Believe it or not, congestion was a massive problem in the 1800s, as it remains today, with the caveat that it became a core inspiration to the invention of the Tube network

Thousands of people demanding immediate ceasefire march through capital

Protesters on differing sides will be in London at the same time today as Met will police 'without fear'

A former Post Office executive was condemned for using “word soup” jargon by a frustrated barrister during the Horizon IT inquiry on Friday 26 April. On her second day of giving evidence, Angela van den Bogerd was asked about the cases of several ...

Watch a live view of Buckingham Palace after it was announced on Friday 26 April that King Charles III will return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment following his recent cancer diagnosis.

Alison Hammond revealed how she recently confronted a shoplifter trying to steal her bag. The presenter spoke about her ordeal during a discussion on shoplifting on Friday’s episode (26 April) of This Morning, after it was revealed the crime is at ...

A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment says the decision to overturn his rape conviction is “devastating but unsurprising”. Weinstein was found guilty in 2020 of raping and assaulting two women, and is currently serving 2 ...

Watch again as Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its seventh day on Thursday (25 April) .

Workers are walking out today

‘I felt that Donald Trump was my mentor. He helped me throughout my career,’ testified David Pecker on latest day of hush money trial

Labour “can’t guarantee” their pledge to renationalise the railways if elected would bring in lower train fares, the shadow transport secretary has said. The party would expect to transfer rail networks to public ownership within its f ...

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

Police and ambulance called out to Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire

The 56-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, April 24)

Prime Minister’s Questions descended into chaos on Wednesday 24 April, as a Tory MP opened the session by attacking Labour with a long-winded question. Jonathan Gullis stood to speak for 85 seconds, before asking deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden ...

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said it was “reasonable” to cut 72,000 civil service jobs to fund Rishi Sunak’s pledge to boost defence spending to 2.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2030. Speaking to BBC Breakfast today (24 April ...

Watch live as deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden clashes with Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 24 April.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said not a single asylum seeker will go to Rwanda under a Labour government. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration Bill) cleared Parliament shortly after midnight today (23 April) after peers backed down ...

In today’s newsletter: After months of wrangling, Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats

Two climbers who became stranded on the Parete Caporal in Noasca, Italy, have been airlifted to safety by rescuers using a 50-metre winch. The climbers were rescued from the rock face near Turin, on Sunday 21 April, this footage released by the Itali ...