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Heathrow · 21 Oct 2026Ilford teenager stopped at Heathrow at 16 jailed for terrorism offencesYusuf Shah, now 18, was stopped under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act at Heathrow in January 2024. He has been jailed for four years and two…
Slough · 21 Oct 2026AI warning projected onto Slough's cooling towers by campaign group Led By DonkeysPictures of tech bosses, a nuclear blast and warnings about runaway artificial intelligence were shown on the towers on Tuesday evening. Slough…
Southall · 21 Oct 2026Man taken to hospital after Pizza Hut sign falls on him in SouthallParamedics treated a pedestrian at the scene after a large shopfront sign came away from a Pizza Hut delivery shop near Southall Broadway on…
Heathrow · 21 Oct 2026Piccadilly line shut in stages over half-term, with Heathrow and Uxbridge branches hitFrom Wednesday 28 October only the Acton Town to Heathrow section ran. The whole line then closed on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November,…
West London · 21 Oct 2026UK national debt passes £3 trillion for the first time, official figures showDebt reached a provisional £3,005bn at the end of September, with government borrowing and interest costs both coming in higher than a year…
White City · 20 Oct 2026Car left against barrier on West Cross Route near Westfield White CityA silver hatchback came to rest against the concrete barrier on the A3220 in White City on Tuesday morning, 20 October. Traffic moved slowly past…
Wembley · 20 Oct 2026Patient taken to hospital after car overturns on Watford Road near WembleyAmbulance crews were called just before midnight to a crash at the junction with Sudbury Court Road, where a white car ended up on its roof.
West London · 20 Oct 2026New private parking rules promise grace periods and £20 cap for honest mistakesThe Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has set out a legally backed code for private car parks across Great Britain. It comes after drivers were handed…
Langley · 20 Oct 2026Lorry wedged under Langley railway bridge causes Elizabeth line delaysTrains between Paddington and Reading ran at reduced speed on Tuesday morning after a lorry got stuck under the low bridge on Station Road.…
Hayes · 19 Oct 2026Delivery moped pushed along Gledwood Avenue in Hayes in suspected theftFootage from early on Monday evening appears to show two riders in face coverings moving a delivery moped along a residential road in north Hayes…
Hounslow · 19 Oct 2026Hounslow ranked second hardest place in England to grow up in Children's Commissioner reportA national report by the Children's Commissioner put only Middlesbrough below Hounslow and placed the borough last in London. The council has…
Hounslow · 19 Oct 2026Car left badly damaged after crash on A4 Bath Road in HounslowPolice were called to the A4 Bath Road in Hounslow late on Sunday 18 October, where footage shows a car with its front end crumpled and debris…
Southall · 19 Oct 2026Villiers High School staff in Southall strike over pay, workload and managementNational Education Union members at the Boyd Avenue school have planned six days of walkouts this term. The school disputes the union's account of…
Heston · 19 Oct 2026Southall Lane in Heston closed by police after scooter and pickup crashPolice closed part of Southall Lane in Heston on the evening of Monday 19 October after a crash between a scooter and a pickup. People at a gym…
West London · 19 Oct 2026Bus passengers in England could face £100 fines for loud music and vapingNew government guidance explains how councils can bring in fines for antisocial behaviour on buses. In London the power sits with TfL, which has…
Hayes · 19 Oct 2026Car ploughs into parked vehicles on Gledwood Drive in Hayes before driver is detainedDoorbell footage shows a grey car hitting cars parked on a driveway in north Hayes on Sunday night. The driver tried to run off but was held on…
Hounslow · 18 Oct 2026Van reportedly crashes into front of house on Woodfield Road in HounslowPolice tape went up around a house on Woodfield Road on Sunday afternoon after a white flatbed van ended up against the front of the property.…
Hounslow · 18 Oct 2026Police tape off Wesley Avenue in Hounslow as ambulance attendsSeveral police vehicles and an ambulance were at a residential road in Hounslow on Thursday evening. Police have not said what the incident was.
King's Cross · 18 Oct 2026Blue beam seen in the sky over London was a King's Cross light artworkPeople across north and central London were left puzzled by a straight blue line of light rising into the clouds on Saturday night. It came from…
Wembley · 18 Oct 2026Asda staff in Wembley mark Navratri with garba dance on the shop floorStaff in saris and festive clothes formed a garba circle in the middle of the supermarket. Shoppers stopped their trolleys to watch during the…
Hayes · 18 Oct 2026Hillingdon Council asks residents to identify suspected fly-tippers from CCTVThe council says its CCTV posts have been viewed more than 850,000 times, and it has issued more than 300 fixed penalty notices worth about £134,000.
Greenford · 18 Oct 2026Family's safe carried out to waiting Audi in Greenford burglaryA household on Middleton Avenue says thieves broke in while they were away and loaded a heavy safe into a car on the driveway. The family is…
Southall · 16 Oct 2026Dumped rubbish left on Beachcroft Avenue in Southall for a week, resident saysA pile of bin bags, cardboard and a wooden pallet spilled into the road on a Southall residential street. Official figures show fly-tipping…
Ruislip Manor · 16 Oct 2026Rider mounts pavement in apparent phone snatch on Victoria Road, Ruislip ManorA driver's dashcam filmed a rider on a bike riding onto the pavement outside shops near Ruislip Manor station on the evening of Thursday 8…
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