Rappler's latest stories on London
London mayor takes pay cut over virus funding cut fears
Sadiq Khan says the capital faces a budget shortfall of nearly £500 million ($628 million) over the next two years because of an 'unprecedented' income loss from the crisis
'Extremely difficult' to stage London Marathon, says Foster
A decision on whether this year's London Marathon – already postponed from April to October – will push through is expected soon
London City Airport to reopen end of June 2020
Domestic services are set to be the first to return at London City Airport
Pandemic to cost global insurers $203 billion – Lloyd's
Lloyd's of London says the coronavirus pandemic would have a 'unique' impact on the insurance industry, with its 'devastating' economic, human, and social cost
Heathrow Airport urges roadmap for quarantine exit
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye calls on the British government to 'urgently lay out a roadmap for how they will reopen borders once the disease has been beaten'
London Marathon may now be for elite only
Organizers say there are 10 scenarios being considered for the postponed race
London homeless to be housed in hotels to self-isolate
300 rooms will be made available in two hotels for the next 12 weeks for London's homeless
London Marathon postponed until October 4
Another major race that draws runners around the world has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic
London man 2nd patient to be cured of HIV
Researchers caution that the breakthrough does not constitute a generalized cure for HIV, which leads to nearly one million deaths every year
Violinist plays during brain op as surgeons test her dexterity
Video footage of the operation shows Turner playing the violin as doctors monitored her movements on screens
London's 'chewing gum man' fuses art with recycling
The 57-year-old Ben Wilson has toured London for the past 15 years sculpting and repainting scraps of gum discarded by passers-by
UK team tests novel coronavirus vaccine on mice
Researchers at Imperial College London said their ultimate goal was to have an effective and safe way of halting the SARS-like strain's spread by the end of 2020
UK vows action after police kill 'convicted extremist' in terror stabbing
Police say Sudesh Amman, 20, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was shot on the busy Streatham High Road packed with shoppers at about 2 pm
Man shot by police after 'terrorist-related' London stabbing
London's Metropolitan Police says the incident has been declared as terrorist-related
1st UK cases of novel coronavirus confirmed
(UPDATED) Two members of the same family are Britain's first confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus
How Londoners trick facial recognition tech
A group of Londoners defy security cameras by walking through the city in surreal face paint
'Brain dead' NATO's summit dominated by leaders' feuds
Meeting outside London to mark the 70th year of the Atlantic alliance, the members vow to stick together against threats from Russia and terrorism and recognize the challenge of a rising China
Vigils held for victims of London Bridge terror attack
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the main opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan join a vigil to honor London Bridge attack victims Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones
Terror checks intensified as London attack enters election fray
Boris Johnson blames the previous Labour government for changing the law in 2008 to allow for the early release of prisoners
UK's Johnson vows to act as convicted terrorist named in London attack
Boris Johnson pledges to introduce minimum 14-year sentences for serious terrorist offenses, while some convicted might never be released, and to scrap early release if he wins a majority
UK vows review as convicted terrorist named in London attack
The latest attack comes less than two weeks before Britain's general election, and politicians temporarily suspended campaigning
London knife attack suspect was ex-terror convict – police
Police say that the man was convicted in 2012 for terror offenses
Several hurt after stabbing on London Bridge
(4th UPDATE) The incident happens on the north side of London bridge. Police add that, 'A man has been detained. We believe a number of people have been injured.'
UK government, military covered up war crimes – report
Military detectives who unearthed evidence of the alleged war crimes says that seniors commanders hid them 'for political reasons'
EU and UK scramble for Brexit deal on eve of key summit
(3rd UPDATE) European Council President Donald Tusk says the 'basic foundations of an agreement are ready'
Hong Kong Stock Exchange drops bid for London rival
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited says it is 'disappointed' to pull its bid for the London Stock Exchange Group
Facebook taps London police to track terror livestreams
The alliance is a new collaboration with crime fighters to train software to more quickly spot and filter violent imagery fed to the platform by 'dangerous' groups
Hong Kong Stock Exchange unveils shock $40-billion bid for London rival
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited says its proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange Group 'represents a highly compelling strategic opportunity'
Man found guilty over car attack outside UK parliament
Although Salih Khater did not kill anyone, and ended up crashing the car into security barriers, the August 2018 attack sent several people to hospital for treatment
Man arrested after scaling Buckingham Palace gates
The 22-year-old, who was unarmed, is arrested at around 2:00am (0100 GMT) on Wednesday and the incident is not being treated as terror-related, the police says
WATCH: Global Conference for Media Freedom 2019
This conference brings together countries and organizations taking action to defend media freedom
'One country, two systems': Hong Kong's special status
The 'one country, two systems' deal is at the center of the row between London and Beijing
China, Britain wage war of words over Hong Kong
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt 'seems to be fantasizing in the faded glory of British colonialism and in the bad habit of gesticulating while looking down on other countries' affairs'
UK shares list in China, a first for foreign firms
The launch of the London-Shanghai Stock Connect marks 'the first time that any foreign company will be able to list in mainland China'
London police arrest 5 teens over attack vs lesbian couple
The teenagers are suspected of ganging up on a lesbian couple for refusing to kiss each other for entertainment
Talks to end Brexit deadlock collapse
MPs are due to vote for a fourth time in early June on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the EU
Doctors unveil first child blast wound manual
The guide is put together by British aid agency Save the Children and experts at Imperial College London at the request of Syrian medics working in the bloody 8-year civil war
Britain's May pins hopes on final June Brexit vote
(UPDATED) Theresa May says MPs will vote on legislation to implement the Brexit deal in the week starting June 3, with the aim of getting Britain out of the European Union by the end of July
Scottish leader calls for second independence vote by 2021
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's government aims to 'give people a choice on independence' from the United Kingdom before the end of the current term of parliament expires in May 2021
Nearly 300 arrested at London climate protests
The protests are organized by the campaign group Extinction Rebellion, which was established last year in Britain by academics and has become one of the world's fastest-growing environmental movements
Assange held in London jail ahead of long legal fight
(UPDATED) A legal source familiar with the case tells Agence France-Presse that Julian Assange is being held at Belmarsh prison in southeast London
Timeline of WikiLeaks founder's Ecuadoran stay
Julian Assange has been living at Ecuador's embassy in London's plush Knightsbridge district since 2012
Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
(3rd UPDATE) The Empire State Building in New York, Big Ben in London, Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Opera House in Sydney, and others flick the switch for Earth Hour
Seagrass meadows support food security in Guimaras – research
Guimaras, a place highly dependent on marine and coastal resources, is the perfect site to investigate and demonstrate how much seagrasses contribute to fisheries in coastal communities
Origin and species: fighting illegal logging with science
The Wood Anatomy Laboratory in Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens may not seem like the obvious epicenter of efforts to halt international illegal logging
Second HIV remission patient rekindles cure hope
Ten years after the first confirmed case of an HIV-infected person being rid of the deadly disease, a man known only as the 'London patient' shows no sign of the virus for nearly 19 months, researchers report
UK's May faces another damaging defeat in Brexit saga
Parliament will hold a symbolic vote endorsing Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy but Conservative Party hardliners could abstain, threatening defeat for her
London denies plotting last-minute Brexit vote
The British government insists it is working towards leaving the EU on time, with a deal in place
Campaign for second Brexit vote goes down to the wire
Lacking the support of main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the campaign has flagged in recent weeks
Tomb of Karl Marx vandalized in London
A marble plaque with the names of Marx and his family – the monument's oldest and most fragile part – was repeatedly hit with a blunt metal instrument
