British police made more than 170 arrests during a three-day crackdown intended to take drugs and weapons off the streets. According to the Metropolitan Police, more than 1,200 officers from several police forces took part in the operation on Jan. 17–19, resulting in 179 arrests, the recovery of 30 knives and other weapons, 40 drug…

There may not be enough vans for sale if all tradespeople who travel into London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion area want to upgrade their older vehicles to comply with the emissions limit, an analysis suggests. Figures from Auto Trader—which says it is used by around 80 percent of UK vehicle retailers—show there are…

The chief of London’s Metropolitan Police force has outlined sweeping plans for reform following a damning report on policing in the British capital. Sir Mark Rowley, who became Met commissioner in September last year, said on Tuesday that the force “must change.” But he added that the force already has “a practical plan for turning…

The mayor of London has extended the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to the outskirts of the capital, forcing more than 200,000 motorists to pay an extra £12.50 ($15) a day. The U.N. Secretary General’s special envoy on climate ambition and solutions, Michael Bloomberg, praised Mayor Sadiq Khan for “helping to clean London’s air and…

Commuters in London are suffering from severe travel disruptions as the Underground services are hit by renewed strike action. Nine out of the 11 London Underground lines were shut down on Thursday morning after members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) union and the Unite union walked out in a long-running dispute over jobs…

Two police officers were stabbed as they patrolled in Leicester Square in central London early on Friday morning. The Metropolitan Police said the incident, which took place around 6 a.m., was not believed to be linked to terrorism. The two officers were attacked by a man, who was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm…

Dame Cressida Dick came under “political pressure” from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to resign from her role as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and “felt intimidated,” a report published on Friday said. Dick resigned in February, saying Khan had “left me no choice.” A report—commissioned by Home Secretary Priti Patel—by the former chief…

Two female police officers were sexually assaulted and 74 officers were injured during the Notting Hill Carnival, London’s Metropolitan Police has said. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the carnival on Sunday and Monday—the first time it has been held since 2019 because of COVID-19 restrictions in the last two years. But the event was…

A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death at the Notting Hill Carnival on Monday night, the first murder at the event for 18 years. The dead man was named as Takayo Nembhard—a rapper from Bristol who was better known as TKorStretch—by his manager, Chris Patrick. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the carnival on Sunday…

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, the frontrunner to become the next prime minister, has said she will not allow “militant trade unionists” to disrupt vital public services as London’s public transport network is paralysed by strike on Friday. Services on the vast majority of Tube lines are suspended after members of the National Union of…