Serena e Venus Williams, leggende del tennis, giocheranno insieme nel doppio a Wimbledon dopo un decennio. Rientrate dopo lunghe pause, le sorelle puntano a un record di età combinata.
Anish Kapoor's London studio complex reveals his prolific output and artistic philosophy ahead of his Hayward Gallery retrospective. The artist discusses his new works, his career-spanning show, and his views on art, identity, and politics.
South London singer-songwriter Lola Young, 25, made a triumphant return to live performance in Manchester, showcasing her vulnerability and Y2K style. Despite past struggles with addiction and a stage collapse, her "Manchester mantra" and relatable lyrics resonated with a devoted Gen Z audience, culminating in a standing ovation for her hit "Messy."
Three people, including a child, died after falling from a high-rise block in Elephant and Castle, London. Their deaths are being treated as unexpected.
Janice Nix, 67, found guilty of manslaughter and cruelty for scalding her 5-year-old stepdaughter Andrea Bernard to death in 1978 and abusing Andrea's brother Desmond
England striker Ivan Toney expresses excitement and honour after receiving a surprise call-up to England's FIFA World Cup squad, despite earlier concerns from manager Thomas Tuchel over his commitment.
Police recommended charges against 77 individuals and organizations for the Grenfell Tower fire. Survivors express mixed relief, grief, and anger over the lengthy process, with trials unlikely before 2028. Campaigners criticize slow progress and weak corporate manslaughter laws.
Calum McFarlane, with assistants Harry Hudson and Dan Hogan, will lead Chelsea in the FA Cup final, six years after working at the Kinetic Foundation charity in south London, amid accusations of cronyism due to connections with Chelsea’s co-head of recruitment, Joe Shields.
Spire Healthcare's board approves a £1bn buyout offer from Toscafund Asset Management at 250p per share, sending shares up 47% to 221p, amid a strategic review and previous failed talks with private equity firms.
A shortage of India's prized Alphonso mango variety is pushing up prices and limiting supply in south London, with traders citing global factors and adverse weather conditions in India.
The Greens become the largest party in two former Labour strongholds in south London.
The 40th edition of the EFL playoffs started not so much with a bang, but with the kind of tension-filled evenings we have come to expect from the business end of the season. And at the end of a gripping evening in East Yorkshire, the respective Premier League dreams of both Hull City and Millwall remains alive ahead of rivalries being renewed in south London on Monday night.At half-time in two-legged ties like these, it is perhaps common to take stock and assess who is better placed to get the job done and reach the final. The smart answer here would be Millwall, given they head back south level at 0-0 in the tie and they have the chance to get the job done in front of their own fans. Continue reading...
Police say man is not suspected of involvement in the theft itself and the phone has not been recoveredPolice investigating the theft of a phone belonging to Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney have arrested a man.The man, who was arrested on Wednesday in Peckham, south London, is suspected of receiving the phone after it was stolen, the Metropolitan police said on Thursday. Continue reading...
In-depth study also reveals patients from black African and Caribbean backgrounds are less likely to receive timely carePeople from black backgrounds in England are twice as likely to experience strokes as their white counterparts, while also being less likely to receive timely care, according to the largest study of its kind.The study, conducted by researchers at King’s College London and presented at the European Stroke Organisation conference, analysed 30 years of stroke incidents from the South London Stroke Register, one of the longest-running population-based stroke registers in the world. Continue reading...
Two Green council candidates in Lambeth, south London, were arrested by Metropolitan Police on Thursday over alleged antisemitic social media posts. Sabine Mairey was pictured campaigning on Sunday despite party rules prohibiting suspended candidates from campaigning. Labour accused Green leader Zack Polanski of moral cowardice, while the Greens cited their decentralized structure as complicating swift action. Polanski, who is Jewish, said he disowns candidates making such comments.
Four people were hospitalized after a drive-by shooting in Brixton early Saturday morning. Police have described the incident as an act of indiscriminate violence and are currently searching for the suspects.
Four people were hospitalized, one with life-threatening injuries, following a drive-by shooting in Brixton, south London, early Saturday morning. The Metropolitan Police are investigating and have increased patrols in the area.
Essa Suleiman, 45, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, and another man in Southwark, south London on Wednesday. The defendant, a British citizen born in Somalia who came to the UK as a child in the early 1990s, was a patient at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He faces additional charges of possessing a knife in a public place. One victim, Shloime Rand, 34, has been discharged from hospital. The case has been sent to the Old Bailey for a preliminary hearing on 15 May.
Essa Suleiman, 45, has appeared in court charged with the attempted murders of three people in two knife attacks in London. He is accused of stabbing Ishmail Hussein at his home in Southwark before traveling to Golders Green where he attacked Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, both visibly Orthodox Jewish men. The defendant was arrested after police used a stun gun and was remanded in custody, with the next hearing set for 15 May at the Old Bailey.
Two Green party candidates running for Lambeth council in south London have been arrested on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred online. Saiqa Ali, 57, and Sabine Mairey, 54, were detained by the Metropolitan Police following an investigation into alleged antisemitic social media posts. Ali is accused of posting an image of an armed Hamas militant with the slogan 'Resistance is freedom', while Mairey allegedly shared a post stating 'Ramming a synagogue isn't antisemitism. It's revenge'. The arrests follow concerns reported to police on 21 April. Lambeth is a key target for the Greens in the upcoming local elections.
Morgan McSweeney, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will appear before the foreign affairs select committee to explain his role in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. The appointment, which cost McSweeney his job, has come under scrutiny following revelations about Mandelson's relationship with paedophile financier Jeffery Epstein. The article details the political alliance between Mandelson and McSweeney, forged through Lambeth council and later Labour Together, and their shared goal of removing the Labour left from power.
Police bring criminal case over alleged manipulation of party database in Croydon East constituencyFour Labour activists have been charged over allegations that a party database was manipulated to increase a candidate’s chance of selection.The four include Joel Bodmer, 40, who ran as a potential candidate for the Croydon East constituency in south London but later withdrew. He is charged with perverting the course of justice for allegedly altering phone records. Continue reading...
