Sunday has been declared the warmest Christmas Eve in the UK since 1997. Temperatures hit 15.3C in Heathrow, west London, and Cippenham in Slough, the Met Office said. There had been speculation it could be the warmest 24 December ever but that record remains consigned to 1931 – when 15.5C was recorded in Aberdeen and…
A second man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage after a road sign featuring work by street artist Banksy was removed in south-east London, police have said. The artwork, a red stop sign with three military drones added on, was unveiled in Commercial Way, Peckham, on Friday. A man in his…
The removal of a south London street sign featuring work by the elusive artist Banksy has been reported to police, the area’s council says. The piece of street art – a red stop sign with three military drones on – was unveiled on the corner of Commercial Way, Peckham, on Friday. But within an hour…
A Banksy artwork on a stop sign has been removed in less than an hour after it was confirmed as authentic. The artist, believed to have been born in Yate, installed the piece featuring three drones in Peckham, south-east London. The piece on Commercial Way was included in photos on his Instagram page on Friday…
A four-year-old boy has died after being found with knife injuries at a residential property in east London. A woman, 41, who was known to the boy, has been arrested on suspicion of his murder, the Metropolitan Police said. The force received a call at about 23:00 GMT on Wednesday raising concerns for the welfare…
A man accused of being involved in one of the biggest burglaries in English history has been arrested in Serbia. He and five others were arrested in Belgrade for alleged money laundering offences, the Metropolitan Police said. The man is alleged to have been part of raids on the London homes of three celebrities in…
Dozens more ballet dancers have described body-shaming and bullying at schools across the UK, following a BBC investigation earlier this year. One ex-Elmhurst Ballet School student says she was shut in a room by staff while having a mental health crisis. Another developed anorexia and came close to suicide after attending the London Vocational Ballet…
A McDonald’s security guard mopping a street in London soaked the ground where a homeless man was sitting. A worker was filmed kicking the man’s belongings away as he cleaned the floor outside the fast food restaurant on Victoria Street on Saturday. In the footage, the security guard gestured to the homeless man to move…
A 42-year-old woman has died and two other people – including a teenager – have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The Metropolitan Police said they were found with gunshot wounds after the attack, and a murder investigation had been launched. A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were taken to hospital, where…
Taylor Swift’s publicist has hit out at rumours that the popstar secretly married ex-partner Joe Alywn. Tree Paine accused anonymous celebrity gossip account, Deuxmoi, of causing “pain and trauma” after it made the claims. In an Instagram Story, Deuxmoi said the Cruel Summer hitmaker married Joe in 2020 or 2021 in a non-legal ceremony. “Enough…