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Daily news podcast
News London, read aloud
News London · 41 episodes · Updated daily
A bulletin every morning covering the day before: the main London stories, in the order they matter, in about five minutes. Written to be listened to rather than read, and spoken by a synthetic voice.
Latest episode · Sunday, 13 September 2026
News London: Week to 13 September - Flights, runways, and public perception
1:59 · Read by a synthetic voice
0:00−1:59
This week saw major disruption to air travel and a significant decision on airport expansion. Meanwhile, new research challenged public perceptions of crime and safety in the capital.
In this episode
- Over 2,000 UK flights cancelled after Nats technical fault, MOD denies military error
- Heathrow third runway gets government go‑ahead, Chancellor says
- Oxford Street pedestrianisation set to go traffic‑free in October
- Barnet Jewish residents get extra police funding as Met receives £86m
- Greenwich proposes blanket 20mph speed limit for all roads
- London boroughs seize 3,393 e-bikes in 2026
- TfL pays over £7m after tribunal finds cleaner unfairly dismissed over asbestos concerns
- New DLR trains return to service on Stratford‑Woolwich route
- London safety myths debunked by KCL report, crime rates lower than perceived
- Mayor launches £7m campaign as study shows Londoners vastly over‑estimate crime
- Seven arrested after four men stabbed in Bromley
- West Reservoir east‑bank path opens, residents object to new fence
- Westbound A406 closed overnight as Brent Cross flyover renewal begins
- TfL to begin talks on publicly owned bus company, could reshape London bus services and bring profits back to transport for Londoners across the capital
Earlier episodes
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September: Virgin Trains may add Stratford stop
0:00−1:22
Weekly review · Sunday, 6 September 2026
News London: Week to 6 September - Khan's texts and council funding fights
0:00−2:17
Daily bulletin · Monday, 31 August 2026
Monday 31 August: Barking and Dagenham tightens gambling shop rules
0:00−1:11
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 30 August 2026
Sunday 30 August: James Cleverly launches mayoral bid
0:00−1:16
Weekly review · Sunday, 30 August 2026
Week to 30 August: housing woes and election whispers
0:00−2:09
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 29 August 2026
Saturday 29 August: rail strike cuts St Pancras services
0:00−1:20
Daily bulletin · Friday, 28 August 2026
Friday 28 August: Golders Green ambulance arson guilty pleas
0:00−1:07
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 27 August 2026
Thursday 27 August: Ealing Council faulted over mother‑baby complaint process
0:00−1:28
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Wednesday 26 August: yellow thunderstorm warning for London
0:00−2:05
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Tuesday 25 August: Labour leads 2028 mayoral poll
0:00−1:17
Daily bulletin · Monday, 24 August 2026
Monday 24 August: Camden affordable homes slashed
0:00−2:05
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunday 23 August: unsolved London murders skew towards non‑white victims
0:00−1:24
Weekly review · Sunday, 23 August 2026
Week to 23 August: rail breakthrough, custody death and city wide safety concerns
0:00−1:30
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 22 August 2026
Saturday 22 August: man dies in police custody
0:00−1:37
Daily bulletin · Friday, 21 August 2026
Friday 21 August: Hackney Council faces new cooling duty
0:00−1:30
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Wednesday 19 August: toxic algae shuts Thames bathing site after three months
0:00−1:43
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Tuesday 18 August: facial recognition trial flags no serious offenders
0:00−1:54
Daily bulletin · Monday, 17 August 2026
Monday 17 August: Virgin Trains to break Eurostar’s London-Paris monopoly
0:00−2:39
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Sunday 16 August: Croydon trials GPS tags for shoplifters
0:00−1:55
Weekly review · Sunday, 16 August 2026
Week to 16 August: London’s heat, failings, and the cost of inaction
0:00−3:31
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 15 August 2026
Saturday 15 August: Westminster moves to close Charing Cross soup kitchen
0:00−1:29
Daily bulletin · Friday, 14 August 2026
Friday 14 August: Barnet braces for storms after record heat
0:00−2:27
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 13 August 2026
Thursday 13 August: Hillingdon racing centre loses lease after 30 years
0:00−1:13
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Wednesday 12 August: NHS staff face 669 assaults in one year
0:00−1:15
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Tuesday 11 August: Heathrow loses Europe’s busiest airport title to Istanbul
0:00−1:16
Daily bulletin · Monday, 10 August 2026
Monday 10 August: London boroughs face £270m mansion tax bill
0:00−2:02
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 9 August 2026
Sunday 9 August: London spends £150,000 on Banksy artworks
0:00−1:34
Weekly review · Sunday, 9 August 2026
Week to 9 August: justice fails, transport shifts, and London’s nightlife fights back
0:00−3:02
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 8 August 2026
Saturday 8 August: Westminster keeps standing drinking but wants more seats
0:00−1:34
Daily bulletin · Friday, 7 August 2026
Friday 7 August: London heat alert as temperatures hit 32C
0:00−2:26
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 6 August 2026
Thursday 6 August: TfL to fit fatigue sensors after half of bus drivers report close calls
0:00−3:36
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Wednesday 5 August: Barnet faces heatwave and hosepipe ban as drought bites
0:00−2:12
Daily bulletin · Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Tuesday 4 August: Met expands shoplifting crackdown across eight London boroughs
0:00−3:25
Daily bulletin · Monday, 3 August 2026
Monday 3 August: London records first rainless July in 155 years
0:00−2:41
Daily bulletin · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Sunday 2 August: fires and heatwave disrupt London transport and events
0:00−3:03
Weekly review · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Week to 2 August: London’s push for cleaner air, justice, and control
0:00−2:42
Daily bulletin · Saturday, 1 August 2026
Saturday 1 August: Brent completes 155 homes for homeless families
0:00−3:16
Daily bulletin · Friday, 31 July 2026
Friday 31 July: Croydon appoints third interim chief in a year
0:00−1:53
Daily bulletin · Thursday, 30 July 2026
Thursday 30 July: Mayor unveils £1.8bn plan to clean London's rivers
0:00−2:10
Daily bulletin · Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Wednesday 29 July: TfL sues carmakers for £1bn over Ulez losses
0:00−2:17