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Clashes broke out in London on Saturday after one of the largest far-right demonstrations in British history, led by activist Tommy Robinson, drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 people. Police made 25 arrests and said 26 officers were injured, four seriously, amid “unacceptable violence” on the fringes of the rally. Many attendees, draped in English and British flags, confronted officers ...

Closing almost half of the capital’s remaining police station front counters is a “pragmatic” decision that will improve safety for Londoners, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. The Metropolitan Police plans to permanently cut the number of publicly accessible front counters from 37 to 19, as it tries to cut costs amid a £260m budget shortfall – plans that have been ...

A man has been jailed for 34 years over his role as a getaway driver in a gangland shooting that left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain. Javon Riley, 33, was convicted last month of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after the girl was hit in the head by the first of six bullets fired ...

Five days of Tube strikes that badly disrupted London have drawn to a close. Business groups say the walkout will have cost the capital £230m. The dispute centred on demands for a reduction in the working week to 32 hours by the RMT union. The industrial action ended at 08:00 BST although Transport for London (TfL) warned of delays as ...

Somerset House is to celebrate 25 years in its current guise this weekend with a programme of free events, installations, performances and workshops. Before it became the cultural event space it is now, the central London building previously housed government offices, had been a Royal Navy headquarters and was one time home to Queen Elizabeth I. Over the last quarter ...

Three London Underground lines are running – albeit with part suspensions – as the TfL walkout hits day three. It comes after the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) members strike. Union members voted overwhelmingly to take action after negotiations failed to resolve a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, following the union’s demand for a 32‑hour ...

Sutton Council wants to take over a long-empty site to kickstart the development of 34 brand-new affordable homes. Sutton hopes the move will help tackle the borough’s growing housing crisis. The plans would transform the disused industrial site at 71–75 Westmead Road, near Carshalton, into a modern development of one, two and three-bedroom homes. All 34 units will be for ...

Travellers are facing severe disruption as few to no London Underground services are expected from Monday amid walkouts by thousands of workers. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), including drivers, signallers and maintenance workers, launched a series of strikes over pay and conditions. The action kicked off on Sunday with limited services running but levels of disruption ...

London Underground staff have started a five-day walkout over pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union are carrying out rolling action over pay and “fatigue management”, and have asked for a 32-hour week. There will be limited service until 18:00 BST on Sunday and little or no service between Monday and Thursday. The Elizabeth line ...

There were 890 people arrested at a demonstration against the ban on the group Palestine Action in London on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police say. The majority of the arrests were for supporting a proscribed group under the Terrorism Act, while police said 17 were also arrested for assaults on police officers “after the protest turned violent”. But event organisers said ...