve of his mother's funeral, in an apparent suicide.
2010-02-11