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Andy Burnham could stop Labour haemorrhaging so much support in London to the Green Party and Liberal Democrats, according to a new poll.

The Savanta survey for the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), put Labour on 31% for Westminster voting intention, the Conservatives 19%, Greens 18%, Reform UK 16%, Lib Dems 10%, and independents and other parties 5%.

Four London theatres remain under threat from closure, redevelopment or long-term decline, according to the latest Theatres Trust At Risk Register.

This year marks 20 years of the list, which identifies theatres across the UK that require support to help secure their future. The 2026 list includes 39 venues.

The four London buildings on the register are Borough Hall, the Intimate Theatre, Tottenham Palace Theatre and Streatham Hill Theatre.

Four Londontheatres are at risk of closure, redevelopment, or demolition, according to the Theatres Trust At Risk Register.

The UK’s national advisory public body for theatres produces an annual list to identify theatres that have strong architectural merit or cultural heritage, but are in need of support to secure their future.

This year’s register, now in its 20th edition, names 39 theatres across the UK.

Among those are four London locations: Borough Hall, Streatham Hill Theatre, Tottenham Palace Theatre, and the Intimate Theatre.

London was hit by a dramatic thunderstorm in the early of hours of this morning with lightning strikes seen across the capital.

Photos and videos posted online showed lightning peppering the capital shortly after 4am.

One strike is suspected of starting a fire at a property in Streatham in south London.

Another video captured looking out over Albert Bridge in West London showed spectacular lightning bolts across the sky.

London was hit by a dramatic thunderstorm in the early of hours of this morning with lightning strikes seen across the capital.

Photos and videos posted online showed lightning peppering the capital shortly after 4am.

One strike is suspected of starting a fire at a property in Streatham in south London.

Another video captured looking out over Albert Bridge in West London showed spectacular lightning bolts across the sky.

Two London primary schools have hit out being used as polling stations for an upcoming by-election only weeks after they had to close for the local elections.

St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School and Henry Cavendish have been requisitioned for use in the by-election in the Lambeth ward of Streatham’s St Leonard’s ward.

Saiqa Ali, who was suspended by the Green Party over controversial social media posts, remained on the ballot paper for May’s local elections and was elected to represent the ward last month.

Two London primary schools have hit out being used as polling stations for an upcoming by-election only weeks after they had to close for the local elections.

St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School and Henry Cavendish have been requisitioned for use in the by-election in the Lambeth ward of Streatham’s St Leonard’s ward.

Saiqa Ali, who was suspended by the Green Party over controversial social media posts, remained on the ballot paper for May’s local elections and was elected to represent the ward last month.

What happened in Lambeth in the 2026 council election, and who won?

Labour lost control of Lambeth Council on 7 May and no party has a majority.

The results were:

Green: 29 seats (+27)

Labour: 26 seats (-32)

Liberal Democrat: 8 seats (+5)

When were the 2026 local elections in London?

More than six million Londoners were eligible to vote in the council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026.

All 32 London boroughs were up for election.

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London's 32 boroughs.

Where is it? The London Borough of Lambeth is in south London and is bordered by five other boroughs and the River Thames to the north. Its neighbouring boroughs include Southwark, Bromley, Croydon, Merton and Wandsworth.

Brentford B will take on Paris St‑Germain under‑21s in a friendly at the Gtech Community Stadium in May as part of the annual Robert Rowan Invitational.

The fixture will form part of an event on 18 May to honour the memory of Rowan, who established the B team but died in November 2018, aged 28, from cardiomyopathy.

All proceeds from the event will go to support the Heart of West London initiative, a partnership between the club and several local charities and hospitals.