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The fire broke out shortly before 1am on Wednesday at Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road near Notting Hill.

The tower is at least 24 storeys high and contains 120 apartments.

200 firefighters have been tackling the blaze with 40 engines.

Three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers nearby on June 3 night, killing seven people in what Britain called the work of Islamist militants engaged in a new trend of terrorism.

There are reports of a number of casualties after an incident possibly involving a vehicle and a knife in the London Bridge area of the capital, British Transport Police has said.
Police say armed officers responded to reports of a van hitting pedestrians on the bridge in central London.
The Metropolitan Police said armed officers were also at the nearby Borough Market.

British Airways was operating most of its flights from London's two largest airports on May 29 after a computer system failure stranded thousands of passengers over a holiday weekend and turned into a public relations disaster.

The airline planned to run more than 95 percent of flights from London Heathrow and Gatwick on Monday, Chief Executive Alex Cruz told Sky News.

British Airways says it is "aiming to operate a near-normal schedule" after an IT failure hit thousands of passengers, reported Sky News. 
All flights were cancelled from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday due to what was described as a "global systems outage" blamed on a power supply issue.

Computer problems are causing delays for British Airways passengers worldwide, the airline has said, reported BBC.

The carrier apologised for the "global system outage" and said it was "working to resolve the the problem as quickly as possible".

Heathrow Airport said it was "working closely" with BA to solve the issue.

British Airways canceled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on May 27 as a global IT failure causes severe disruption for travelers.

Human right groups Amnesty International on Monday issued a statement urging Greek authorities to provide safe and clean housing to hundreds of migrants and refugees being evacuated from a makeshift camp at the site of the capital's former airport at Elliniko.

"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead," live from the Old Vic in London, will be screened at the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday, April 20, at 9 p.m. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig, David Leveaux's new production marks the 50th anniversary of the play that made a young Tom Stoppard's name overnight. With English subtitles.

A 31-year-old Romanian tourist who was knocked into the River Thames from Westminster Bridge during an attack on Britain's Houses of Parliament more than two weeks ago has died, London police said on April 7.