London mayor Sadiq Khan stayed up on Tuesday night to watch the election results from New York I interviewed him about what lessons the international left should take from Zohran Mamdani's victory, and why he says the right's attempts "to scare people" failed www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has congratulated Zohran Mamdani on his election victory and what he called a “historic campaign" "New Yorkers faced a clear choice - between hope and fear - and just like we've seen in London - hope won," he said www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/n...

Days before Sadiq Khan won his first term as mayor of London in 2016, his Conservative opponent wrote an article suggesting he had links to terrorists It was illustrated with a photo of a bus bombed in 2005, during London’s deadliest terrorist attacks www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...

Police have announced that a 32-year-old man who was arrested is now being treated as the only suspect for the train stabbing and the 35-year-old has been released with no further action They say he was "reported in good faith" by witnesses but enquiries confirmed that he was not involved

British Transport Police say that "at this stage there is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident" and they are still working to establish the full circumstances and motivation for the train attack Of 11 injured people, 4 have been discharged and 2 remain in a life-threatening condition

The investigation into the train stabbing in Cambridgeshire is being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing The step is routine for violent incidents where the motivation is unclear, and police say they are working to understand the full circumstances of the attack www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...

If Zohran Mamdani wins next week's NYC mayoral election, both New York and London will be led by Muslim sons of immigrants The far right hates them and has been using near-identical narratives against both online, but are they actually that similar? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...

The first time I was targeted by a phone snatcher in London was in 2012, when I was standing on a train platform looking up Andy Murray's live scores in the Olympics Since then, almost everyone I know in London has had their phone nicked or witnessed a theft www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/i...

I'm seeing a lot of discussion about the case of Harry Whittaker, who was convicted yesterday of explosives offences I haven't covered the case but have been sent information on it from the police and CPS. On that basis, the reasons that coverage did not focus on his far-right ideology are these 🧵

The government has announced that it will convert two military bases to house up to 900 asylum seekers When the Conservatives attempted a similar strategy, it cost millions more than predicted and was hit by delays, legal challenges and local opposition www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/w...

🎙️Very happy to have contributed to this edition of BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend, looking at hostile state threats Listen for Russian journalist Roman Dobrokhotov's account of being targeted by a group paid to conduct surveillance on the Kremlin's enemies www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Very interesting analysis of pro-Reform Facebook activity around the Caerphilly by-election by Nation.Cymru As the article says, "bots can't vote", but they can try to shape the talking points of local voters nation.cymru/opinion/refo...

Breaking News: Timothy Mellon, a banking heir, is said to be the anonymous donor who gave $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during the shutdown.

I'll be on BBC Radio 4's World This Weekend programme at 1pm tomorrow talking about hostile state threats and the unlikely gang of Russian saboteurs jailed yesterday Tune in at 1pm on Sunday or listen here afterwards www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

A British drug dealer who volunteered himself to Russian agents for sabotage missions was jailed today Only one mission - the arson of warehouses full of aid and satellite equipment for Ukraine - had been completed when he was arrested, but many more were planned www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...

Welsh Parliament by-elections don't normally garner international interest, but today's result in Caerphilly is significant In what could be a view into the future, it was a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform U.K., with Labour's previous dominance gone www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...

President Trump has posted A.I.-generated images or videos at least 62 times since late 2022, according to a New York Times analysis. The fake imagery has included blistering attacks on his political rivals, flattering depictions of himself, and misleading political campaign materials.

Early last year, a group of British neo-Nazis were working towards a terror attack against targets including immigrants and Muslims The men had already armed themselves and they were becoming impatient. But some members of their group were not all they seemed www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/w...

The British government has lost its attempt to stop Palestine Action fighting against the decision to ban it as a terrorist organisation by way of a full High Court judicial review The Court of Appeal also granted permission for Palestine Action to bring its challenge on wider legal grounds

London has been plagued by increasingly brazen thieves, often masked and on e-bikes, who have become adept at snatching phones from residents and tourists. About 80,000 phones were stolen in the British capital last year. Now we know why.

Phone snatching in London has been running rampant, angering residents and making tourists afraid After years of failing to investigate most thefts, the police have launched multiple operations that are piecing together an international criminal ecosystem www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

The Manchester synagogue attacker called 999 and pledged allegiance to Isis before being shot dead, the police have said His tactics mirrored advice issued by Isis through official propaganda on the use of vehicles and knives, and announcing allegiance before death www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

On one level, the collapsed prosecution of two men accused of spying for China is a matter of complex legal wrangling over a 114-year-old law But on another level, it asks a far bigger and more current question. Is China an "enemy" to the UK, or a "friendly power"? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

New arrest breakdown from the Defend Our Juries protest and wider public order operation in central London: - 488 arrests for supporting a proscribed organisation - 1 each for being drunk and disorderly, common assault, a public order offence and unrelated warrant - ages 18-89 -297 people in custody

The Metropolitan Police have arrested 493 people in Trafalgar Square for holding signs reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" and say the figure could rise as processing continues That brings the number of arrests linked to the Palestine Action ban to around 2,000 in London alone

New: Counter-terror police have announced that Jihad al-Shamie "may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology," but that establishing the full circumstances of the Manchester synagogue attack will take time 3 more people have been arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism

The Manchester synagogue attacker was under investigation for rape and had been released on police bail Jihad al-Shamie also had a criminal record, but the offences were unrelated to terrorism and he was not a "subject of interest" for the security services www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...

