André Langlois

The UK government is expelling the Russian defence attaché, based in Highgate, saying they are an “undeclared military intelligence officer”.

Heathrow workers will take part in a week of strike action in May over the airport’s “intention to outsource hundreds of roles in a cost-cutting exercise”. The union Unite said nearly 800 members will walk out from the beginning of Tuesday May 7 to the end of Monday May 13. Unite says Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has ignored consultation procedures and announced a “fait accompli” that workers in passenger services, trolley operations and campus security will be outsourced by June 1. It says the di…

A number of trains were cancelled on Tuesday morning (April 16) after overhead wires were damaged by a fallen tree. Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport/Cambridge North, and between Stratford and Bishops Stortford were impacted, as well as the Stansted Express. The incident happened on Monday near Roydon, between Broxbourne and Bishops Stortford in Essex. After repairs were completed, disruption lasted until around 9am. Join our new WhatsApp Community to g…

Islington’s AI pioneer, Mustafa Suleman, has announced Microsoft AI London.

This video shows Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy blowing rare volcanic vortex rings into the sky.

A derailed freight train at West Ealing has led to Elizabeth line and Great Western delays and cancellations between Paddington, Heathrow and Reading.

The sound of pan flutes welcomed us to a late-launch event for one of east London’s newest culinary destinations last week, taking me back to a brief visit to Peru 15 years ago. Chakana, listed in the Michelin guide, is Birmingham’s centre of Peruvian haute cuisine and six months ago chef Robert Ortiz brought the restaurant and bar to Broadway Market in Hackney. Robert is no stranger to the capital , having trained at the Landmark Hotel and the Four Seasons, and earned Lima its Michelin Star in…

Laurence Fox will be unable to stand in the 2024 London mayoral election after “incomplete nomination paperwork” was filed. Nominations opened on March 19 and closed at 4pm on Wednesday (March 27). London Elects, the City Hall body which manages the election, said that paperwork was only submitted shortly before the 4pm deadline and that errors were found, leaving no time for Mr Fox’s Reclaim Party to correct them. It said in a statement: “The Greater London Returning Officer is bound by electo…

Devolution was in the air at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday (March 20), writes André Langlois.

The leopard gecko found at McDonald's, dubbed 'Bin Lizzy', was cared for by a passer-by before the RSPCA took over.