A person has been hit by a train with London rail lines closed by the emergency services, and live updates here.

River Island is set to push ahead with plans to shut 33 stores after receiving court approval for a major restructuring.

A half-naked man in a “mental health” crisis has been beaten up by passengers on the District line near East Ham station.

London is heading into a spell of intense heat, with forecasters warning of high temperatures that could put pressure on health and care ...

Gualberto Santos, a 58-year-old previously living in Poplar, east London, was on trial for child sex offences in late 2023 after he was caught messaging a decoy account run by paedophile hunters.

An abnormal load weighing roughly 180-tonnes is set to be escorted by police via the M25 to Woodford Green. National Highways has warned road users of the National Grid's supergrid transformer that ...

Work has started on building family-size four-bedroom homes in Bethnal Green on the site of a disused block of garage lock-ups.

A company director has pleaded guilty to bribery in relation to NHS contracts worth £223,000. Tudor Dumitru, 35, director of SSC Secure Transport Limited, admitted bribery in relation to contacts to ...

The NCA is the UK's lead agency against organised crime, trafficking, cyber crime and economic crime operating across international borders. As of August 2025, on their most wanted list are 19 men ...

British Transport Police confirmed a man "repeatedly" sexually assaulted a woman on the train before leaving at Vauxhall railway station. Images have been released of a man who officers believe may ...

Bethnal Green and Stepney MP Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister following controversy over re-letting a property she owns.

News just in from Adrian Dunbar – the Line of Duty star has revealed he got an update on series seven, but it contradicts his recent ...