London news

• Air traffic control centre 'technical issue' disrupts flights

  21-09-2026 10:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flights departing Scottish airports are subject to some delay, according to Nats
  
  Read more

• Heathrow and other London flights cancelled after new air traffic control breakdown

  21-09-2026 12:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flights departing Scottish airports are subject to some delay, according to Nats
  
  Read more

• Airlines demand action after second air traffic control issue in a fortnight

  21-09-2026 12:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Airports in Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester were registering delayed flights and urged passengers to check with their airlines.
  
  Read more

• Former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah handed six-month driving ban

  21-09-2026 12:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  The footballer failed to tell authorities who was behind the wheel of his Rolls-Royce when it was clocked speeding.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Southport killer ‘threw boiling water mixed with sugar at prison officer’

  21-09-2026 12:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  Axel Rudakubana is alleged to have thrown it through a hatch on his cell door at Belmarsh.
  
  Read more

• Fear that Garvaghy Road march go-ahead could ‘unravel’ other former flashpoints

  21-09-2026 11:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  The leaders of 11 groups, including the Bogside Residents and a Lower Ormeau group pledged their ‘full support’ for Garvaghy Road residents.
  
  Read more

• London business leaders back Tory pledge to restore tourist tax-free shopping

  21-09-2026 11:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has promised to allow tourists to claim the VAT back on their shopping by reversing a rule change made after Brexit
  
  Read more

• Families of Omagh victims say next stage of public inquiry will be ‘pivotal’

  21-09-2026 11:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Omagh Bombing Inquiry will begin evidential hearings on Monday in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Chancellor’s headroom ‘to halve because of Iran war inflation and weak growth’

  21-09-2026 11:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  KPMG says John Healey could be left with headroom of about £12 billion in the autumn, down from £23.6 billion in the spring.
  
  Read more

• Google fined 400 million euro for GDPR breach

  21-09-2026 11:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Data Protection Commission examined the lawfulness and fairness of its processing of location data and Google’s accountability obligations.
  
  Read more

• Flights disrupted across north of UK amid air traffic control issue

  21-09-2026 11:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  Airports in Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester were registering delayed flights and urging passengers to check with their airlines.
  
  Read more

• Liberal Democrats to focus on tax cuts and Europe – Sir Ed Davey

  21-09-2026 11:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  The party is seeking to firm up a platform for the next general election at its four-day conference.
  
  Read more

• Air traffic control centre 'technical issue' disrupts flights two weeks after NATS failure sparked Heathrow and Gatwick chaos

  21-09-2026 11:11 via standard.co.uk
  
  Flights departing Scottish airports are subject to some delay, according to Nats
  
  Read more

• London will fall behind European rivals if tourists are charged to visit museums, ministers warned

  21-09-2026 10:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  V&A Sir Tristram Hunt warned: ‘We are at risk of falling back relative to the US and Europe’
  
  Read more

• Long wants to personally apologise as murderer Gary Anderson remains at large

  21-09-2026 10:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  Justice Minister Naomi Long says she wants to apologise in person to the family of Anderson’s victim Karol Kelly.
  
  Read more

• Presley Gerber received psychedelic drug treatment months before his death

  21-09-2026 10:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  The son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber died on Sunday in a rehab facility, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner medical records.
  
  Read more

• What you need to know as Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges rise

  21-09-2026 10:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The cost of driving through the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnels has just increased
  
  Read more

• Spurs ace Dejan Kulusevski facing driving ban after being caught speeding in London

  21-09-2026 09:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Met Police said the Premier League player has at least 12 penalty points on his licence, putting him at risk of a six-month driving ban
  
  Read more

• Cindy Crawford’s son Presley Gerber dead at 27

  21-09-2026 09:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The model, who was the brother of Kaia Gerber, died at a rehab facility on Sunday.
  
  Read more

• ‘An extraordinary gentleman': Normandy veteran from east London, Ken Hay, dies aged 101

  21-09-2026 08:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Ken Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education
  
  Read more

• Huge mismatch in London housing market revealed by new report

  21-09-2026 07:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Rightmove says a home for sale typically has around a six in 10 (61%) chance of finding a buyer - but the likelihood is much lower in London
  
  Read more

• London travel news LIVE: Overground line suspension and Thameslink delays after freight train breakdown

  21-09-2026 07:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  Latest updates on Tube and railways as millions head to work on Monday morning
  
  Read more

• 'Tax rises' in Budget: How London could be hammered with £624m 'mansion' levy on homes over £1.5m

  21-09-2026 07:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Hammersmith & Fulham, Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Camden would be areas most impacted by lower threshold for the tax
  
  Read more

• ‘Extraordinary’ Normandy veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101

  21-09-2026 03:57 via standard.co.uk
  
  Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.
  
  Read more

• Southport killer to appear in court charged with assaults on prison staff

  21-09-2026 03:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  Axel Rudakubana will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink on Monday.
  
  Read more

• Man rearrested over women's alleged murder after bones found in London

  21-09-2026 02:19 via standard.co.uk
  
  Joanne Sheen was 44 years old and a mother of three at the time of her disappearance in December 2019
  
  Read more

• 'Swiss cheese' plan for famous London office block

  21-09-2026 02:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  Unique cutouts have earned the project the nickname of the ‘Swiss Cheese’ building
  
  Read more

• Union demands graded Ofsted inspections halt amid fears they pose risk to life

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Nearly three quarters of school leaders felt the direction of travel on inspections had worsened in the past year, a survey found.
  
  Read more

• SNP MSP seeks ‘clarity’ from King on council tax charges on royal properties

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Jack Middleton has written to Charles to find out if second home premiums will be applied to both Balmoral and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
  
  Read more

• Scam fears causing one in three UK consumers to abandon online purchases – study

  21-09-2026 01:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  Almost a third of customers believe companies should pay compensation to those scammed by a third party pretending to represent the firm.
  
  Read more

Follow @london_uknews on Twitter!