A man has been charged with aggravated burglary over an incident in which a young boy was shot in Upminster, east London.

The Queen has spoken to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss how the country is fighting coronavirus.

A man has been found dead after suffering suspected stab wounds in west London.

London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over.

Zoo otters juggle stones when they are hungry because they may be excited about food, scientists believe.

A Labour MP working on the NHS frontline has hit back at Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he told her to watch her "tone" during a debate in the House of Commons.

Blue Peter has honoured Captain Tom Moore with a gold badge for his fundraising efforts.

A man has died after being attacked by a water buffalo in Wales, police say.

A man and a woman tricked their way into a 100-year-old woman's home and stole more than £100 in what police branded a "despicable" crime.

A man has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".

Border officials in Sweden found a huge stash of weapons when they stopped a "zombie hunter" vehicle trying to enter to country from Germany.

But it was his reason for trying to make the 12-hour trip to California that shocked officers the most.

Police have cordoned off a busy road in south east London after a double stabbing in broad daylight.

The National Lottery website is down due to a power failure, leaving users unable to check results or enter Wednesday's draw.

London's iconic Ritz hotel was sold for "half the market price" after conversations were secretly recorded by the nephews of the billionaire co-owner and a Saudi investor offering £1.3bn, the High Court has heard.

Boris Johnson will today come under fresh criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he faces Sir Keir Starmer for the first time during Prime Minister's Questions.

A student who was caught on CCTV trying to sexually assault a woman at an east London bus stop has been jailed for four years.

Teachers and staff in non-residential schools will not need personal protective equipment (PPE) when schools start to return to full capacity, a minister has said.

A plan to overhaul London's streets after the coronavirus lockdown hopes to see cycling increase tenfold and pavements widened to allow for more social distancing to take place.

A woman has been charged with the murder of an elderly church warden and the attempted murder of three other people at a Co-op store in South Wales.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in north west London.

At least nine people have been killed and hundreds were rushed to hospital after a chemical gas leak in southern India.

A new project capturing the stories of veterans has been unveiled by Poppyscotland for the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

A Labour MP has claimed she was sacked from her job as a temporary carer amid the coronavirus pandemic after speaking out about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages.

The sister of a man whose body was found dumped in woodland launched an appeal today on the first anniversary of his disappearance to catch the "monsters" who killed him.

A man has been charged with murder after a man died after a suspected stabbing in in west London.

Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning.

Today's extraordinary projections of the course of the economy over the rest of the year from the Bank of England are, bizarrely, both worse and better than might be feared.

A four-year-old girl battling a rare form of leukaemia has been reunited with her dad after seven weeks apart in lockdown.

The war veteran has raised more than £30million so far

Most parents don't want to send their children back to school as soon as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, a new study has found.

An army veteran forced into early retirement by injury is playing video games for 24 hours on VE Day to raise money for the charity that helped him through "dark times."

The Government is requesting a refund or replacement for 400,000 medical gowns flown over from Turkey which were later deemed "unusable".

People have lined the streets to pay their respects to a "fantastic" paramedic and "great family man" who died after contracting coronavirus.

Millions of commuters will be told by Boris Johnson to change their "go to work" times to lengthen the rush hour as the country fires up its economic engines after lockdown.

More than 40 children have been treated in a specialist London hospital for a "hyper inflammatory" new disease after apparently contracting coronavirus, the Standard has been told.

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have both tested negative for coronavirus, said a White House spokesman.

A number of McDonald's employees in America were shot on Wednesday after telling a customer to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police said.

A number of police officers have been injured after responding to reports that men were "acting suspiciously" in Finsbury Park.

Ever since lockdown began on 23 March, hair salons have been closed and people have been forced to come up with alternative methods to keep their locks in check.

Boris Johnson has paid his respects to fallen soldiers ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on a visit to Westminster Abbey.

A single dad who has fostered 12 children has taken in another child who had nowhere else to go during the coronavirus pandemic.

Stars have paid tribute to Mercury Prize-nominated rapper Ty who has died aged 47 after contracting coronavirus.

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Boris Johnson's father has told how he broke Covid-19 lockdown rules to buy a newspaper after the Prime Minister's son was born.

Longtime friend pays tribute to war hero, who was involved in six kills, saying he was a "true gentleman"