Philip Rattle of August Equity LLP has obtained a High Court order aimed at establishing who is behind a social media account he claims is being used to smear his reputation.

Donald Trump has called Sadiq Khan "a disaster" in response to violence in London, where three men were killed in separate attacks in less than 24 hours.

The expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport inched closer when a High Court judge rejected legal challenges from environmental campaigners opposed to the building of a third runway.

The managing partner of a London based private equity firm has launched High Court proceedings over a Twitter account he claims is being used to smear his reputation.

Bad company corrupts good character, the saying goes, but we’ll leave it up to you to decide which one is which.

A man accused of carrying out a terror attack at Finsbury Park in London, England, had hoped to kill Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, he told a court.

The release of black cab rapist John Worboys from a prison in England has been put on hold after victims won the first step in a legal challenge.

At breakfast, a deal was firmly on the Brexit table. But by lunch, the two-course meal had suddenly gone off.

Donald Trump undermined Theresa May last week, showing again his narcissism and unpredictability threatens us all, says John Lloyd

Tony Blair has told how he recognises some of the descriptions of abuse in Westminster but said "it wasn't something I got involved in".

IN a saner world it might be possible to say that this was the week that some Brexit chickens came home to roost but we do not know if we are dealing with chickens, cockatoos, parakeets or even a rejuvenated púca resplendent in Halloween battledress. 

IT has become part of the choreography of all European Union reviews of stop-start meetings over Brexit that an EU spokesperson underlines that Europe has far bigger fish to fry than the John-Bull-and-camp-followers divorce.

Eleven people have been injured and a man detained by police after a car ploughed into pedestrians in one of London's busiest tourist areas, sparking a terror alert.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Uber of behaving in an "aggressive" manner.

IT giants have had it pretty much their own way up to now, writes Kyran Fitzgerald, but finally

Uber is a "disgrace", shadow chancellor John McDonnell said as Labour heavyweights clashed with the Tories over the taxi app firm losing its licence to operate in London.

Theresa May has raised concerns with Donald Trump over his claim that the perpetrators of the Parsons Green Tube bombing had been "in the sights" of Scotland Yard.

A manhunt has been launched after a bomb was detonated in a terror attack on a packed London Underground train.

Latest: London Police are reviewing CCTV in the hunt for those responsible for the terrorist blast on a tube train this morning.

London is no stranger to massive construction projects, but the Battersea Power Station venture must surely rank as the most ambitious of recent times.

Usain Bolt bade one final, emotional goodbye to a sport he has dominated for the past decade with a lap of honour at the end of the World Championships in London.

Councillors have warned Conservatives against selecting a "continuity" candidate to become the new leader of the local authority at the centre of the Grenfell Tower fire.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of Kensington and Chelsea Council after its leader and deputy leader tendered their resignations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The 11th-hour decision to shelve Kensington and Chelsea Council's first cabinet meeting since the Grenfell Tower disaster has been branded an "absolute fiasco".

The British Prime Minister will be updated on the Grenfell Tower recovery effort later as the number of high rises feared to pose similar fire risks mounts.

Manslaughter charges are being considered by detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower fire as it emerged the structure had failed fire safety tests.

Downing Street has since confirmed that 11 blocks of flats in eight local authority areas in England have been found to have flammable facades.

A married couple have been named as the latest victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster as inquests were opened into the deaths of five people killed in the fire.

Theresa May has faced heckles from the public after visiting the London mosque targeted in a terror attack.

Latest: A criminal investigation has been launched in the wake of the fatal fire.

Latest: Twelve people have died and more are feared dead this evening after a huge fire destroyed a tower block in west London.

While the media slavers over every bloody moment, rehashing and draining the last drop of gore from every single incident, ordinary people march on, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

His comments - effectively putting the visit on hold - were said to have been made in a telephone call in "recent weeks".

Donald Trump has told Theresa May he does not want to go ahead with his controversial state visit to the UK if it is going to lead to large-scale demonstrations, according to a report.

"London is open. Our resilience, unity and defiance of those evil individuals who seek to harm us and destroy our way of life will never change."

Following the Second World War and the IRA bombing campaign, the Blitz spirit lives on in new generation of Britons, writes Peter Apps.

A tram driver in England has been suspended after video emerged appearing to show him asleep at the controls.

“Hands were made for hitting people,” Mickey Duff once argued. Then again, he would have said that, wouldn’t he? asks Brendan O’Brien.

Chelsea’s bid for a new £500million (€577m) state-of-the-art stadium has been given the green light after their plans were approved by London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday.

Hundreds of cyclists have staged a "die in" on the streets of London amid concerns about road safety.

Apple boss Tim Cook has told British Prime Minister Theresa May the technology giant is "very optimistic" about the UK's future after Brexit.

New Year’s celebrations across the world ushered in 2017 with dazzling fireworks displays and crowded streets amid tightened security measures for the festivities.

Facebook plans to create an extra 500 jobs in the UK when it opens a new headquarters in London next year, the US social media giant has announced.

Update: 6.15pm At least seven people were killed when a tram sped round a sharp bend and derailed during the morning rush-hour.