Trump and Putin to meet for 'high stakes' summit on Ukraine
Later today US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska for a highly anticipated summit on the Ukraine war. Ahead of the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zel...
15 Aug 202515min
A-level results: London thrives but North-South divide worsens
Today A-Level results have reached record highs since the Covid pandemic, with London students achieving the best grades in the country. However, experts say the gap between the best and worst perform...
14 Aug 202514min
Zelensky meets with Trump and EU leaders ahead of US-Putin summit
Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Donald Trump that "Putin is bluffing” as he discussed the obstacles to ending the war in Ukraine with the US President and other world leaders in a ph...
13 Aug 202516min
How heatwave-proof are our homes?
The capital is experiencing its fourth heatwave of the summer, with amber warnings in place for parts of England until Wednesday, as temperatures are expected to hit 34 degrees. But housing in the UK ...
12 Aug 202515min
London's Wet Wipe Island: Work starts to remove congealed waste from River Thames
London’s disgusting Wet Wipe Island is finally set to be removed from the Thames, with work under way to excavate the estimated 180 tonnes of congealed waste near Hammersmith Bridge. We hear from John...
11 Aug 202514min
Homelessness minister forced to quit over London rent scandal
Labour’s homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, has resigned from government after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns - before re-letting it just weeks later and hiking the re...
8 Aug 202516min
Interest rates cut to 4% as UK inflation picks up
Millions of homeowners were handed a boost today when the Bank of England cut its interest rate from 4.25% to 4%. The reduction is the fifth over the past year, and brings borrowing costs down to thei...
7 Aug 202513min
Half of police front desks set to be axed in London
The Metropolitan Police plans to close half of its front desk to save money. In a list published overnight, Scotland Yard confirmed it will break its pledge to have one accessible 24 hours a day, in e...
6 Aug 202514min
