City of Westminster News

• 19 Charged In Soho Drug Crackdown

  

  As part of a crackdown on drug dealers in the West End ahead of the Olympics police have charged 19 people.

• Tottenham Court Road Siege: Suspect Appears In Court

  

  Michael Green was remanded in custody after the siege which closed Tottenham Court Road on Friday.

• Woman Jailed For Victoria Killing Of Schoolboy

  

  A woman has been jailed for 12 years for killing a 15-year-old at Victoria Underground station.

• Protester On Roof Of Bahraini Embassy: Photo

  

  An activist has scaled the Bahrain Embassy in London in a protest.

• Police In Biggest Ever Crackdown On West End Crime

  

  Police have launched their biggest ever crackdown on crime in the West End.

• Hoarding Collapses On To Oxford Street

  

  Four people have been injured after a hoarding collapsed in Oxford Street.

• Occupy London Protesters To Be Evicted

  

  Protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral have been told by judges that they can't appeal against their eviction.

• Hyde Park Concerts to Continue

  

  Music promoters say they're delighted - after it was announced that concerts at Hyde Park won't be scrapped.

• Cyclist Dies After Crash With Coach In The City

  

  A cyclist has died after a crash with a coach in the City.

• Westminster Gains Powers to Completely Clear Parliament Square Protestors

  

  Westminster Council says it has agreed new powers to completely clear protests from Parliament Square.

• Westminster Scraps Parking Charges Plan

  

  Westminster Council has scrapped plans for weekened and evening parking charges following a public backlash.

• Leader Of Westminster Council to Resign

  

  But Colin Barrow has denied it is anything to do with his failed plans to introduce more parking charges in the West End.

• HMS Belfast Walkway Collapses: Photos

  

  The London Fire Brigade were called after the gangway leading to HMS Belfast collapsed on Tuesday morning.

• 9th Nov Student Protests: As They Happened

  

  See how the 9th November student protest march occurred, as 4,000 youngsters demonstrate against tuition fees.

• Student Protest Marches Through London: Photos

  

  As students once again took to London's streets LBC followed the progress of the demonstration...

• Taxi Driver Protest Blocks Trafalgar Square

  

  Following the students earlier in the day cab drivers have been taking part in a 'mass drive-in'.

• Ten Injured As Coaches Crash In Victoria

  

  Ten people have been injured after a crash between two coaches near Victoria station.

• Is Occupy Wall Street Coming To London?

  

  Plans are afoot to bring the successful Occupy Wall Street protest to London.

• Travel Chaos After Tottenham Court Road Closed

  

  Police shut the area around Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus after a suspicious package was found.

• Westminster Council Houses To Be Given To Jobseekers

  

  Westminster Council has announced a new housing policy which will prioritise jobseekers.

• Hospital Denies Closure Claims

  

  St Mary's Hospital in Paddington is denying claims it is closing despite managers considering plans to turn it into flats.

• Seven Years For Oxford St Jewellers Robber

  

  A 25-year old man has been jailed for seven years for stealing 50,000 pounds-worth of watches from a Oxford Street jewellers.

• Man Stabbed At Bond Street Station

  

  A man has been stabbed outside Bond Street station on Oxford Street.

• Westminster Council "Soulless and Uncaring"

  

  That is the accusation of Church leaders as the council plans to introduce parking charges on a Sunday.

• Fire in Royal Horticultural Halls

  

  Thirty-five fire fighters tackled the fire in the basement library of the building in Westminster.

• Twenty Suffer Heat Exhaustion After Being Stuck On Central Line

  

  Twenty people have suffered heat exhaustion after being stuck on a broken down Central Line train for forty five minutes.

• Gas Leak in Pimlico

  

  Around 40 people have been evacuated from their homes following the leak.

• Serial Rapist Jailed For Early Morning Attacks

  

  A serial rapist has been jailed indefinitely for attacking women near Buckingham Palace and the British Museum.

• Tottenham Court Road Tube Evacuated

  

  Trains were not stopping at the station after smoke from a signal room.

• Protestors Claim They Have Won Right to Appeal

  

  Parliament Square protestors say they will continue to fight the Mayor's injunction forcing them off the Square.

• Body Found In Serpentine: Pictures

  

  Met Police think a body discovered in the Serpentine lake in Hyde Park yesterday is that of a missing Imperial College student.

• Charing Cross Flooding Came Close to "Tragedy"

  

  The RMT union claims the power was almost turned back on while staff were still on the track.

• CCTV Released After Student Union Assault

  

  The 18 year old victim had part of his ear bitten off in the attack.

