A plumber called Hugh Doyle has been named in the media as one of the suspects arrested as part of the investigation into the Hatton Garden jewellery heist. Police are still searching homes […]
[This is an update of our previous story] PC Ott, who was found guilty yesterday of causing actual bodily harm, has been sentenced to eight months in prison at Southwark Crown Court. The […]
Met Police officer Andrew Ott has been convicted of assault for hitting a student with his riot shield. Along with two fellow officers, he was cleared of perverting the course of justice. But PC […]
Just after 4 pm today, the London Fire Brigade were called to a huge warehouse fire in Charlton in south east London. Over 70 firefighters and ten fire engines arrived on the […]
A postman who claimed hundreds of thousands of pounds for an accident at work has been given a jail sentence for fraud after he was filmed lifting and carrying boxes and played […]
Police have seized fake perfume containing cyanide and human urine, and make-up containing arsenic, mercury and lead. The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is highlighting the dangers of fake products as […]
Action scenes for Spectre have been filmed on the Thames. The upcoming film is the 24th in the James Bond franchise, and stars Daniel Craig in the lead role. From the banks of the […]
Lindsey Garrett has announced that she’s running for Mayor of London. She’s one of the women who successfully campaigned against rent rises in Hackney’s New Era housing estate. Writing in The Guardian, Lindsey says […]
[This is an update of our previous story] Detectives have released the names of a mother and her twin daughters who were found dead in a property in Chadwell Heath in east […]
These are the Labour MPs who have officially launched their party leadership bids so far. Chuka Umunna [Update 15/05/15: Chuka Umunna has now withdrawn from the leadership contest] Background: Chuka was born in […]
A popular commuter service from Brighton to London has been rescheduled, after figures showed that it arrived late every single day in 2014. In a bid to improve the ‘on time’ figures, the 7.29 am […]
An Iraq-based blogger says three British girls married to ISIL men have escaped and are being searched for by the militants. There’s speculation that the girls referred to are the three Bethnal Green […]
Detailed plans for an ‘idyllic space hovering above the Thames’ have been unveiled by designer Dan Pearson. Construction of the bridge is due to begin next year, and it should open to […]
Caroline Lucas will, again, be the Green Party’s only MP in the House of Commons. While the Greens have not had the parliamentary breakthrough they hoped for, they can take comfort from […]
Davy Jones, the Green Party candidate for Brighton Kemptown, is making a stand against unaffordable housing and bad landlords, saying that his party believes it’s ‘essential to cap rents.’ Brighton Kemptown is the constituency next […]
Boris Johnson and Ed Miliband clash on the Andrew Marr show. Ed Miliband announces plans for rent controls to help “generation rent”. The Conservatives set out their plans for their first 100 days in […]
Ed Miliband says that the coalition’s foreign policy failures are partly responsible for the migrant crisis. Tories launch ‘English Manifesto’, with proposals for English votes for English laws. Lib Dem Danny Alexander […]
Institute for Fiscal Studies says that voters have been left ‘in the dark’ about main parties’ budget plans. Labour and the Conservatives exchange blows on issues including economic plans and the SNP. Liberal […]
The directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, has been found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by a judge following an Election Court trial. Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey QC said Mr Rahman was found […]
In 2010, the Green Party secured their first Member of Parliament when Caroline Lucas was elected to represent Brighton Pavilion. The Green Party has seen a huge surge in membership during the current […]
Human rights organisation Amnesty UK held a dramatic protest on Brighton beach this morning, highlighting the deaths of 900 people whose ship capsized as they tried to reach European shores. In a striking reminder […]
A man caught with Class A and Class B drugs in his boxer shorts has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Mohammed Faisal Riasat is 22 years old […]
The SNP say that they will only support Labour if they drop plans to renew Trident. Conservative defence secretary Michael Fallon claims that Ed Miliband would stab Britain in the back over Trident to […]
Joan Vollmer died in 1951 when her husband – the famous writer William Burroughs – shot her with a pistol, apparently while attempting to shoot a glass off her head. In this radio […]
Labour announce plan to abolish non-domicile status, which helps UK residents living abroad to cut their tax bills. Conservatives ridicule the announcement, with George Osborne calling the policy ‘a total shambles’. A video from […]
Over 100 business leaders publicly support another Conservative-led government. Nick Clegg announces plans to triple paternity leave. Labour pledges to end the ‘endemic’ of zero hour contracts. Boris Johnson launches the Conservatives’ London […]
Conservatives and Lib Dems celebrate figures showing that levels of disposable income have risen. But Labour emphasise the fact that GDP per head is still lower than pre-crisis levels. David Cameron announces […]
Prime Minister David Cameron meets the Queen to dissolve parliament, beginning the 2015 election campaign. Labour leader Ed Miliband outlines the party’s pro-EU stance to business leaders, but Labour’s advert in the Financial Times […]
St James’s Street, at the centre of Brighton’s gay district, is one of the seaside town’s liveliest and most vibrant thoroughfares. But it’s also at the heart of a complex area that […]
The owner of a Bayswater hotel has been handed a record fine for breaking fire safety laws. Salim Patel, the former owner of The Radnor Hotel on Inverness Terrace, was successfully prosecuted by The London Fire […]
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