Update: Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says "there is no power in law" to stop tomorrow's protest against the ban of Palestine Action He says there's "no possibility" to apply to the home secretary, and that the law is different for static assemblies than marches

One of the victims killed in yesterday's Manchester synagogue attack was shot by a police officer The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police Sir Stephen Watson said the injury "may sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unforeseen consequence" of response www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...

With the discussion about protests this weekend, here is some information on police powers and the law 👮 In order for a protest to be banned from taking place, the home secretary needs to grant a police application showing it would cause "serious public disorder".The legal bar is intentionally high

Police have identified the man who carried out the Manchester synagogue attack as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent Counter Terrorism Policing said they are still "working to understand the motivation" and 3 people have been arrested www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

While declaring the Manchester synagogue attack terrorism, police have not yet detailed which ideology was behind it The tactics mirror previous jihadist attacks in the UK, while Jews have been the target of thwarted plots by both neo-Nazis and jihadists www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

The Manchester synagogue attack has been declared a terrorist incident The head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, did not detail which ideology is involved in a brief statement Live updates here: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Police have confirmed that two victims have died following the attack, and that three injured people are in a serious condition The suspected attacker is "believed to be deceased" after being shot by police, but police said his condition cannot be confirmed due to potential explosives at the scene

Four victims have been injured in a vehicle ramming and stabbing outside a synagogue in Manchester and the suspect has been shot by police This story will be updated through the day as more information is confirmed www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/w...

Seven members of a grooming gang who raped and abused two girls from the age of 13 in Rochdale have been jailed The case, relating to abuse from 2001-6, is part of a wider investigation into child sexual exploitation in the town. A further 20 men are awaiting trial www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...

Amazing nuggets in the PPE Medpro High Court ruling The company was incorporated on 12 May 2020 and referred to the Covid "VIP lane" by Michelle Mone *the same day*, despite having no track record in manufacturing PPE Who could have predicted that anything would go wrong?

Watch out for Covid in London My symptoms are fatigue, feeling dizzy, really sore throat, nausea, nasal drip and occasional dry cough and sneezing

Nathan Gill, then a Brexit Party MEP, was paid to make pro-Russian media appearances and statements in the European Parliament He organised a presentation on a Ukraine "peace plan" written by a politician who met Vladimir Putin and praised the event the very next day www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/w...

The Court of Appeal has heard the Home Office's bid to stop Palestine Action fighting the decision to ban it as a terrorist organisation with a judicial review Barristers representing Palestine Action also applied for permission to appeal the High Court's refusal of certain grounds in their case

A few people turned up to see Barack Obama at London's O2 arena tonight I'm not an expert on crowd sizes but the interviewer said 14,000 people were there. London mayor Sadiq Khan was among them. My report will be in the NYT's On Politics newsletter www.nytimes.com/spotlight/on...

The first people have now arrived in the UK under the new route allowing asylum seekers to apply for transfer from France A family of three, including a small child, have arrived, while four people have been removed under the UK-France treaty, which aims to reduce demand for small boat crossings

Sadiq Khan has responded to Donald Trump's comments on London and Sharia law in yesterday's UN General Assembly speech, calling the US president racist, sexist and Islamophobic "I appear to be living rent free inside Donald Trump’s head," he added www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/w...

The Mayor of London's office has called Donald Trump's false suggestion that Sadiq Khan is seeking to impose Sharia law on London "bigoted" The pair's feud dates back to 2015 and has frequently seen the president echo far-right conspiracy theories www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

The Home Office's appeal against this ruling has been refused The judges threw it out in minutes, without hearing arguments from the man's lawyers, telling them "we don’t need to trouble you" after questioning Home Office barrister in an increasingly surreal exchange www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...

The government appealed this decision and I'm at the ongoing Court of Appeal hearing for it The judges are grilling the home secretary's barrister on the reasons for departing from the Home Office's own statutory guidance on trafficking decisions and noted they changed it the next day

Jacob Power, a 22-year-old chef, wrote extensive plans about becoming a serial killer, purchased weapons and dug graves He broke into a family's home but found it empty Power was jailed for 2.5 years today for burglary, after an attempted murder charge was dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

The Home Office has announced that the first removal under the UK-France treaty took place this morning, of a man who arrived by small boat in August It says more flights are due this week, while the first arrivals through the new route from France are expected "in the coming days"

Britain's use of AI, algorithmic tools, facial recognition and other forms of digital surveillance and regulation is rising fast across different arms of government and policing It is testing the boundaries of safety and privacy, protection and intrusion www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/t...