• Video Footage of Rioters Who Changed Clothes To Escape

  Police have released CCTV footage featuring people they wish to identify from the trouble during the TUC Protest March.

• Police Release Pics Of Protest Rioters

  The Met Police have released pictures of the rioters from the March 26 protest against government cuts.

• Dozens Evacuated Following Suspected Gas Leak

  

  Fire engines have been sent to a five storey building in Marylebone.

• Power Cut Causes Chaos In Trafalgar Squre

  

  Traffic lights were off and alarms were ringing after flooding in Charing Cross Station.

• Westminster Soup Run Ban Abandoned

  

  There had been plans to stop the aid given to homeless around Westmonster Cathedral.

• Man Jailed for Regent Street Bomb Hoax

  

  Malcolm Tripp closed down a large part of central London for several hours after claiming to have an explosive device.

• Convicts To Clean London For Royal Wedding

  

  Convicted offenders are going to help ensure that subways and tunnels in London are clean for the Royal Wedding.

• Fifth Man Jailed For UK's Biggest Jewellery Heist

  

  A man has been jailed for 21 years for his role in Britain's biggest jewellery robbery.

• Potter Premiere To Be Held In Trafalgar Square

  

  The world premiere for the final installment of the Harry Potter film series will be held in Trafalgar Square.

• Westminster To Ban Soup Runs For Homeless

  

  Westminster Council is planning to ban soup runs around Westminster Cathedral to discourage rough sleeping in the area.

• Covent Garden Pub Named Best In UK: Pics

  

  Covent Garden pub The Harp has become London's first ever to be named national pub of the year.

• Five Hundred Potential Job Losses As London Councils Merge

  

  Hammersmith & Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster plan to merge some services.

• Commuters Advised to Avoid Victoria

  

  The station is going to be undergoing £700 million of improvement works for around a year.

• Diplomats Owe More Then £1 Million in Unpaid Parking Fees

  

  Westminster City Council claims 60 per cent of embassy-owned cars failed to pay for tickets issued for parking illegally in the borough.

• Parliament Square Protestors Told to Go Home

  

  Demonstrators on the pavement around the square are told if they don't leave they face legal action.

• Regent St Drama After Bomb Stand-off: Photos

  

  Police made an arrest after a man broke into a shop on Regent St and threatened to blow himself up.

• Ceremony To Mark Bank Tube Bombing

  

  One hundred and eleven people died in the raid in 1941.

• Hundreds of Theatregoers Left in Darkness

  

  A blackout happened an hour into the performance at the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden.

• Abbey Road Zebra Crossing Given Listed Status

  

  The landmark - which features on The Beatles' album cover of the same name - is going to be protected.

• Tens of Thousands of Phone Lines Down in the West End

  

  It is after water got into an exchange in China Town.

• Hundreds of People To Rally Over Postal Cuts

  

  The protest in Westminster is over plans to privatise the Royal Mail.

• Police Hunt For Seven More Student Rioters: Pics

  

  The Police have issued photos of 10 more people they wish to speak with about the recent student riots.

• Jelly Baby Statue Unveiled in Marble Arch

  

  It is there until April as part of Westminster's Sculpture Festival.

• Paratroopers Storm Tower of London: Photos

  A crack team of Red Devil paratroopers stormed the Tower of London... but only to launch a new book!

• Protestors to be Evicted from Parliament Square

  

  The Prime Minister wants the area cleared ahead of the Royal wedding next April.

• 100 Club Owner In Talks With Sponsors

  

  The iconic venue faces closure by Christmas because of increases in running costs.

• Staff Halt Gang Robbery in Covent Garden

  

  A gang robbery at a jeans shop in Covent Garden has been foiled.

• Fire Reports at Leicester Square Tube During Height of Rush Hour

  

  London Fire Brigade investigated "reports of smouldering on the tracks".

• Horse Guards To Host 2012 Beach Volleyball

  

  Plans to transform Horse Guards Parade in to the beach volleyball venue for the 2012 Olympics were unveiled on Friday.

• The City's Biggest Shopping Centre Opens

  The biggest shopping centre in The City opens its doors on Thursday as One New Change opens next to St. Paul's.

• Cheese-grater skyscraper gets go-ahead - Photos

  

  See photos as a new skyscraper in The City is set to be built, resembling a giant cheese-grater.

• Protestors Scale Treasury Building

  

  Protesters from Greenpeace have unfurled a banner sized message for George Osbourne.

• Westminster Calls for Red Phone Boxes to be Sealed Up

  

  The council claims the iconic structures are being abused by drug dealers.

• Gorillas and Dragonboats race through London: Pics

  

  Thousands of Londoners took part in two remarkable events - the Great Gorilla Run and the Great River Race.