British counter-terrorism police said on Friday they had thwarted an active plot after a woman was shot during an armed raid on a house in north London in the second major security operation in the British capital in the space of a few hours. Armed counter-terrorism officers using tear gas stormed a house in the… Read More Anti-terrorism police foil terror plot in Britain
Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament in what police called a “marauding terrorist attack”. The dead included the assailant and the policeman he stabbed, while the other two victims were among… Read More Terror attack outside Parliament House shakes London
A cyclist has died after being hit by a car in east London. Christopher Holt, 58, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after colliding with a car in Rainham Road, at the junction with Sowrey Avenue, at 7.10am on May 11. Mr Holt, from Hornchurch, remained in hospital in a critical condition until… Read More Cyclist die from crash with car in east London
A bus driver who was left with nothing after being burgled twice has won £6million on the National Lottery. 57-year-old Kevin Jones discovered he had won while stuck in the morning rush hour in the cab of his bus. The lucky winner, from Crewe, Cheshire, and his wife Michele, 56, were today unveiled to the… Read More Bus driver, left with nothing after two burglaries, wins life-changing lottery
At least one person has died after a large digger fell from an articulated lorry on to a car filled with passengers after crashing into a bus. The lorry lost control and collided with a First Bus before the JCB toppled off and crushed those inside the car. Two people are thought to have been… Read More Digger falls on car in UK, kills one
Two hero off-duty police officers detained a man armed with a knife and loaded gun after he scared other passengers on the Tube. A passenger pulled the train’s emergency cord after claiming they spotted the weapons as they rode the District Line. The alarm alerted the off-duty Metropolitan police officers who raced to the carriage… Read More Off-duty police officers arrest armed man at tube station in London
A 36-year-old Westminster reporter, Serena Cowdy, is allegedly at the centre of a love triangle between two members of the British Parliament. The marriages of top politicians Stewart Hosie and Angus MacNeil are on the rocks after they are said to have both had affairs with the same journalist. Mr Hosie, 53, the deputy party… Read More Alleged affair with same reporter wrecks homes of two UK MPs
Sadiq Khan, a practicing Muslim and Labour Party politician, has been elected mayor of London, marking a political milestone in the Western world. Londoners voted in Khan, 45, as the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital city. He will take office in a metropolis where his fellow Muslims comprise about 12% of the… Read More London elects its first Muslim mayor
