The Strand crash LIVE: Van hits pedestrians killing woman near Somerset House as police arrest 'drug-driver'

A woman has died after a van collided with pedestrians on the Strand in central London. Police and paramedics scrambled to ...
City A.M.

Fire blazes on the roof of The Strand’s Somerset House

Around 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in the roof on London’s Somerset House. A spokesman said: “Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have been deployed to a fire at Somerset House.
London Evening Standard

Public safe as 120-plus firefighters tackle blaze in London’s Somerset House

London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 125 firefighters were attending the fire in central London on Saturday afternoon. Handout photo taken with permission from the social media site X, ...
LBC

Woman killed after van hits three pedestrians in Strand in central London, as man arrested for drug driving

A woman has been killed after a van hit three pedestrians on the Strand, with a man arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. The woman who died was in her twenties.
The Art Newspaper

Somerset House to mark 25 years as a public space with weekend of free events

Somerset House, the central London centre for innovation and contemporary art, has announced a free weekend of interactive events to celebrate 25 years of public opening. The Step Inside 25 Weekend—to ...
Time Out

The Strand is getting a new pop-up skatepark

The South Bank is no stranger to the clatter-clatter of skateboards, accompanied with a gentle whirring of wheels and various blurs of baggy clothing. Now, central London is getting another fresh ...